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Category: Neurodiversity, ADHD, Autism, and AuDHD
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Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) Hurts Autistic People
Neurodiversity, ADHD, Autism, and AuDHD this week: A New York Times investigation reveals systemic abuse and profit-driven practices at a major Applied Behavioral; and ASAN’s May update details ongoing advocacy efforts, including the…
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Research, Treatment, and Policy, ADHD Medication Risks Realities Revealed Study, and more.
Research, Treatment, and Policy Developments this week: A 2026 Swedish cohort study in *BMJ Mental Health* finds adults with comorbid ADHD and substance use disorder (SUD); and This week’s research roundup highlights a tightening focus on…
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Neurodiversity in the Workplace, ‘proudly autistic’ workplace expert, and more.
Neurodiversity in the Workplace: Accommodations and Employment this week: Workplace expert Dr.
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Understanding and Diagnosing Autism, Reasons You Didn t Realize You re Autistic, and more.
Understanding and Diagnosing Autism, ADHD, and AuDHD this week: An article from the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network outlines systemic and social reasons why autistic adults; and A national survey commissioned by Ohio State University finds…
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A massive ADHD study reveals what actually works
Neurodiversity, ADHD, Autism, and AuDHD this week: A 2026 umbrella review synthesizing over 200 meta-analyses has established a clear hierarchy of evidence for ADHD; and The University of Exeter is leading a multinational, Horizon…
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ASAN April Update
Neurodiversity, ADHD, Autism, and AuDHD this week: The Autistic Self Advocacy Network’s April update details a coordinated advocacy pushback against federal policy; and Diane J.
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Roundup: Autism Research & Acceptance, Midlife Women’s Masking, and more.
Autism Signals this week: This matters for Neurodiversity, ADHD, Autism, and AuDHD because it gives a concrete current signal to track: Autism; and This matters for Neurodiversity, ADHD, Autism, and AuDHD because it gives a concrete…
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Roundup: ADHD Research, Serotonin’s new role in treatment, and more.
Adhd Signals this week: This matters for Neurodiversity, ADHD, Autism, and AuDHD because it gives a concrete current signal to track: A; and This matters for Neurodiversity, ADHD, Autism, and AuDHD because it gives a concrete current…
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Roundup: What Signals, What adults autism want employers know about how, and more.
What Signals this week: A coalition of autistic professionals and inclusion specialists is articulating a concrete set of workplace; and This matters for Neurodiversity, ADHD, Autism, and AuDHD because it gives a concrete current signal…
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Roundup: Treatment & Policy Gaps, ADHD Script Scrutiny, and more.
Treatment Access, Policy, and Emerging Therapies this week: This matters for Alzheimer’s Disease and Frontal Temporal Dementia because it gives a concrete current signal to; and The evidence base for cannabis as an ADHD treatment is…