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Pete Wharmby
commaficionado
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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Neurodivergent Rebel 🧠 🏳️🌈
NeuroRebel
We’ve got a long history of missteps when it comes to autism and gender. For example, the original model of autism is based very specifically on a very narrow definition
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Pete Wharmby
commaficionado
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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💕Genki 💕
AutismChann
Autism is one of the few descriptors that can be tacked onto woman that makes people think it’s ok to compare us to men, if that makes sense. I’ve also
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bunnegirl 🏳️⚧️
bunnegrrl
you don't realise how gender coded body language is unless you've experienced it, as a "boy" i was shamed for expressing any joy with my body, anything frivolous was just
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Asy
photon_barrier
I haven't been diagnosed or aware of that I'm autistic for that many years. It then took a while for me to be ready (or safe?) to meet other autistics.But
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Shannon Des Roches Rosa
shannonrosa
When autism awareness is deployed as a weapon—especially without autism understanding or acceptance—it enables ignorant crusades like anti-vaxxer autism martyr parent pity parties, instead of emphasizing how to get autistic
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♡ Doms #redinstead ♡
aspiewithsword
I've noticed some of my mutuals didn't know abt why functioning labels are harmful, that's OK! Here is why they are Functioning labels are labels used by nt to describe
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Pete Wharmby
commaficionado
#autism and literal speech - a speculative thread. Please share.Taking things literally is an extremely famous #autistic trait, suggesting that irony, sarcasm, metaphor is entirely beyond us. But these things
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Tania 🇿🇦 Autistic Strategies Network
ekverstania
THE AUTISM EXPERIENCE CHALLENGE by Ido Kedar"You work with autistic people.You have an autistic relative.You are adventurous and into new experiences.If you fall into any of these groups, my Autism
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Hantu the Undiagnosable 🇸🇬
barisanhantu
Master Thread: Autism-ADHD comorbidityThose have been following me for a while now should know that this has been a hyperfixation of mine, so I thought I'd collate and round up
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autistictic
autistictic
#AskingAutisticsStarting to think I don‘t HAVE any #ExecutiveFunctioning Please, for me and all the other people struggling:Share your #ExecutiveDysfunction accommodations below!Pictures, videos, links all encouraged!#ActuallyAutistic #au
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Bad Actor/Autistic Person
JoboGinger
Just in case people don't know how horrifying Autism Speaks is, I'm gonna do a little thread: A woman who held a leadership position in the organisation contemplated killing her
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Sara Gibbs
Sara_Rose_G
Guide for neurotypicals writing about autism: first of all, consult autistic people. I guarantee 100% you will get it wrong if you don’t. Even autistic people who are new to
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AutisticPB #KindnessMatters 💙
AutisticPb
Life whilst I didn't have an #autism diagnosis. A thread of my own experiences. Please share this. /1 I never would have communicated with anyone. I was always quiet and
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Pete Wharmby
commaficionado
"Right, well I can confirm that you're autistic and have been since, well, forever.""Oh goodness me, that's huge news... I don't know how to process it. What on earth do
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