#Autistic

Riah Person

lilririah

"Matthew Rushin was having an autistic meltdown. He suffered from PTSD and traumatic brain injury caused by a car accident. Any autistic person coming in contact with this story will find

Ann Memmott PGC🌈

AnnMemmott

Important addition to the work around autistic children and barriers to getting good test results in schools by @thewoodbug and @HappeLab I found this table fascinating. I've highlighted three items

merry opposition

sympathetic_opp

some girls are very cute, like on purpose like they worked at it, & very autistic being cute can be hard or easy but it has this advantage over other

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

ChiariChey

ChiariChey

Hey NT writers,If you watched Rain Man or read a book from 1972 that inspired you to write about that autistic toddler who finally spoke or that one kid you

TheAutisticAdvocate

KieranRose7

A Thread:This is an equivalent of PFL - historically society sees being Autistic as inherantly negative, ergo Autism becomes amorphous. Talking about Autism separately & removing it abstractly from Autistic

marianne eloise

marianne_eloise

i wrote an essay for the @nytimes about my lifelong fight for a diagnosis and the clarity that it brought. i am very proud and nervous but mostly just grateful

Emily Grace Buck

emilybuckshot

Every main character on Star Trek: Discovery is an autistic stereotype A THREAD Michael Burnham: The so used to masking in order to fit in that she never developed likes,

Emily♡

ItsEmilyKaty

Why is there such a high prevalence of mental health problems among autistic people and what can we do about it? - a thread. /1 Research shows that 80% of

Dean Beadle

deanbeadleuk

Autistic folk and justice- some thoughts.Its not uncommon for us autistic folk to have a strong sense of justice. I've always believed this to be a hugely positive characteristic.However it

Matt from Gun

mattshotcha

Here's your periodic reminder that the phrase "REEEE" is actually pretty shitty and mocks people with disabilities, including Autistic and Non-Verbal children.This isn't a "stretch" or being overly sensitive, it&

Finn 🏳️‍🌈

house_of_five

Okay so, a thing I keep seeing people elide:The puberty blockers case was specifically started around AFAB trans people. Same with the refusal of surgery one in Canada. That's not

Monique Botha #TransRights

DrMBotha

I debated back and forth about whether or not to say anything about this paper when I saw it go up today. Being #ActuallyAutistic and being a researcher of autism

Pete Wharmby

commaficionado

It can be very difficult for autistic adults to stay in work. As high a figure as 80% unable to find long term work has been suggested, and in my

Pete Wharmby

commaficionado

How to help the #autistic people in your life get through Christmas - a practical thread of advice.Please read and share!(This is based on my own experiences of being autistic)#autism

// sia , ableismthe way maddie ziegler was basically forced into the role of music and then ended up crying on set for fear that she was mocking autistic ppl

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