#Autistic

Can liberal folks PLEASE stop using that SpongeBob meme. The disabled community has told y'all so many times that it's ableist and offensive.If you call yourself a progressive, stop participating
Read more
after elon's SNL monologue I'm seeing a lot of people talking about asperger's and I think it's important for neurotypical people to know the history behind this term and why
Read more
Yesterday, I received some interesting news. It didn’t come as a surprise – it’s something I’ve suspected for a long time – but now it’s been confirmed.I am autistic. 1/9
Read more
By the fucking way...And unless you're autistic, don't you DARE tell me I'm wrong. Fuck you for telling me I'm wrong. You're not the one effected by it. I am.
Read more
Autistic people deserve the love & respect that come with acceptance, not merely acknowledgment that autism exists. Awareness is passive. Acceptance is a choice.Here are ten ways you can honor
Read more
// ableism holocaust this is a great video but also: aspergers is an extremely outdated term that is a remnant of back in the holocaust when we were experimented on.
Read more
"you are not a professional, you can't diagnose" is an absurd argument when we talk about autism because most professionals have no clue what autism looks like beyond stereotypes. /1
Read more
I’m going to start a new summer reading thread, as I just finished my engineering degree last week and want to relax with some fiction! The Binding! I’m so excited
Read more
Dear allies: a note about civil rights and language. Many of you want to validate how autistic people are not inferior, and we appreciate that; however, when you say "high
Read more
BRIEF COMMENTThere is a user named @rory27596883 who does nothing except post death threats, homophobic comments and vitriol against autistic people, and for all this, he should be sent to
Read more
Me, autistic, having healed much of my trauma, who routinely helps others get a better perspective on their own lives: "Who am I to offer therapy services? What qualifications do
Read more
Why I believe I am autistic | A ThreadI had my assessment yesterday and I was informed that I have traits, but am not autistic. This does not feel right
Read more
I think it’s especially hard for autistic people to know the difference between how they intended to make someone feel & how they actually made someone feel. I think particularly
Read more
Day 2 of the #AutisticaFestival with fantastic panel discussions this morning on 'Quality of life, stress and wellbeing' and this afternoon on 'Mental Health and co-occurring conditions' Some of the
Read more
Elon Musk is the worst kind of autistic white boyHe has an entitlement complex which during the pandemic has seen him endanger his employees.Claim that he was making respirators (he
Read more
Society chooses how to disadvantage most autistic people.Let's take our supposed 'social deficits'.For decades, society wouldn't consider that our way of communicating was different, not broken. Now we have the
Read more