#Autistic

You’re angry about a govt SpAd taking a drive to Durham during lockdown?Imagine members of your community being rounded up and deported or denied life saving healthcare by the govt
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neurodivergent peer support/education hi! i’m MJ and neurodiversity is one of my special interests. my DMs are open to the public to take (anonymous) questions you have ab ADHD/autism!i will
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The widespread sharing of annotated screenshots, followed by NEXT's recent statement doubling down on their position on ABA and eugenics is an excellent example of what I suspect is the
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New research. Brace yourselves. Behaviourism.https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/7898/ Ready? Here we go...This is about making three young autistic children play 'correctly' with play sets. (p 177 onwards in this long paper). H
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If only there were some worrying historical precedent about what happens next when somebody refers to the existence of your group as “the X question.” So many red flags. It’s
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This is the bookIt was p ableist (especially toward people with developmental disabilities, ESPECIALLY autism)Read it if you like but be warned that it’s infuriating.There was also:The “wheelchair BOUND” narrative“Trapped
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I want to add, everytime someone accusses Venus of only being with Lilly because she's a chaser on no grounds other than she's cis and Lilly's trans, it makes me
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Bit embarrassing but...I'm 22 and looking to get into the TV industry. I have 7 GCSEs, 2 A-Levels and a UAL Graphic Design qualification. I'm looking for a trainee/apprenticeship opportunity
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This morning I'll be live tweeting the #AutisticaFestival talks covering 'Quality of life, stress, and wellbeing' - I'm really looking forward to these!Of course, my cat has also decided this
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I've been thinking a lot about the "martyr mom" thing, and man... the misogyny and patriarchy it reeks...Usually, when people have kids, they are expected to daily care for them
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I don't have the stomach to tweet this yrs Leder report http://www.bristol.ac.uk/media-library/sites/sps/leder/LeDeR_2019_annual_report_FINAL.pdf I barely have the stomach to read it. I'm just going to highlight coroners and inquest
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yeah folks, traj here to confirm that it's true. I am a proper "insane" person. being mentally ill is something that has been used against me my whole life by
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Hi everyone!Some account guidelines:- I'm actually disabled and a wheelchair user, might use the word cripple I just resonate with it a lot.- Any (interaction with) NSFW content will be
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I know this is going to be huge news but sexism & misogyny affect middle aged & old women too. We have the same issues of judgemental attitudes towards us,
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There is a fundamental confusion about Equality & inclusion. It doesn’t mean ‘treat everyone the same’. It means that everyone should have equal access to opportunity, which means that some
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Some people are asking why independent #NDIS assessors are a bad thing.This decision will kill women like me.In order to understand this, you need to look hard at what govt
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