Friday catch-up notes—5 June 2026
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Editor’s note: This post contains snippets about stories, resources, and observations that the SET authors didn’t quite have time to develop into full-blown posts over the past week. I’m hoping we can catch up with our in-boxes. We didn’t want you, Dear Readers, to miss them. Some of them may later appear as a part (or parcel) of a full-blown post.—JohnL
The latest newsletter of the Association for Science in Autism Treatment arrived in my mail box. Science In Autism Treatment 23.6 for June 2026 has, as usual, lots of valuable content. Sign up for your own subscription.
Over on Australian ABC, Nas Campanella and Mary Lloyd1 have a report entitled, “People with intellectual disability continue to receive substandard healthcare as program to train doctors risks closure.” There’s a video related to the story available.
Journalist Brady Huggett of The Transmitter launched a multi-part podcast about autism. An installment, called “When autistic kids grow up, Chapter 1: Those people: What leads an autism researcher to publish an intentionally inflammatory paper accusing the NIH of discrimination?” dropped 4 June 2026. It’s an interview with Tempest McDonald.
In the southwest of region of England, Torbay Town Council released an invitation for an event 16 June 2026 that is called “The Big Bash”; BASH stands for “Being Active, Safe and Healthy.” It’s organized by Torbay Mencap and the Bay’s Learning Disability Ambassadors. I hope someone can attend and send a report with pictures!
For a 5 June 2026 story called “Most K-12 teachers say AI’s impact on education will eclipse the internet or computers,” NPR reporter Lee V. Gaines included comments by Ellie Rodriguez, a special education teacher in Florida. There’s also lots more about a poll and other teachers’ views. (Also, see a related NPR story from Jonaki Mehta for 20 Mary 2026: “Overworked and understaffed: Special ed teachers turn to AI for help.” There’s content about using AI in preparing IEPs, a topic that I’ve been meaning to examine for SET.)
Over in one of Medscape’s “clinical deep dives” (AI-generated topical reports) for June 2026, there is an entry entitled “Is Autism’s Definition Too Broad, or Finally Broad Enough?” Some SET readers may find the collection of notes and comments of value.
Footnote
I guess Ms. Lloyd and I may have shared relatives somewhere back in our family trees. I don’t know when or where our brashness of the family diverged, but “Hi, cousin?”