User contributions for DoItFastDoItUrgent

29 May 2025

• 05:1205:12, 29 May 2025 diff hist +3,318 Alison Singer Adding more context to parts of article regarding Singer's involvement with Autism Speaks and the NCSA. current Tag: Visual edit: Switched
• 00:2700:27, 29 May 2025 diff hist +815 Alison Singer More article cleanup and expansion. Tag: Visual edit: Switched

28 May 2025

• 21:5521:55, 28 May 2025 diff hist +262 Talk:Rick Derringer →This page is a mess.: Reply current Tag: Reply
• 07:4107:41, 28 May 2025 diff hist +613 Alison Singer More article cleanup and improvement. Removing 1966 as definitive year of birth and Nanuet, N.Y. as definitive place of birth pending reliable sourcing; wedding announcement does not specify either (it merely gives Singer's age on her wedding day and mentions that her parents lived in Nanuet). Tag: Visual edit: Switched
• 05:3405:34, 28 May 2025 diff hist +232 Talk:Rick Derringer →Lots of text copied: Reply Tag: Reply
• 05:2705:27, 28 May 2025 diff hist +793 Talk:Rick Derringer →This page is a mess.: Reply Tag: Reply
• 05:1305:13, 28 May 2025 diff hist −70 Rick Derringer →2000s and 2010s: The cited article quotes Derringer's manager as saying that it would not happen again, not even with a water pistol, not Derringer himself.

27 May 2025

• 17:3517:35, 27 May 2025 diff hist +3 Nathan Fielder →2018–present: Career expansion: Restoring original phrasing "that administers." Changing it to "administering" creates a grammatical conflict with the phrase "and claims it can

26 May 2025

• 06:5606:56, 26 May 2025 diff hist +6,035 Alison Singer More article cleanup. Adding back another previously deleted citation with a more coherent and jargon-free summation of what Singer said. Adding a "personal life" section and more recent information about Singer's views. Deleting unsupported claim that Singer said her autistic family members inspired her to start ASF in a particular news article. Note to future editors, DO NOT PUT WORDS IN THE MOUTH OF THE ARTICLE SUBJECT. Tag: Visual edit: Switched

25 May 2025

• 21:2021:20, 25 May 2025 diff hist +2,171 Talk:Center for Autism and Related Disorders →Article Citation: new section Tag: New topic
• 20:4520:45, 25 May 2025 diff hist −228 Center for Autism and Related Disorders Undid revision 1292211170 by Largoplazo (talk) Removing a relevant citation by a reliable source and replacing it with the article subject's puffery-filled self-description copied and pasted onto the site of a random non-profit is not a constructive edit. Will go into more detail on article talk page. current Tag: Undo
• 17:5417:54, 25 May 2025 diff hist +2,470 Nathan Fielder →2018–present: Career expansion: Adding recent career update. Tag: Visual edit: Switched
• 05:1705:17, 25 May 2025 diff hist +954 Center for Autism and Related Disorders Adding history section. Adding citation to lead paragraph. Adding new information about recent board addition and media appearance. Tag: Visual edit: Switched
• 03:0403:04, 25 May 2025 diff hist +986 Alison Singer Some article cleanup. Reinserting previously deleted citation with coherent, jargon-free summation of what Singer said. Tag: Visual edit: Switched

24 May 2025

• 20:1420:14, 24 May 2025 diff hist +279 Talk:Circumcision →Expired 2012 AAP Policy Statement: Reply Tag: Reply
• 18:5618:56, 24 May 2025 diff hist +1,958 Talk:Circumcision →Expired 2012 AAP Policy Statement: Reply Tag: Reply
• 18:0318:03, 24 May 2025 diff hist +1,151 World Autism Awareness Day General article cleanup. Also expanding definition of observance and adding community criticism of 2025 U.S. presidential proclamation. current Tag: Visual edit: Switched

23 May 2025

• 02:2802:28, 23 May 2025 diff hist +6,866 Outline of autism Adding citations and hyperlinks and removing duplicative content. current Tag: Visual edit: Switched
• 00:2200:22, 23 May 2025 diff hist +1,536 Talk:Circumcision →Expired 2012 AAP Policy Statement: Reply Tag: Reply

22 May 2025

• 23:3823:38, 22 May 2025 diff hist +36 m B. F. Skinner →J. E. R. Staddon: Adding "confusing section" tag to "J. E. R. Staddon" subsection under "Criticism."
• 23:2123:21, 22 May 2025 diff hist −33 Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication Handicapped Children Adding promotional tag to article (the "History" section especially reads like a sales brochure). Replacing person-first language with identity-first language per community majority preference and prevailing Wikipedia style. Tagging random ABA practitioner resource website as an unreliable source. Removing redundancy from lead paragraph. Replacing overused and unnecessarily pathologizing term "intervention" where practical. Other minor improvements also made. current Tag: Visual edit: Switched

21 May 2025

• 21:0421:04, 21 May 2025 diff hist +2,387 Talk:Circumcision →Expired 2012 AAP Policy Statement: Reply Tag: Reply
• 18:2118:21, 21 May 2025 diff hist +1,470 Talk:Circumcision →Expired 2012 AAP Policy Statement: new section Tag: New topic
• 16:3816:38, 21 May 2025 diff hist −46 m Asperger syndrome Removing recently added "diseases named after discoverers" category. Autism and its previously recognized subtypes (e.g., Asperger syndrome) have always been officially classified as "disorders" or "conditions," not "diseases." To label autistic people "diseased" is not medically accurate and could be interpreted as ableist and/or eugenic language (even if that was not the intent).

20 May 2025

• 19:2619:26, 20 May 2025 diff hist −1,223 Autism-friendly →External links: Removing external links section entirely. All resources are too old to be useful, especially those that focus on subtypes of autism that no longer exist (e.g., "Asperger's") and review apps/products released more than a decade ago. Resources related to the autistic neurotype are constantly changing and are not evergreen. Directing readers to resources that have not been updated in 10+ years can do more harm than good. Tag: Visual edit: Switched
• 18:5418:54, 20 May 2025 diff hist −1,066 Autism-friendly Replacing person-first and euphemistic language with identity-first language in article description and body. Tagging dead link/unreliable source. Adding "citation needed" tags. Removing the unnecessary euphemism/dysphemism "special needs" from lead. Removing uncited claim that ABA is classified as an "autism-friendly" option for autistic students. Shortening long-winded description of external website. Other minor improvements made. Tag: Visual edit: Switched
• 05:3205:32, 20 May 2025 diff hist +1,609 B. F. Skinner →Criticism: Adding Temple Grandin's prior statements regarding her meeting with Skinner to the "criticism" section. Tag: Visual edit: Switched
• 03:0103:01, 20 May 2025 diff hist +6 m Tact (psychology) →Tact training: Adding "citation needed" tag.
• 02:4702:47, 20 May 2025 diff hist +269 Mand (psychology) →Clinical application: Tagging ABA-practitioner blogs and commercial websites as unreliable sources in this context. I would suggest future editors of this article acquaint themselves with what constitutes a reliable source before adding any more random, low-quality citations. Also adding "according to whom" and "citation needed" tags.

19 May 2025

• 04:1304:13, 19 May 2025 diff hist +5 Eddie Deezen →Personal life: Clarifying statement and adding punctuation. current
• 02:5202:52, 19 May 2025 diff hist +74 Autistic masking →Criticisms of methodologies: Adding "more citations needed" and "confusing section" tags. Large sections of each paragraph are completely uncited, and there are multiple times when the section borders on complete incoherence. Also removing unnecessary spaces, replacing non-standard quotation marks and replacing person-first descriptor with identity-first descriptor.
• 02:1602:16, 19 May 2025 diff hist −38 m Self-diagnosis Removing duplicative definition of ASD acronym (it only needs to be defined the first time it's used) and replacing all person-first references with identity-first references to honor the majority preference of the English-speaking Autistic community and conform to the prevailing style on Wikipedia. current Tag: Visual edit: Switched

18 May 2025

• 18:3218:32, 18 May 2025 diff hist +368 Talk:Applied behavior analysis →Meaningless industry jargon in lead paragraph: Reply current Tag: Reply
• 18:2918:29, 18 May 2025 diff hist −72 Applied behavior analysis Clarifying definition of ABA in first sentence of lead per proposal on talk page. Prior version was long-winded, jargon-filled and unclear in its meaning. Tag: Visual edit: Switched
• 17:4517:45, 18 May 2025 diff hist −556 Employment of autistic people Replacing euphemistic nonsense with identity-first descriptors. Deleting poorly cited claim that "positive reinforcement" can reduce "problem behaviors" in the workplace; the cited paper is a primary source over 15 years old that used a sample size of one and was not written by a subject-matter expert (being an ABA/PBS practitioner or researcher does not make you an expert in autistic neurology or workplace management). Tag: Visual edit: Switched
• 06:2006:20, 18 May 2025 diff hist +693 Talk:Employment of autistic people →this 85% number is not right...: Reply current Tag: Reply
• 06:1006:10, 18 May 2025 diff hist +700 Talk:Employment of autistic people →Questionable highlighting of Temple Grandin's employment suggestions: new section Tag: New topic
• 05:4905:49, 18 May 2025 diff hist −327 Employment of autistic people Replacing person-first language with identity-first language (except in verbatim quotes) to honor the majority preference of the English-speaking Autistic community and conform to the prevailing style on Wikipedia. These changes will also make the article far more succinct. Other minor changes/corrections also made. Tag: Visual edit: Switched

17 May 2025

• 19:2119:21, 17 May 2025 diff hist +355 Temple Grandin →Autism spectrum: Adding newer information regarding Grandin's position that "severe" autistic traits should be cured/prevented (including citation). Tag: Visual edit: Switched
• 17:5417:54, 17 May 2025 diff hist +796 Doreen Granpeesheh Adding additional context and more citations. Tag: Visual edit: Switched
• 17:4517:45, 17 May 2025 diff hist +1,647 Recovered: Journeys Through the Autism Spectrum and Back Adding citations and quote from Granpeesheh, as well as reordering/rewriting some content for clarity and comprehensiveness and to make article less self-promotional in tone. Removing reference to "Autism Society," as neither the IMDB plot summary (which was written by the director) nor any other pre-existing citations reflect that the Autism Society of America or its affiliates endorsed the documentary's fringe claim that "recovery" from autism is possible. current Tag: Visual edit: Switched
• 16:3516:35, 17 May 2025 diff hist +345 Center for Autism and Related Disorders →Documentary: Hyperlinking related topic and adding quote from Granpeesheh. Tag: Visual edit: Switched
• 16:1616:16, 17 May 2025 diff hist +295 Doreen Granpeesheh →Early life and career: Adding quote from film.
• 04:2704:27, 17 May 2025 diff hist −4 m Conversion therapy →Castration and transplantation: Correcting minor grammatical error.
• 03:5003:50, 17 May 2025 diff hist +1,488 Center for Autism and Related Disorders Removing organization formerly known as "Autism Care and Treatment (ACT) Today!" from the list of company "divisions," as said organization is a nonprofit with no legal connection to CARD. Making unnecessarily long-winded description of company simpler. Adding context and citations throughout article. Tag: Visual edit: Switched

16 May 2025

• 20:0420:04, 16 May 2025 diff hist +2,777 Temple Grandin →Autism spectrum: Specifying that the term "mildly autistic" is Grandin's unofficial terminology. Adding paragraph regarding Grandin's previous statements in regard to vaccines. Tag: Visual edit: Switched

15 May 2025

• 17:4017:40, 15 May 2025 diff hist −29 m Outline of autism Removing or correcting all references to autism spectrum disorders (plural). As of 2013 (DSM) and 2022 (ICD), only one autistic diagnosis (ASD) is formally recognized. Unless you are specifically discussing diagnostic history, please refrain from pluralizing ASD. Making other minor changes for clarity.
• 07:1907:19, 15 May 2025 diff hist +1,199 Talk:Temple Grandin →Is it accurate to call Grandin a "savant"?: new section Tag: New topic
• 06:3906:39, 15 May 2025 diff hist −22 m Hug machine Changing all person-first references to identity-first references to conform to majority community preference and prevailing Wikipedia style. It should also be noted that, as of 2013 (DSM) and 2022 (ICD), there is only one recognized autistic diagnosis, so the term "autism spectrum disorders" (plural) is obsolete in all contexts.
• 05:0405:04, 15 May 2025 diff hist +673 Doreen Granpeesheh Adding the years the article subject received the two mentioned awards and tagging dead link. Adding more context regarding anti-vaccine beliefs. Noting that nonprofit was renamed in 2018 and citing organization's tax return for that year. Hyperlinking related topics. Tag: Visual edit: Switched