#Nonspeaking

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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As part of our series recognising the 25th anniversary of the Disability Discrimination Act we have a list of must-watch films either made by or about people with disabilities. It's
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Check your knowledge. Retweet for awareness. For nonspeaking autistic people, good fine motor skills and coordination are rare.Expressive facial communication, fancy dance movements -- these things are SUPER difficult for
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I am encouraging a boycott of autism research participation by autists and parents of autistic children, unless autistic people are involved in setting the goals of the studies. Don't participate
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An interview in which she defends the act of lying on top of an #autistic kid to calm them down - published on the exact same day that we learned
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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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What are your favorite ways to deal with race and alignment in DnD and DnD-inspired RPGs in ways that add nuance and conversation to the flawed starter texts.I play 5e
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This is very, very good. Gonna make a thread with some quotes and thoughts.https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/12/the-last-children-of-down-syndrome/616928/ "The decisions parents make after prenatal testing are private a
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Okay. Let's livestream the film Music.Full disclosure: last month I was part of a team @Communica1st assembled to watch and advise Sia on this film (said advice seems ri have
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