#Autistic

Autism and friendship Something I've wanted to do a thread on for a while but now feels the right time A lot of stereotypes on this topicThat we're 'bad at
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An interview in which she defends the act of lying on top of an #autistic kid to calm them down - published on the exact same day that we learned
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I think part of why I get salty about people invoking the Trump/Kovaleski thing is that it exemplifies how hard it can be to articulate ableism as a concept to
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This is going to be a long one!Nothing about us without us.I think publishers need to step up. Nothing exists in a vacuum, we live in a society where 60%
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Why phone calls can be incredibly difficult for autistic people and people with anxiety. - a thread. /1 Phone calls are unpredictable. When you answer the phone, you have no
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Alright, I'm reading this rubbish Yale study with y'all, but we're gonna focus on metrics and jargon bc that's my favourite way to demystify and dismantle research conclusions (I'm not
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Dreaming of a world where "Autism therapy" means1. Figure out what the signals from your body mean (feelings, overload, a good stim, etc)2. Figure out how to build time for
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I was on a webinar today that really got be thinking of both the importance of research in education *and* the problems that are being caused by mandates to do
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nam dosan is autistic and/or neurodivergent coded: a (VERY LONG) thread!#startup includes screencaps of examples! before i start, i just wanna say that as a neurodivergent person, i immediately
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Just for done watching the 5 episodes from season 1And I find myself at a hard indifference on the show, because while I'm happy to see autistics unapologetically being themselves
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CW: food„Everyone can go vegan!“A very personal thread.I‘m not vegan.I‘m not vegetarian.I‘m not even pescatarian.I eat „everything“...though in reality I eat a very limited diet.That’s because I‘m autistic.Not because I
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j'ai pas assez dormi et j'ai des trucs à faire ce matin, mais il y a un sujet que je souhaite aborder depuis longtemps : pourquoi il est important de
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Why I headcanon Rina Tennoji as Autistic!A thread: Before I get started, here’s a few disclaimers1) This is a headcanon, and it’s not something I say is 100% a fact.
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Serge's take on our amazing and completely useless 2020 year planner really hits hard This was March May/June he was really hoping it'd be all over by the end of
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Can I gush about ND Twitter for a minute? Because it's just such an amazing place. ND Twitter has been such an incredibly positive influence on my life. ND Twitter
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This hits hard. Last week at my eval I was told that if I don't start putting on a better neurotypical performance for my colleagues and evaluators, I won't pass
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