#Neurodiversity

Noor (he/him) 🧜🏽📿

SnoringDoggo

CN racismSo, like, I’m struggling with the way we handle talking about racism in neurodiversity spaces right now.I’ll link the thread that got me thinking about this in collaboration with

Sonny (genderless ageless space-being)

scrappapertiger

I’ve had some very uncertain uncomfortable feelings around the idea of HSP for a while. That’s not to say that it might not be a really validating and valuable ID

The Autisticats

autisticats

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

Tania 🇿🇦 Autistic Strategies Network

ekverstania

There are not many studies on the escalation and de-escalation of commitment bias, but the ones that exist are fascinating. I thank @Ghillie_Guide for setting me off in this important

Tania 🇿🇦 Autistic Strategies Network

ekverstania

If you see any more SPEAKING autists commenting on @Sia's movie without directing attention to what actual nonspeaking autistic people want the world to know, please remind them of the

Sparrow/Liz (semi-hiatus)

UntoNuggan

This is just a PSA that some people have an actual medical condition (lissencephaly) which causes a "smooth brain", and that your smooth brain memes are in fact ableist.(I get

Chômeuse

HereIsMySpout

I tweet often and freely about my depression because I don't think it is something to be ashamed of and I hope that the message reaches someone who can identify.

Sophia McDougall, MSt

McDougallSophia

I don't see the difference between this and "video games cause mass shootings", including the implicit ableism towards neurodiversity.https://twitter.com/JYSexton/status/1355621787724341255 The media outlets paving the way for

JJ Green 🌿

131Jj

I’ve had a lot of autistic artists contact me and ask if I think it’s best to tell agents/production companies about your neurodiversity (mostly for fear of stigma) & the

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

NortherlyRose 🌈 💙

NortherlyRose

#Thread Twelve things about discovering you’re autistic when you’re over 50.#1 Most of us have more life behind us than ahead of us. We may feel a deep sense of

Ann Memmott PGC🌈

AnnMemmott

https://unherd.com/2020/12/is-autism-a-superpower/ I don't know where to start with this, other than noting KCL is working with Autism Speaks on the AIMS-2 'cure/treat autistic people' project.I wish people didn't invent non

NeuroClastic #iDISSENT #noncompliant #resist

NeuroClastic

To all non-autistic people who have autistic children: if you’re following me, you have undoubtedly become familiar with Matthew Rushin’s case. The prosecutor wrote an open letter to @GovernorVA, @MarkHerringVA,

Elle McNicoll ✍🏻📚💖

BooksandChokers

My last annoying thread before I lose myself in the monstrous self-promotion we have to push when we have a lockdown book:I was asked a really great question at a

Shannon Des Roches Rosa

shannonrosa

Let’s talk about Why No Autistic Child Should Be in ABA Therapy. I am coming at this from the perspective of a parent whose autistic son is an older teen.

Thinking Person's Guide To Autism

thinkingautism

Autistic people deserve the love & respect that come with acceptance, not merely acknowledgment that autism exists. Awareness is passive. Acceptance is a choice.Here are ten ways you can honor

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