Crystal Palace, Dad and me: Special memories that will live with me forever Football has an almost unique power to bring people together, as it did for our Palace correspondent Matt Woosnam with his dad, Andy

I lost my dad over Easter

Going to watch Palace with him was special, to both of us. For so many years it was a shared bond. It brought us joy

Loved sharing memories with him, about the grounds I visited & him recalling when he went there before

This is a piece of my memories, in his memory #CPFC

The Artemis rocket launches with a chyron below that says: Weather presenter Carol Kirkwood leaves BBC after 28 years.

Dramatic scenes at BBC Breakfast.

“Masking Is a Myth, Late Diagnoses Are Wrong, and Non-Speaking Autistic People May Be Lying” - What Uta Frith Got Wrong — canary SEND Professor Uta Frith said masking isn't real, late diagnoses were mistakes, and non-speaking autistic people may be lying. She had no evidence. Here's the response she didn't get.

Uta Frith said masking isn’t real, late diagnoses were probably wrong, and non-speaking autistic people who write may be lying. She admitted she had no proof. None of it was challenged. I wrote the response she didn’t get: www.canarysend.co.uk/canarysendbl...

The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow

Silence over Sudan: why do Manchester City’s owners get away with so much? Two midweek matches in England had a backdrop of war and geopolitics, but only one drew large protests

If you read anything this weekend, make it this by @barneyronay.bsky.social - www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Is There an Autism Epidemic? | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Autism diagnosis rates have risen over the past two decades—but why? An autism researcher explains what's behind the increase.

Today in Hell Yes, research: Once again, the data show there is no such thing as an autism epidemic, just better detection. Anyone who claims otherwise—especially if positioning themselves as an a autism research advocate—deserves severe and profound side-eyes.

publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/is-ther...

A screengrab from Twitter. HeatherLhaney @heather_l... asks: “Why do you think we have so many more kids with Autism” David Dennis Jr. @DavidDTSS quotetweets this reply: “Probably for the same reason there are so many more planets in outer space now than there were before the telescope was invented”

Staple this to RFK Jr’s forehead.

Autism is not a disease.

WHAT A MATCH!

Alex De Minaur comes back from a break down in the 3rd set and defeats the sensational João Fonseca (and the very loud Brazilian crowd) 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 to reach the last 16 in Miami.

Great battle.

A match that tells you EVERYTHING you need to know about De Minaur.

🧵

As a fellow AuDHD-er, I love that calling neurodiversity a "superpower" has always been a powerful and often necessary act of rhetorical reclamation, given how inhospitable the world remains to neurodiverse people.

I must also say that being neurodiverse doesn't always feel like a superpower!

Why am I, in Britain, concerned about what's happening in the US?
It concerns everyone on the planet.
And, it concerns me because yesterday's speech from the US leader said, "...Not long ago ... 1 in 10,000 children had autism. Now it's 1 in 36. There's something wrong"
I just ...what?/

Maybe there weren't enough place names before Sharks. They could try "insert all suburbs in the Sutherland shire" Sharks

Welcome to Saudi! But not to the World Cup watch party During a visit to Saudi Arabia, journalist Andreas Selliaas and his colleague were subjected to absurd runarounds when they tried to obtain accreditation to the tent where Saudi Arabia was presenting ...

🎆WELCOME TO SAUDI! But not to the World Cup watch party!

Journalist @aselliaas.bsky.social and his colleague were subjected to absurd runarounds when they tried to get access to the tent where Saudi Arabia was presenting its bid to host the FIFA World Cup 2034 👇

www.playthegame.org/news/welcome...

Echoes of a Voice An interview with the woman who broke the silence around Alexander Zverev at the Australian Open.

New at Bounces: An in-depth interview with the woman who broke the silence around Alexander Zverev during the #AusOpen trophy ceremony with five words:

"Australia believes Olya and Brenda"

Free to read for all, but please do subscribe:

www.benrothenberg.com/p/alexander-...

At Bounces overnight, I wrote about how many folks here at the #AusOpen —and many more at home—are left waiting to exhale as Alexander Zverev remains in contention.

www.benrothenberg.com/p/australian...

I think a Davis Cup/Masters 1000 title has to be the goal at this point. Even then

A Systematic Review of Implicit Versus Explicit Social Skills Group Programs in Different Settings for School-Aged Autistic Children and Adolescents - PubMed This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to identify and evaluate the quality of randomised controlled trials (RCTs), assessing the efficacy of Social Skills Group Programs (SSGPs) for primary a...

New research.
Groups often offer 'social skills training' to allegedly 'improve' our social skills.
Does it work?
No.
We're just as autistic afterwards, & still use our own natural social skill set.
They recommend working with us, in future. What a good plan.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39690375/

Only neurotypicals seem to say things like 'I can be a bit on the spectrum' as an excuse for bad conduct.
Besides, autists not being empathetic has been somewhat debunked. Studies show some autists simply don't know how to *express* the empathy they feel. Also: many autists suffer from hyper-empathy

What a confusing set of books that would be 😅

Munichs by David Peace

I just finished reading this book. Beautiful tribute to a team I wish I saw and heard about from my two grandparents who were born in Manchester. Definitely recommend you give it a try

FIFA release bid evaluation reports for 2030 & 2034 World Cup❗️

❇️Saudia Arabia’s 2034 bid with a score of 419.8/500

❇️ ‘medium risk’ on human rights - WC has to good potential to contribute to positive human rights impacts

❇️’low risk’ on sustainability commitment & environmental protection

BlueSky friends!

I'm giving away a signed copy of my new book 'GETTING OUT: The Ukrainian Cricket Team's Last Stand on the Front Lines of War' 🇺🇦🏏

For a chance to win:
– Repost this post;
– Follow me and @ukrainecricket.bsky.social.

I'll draw a winner on Sunday 1 December.

I am very much enjoying watching football as a fan again this A-League season.
Also big shoutout to the SCG trust/Sydney FC for having a sensory room at Allianz Stadium. Step in the right direction 👊

Is the $11 Billion Online Sportsbook Bubble About to Burst? F​rom Vegas to the black market, gambling companies have taken over sports. Inside a billion-dollar industry that could be on the bubble

I spent most of 2024 traveling around the U.S. and Central America hanging out with gamblers, bookies, politicians, even CEOs and casino bosses, trying to learn about sports betting from every perspective. I wrote 10,000 words about it for Rolling Stone. www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

Get in Kokkinakis, heart stopping tie break that #DavisCup

With football Twitter rapidly reassembling here, one plea to help leave the toxicity behind: your football club is not a person. It doesn't have feelings, it doesn't experience disrespect. Love your club by all means, but recognise that it does not need you to fight for its honour on social media.