#Autistic

OK, finally, I am writing a thread on female ASD/Asperger's and trans identity. For me, my thinking I was trans was completely inseparable from my autism. My interest in trans
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I am an #actuallyautistic #SLT2B. And let me tell you why that was a scary thing to say. I often talk about the move to #autismacceptance not #AutismAwarenessAcceptance to
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TW: ableismMy dad and I were talking about Star Trek cuz we both love ST & he mentioned the DS9 ep where the baby changeling dies. And I said I
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The number one danger amongst autistic people is that way, way, way too many of us are naïve."I won't be mean to ABA supporters!""We lack empathy!""Wow, Biden is so cool!"Only
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Suicide rates for #autistic people are much higher than the neurotypical population, at around 7.5 times more frequent. As someone who has had experience in this area, I feel this
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How to make adjustments for autistic people - a thread for life. Based on my own experiences and opinion.Please read and share.#autism#autistic 1. Be OK if we don't make eye
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Why I, an autistic, always bring the conversation back to myself:A thread I can’t tell what the other person is thinking or feeling during a conversation, so my responses are
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yes elon musk is autistiche's also a murderous, imperialist, eugenicist, white supremacist bastardthere's a lot of other white autistic people who are white supremacists, for various reasons. A lot of
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When autistic people are overstimulated/overwhelmed for any reason, it’s very common for us to lose the ability to speak. Many of us become completely physically incapable of it. For others,
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y’all love autistics and their “uwu savant skills” until autistics literally beg allistics to stop KILLING and ABUSING us and ignoring our voices... and you’ll just ignore us anyways because
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Barnstorming talks by @merryvarney, @DebatINQUEST and @AndyMcCulloch5 at tonight's book launch, chaired by @caoilfhionnanna. They all spoke about the horrible and inexplicable way some Coroners treat bereaved families. (Buy the
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Auticon claims to have between 200 and 300 autistic employees (which it continuously touts to sell its services through well-placed PR pieces like this). Yet, to my knowledge, it has
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TREAD: Ooookay then. Seeing as #AutismAwarenessMonth seems to be going exactly the way many #ActuallyAutistic thought it would, with people being told they "can't be autistic", "aren't autistic enough" etc
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It’s #WorldAutismAwarenessDay and many are innocently trying to support autistic people by doing things we find offensive.Why? Because for too long non autistic ppl have dominated the discourse. Please
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ok now that i’m not sleep deprived it’s time to talk about more #AsexualAwarenessWeek Stuff!specifically about being demi. because it seems like a lot of people have significantly shitty opinions
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What's it like to be an autistic adult?Well, I'm in the mood for a thread, so I'm going to write about! So here is a summary of how I find
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