#Autistic

Today I want to #DeplatformSBC because non-autistic have been telling me my whole life “that must be so hard for you,” to validate me. Autistic people are saying, “This happens
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I'm going to write a thread on the way #autistic people perceive pain. Something that I haven't talked about much before. #autism /1 For some #autistic people, what neurotypicals might
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Honestly if you're autistic I 100% recommend seeking out and befriending other autistic people if you haven't yet. It's wild how much easier it is to be yourself around people
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"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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Autistic people often show empathy differently than non-autistic people. When other people are discussing their problems, many of us tend to share similar anecdotes from our own lives. This isn’t
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CW: ableism, SiaYesterday, in an interview on an Australian TV show, Sia said this about her decision to cast Maddie Ziegler as a nonspeaking autistic person in her new film:“It
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It is absurd to see parents telling autistic people here that “your autism is not like MY kid’s autism.” Sure, and your experience as a parent is not like all
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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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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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For those who don’t know, Sia (the musician) released the trailer for a film called Music yesterday, that she directed. It’s about an autistic girl named Music, who is played
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"It is not okay to keep forcing autistic children into social skills training. It is not okay to tell them to stop talking about the things they love & know
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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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A kind reminder to anyone arguing the Sia situation:It isn‘t about just hiring ANY autistic person to play the part of Music in Sias movie.It‘s about hiring an APRAXIC NON-SPEAKING
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So this podcast (transcript available) is really, really interesting.She talks about stress, the pandemic, and the fact that brains get tired.Autistic burnout makes a lot of sense when you think
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Are you looking for some good autistic representation in film? Then this thread is for you! Here are 9 films and TV shows with autistic subjects/characters who are portrayed accurately
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Hi, @Sia. NeuroClastic is an autistic led non-profit organization and publication. @Communica1st is kind of the lodestar for Nonspeaking autistic rights issues. Did you happen to see their suggestions? They
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