#Autism

kerima Cevik (On partial health hiatus)

kerima_cevik

@Sia has been diagnosed with #EDS as are many women later diagnosed #ActuallyAutistic. I wonder if she knew that? A$ manages to present itself as "the" #autism organization, despite being

Breezy

briaanaalee

Speaking of Autism Awareness Month! Since I GOT TIME. The word “retarded” let’s talk about it If you know me personally I CALL PEOPLE out on this 24/7! So I’m

Forrest Maready

forrestmaready

1) One of the most jaw-dropping discoveries I made while researching “The Autism Vaccine” took place in Austria. I was initially intrigued by the autism story when I realized that

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cherubcurse

I'm going to be serious for a second. As an autistic person, you know what one of the worst things i can be called? It's not retard, idiot, stupid anything

Brooke Winters

brookewinters33

I'm thinking about the ableist autism parents and professionals that we (autistic people) encounter on here frequently.I can't count the number of times an autism parent or professional has responded

EGGPRIEST

eggboypriestman

yo do any other autistic people hate the word "aspergers" too???? it REAAALLY rubs me the wrong way and i know EXACTLY why but i dont know how to put

Ann Memmott PGC🌈

AnnMemmott

Oh dear. Things are not improving for the ABA industry.This is the Department of Defense 2020 report into ABA for Service personnel's autistic children & young people.https://therapistndc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Annual-Report

Kiki the Tired Human is Tired

kiki_thehuman

Okay, first off, this is a Big Mood and I wanna talk about itSecond, the behaviors feel "normal" bc they are, for you. You've never lived any other way so

(((Jay Edidin)))

NotLasers

In light of the shit that @DrWilliamProct1 has been pulling, I want to talk a bit about how much damage comes from using autism to excuse abusive behavior from white

differentnotless

dianeygirl

So upset and frustrated.Being refused to go to the “vunerable half hour” @AldiUK this morning. Being asked why I’m not taking my child in with me? Being told to come

Riah Person

lilririah

Just a reminder:Autism is developmental, not behavioural.Our behaviour is often seen as what needs to be modified, and that brings some truamatic consequences. In truth we need accomodations & resources

C.L. Lynch-The-Bigots

lynchauthor

I kind of want to unpack this. Why it is ok to love myself, and like my autism, even though it causes me a lot of trouble every day.https://twitter.com/krisandjoeshow/status/1307549202520723456 People

Alexa Wilson

AlexaDWilson

Today is European Fragile X Syndrome awareness day. #FragileX is a chromosomal abnormality and is the most common form of inherited learning disability. It's called Fragile X as the end

🌟 Tae-ter Totts 🌟

taeseph_taestar

// DISCOURSE, MINI-RANT: Jotaro definitely has Aspergers/High-Functioning Autism, an academic abstract: *touches hat* cont... How can you not look up any first page result on "Symptoms of Autism

Alex Zelasi

AZelasi

CW: abuse.Trauma is so, so common amongst autistic people that some of the negative traits / symptoms that are associated with autism probably aren't autism itself, but rather just the

fun facts with lulu

FunFactsLulu

Thread: Just a reminder this study of autistic adults' reports of mental health found that there is a direct connection between experiencing [both internal & external] autism acceptance and positive