#Autistic

Jen 🤦🏻‍♀️😁

a_brick_house

SELF AUTISM DX:A Thread -I was initially self diagnosed. I watched my parents go through HELL with my brother. Dan was born in 1980. At the age of 3, someone

kylie ❥ thunderforce spoliers

softmccarthy

The Things you don’t say or do to someone in your life autistic or not when they talk about their special interest/hyperfixation because it’s actually ableist-a thread by an autistic

Leslie Mac

LeslieMac

Speaking of Black neighbors - a new Black family moved on our block 2 houses down. They came over to introduce themselves and let us know they have an autistic

Rabbit

ra6bit

The other day while grocery shopping the bagger in my lane, before saying hello, said “Did you know Russia spans both the European and Asian continents? Ahh, yes- one of

art twink

art_twink

You know what ABA gave me? Immense guilt every time I give myself a “reward” without completing a task first. And by rewards I mean things like going to the

Ade

ADHDelaide

So, which one is it? is there a biological reason ND people are predisposed to being more affected by trauma, or are we socially more vulnerable to experiencing traumatic events?

NortherlyRose #AncientAutistic

NortherlyRose

#ThreadA-Z of autism from a personal autistic perspective. ‘V’s Virtues, values, and validity. #AutisticPride#AutismAcceptance #AutismAcceptanceMonth 1/ We often hear about negative autistic traits and characteristics.So-called ‘sym

jj lovebot ᵕ̈

lgbtlilias

expose thread on why self diagnosis is valid and why doing shit like this is racist classist ableist sexist and overall extremely problematic https://twitter.com/yoonchaneI/status/1285017311854964736 — WHAT IS SELF DIAGNOSIS?self diagnosi

Ben

OughtaBeBen

Three things: 1. Dan Aykroyd has Asperger's. He was one of the original cast members and hosted in 2003.2. David Byrne also has Asperger's. He was a musical guest twice.3.

Dr Felicity Sedgewick

SedgewickF

The #AutisticaFestival session on Mental Health and Co-occurring conditions is starting now.Again, many more talks I'm looking forward to, though I may (again) have to leave before the end. Sadly,

Pete Wharmby

commaficionado

It's perfectly normal for a person to be absolutely OK with being disabled. It's ableism and an ableist society that makes this seem weird. A person being OK with being

Jory Micah🌹M.A. Christian Doctrine/Church History

jorymicah

I say this with love, non-judgment, deep concern & as someone who definitely had #adhd as a child that was extremely misunderstood & left untreated until my 30s: it doesn’t

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bbyhwng

about autism ; an informative thread by yours truly i am making this thread because in my life i have met very, very disrespectful people who were insanely rude to

Audrey H

MechaBurst

i hate mental health discourse so much because it still ends up with people like me being infantilized. mentally ill people are never really actually given a speaking position, especially

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boyfangs

it's #WorldAutismAwarenessDay so here's a post about autism service dogs! a service dog is a dog who is specifically trained in one or more behavior, or task, to help

Marianna

mariannalog

This thread is about my experience of a #DClinPsy interview as an autistic applicant. My seriously awful answers have been on a loop in my head (I feel a bit