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Non-autistics don't get that we autistics learn to act as kids, or that that's why yall think we magically disappear in our teen years.What's happening are characters getting created, covering
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Lauren Melissa
autienelle
Truth: High- and low-functioning labels are for Neurotypicals, not Neurodivergents. I've never had a day where I said to myself, "Wow, it's so good to be high-functioning today," or, "My
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Erin Ekins (she/her)
QueerlyAutistic
Every single way that researchers find that autistics differ from non-autistics will be labelled as a 'deficit' or 'disordered', even if that difference is not negative in any way (and
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A_Typical_Psychologist
AtypicalPsychol
*An appeal to NON-autistic people: please take a few moments to read this thread*We (#Neurodivergent people) were taught early in life that everything YOU (#Allistics) said and did was what
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autistictic
autistictic
People seem to think autistic people not doing phonecalls is always due to anxiety.Yes, anxiety is ONE possible reason - but there are others!Autistics might also be:- unable to understand
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Eb Defender of Upholstery
EbThen
First of all ffs I want to throw a screaming tantrum here about the use of "on the spectrum".For so many reasons but mainly you know and I know this
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Thorin Wulfgar
OtherBodhiGirl
This was asked in another thread, but I thought it might be useful: Someone asked how you know if you are #masking. Some of us, late diagnosis #autistics, have been
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Mother of Hope
opinionatedmum1
Reading some of Emma Kenny’s tweets, reflecting on the child psychology briefly mentioned.It is an area I’d studied a lot about, thought I’d sussed until I had the ultimate study-
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It’s not Schrödinger’s Autism
__INSA__
I lose more followers for saying “stalking, and normalising hyperfixations on other people is bad actually” than I do for having twitter breakdowns or making sweeping generalisations about British people.So
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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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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
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A4AOntario
A4AOntario
Ontario’s autistic-led advocacy group, Autistics for Autistics, strongly condemns the Government of Ontario for allocating $7.5 million to train provincial teachers in using a bogus autism “therapy” known as Applied
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Steve Asbell is Drawing
steve_asbell
We autistics usually call it ‘masking’ as neurotypical, as if we consciously put on a facade to look neurotypical, whatever that happens to be.But we aren’t consciously ‘masking’ at all.
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Steve Asbell is Drawing
steve_asbell
How Autistics Are Mistaken for Shoplifters: A THREAD.#ActuallyAutistic #AllAutistics #Retail #LossPrevention I've spent half of my life in retail, and was pretty good at spotting shoplifters. But since being diagnosed
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Gay Jai'buir Djarin Fett they/he/mando 🖤
Mandawhorelian
Thread of how Mandalorian culture is very Autistic1. They love their routines: cleaning armor & guns, having meetings every morning to discuss the schedule of the day, the meals have
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Stefania Night | blm
StefaniaNight
My daughter is higher needs autistic. Read this thread and rt if you follow me. She’s an absolutely wonderful, kind, loving, funny, smart person.social skills? Extremely low. Non verbal until
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