#Autistic

Some thoughts after realising you’re neurodivergent:maybe I’m not lazy,maybe it’s dopamine deficiencyI achieved that thing despite tricky wiring that’s why they always laughed at mehyperfocus is ace but I must
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I honestly can't believe how stupid some people are. LMTBO,where in my bio does it say that I work/have a job? Try oh I don't know,NOWHERE! Maybe if they
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Neurodivergence and Kageyama in Haikyuu!!(THREAD) I have complicated feelings about neurodivergence + fictional charas. For one, they’re not real! So it can feel like I’m just going “trait A-Z matches
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I've had a more great teachers then I can count, but the one who has truly set themselves apart from the others is my 17 yr old, non-verbal, autistic son.
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I don't know who I'd be or what our community would look like without Mel. I'm just at a loss for words today.https://twitter.com/myceliorum/status/1249144979227901952 Mel was uncompromising at a time when
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As the first week of #UCUStrikesBack ends, a few thoughts on how we can #CripTheStrike and centre access & disability justice in @ucu industrial actionThis is of particular resonance given
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I used to work with a guy whose father had been the CEO of a huge global bank, and he had mix a very curious mix of absolute polish and
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#ADHD & #Autism in the Classroom – an #ActuallyAutistic Teacher’s Perspective (Part 1) This is the most raw/painful thread I’ve written. But it needs to be discussed. Bc our education
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Next For Autism and their partner organization, the Center For Autism and the Developing Brain (CFADB), are currently engaged in a gaslighting campaign against the autistic community. Both organizations have
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As an autistic adult who likes to watch kids' media sometimes, do I ever have some thoughts on that.I'm gonna explain why I, personally, end up watching a lot of
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We have known for a long time that autistic & neurodivergent people can be successful, especially if they have money and privilege behind them. Elon Musk's announcement adds nothing to
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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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An Autistic trauma mood is that when I have a disagreement with someone and I'm pretty sure I'm not wrong1. I'm convinced I missed some weird neurotypical social code2. Trauma
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I've had a very anxious few days so I got curious about why. And the problem might be the reason I refer to myself as "we" sometimes. So, Autism requires
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Why 'My Name Is Khan' depicted Autism the right way: A Thread by an Autistic person. Before getting into why MNIK is as wonderful as it is, we have to
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understanding that autism in itself does not have any inherently negative traits and the thing that makes life hard for autistic people is a neurotypical society that refuses to make
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