Haylie Miller
@hayliemiller.bsky.social
she/her, ☕️🐴🇨🇺🏔 | PI @UM_MVDLab, Asst Prof @UMKines | Psych studying lifespan dev’t of visuomotor skills in neurodivergence | 🥐 enthusiast | opinionated…but not on behalf of anyone other than myself 😏
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New (free!) paper out describing our AASPIRE Suicide Prevention Project team's collaborative work to develop a new program focused on suicide prevention for the autistic community.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:17 PM
New (free!) paper out describing our AASPIRE Suicide Prevention Project team's collaborative work to develop a new program focused on suicide prevention for the autistic community.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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It’s blowing my mind that schools, universities, public services would run headlong into this. We spent 15 years documenting black boxes. This is a black box in a black hole!
I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.
November 23, 2025 at 11:16 PM
It’s blowing my mind that schools, universities, public services would run headlong into this. We spent 15 years documenting black boxes. This is a black box in a black hole!
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Write more grants write more grants write more grants. I feel like I'm out here buying endless *expensive* lottery tickets. Meanwhile the actual research piles up because there are only so many hours in a day.
November 13, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Write more grants write more grants write more grants. I feel like I'm out here buying endless *expensive* lottery tickets. Meanwhile the actual research piles up because there are only so many hours in a day.
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A reshare from Sabrina Guerra (Neuroclastic 2022)
When the rights of abled people take precedence over those of disabled people, our great shame is evident, and we must not consider ourselves a modern, progressive society.
neuroclastic.com/arresting-ab...
When the rights of abled people take precedence over those of disabled people, our great shame is evident, and we must not consider ourselves a modern, progressive society.
neuroclastic.com/arresting-ab...
Arresting Ableism; Insight and Experiences of a Nonspeaking Autistic
“People fail disabled folk when they refuse to accept all ways of being human. In a more perfect world agency would be respected, disability rights honored, and brave hearts exalted. I and others h…
neuroclastic.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:12 AM
A reshare from Sabrina Guerra (Neuroclastic 2022)
When the rights of abled people take precedence over those of disabled people, our great shame is evident, and we must not consider ourselves a modern, progressive society.
neuroclastic.com/arresting-ab...
When the rights of abled people take precedence over those of disabled people, our great shame is evident, and we must not consider ourselves a modern, progressive society.
neuroclastic.com/arresting-ab...
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“Your job is not to turn in completed assignments; it's to learn how to think.”
Ted Chiang‘s succinct summary of the issue with using AI in education.
I’m not a sports guy but the athlete metaphor he uses in this interview is pretty spot on.
Ted Chiang‘s succinct summary of the issue with using AI in education.
I’m not a sports guy but the athlete metaphor he uses in this interview is pretty spot on.
The Incompatibilities Between Generative AI and Art: Q&A with Ted Chiang
The Incompatibilities Between Generative AI and Art: Q&A with Ted Chiang
cdh.princeton.edu
October 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
“Your job is not to turn in completed assignments; it's to learn how to think.”
Ted Chiang‘s succinct summary of the issue with using AI in education.
I’m not a sports guy but the athlete metaphor he uses in this interview is pretty spot on.
Ted Chiang‘s succinct summary of the issue with using AI in education.
I’m not a sports guy but the athlete metaphor he uses in this interview is pretty spot on.
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A groundbreaking children's television show is set to introduce a new character who is largely non-speaking and communicates with the help of a special speech tablet. #disabilities #autism #PBSKids #AAC
PBS Kids Show To Feature Character Who Uses Communication Device
A groundbreaking children's television show is set to introduce a new character who is largely non-speaking and communicates with the help of a special speech tablet.
www.disabilityscoop.com
October 8, 2025 at 3:30 AM
A groundbreaking children's television show is set to introduce a new character who is largely non-speaking and communicates with the help of a special speech tablet. #disabilities #autism #PBSKids #AAC
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The Coalition of Autism Scientists have entered the chat:
“The data cited do not support the claim that Tylenol causes autism and leucovorin is a cure, and only stoke fear and falsely suggest hope where there is no simple answer.”
www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/aut...
“The data cited do not support the claim that Tylenol causes autism and leucovorin is a cure, and only stoke fear and falsely suggest hope where there is no simple answer.”
www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/aut...
Autism experts question HHS statements on Tylenol, leucovorin
Concerns include the administration’s reliance on weak, correlational evidence rather than established research…
www.thetransmitter.org
September 23, 2025 at 1:08 AM
The Coalition of Autism Scientists have entered the chat:
“The data cited do not support the claim that Tylenol causes autism and leucovorin is a cure, and only stoke fear and falsely suggest hope where there is no simple answer.”
www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/aut...
“The data cited do not support the claim that Tylenol causes autism and leucovorin is a cure, and only stoke fear and falsely suggest hope where there is no simple answer.”
www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/aut...
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Trump links autism and Tylenol: is there any truth to it? share.google/bxzgi0hMPCFT... Useful debunking, from the science writers.
Trump links autism and Tylenol: is there any truth to it?
The US president repeatedly advised people, “Don't take Tylenol,” but scientists say that strong evidence between the medication and autism is lacking.
share.google
September 23, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Trump links autism and Tylenol: is there any truth to it? share.google/bxzgi0hMPCFT... Useful debunking, from the science writers.
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Important information to share in the wake of disinformation-visual created by @neurodivergent_lou on FB.
September 23, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Important information to share in the wake of disinformation-visual created by @neurodivergent_lou on FB.
“Three deeply compassionate autistic experts” is such a lovely and accurate description of these fine folks. 🫶 Great read!
"I practice self-care by turning off the news periodically, and stepping back from the world. I made the realization that in my fight for justice, I was hurting my own mental health." Autistic academic TC Waisman on self-compassion and resilience, at TPGA:
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/09/cher...
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/09/cher...
Cherishing Compassion While Autistic and Marginalized
T.C. Waisman, Monique Botha, and Wenn Lawson—three deeply compassionate autistic experts—on navigating the world while autistic.
thinkingautismguide.com
September 19, 2025 at 2:41 AM
“Three deeply compassionate autistic experts” is such a lovely and accurate description of these fine folks. 🫶 Great read!
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9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American."
It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health
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September 1, 2025 at 11:23 AM
9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American."
It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
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Read this if you want an encapsulation of what RFK jr is doing to autism research. Then imagine what happens when each NIH institute has an ideological overseer who has final say on funding priorities and funding decisions, as they intend to implement
My latest on the Health Sec who promised to figure out what causes autism and the autism research that's been stopped along the way www.propublica.org/article/rfk-...
RFK Jr. Vowed to Find the Environmental Causes of Autism. Then He Shut Down Research Trying to Do Just That.
While touting a $50 million initiative to identify the causes of autism, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is helping lead an administration that is rolling back protections against pollution and toxic chemicals,...
www.propublica.org
August 20, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Read this if you want an encapsulation of what RFK jr is doing to autism research. Then imagine what happens when each NIH institute has an ideological overseer who has final say on funding priorities and funding decisions, as they intend to implement
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This is not caused primarily by "screen time".
It's been caused by the mass eradication of third places for young people in basically every city over the past three decades - and a society that's hostile to the concept of teens socialising in public spaces.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
It's been caused by the mass eradication of third places for young people in basically every city over the past three decades - and a society that's hostile to the concept of teens socialising in public spaces.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
‘Worrying’ levels of screen time means young people losing confidence to socialise in person, minister warns – UK politics live
Culture secretary Lisa Nandy says ‘majority of young people spend all, or almost all, of their free time alone in their bedrooms, online’
www.theguardian.com
August 6, 2025 at 8:46 AM
This is not caused primarily by "screen time".
It's been caused by the mass eradication of third places for young people in basically every city over the past three decades - and a society that's hostile to the concept of teens socialising in public spaces.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
It's been caused by the mass eradication of third places for young people in basically every city over the past three decades - and a society that's hostile to the concept of teens socialising in public spaces.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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I’m an Autistic classically trained chef and I wrote a food aversion acceptance cookbook and guide titled COLOR TASTE TEXTURE, that’s all about finding out what works for specific sensory needs and how to customize food for them. It’s useful for all ages, no cooking experience necessary.
Color Taste Texture by Matthew Broberg-Moffitt: 9780593538593 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
An accessible family cookbook that offers solutions rather than tricks to empower the food-averse, autistic, and picky eater, with 46 recipes. This much-needed cookbook combines tips and techniques.....
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
August 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I’m an Autistic classically trained chef and I wrote a food aversion acceptance cookbook and guide titled COLOR TASTE TEXTURE, that’s all about finding out what works for specific sensory needs and how to customize food for them. It’s useful for all ages, no cooking experience necessary.
I’m pretty sure this is exactly what ChatGPT would give you if you asked it for an image of a “safe space” exclusively for rich white oligarchs. Good thing they aren’t building this on a college campus, or they would be doing an illegal DEI… 🙄
After at least 15 years of talking about it, President Trump is building a ballroom at the White House. Work will begin this coming September, with a price tag of $200 million, the White House says.
Trump's dream of building a ballroom at the White House is becoming a reality
After at least 15 years of talking about it, President Trump is building a ballroom at the White House. Work will begin this September, with a price tag of $200 million, the White House says.
n.pr
July 31, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I’m pretty sure this is exactly what ChatGPT would give you if you asked it for an image of a “safe space” exclusively for rich white oligarchs. Good thing they aren’t building this on a college campus, or they would be doing an illegal DEI… 🙄
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Despite the fact that I try to advocate for people in tough situations (often using my own experience to amplify), I’m generally positive in my outlook.
But someone please tell me how (new) PIs shouldn’t be scared about what’s ahead? Where are the solutions, the funders who believe in science?
But someone please tell me how (new) PIs shouldn’t be scared about what’s ahead? Where are the solutions, the funders who believe in science?
For NCI, that appears to be (at least largely) the case.
I received 2 scores under 4% over the course of my career (out of ~30 applications and ~15 funded awards). I largely stopped submitting applications in 2003 when I moved to NIH.
I received 2 scores under 4% over the course of my career (out of ~30 applications and ~15 funded awards). I largely stopped submitting applications in 2003 when I moved to NIH.
Thx again @jeremymberg.bsky.social. If I’m doing mathing correctly, nothing above 4% gets funded? This will be catastrophic, especially for our junior and mid career faculty.
July 31, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Despite the fact that I try to advocate for people in tough situations (often using my own experience to amplify), I’m generally positive in my outlook.
But someone please tell me how (new) PIs shouldn’t be scared about what’s ahead? Where are the solutions, the funders who believe in science?
But someone please tell me how (new) PIs shouldn’t be scared about what’s ahead? Where are the solutions, the funders who believe in science?
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Now do the Department of Defense budget, Andrew.
“Washington has thrown billions at NIH for decades with little accountability and few measurable outcomes,” HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon said in a statement to Future Pulse.
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
“Washington has thrown billions at NIH for decades with little accountability and few measurable outcomes,” HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon said in a statement to Future Pulse.
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
NIH spending battle’s ripple effect
www.politico.com
July 29, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Now do the Department of Defense budget, Andrew.
“Washington has thrown billions at NIH for decades with little accountability and few measurable outcomes,” HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon said in a statement to Future Pulse.
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
“Washington has thrown billions at NIH for decades with little accountability and few measurable outcomes,” HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon said in a statement to Future Pulse.
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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To put this into perspective, in almost 15 years since my postdoc, the best score I have received on an R01 is 8%. You will need a score of 1 - 5% to land a new grant this year, and likely for years to come. I hope you can pull it off, but this is an insane standard that only a lucky few will hit
July 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
To put this into perspective, in almost 15 years since my postdoc, the best score I have received on an R01 is 8%. You will need a score of 1 - 5% to land a new grant this year, and likely for years to come. I hope you can pull it off, but this is an insane standard that only a lucky few will hit
If you’re from Texas and this doesn’t even remotely surprise you, clap your hands… 👏🏼👏🏼
REVEALED: we identified the operator of an overtly racist X account, "GlomarResponder," as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.
ICE Prosecutor in Dallas Runs White Supremacist X Account
The Observer has identified the operator of “GlomarResponder,” an overtly racist social media account, as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.
www.texasobserver.org
July 27, 2025 at 3:10 AM
If you’re from Texas and this doesn’t even remotely surprise you, clap your hands… 👏🏼👏🏼
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“The way the secretary characterizes autism research, it’s as if nobody’s been doing anything for the last 30 years.” 🩺 🛟
At the annual meeting of the International Society for Autism Research, more than a dozen veteran researchers told John Donvan and Caren Zucker the same thing about the U.S. health secretary's approach to autism science: What he's doing is not good.
RFK Jr.’s Autism Time Machine
The health secretary’s approach to the condition gives the impression that two decades of research simply never happened.
bit.ly
July 6, 2025 at 3:04 PM
“The way the secretary characterizes autism research, it’s as if nobody’s been doing anything for the last 30 years.” 🩺 🛟
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On Juneteenth, a US national holiday, we honor our Black communities—and should talk "about [its] complex history. Students, particularly Black students, can find empowerment in the jubilant celebrations of culture, activism and the humanity of a people.”
www.learningforjustice.org/magazine/tea...
www.learningforjustice.org/magazine/tea...
Teaching Juneteenth
The history of Juneteenth acknowledges hard history while also empowering students to be advocates for change.
www.learningforjustice.org
June 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
On Juneteenth, a US national holiday, we honor our Black communities—and should talk "about [its] complex history. Students, particularly Black students, can find empowerment in the jubilant celebrations of culture, activism and the humanity of a people.”
www.learningforjustice.org/magazine/tea...
www.learningforjustice.org/magazine/tea...
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Check out this list of resources about being Black and disabled, collected by the HBCU Disability Consortium: www.blackdisabledandproud.org/disability-1...
Disability 101 Learning About Your Communities
These are some resources to learn about disability. Be sure to also see our list of disability organizations for more information, assistance, or to set up campus chapters of national groups. We...
www.blackdisabledandproud.org
June 20, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Check out this list of resources about being Black and disabled, collected by the HBCU Disability Consortium: www.blackdisabledandproud.org/disability-1...
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IT'S JUNETEENTH! There is still so much fucking work to do in this country to clean up the blood it was built on and so many reparations owed.
One of the small ways we can help is actively seeking out, hiring, supporting and buying from Black artists.
bsky.app/starter-pack...
One of the small ways we can help is actively seeking out, hiring, supporting and buying from Black artists.
bsky.app/starter-pack...
June 19, 2025 at 6:05 PM
IT'S JUNETEENTH! There is still so much fucking work to do in this country to clean up the blood it was built on and so many reparations owed.
One of the small ways we can help is actively seeking out, hiring, supporting and buying from Black artists.
bsky.app/starter-pack...
One of the small ways we can help is actively seeking out, hiring, supporting and buying from Black artists.
bsky.app/starter-pack...
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"The question isn’t whether people like my [autistic] daughter have something to offer. It’s whether society is finally ready to stop measuring value with the wrong scale." Anais Godard skewers RFK Jr.'s unexamined ignorance re: autism, via @mcsweeneys.net:
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-...
An Open Letter to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Who Thinks My Daughter Is a Tragedy
Dear Mr. RFK Jr.,
(The “dear” is tradition. Don’t mistake it for affection.)
You said autistic children are a burden. That they ruin families. That...
www.mcsweeneys.net
May 13, 2025 at 11:16 PM
"The question isn’t whether people like my [autistic] daughter have something to offer. It’s whether society is finally ready to stop measuring value with the wrong scale." Anais Godard skewers RFK Jr.'s unexamined ignorance re: autism, via @mcsweeneys.net:
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-...