#NonSpeaking

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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Hi cross-disability twitter! I deeply appreciate the solidarity y’all are showing the autistic community right now. I want to ask you to engage with this beyond just “they cast a
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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
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Read this thread about a method for getting evidence that nonspeaking autistic people understand what you're saying.https://twitter.com/DrBrocktagon/status/1281170096820416515 Why is this research crucial from a human rights/#CRPD persp
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I wish I could stop talking about Sia, but I have a few points to make about her recent “apology” in the Sydney Morning Herald. One thing she said was,
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The production and launch of Sia's movie Music has left people divided. These are the main groups: 1. Those who listen to what nonspeaking autistic people say and who want
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CN Sia *sigh* Hoo boy. Just gonna...document this for when it inevitably gets deleted. Yeah just...to get it out there: while there’s something to be said about only casting trans
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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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WHY ARE THEY "JUMPING ON TOP" OF AN #AUTISTIC KID HAVING A MELTDOWN? Not once, not twice, but THREE TIMES!? Literally pinning her down!? WHY!? That's not how you
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I have a complex communication disability (my communication difficulties are caused by multiple disabilities, not just one - that makes other people knowing how to help VERY difficult because they
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*exhales* ok so! Gonna make one big thread about this, then mute the others so I stop thinking constantly about this.So autism representation in film and TV, as of right
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#AutisticWhileBlack Autism mom calls mom memoir author "cerebral" for things like answering the ableist inappropriate question "Can a profoundly intellectually disabled person have a relationship to God?" First, define &
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#ActuallyAutistic people demand#GoldenNopeForMusicand#NoGoldenGlobeForMusic- because Sias movie „Music“ portrays traumatic, deadly prone restraint as the appropriate response to autistic meltdowns.- because „Music“ erases & harm
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[THREAD] If you're an autistic activist who speaks, and you've recently joined the fight for the communication rights of nonspeaking autistic people, I want you to know that you're going
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Why we need to get rid of functioning labels (a thread) Functioning labels (“high-functioning/Aspergers”, “low-functioning/severe”) are often used to determine which autistic person gets what kinds of services and supports.
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THE AUTISM EXPERIENCE CHALLENGE by Ido Kedar"You work with autistic people.You have an autistic relative.You are adventurous and into new experiences.If you fall into any of these groups, my Autism
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