THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM

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AuDHD Isn’t Just Autism Plus ADHD: The Tie Dye Model

May 18, 2026 • By Sara Eileen O’Neil Woods, PhD

Autistic and ADHD traits combine to create AuDHD just like red and blue overlap, intersect, and interact in a tie-dye t-shirt to make unique color combinations.

Golden hour photo of Prague's Water Wheel and Vodnik (water demon).

INSAR 2026: The State of Autism Research, Prague Version

May 14, 2026 • By Carol Greenburg and Shannon Rosa

We have been covering INSAR, the annual meeting of the International Society for Autism Research, for fifteen years. It is fascinating how the autism research landscape both has and has not evolved during that stretch.

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Your Kid Belongs Here: Talking With Autistic Parent and Author Katie Rose Guest Pryal

May 9, 2026 • By Shannon Des Roches Rosa

Pryal’s book Your Kid Belongs Here pushes hard for putting your neurodivergent kids first when other people try to impose unfair neurotypical expectations on them.

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Safe Foods

May 5, 2026 • By Kari Burroughs Kraakevik

Most people have a version of safe food, even if they don’t name it that way. For me, it is how I make food possible. It is how I make eating possible.

Photo of a colorful mosaic bench shaped like a banana. This bench was outside the Prague Congress Center where INSAR 2026 was held.

AutINSAR 2026: Highlighting Autistic Priorities in Autism Research

May 1, 2026 • By Shannon Des Roches Rosa

AutINSAR is an online and in-person discussion about autistic priorities in autism research, and is an invaluable resource for autism researchers who want to help autistic people live their best lives.

Photo of Carol Greenburg and Damian Milton, at the Autistic Researchers Committee social at INSAR 2026. They are both white adults. He is tall and she is short.

Double Empathy On Stage: Damian Milton’s INSAR 2026 Keynote

April 29, 2026 • By Shannon Des Roches Rosa

To combat double empathy problem fallout for autistics, we need collaboration. Autistic people themselves need to be setting the agenda.

Alexander LaMorie, a white adult man with short brown hair and sunglasses. He is wearing a Godfather t-shirt and a sunflower lanyard.

Autism Training for Police Is Not Enough: On the Death of Alex LaMorie

April 23, 2026 • By The Autistic Self Advocacy Network

Autism training for police is not enough. ASAN has been saying this for a very long time. There is very little data to suggest that these trainings improve police interactions with autistic people or reduce violence against our community.