#Autism

autistictic

autistictic

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

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

Jeannie Prinsen 😷

JeanniePrinsen

I didn't realize how much I was internalizing my daughter's stress over her big linguistics lab until she submitted it last night & we celebrated with her. I am so

April Spectrum, BA.🔋🦓💤🛸🏳️‍🌈🤝🐈

AprilSpectrum

Did you know that Nazi Hans Asperger's didn't discover autism?Nor did he coin that term.He actually plaguerized the work of a Jewish woman in Soviet Russia.The same woman discovered schizoid

Ann Memmott PGC🌈

AnnMemmott

V important new research into extreme sensitivity to noise, in autistic people (hyperacusis). Most autistic people suffer this.It's a major barrier to everyday life, jobs, education, everything.At the moment, little

Sue Fletcher-Watson

SueReviews

APA guidelines still recommend person-first language for writing about autism but I am trying to use identity-first nearly all the time now. We had a positive experience with a journal

Hassaan Mohammad

hassaan97

Things that are hard for me because of my autism:- Not taking things personally- Watching/listening to things I'm not interested in- Managing how much time I spend on my special

Autistic Med Student

MedAutistic

Today, for the first time since my #autism diagnosis, I went out to get groceries. I normally go to 2 stores (similar atmospheres, different prices). So I did an experiment

DRACO / ZERO ᓚᘏᗢ

ptvgender

i think the fact that SO many people realized they're neurodivergent in quarantine says something about how pressured we are to mask /srs this entire quarantine thing has been

Jen 🤦🏻‍♀️

a_brick_house

Growing up with an #ActuallyAutistic brother in the 80’s was a VERY different experience. A thread: for #AllAutistics CW/ TW: swearing, abandonment, emotional/ verbal abuse, sensitive content. 1. I was

Post-Liberal Pete 🇬🇧

post_liberal

Important. Discussed by Haidt in his last book. Concepts such as trauma & prejudice (real things that exist) creeping downward - to apply to things of less severity - &

Patrick Monaghan

drpmonaghan

Thread The Ontario Autism Program has been a mess for years.It’s looking like progress is finally being made, but there are still concerns about what’s being presented.Let’s evaluate.@ToddSmithPC @AmyFeePC @JR_Ottawa

autistictic

autistictic

Sia put out several tweets, then deactivated her Twitter account (she‘ll be back).She announced that she will put a warning about restraint before the movie and will remove the restraint

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

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dissentAutie

People that legitimately think that autistic people aren't discriminated against perplex me. If you actually think healthy, ablebodied neurotypical people have the same struggles that we do then you are

NortherlyRose 🌈 💙

NortherlyRose

#Thread about #autism and #waiting for #AdventMost of my life was spent waiting to find out who I was. I did lots of things, my life wasn’t on pause, but

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