#Autism

The Autisticats

autisticats

We’ve gained thousands of followers in the past few months, many of whom may not be well-versed on what autism actually is. So, here’s a basic run-down of how autistic

Denis Jabaudon

denisjabaudon

Why is it so difficult to link molecular, cellular, and circuit events with disease phenotype?Using cortical malformations as an example, @KlinglerEsther @FRANCISFiona7 @silvianeurompi & I discuss this in a review

Kirsty H

Kirsty_H220

Ive read some negative comments regarding the parents of #autistic children lately. As a parent of an autistic child & many others who advocate and do everything humanly possible for

Jenna

JennaACY

Some great reporting here. A woman believed she developed a horrifying side effect of the COVID vaccine - but she was injected with salt water, nothing more. The medical condition

NortherlyRose 🌈 💙

NortherlyRose

A #thread about #autism and #masking, #camouflaging, #compensation.I don’t like any of these terms. Masking implies deliberate, deceitful disguise. Camouflaging conjures up images of greasy face paint. Compensation reinforces the

Kristin Rawls

kristinrawls

So, like, I watched the Sia movie trailer, and, I see disabled allistic people making the point that she should have hired an autistic actor.Um, I don't think that's the

cherry thompson 🧬

cherryrae

I’m just gonna point out something I haven’t seen anyone else say - In the trailer for Music, Maddie Ziegler is actually mimicking movements, facial expressions, and sounds that are

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

big dybbuk energy

bagelpicbot

feel like adhd is becoming really visible recently which is good! but i’m not seeing any talk of the actual really difficult aspects of having it other than like hehe

Seerut K. Chawla

seerutkchawla

‘Neurodivergent’ is what the disability model calls people who are neuro atypical, ie people with autism, Aspergers, ADHD.The disability model is woke, they believe they have to ‘fight’ on multiple

NeurodivergentGradStudent

learningtostem1

I really appreciate this article. Not only is it great to see an academic paper on autism by autistic authors, I really identify with the way they discuss masking as

Jake Coare

JakeCoare14

Hello my name is Jake Coare and this series of videos for Twitter I speak about growing up with Asperger’s syndrome a form of autism, suffering from #mentalhealth and having

Damian Milton

milton_damian

Finally referencing Goffman as well as Tajfel..."Results indicated that higher camouflaging was positively associated with autism-related stigma and both individualistic and collective strategy use."https://psyarxiv.com/7w2pe/&nbs

Ann Memmott PGC🌈

AnnMemmott

Meantime, who asked about autism and employment?Here's my own employment summary from the big research papers. Tiny print - will describe in quick thread below.A big charity decided it was

NortherlyRose 🌈 💙

NortherlyRose

Two years on.#Thread about life after a very late #autism diagnosis. I haven’t planned any of this.I’m just going to go with the flow. #autistic#ActuallyAutistic#AllAutistics 1/ I discovered I was

uncanny ali

uncannyali

Not sure who needs to hear this.I will be interviewing my Mom for one of my classes.She said that her only regret in her life is not knowing more about

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