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Things in real life that are generally inaccessible, or at least much less accessible, for autistic people.A thread. 1. Telephone conversation. Any situation where an actual phonecall has to
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Once again I'm reminded that every action has an equal and opposite reaction. The recent push by a large number of autistic people to 'own' their diagnosis and try to
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Now I'm past 30k followers I've gone all paranoid about being misinterpreted again, after a few tweets accusing me of trying to speak for the whole autistic community. It's annoying
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Autistic folk aren't very keen on the use of the jigsaw puzzle piece as a symbol for autism, for a variety of reasons. One, it is primarily associated with the
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3. Sitting in 'odd' positions. We're often very bendable - remember Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is a common comorbidity - and loads of feel more comfortable in slightly contorted positions. People always
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Autistic behaviours that are generally discriminated against, despite being harmless and just how we are.A thread 1. Stimming - repetitive physical movement to help regulate our stress levels. They feel
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I'm only now seeing the screen grabs of how autism is physically portrayed in 'Music', that 'love letter to the autistic community' by @Sia and it's making me feel like
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4. "Well we're all a little autistic aren't we."Usually stated as fact, this can really diminish our experience and can be really damaging as we may feel we're over exaggerating
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I'll never forget the time my boss (a headteacher) shouted how much of a crushing disappointment I was to her during sports day, in front of parents and children.I'd been
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Autism myth-busting - a thread.Please read and share widely.Autistic folk, feel free to add. Non-autistic folk, feel free to ask questions!#autistic #autism 1. Autism is not only a childhood thing.
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Autism and empathy - a thread... /1 The commonly held view about autistic people (by neurotypical people anyhow) is that they have no sense of empathy, that they are incapable
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What happens if you make an #autistic person hide or mask their autistic traits?In this thread I'll try to explain....Please read and share widely. If you're autistic, feel free to
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