#Autistic

autistictic

autistictic

Look.I have some controversial/outlier views, opinions, and thoughts about autism and disability related stuff.I am open to a lot of theoretical discussions, thought experiments, etc.There are still lines I would

Ana Mardoll

AnaMardoll

Please chalk this tweet up to Ana being to autistic to enjoy jokes, but watching women describe Data from Star Trek as a perfect spouse/lover because they don't have to

Emily Paige Ballou

epballou

I'm very frequently told that I need to realize that "some autistic people just can't communicate," but the thing is, I don't believe we we need to accept that at

Erika Heidewald, Proud Autistic Bitch

erikaheidewald

I keep seeing people say they identify with things autistic people are saying online so they're thinking it's time to see a doctor and pursue diagnosis and it makes me

Kayla Smith (for #BlackLivesMatters)

BeingKaylaSmith

To the Autistic community,We as Autistic people need to support each other more than ever. We have to fight against injustices that are facing our community and society. Whatever it

Fine Fellow

depechejoe

"Hermione is autistic-coded so it's ableist to call her annoying" is such a self-involved nonsense take that it's barely worth engaging with, but one larger thing is the use of

Terror

chaitofu

In light of #FundTheSpectrum trending (sort of), I am surprised that I've not yet seen a thread specifically for Autistic BIPOC to post their payment links-- especially given all the

Dawn Mckenna

Subimaginati

How to call in/out an autistic without being super ablist or undermining the potential for better:1. Is someone else explaining? Then your 2 cents is not needed unless nobody is

Eb

EbThen

I'm struggling with the idea that Autistic people need help "understanding" the changes brought by coping with the Covid-19 pandemic.I mean, IME, the problem isn't not understanding. It's handling all

Riah Person

lilririah

STOP dog piling nonautistic black folk for trying to intigrate &/ uplift autistic family/loved ones/clients.Black folk don't have as much access to autism acceptance OR awareness. Yeah, we have our

Deanna #AutismBoost

deanna_pacheco

Thank you for joining me today for the first ever #AutismBoost event! I want to thank @angelinebadams for coming up with the name. The name is a play on signal

Pete Wharmby

commaficionado

#autism and literal speech - a speculative thread. Please share.Taking things literally is an extremely famous #autistic trait, suggesting that irony, sarcasm, metaphor is entirely beyond us. But these things

Zero (they/their)

ZeroWrites

All forms of ABA—"Applied Behavioral Analysis"—violate at least two out of the four fundamental principles of bioethics.(Really, it's three, but I'm willing to take the loss and allow that some

Pete Wharmby

commaficionado

Things You Need to Know About Autism - a thread for sharing.I try to raise awareness, understanding and acceptance of #autistic people. Have a read and hopefully it will help.#thread

Noah Sasson

Noahsasson

Very proud of @kmdebrabander for her #INSAR2021 poster “Autistic Adults Accurately Detect Social Disinterest in their Conversation Partners when Non-Autistic Adults Do Not”. Aabout our findings, which pretty clearly don’t

bunny yeager air combat

3liza

saw a self-styled ptsd and autism expert expounding lavishly on here the other day about how if a friend gently informed this person that they were in fact yelling by