One in every 27 Australian children is diagnosed with autism skynews.com.au/opinion/rita-p… Corresponds with other data from other parts of the globe. Some have difficulty understanding that part of this increase is a real increase and we need to know why...

"Some readers may be surprised to learn that, despite its ghoulish reputation, ECT is an evidence-based technique for the treatment of severe depression used by an estimated 100,000 Americans per year." skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/prof…

Thank you, Amy Lutz, for introducing me to the issue of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and profound autism and for talking to me for this article.

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My latest column for Skeptical Inquirer, "Profound Autism and Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Neglected Resource," is now available in Spanish in Pensar magazine. "Autismo profundo y terapia electroconvulsiva: un recurso desatendido" pensar.org/2025/12/autism…

NJ system to investigate group homes would be overhauled under bill app.com/story/news/wat…

Arrests and ER visits after couple says NY relocated son who has autism timesunion.com/capitol/articl… via @TimesUnion

NCSA President Jill Escher talks severe autism on Autism Weekly podcast: autismweekly.podbean.com/e/navigating-s…

“For autism families, especially those more severely affected than mine, ’tis the season of incredible isolation.” ncsautism.org/blog/autismchr…

BODYCAM RESCUE | Boy with autism rescued from pond for second time, saved by Florida deputies on Christmas. Read more: bit.ly/3KOqZiH

A staff member at a North Branford group home was arrested yesterday after allegedly abusing two non-verbal residents with developmental disabilities. wtnh.com/news/connectic…

Greenville County deputies say missing boy with autism found safe foxcarolina.com/2026/01/03/gre…

Taxpayers foot skyrocketing salaries for N.J. group home execs rolling in dough. What’s being done? nj.com/politics/2026/…

As #NJ increased its support of adults with #autism and other developmental disabilities, an analysis shows a dramatic rise in the salaries of top execs at some of the biggest nonprofit group home operators. Susan K Livio with the story. nj.com/politics/2026/…

"For years, we've thought of autism as lying on a spectrum, but emerging evidence suggests that it comes in several distinct types. The implications for how we support autistic people could be profound" newscientist.com/article/250911… 2026 continues the plural autisms. And 'profound'...

Mom Was Shocked When Nonverbal Son Came Home with Bruises — Then Learned He Wasn't Bus Aide's Only Victim people.com/bus-aide-plead…

Former school bus aide pleads guilty to assaulting 3 autistic students in Colorado abcnews.go.com/Health/wireSto…

It’s the ‘gold standard’ in autism care. Why are states reining it in? cpr.org/2026/01/03/aut…

Private equity firms acquired more than 500 autism centers in past decade, study shows | Brown University brown.edu/news/2026-01-0…

Highly likely that (a) its plural autisms - different aetiologies, different symptom intensities & different developmental trajectories and (b) plural spectrums within those plural autisms. The days of 'autism is autism' or 'autism spectrum' are gone.