#Autism

So, a little random, but I came across this thread and I just want to say:If you don't know what it's like to have ADHD, or even Autism, read this
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Settle in folks, because it's time for a tweetstorm about my new @nberpubs paper with @MeltemDaysal, Todd Elder, Judy Hellerstein, and Chiara Orsini. 1/25https://www.nber.org/papers/w28652?utm_campaign=ntwh&utm_medium=email&utm_
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im sorry im twetting a lot ive just got a lot on my mind but i personally dont feel comfortable using the word autism to describe my medical condition although
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Might actually blow my top at the next person who tells me to look at scientific evidence about Autistic people rather than listening to them. I've looked at all the
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"Why are you talking about being called a know-it-all? Focus on real autistic oppression like electroshock and homelessness!"Look, we can focus on multiple issues, but the micro and the macro
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Neurotypical people of Earth: this is an announcement.For millennia you have shared this planet with autistic people. In that time, you have benefitted greatly from the positive developments they have
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Thread: Autism & social communication. Some points & strategies to bear in mind when working with Autistic children/young people. Regardless of their support needs. Autism is a disability under the
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It's not really. People don't disagree on whether or not one can change sex in terms of their reproductive function & system. If they could, there would be no trans
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Why would @fordnation disallow municipal ranked ballots? Here are two reasons:1) first past the post favours local politicians like him: divisive, white, male, wealthy, and with a prominent name or
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OC THREAD!!!!!Ok first is my sona, Taco! He's just,,, me lol Next up is Ayrian! He's a dragon who went through child trafficking. He's selectively mute. He is missing an
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since autism acceptance month is nearly over i thought i'd make my own thread on things that're ableist. allistics rt not respecting our boundaries, like hugging / touching us without
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Thread: Something no-one warns you about, or at least didn't warn me about, is how tiring autism can be. I have two main jobs, advocacy/policy and fundraising. 1/ Now, as
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A parent in an autism group asked, "Do you think the reason why a lot of Autistic children have speech delay is because Telepathy is more natural to them?"Some of
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I believe untraumatized Autistic people exist, though many are likely undiagnosed because the diagnostic manuals used to determine if a person is Autistic is a weakness model - based on
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I feel like, as a world, we assume that non-speaking autistics must want a cure for autism, but we don't ever bother to actually put the effort in to ask
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It wasn’t obvious that I was autistic when I was a child. As a result I wasn’t diagnosed until I was 16, after years of severe mental health problems. Here
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