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Recruitment for the AASPIRE Outcomes Project is Open Now! Be a part of our study where we see how outcomes (that matter most to autistic adults) change over time. We also hope to better understand what supports/services may help autistic adults thrive! aaspire.org/projects/outco…

Excited about a new qualitative manuscript from my lab in Autism Journal! Led by Dr. Kiley McLean, PhD, MSW, we conceptualize barriers to receipt of quality #healthcare for #autistic adults via the Systems Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety (#SEIPS) model journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13…

Interviews with autistic adults revealed barriers and facilitators of quality healthcare. The research, from 𝙻𝚊𝚞𝚛𝚎𝚗 𝙱𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚙's lab, found system-level changes are needed to make healthcare more inclusive for autistic adults. Read more here: waisman.wisc.edu/2024/04/03/bar…

"In order to bring about change, we need to look at it at a systems level and target interventions within all these different structures, not just one of them,” says led author, Dr. Kiley McLean, PhD, MSW. From the Lab of Associate Prof 𝙻𝚊𝚞𝚛𝚎𝚗 𝙱𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚙:

50 years ago, SSI was created to lift impoverished disabled/elderly from poverty. NPR investigation finds its dated rules and absurd bureaucracy now keep people stuck in poverty npr.org/2024/06/08/g-s…

#theft at the Waisman Center golf outing today. The authorities have been contacted and he’s being charged with cuteness

Grateful to have received a Romnes Fellowship from UWResearch! Thankful for UW-Madison Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work colleagues for nominating me!

Congrats to Waisman investigators Andrew Alexander and 𝙻𝚊𝚞𝚛𝚎𝚗 𝙱𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚙 for receiving fellowships from OVCR! Alexander was awarded the Kellett Mid-Career Award Bishop was awarded the H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship. Check out the link for more information! research.wisc.edu/featured-news/…

.Dr. Kiley McLean, PhD, MSW and I are co-editing a special issue for JIDR on healthcare quality and access in people with intellectual disabilities. We’re looking forward to your submissions!

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We spot one of our own in that group. Congrats, 𝙻𝚊𝚞𝚛𝚎𝚗 𝙱𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚙!

Join Lindsay Shea from Policy Impact Project and I next week for a webinar on Medicaid and Medicare for #AutisticAdults!

Be sure to join us in two days - Thursday, Sept 26th! 👇 *If you aren't able to make it live - not to worry! All SPARK webinars are recorded and shared on social media and our YouTube channel. ❤

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This systematic review evaluates the accuracy of citations to a landmark study on premature mortality among autistic people. ja.ma/4hHlZY6

>70% of citing authors misrepresent key findings on mortality in autistic people, often falsely claiming people with autism “die 16 years earlier” or have “54-yr life expectancy.” New open access paper with 𝙻𝚊𝚞𝚛𝚎𝚗 𝙱𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚙

A high-profile study on autistic mortality is widely misrepresented by citing authors jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman… with "potential repercussions for autistic people, including psychological distress, altered retirement planning, insurance denials, and exacerbated health disparities"

New ForbesWomen article perpetuates misrepresentation of findings of autistic life expectancy 𝙻𝚊𝚞𝚛𝚎𝚗 𝙱𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚙 and I highlighted in a recent JAMA network open paper go.osu.edu/C5KP