Plovm Weekly: Year in Review & Holiday Break
A year of building community, critical neurodiversity research, and why we're taking time to rest. Our final newsletter of 2025.
Hello Plovm Community,
This week we're reflecting on a transformational year, sharing critical research on neurodiversity and justice, and taking a well-deserved break. This is our final newsletter of 2025.
Season's Greetings from Plovm
Thank you for being part of our community this year. We're taking time off to rest and recharge. Wishing you peaceful holidays and a bright start to 2026.
June brought a shift we didn't see coming. We launched monthly autistic adult groups in collaboration with Autismeforeningen i Norge. 100 people signed up. 30 show up every month because they finally have somewhere they belong.
The rest of the year brought Oslo Innovation Week, Manchester Health Series, NAV collaborations, Welcome to Oslo events, community gatherings, and international projects. Every conversation reminded us why universal design isn't optional and why creating spaces where people don't have to explain themselves matters more than any pitch deck.
Most of our work is volunteering. Some is for Plovm. All of it drains the same energy reserve.
We can't keep running on fumes while building for others.
So we're taking time off. Real time off. No emails. No guilt. We're only available for what's already been booked.
Thank you for every conversation that made this year what it was. See you in 2026.
Eight percent had an existing ADHD diagnosis, but an additional 50 percent scored above the threshold for possible undiagnosed ADHD. Six in 10 arrested for drug offences had ADHD, possibly reflecting that some neurodivergent individuals self-medicate.
Prof Sir Simon Baron-Cohen said screening for neurodivergence will allow more informed legal decision-making. "This could improve both the treatment and experiences of neurodivergent people in the justice system and ultimately lead to fairer outcomes."
The Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety reviewed 31 research studies published between January 2010 and August 2025. The collective findings strongly support the safety of vaccines and confirm the absence of any causal association with autism.
WHO estimates that childhood immunisation has saved at least 154 million lives over the past 50 years.
The lawsuit represents the first major legal challenge to the ballroom project. The group argues the White House broke the law by beginning construction without filing plans with the National Capital Planning Commission and by not seeking authorization from Congress.
Over her lifetime, Mohammadi has been arrested 13 times and been sentenced to more than 36 years imprisonment and 154 lashes, according to her foundation.
A common sentiment is that this is a sink-or-swim moment for Europe. Trump has forced Europe to confront its strategic dependence on the U.S., making European rearmament an urgent necessity. The turbulence has forced many Europeans to shift from the pace of an aircraft carrier to that of a maritime drone: fast, agile, and capable of striking with precision.
GPT-5.2 lands in the middle of an arms race with Google's Gemini 3. The Information reported CEO Sam Altman released an internal "code red" memo amid ChatGPT traffic decline and concerns about losing consumer market share to Google.
Using Gemini, Translate will now offer more accurate translations of phrases like idioms and slang. The update also includes an expansion of the Practice feature, bringing it to 20 new countries with AI-powered customized language learning sessions.
