#Autistic

Damian Milton

milton_damian

Finally referencing Goffman as well as Tajfel..."Results indicated that higher camouflaging was positively associated with autism-related stigma and both individualistic and collective strategy use."https://psyarxiv.com/7w2pe/&nbs

Zita Sattar

ZitaSattar

You get a measure of friends, colleagues and family when you tell them you’re autistic; *People say “ You can’t be, you don’t look autistic.” We ask what autistic ‘looks

Lauren Melissa

autienelle

Given that autistics are consistently told that our thoughts, actions, and percpetions differ from the "norm," we are very susceptible to the psychological manipulation of gaslighting. A definition (http://thrivetalk.com ) of

Andy Kopsa

andykopsa

I don't talk about this publicly but I'm autistic. I am one of those oh but you look so 'normal' people, one that has struggled for years to figure you

Ann Memmott PGC🌈

AnnMemmott

https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/29344/ Yale are worried. Spot the holes in the defence OK, first up in this study of how to frighten autistic toddlers using vampire masks and mechanical spiders etc..Allegedly things

b.biddles

thalamu_

The factors that gave me an edge:- Parent abandoned me 3 years in (was mentally ill, violent, etc.) - Other parent was autistic (literally)- Only sibling was bipolar (literally. violent,

Sara Gibbs

Sara_Rose_G

Autistic people can become very good at masking our autistic traits. So often in situations where a friend thinks I’ve coped magnificently, there’s a hidden aftermath they will never know

Thinking Person's Guide To Autism

thinkingautism

"Our #1 goal is to make sure that every autistic adult can find affordable housing in the community, along with the supports they need to keep their housing.” TPGA interviews

Elaine Scattermoon

scattermoon

I'm an autistic trans woman in her early thirties, also with ADHD. Trying to transition in my teens, I kept being told by parents and even NHS gender clinicians that

Dr Benjamin 'Ward Viking' Janaway 💙

drjanaway

So this deserves a proper takedown. Allow me.1) Autistic spectrum disorder is range of neurodevelopmental patterns and cognitive abilities. Some higher functioning people may be scientists, and sometimes these thinking

Shannon Des Roches Rosa

shannonrosa

Let’s talk about what inclusion is, & what it isn’t—from my perspective as the parent of an exuberant, high-support, much-loved autistic young adult who takes up a lot of space

National Autistic Society Scotland

AutismScotland

Another thread celebrating some of the successes from the Moving Forward Programme funded by @CashBackScot During Phase 4 the team have worked hard together with autistic people and partners to

Sofie Hagen

SofieHagen

Oh wow, this whole Sia thing is so interesting and just highlights so many things. One of which is that when you are called out by a community, you DON’T

professor of dybbuk studies (self-appointed)

gittelspawn

yeah! & i think some of it stems also from a belief, willful or otherwise, that if you don't get a joke, you must be the butt of the joke.

srijeta⁷🐨ᴮᴱ

rkivelovelines

Tw: autismA thread on autism why autistic people must be treated kindly This, in no way, serves to disrespect the community, as someone autistic, I just wish to spread awareness

Pete Wharmby

commaficionado

Non-autistic people of the world, please could you imagine something?Imagine that you notice every sound that's made around you, all the time, and that this gets worse if you're stressed.

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