#Autism

✨beef era✨ @ 11 DAYS 🎉

monkiemech

• Autism & ADHD & why MK has it: A thread by someone w both.+ Keep in mind this is mostly going to match up w MY experiences & might

Emily♡

ItsEmilyKaty

This interview with @Sia is quite something...@maddieziegler didn't want to play the role because she was worried about offending someone (2:30 time stamp), but she was reassured that wouldn't happen

Erika Heidewald, Proud Autistic Bitch

erikaheidewald

If we’re going to talk about disabled people & the Holocaust today then let’s talk about Hans Asperger and why nobody should use the term “Aspergers” because he was a

autistictic

autistictic

Meltdowns aren‘t always or only emotional.Many things can contribute to overload that triggers meltdowns:- intense emotions- lack of sleep, food, and water- illness, pain etc.- sensory input- cognitive processingALL processing

Leah McElrath 🏳️‍🌈

leahmcelrath

In light of Elon Musk’s revelation, it’s important for people to know that the terms “Asperger Syndrome” and “Asperger’s” are no longer commonly used.There are three interrelated reasons for this

Liz Bernstein

yeralizard

Can I ask everyone to please stop using our perceived intelligence to assert the worth of autistics? It's a common refrain I hear from family members and caregivers, but it's

Toby Rogers PhD, MPP

uTobian

Autism is an epidemic. The first autism prevalence study (Treffert, 1970) showed an autism rate of less than 1 in 10,000 kids. Today the autism rate in the U.S. in

Sue Fletcher-Watson

SueReviews

APA guidelines still recommend person-first language for writing about autism but I am trying to use identity-first nearly all the time now. We had a positive experience with a journal

Luna Rose is staying home!

MissLunaRose

I saw a nasty poll about autism. Rather than put it on your feeds, I'm making a cooler one!Do you know any awesome autistic people? (Feel free to comment and

Alexa Rose White

AlexaRWhite

a'ight it's "if I don't talk about this I feel like my blood will boil for hours" o'clock, so I'm gonna break down everything I hate about this:https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/stephaniemcneal/myka-stauffer

Kelly Dawson

atthecrosswalk

"special needs" is not an accepted term in the disability community. yet, it is used repeatedly to describe us in major pubs—and that's a big problem. to explain why, i

Ryan Hendry

RyanHendry94

Whilst I am delighted to see that the Assembly motion to #BanConversionTherapy passed yesterday, and it is certainly an important milestone in LGBTQ rights here in NI, I’d just like

Autistic Bodybuilding

AutieBuilder

Here's the thing with being nonverbal:IT'S A STRESS RESPONSE!When we feel we can't get our message out, we stop talking. So, if a parent is committed to misunderstanding their autistic

Ann Memmott PGC🌈

AnnMemmott

I didn't know that the Westminster Commission on Autism …https://westminsterautismcommission.wordpress.com/about-2/ (Parliamentary MPs and related groups) was co-founded by this ABA organisation. https://thegivingtreefoundation.

Nebula 🌸

NebulaNekos

I no long support @/succulentbud and @/orquidiaart due to the recent accusations of race faking, faking being trans and faking autism as well as attacking smaller creators and minors with

pati ☁️ are from bummerland ✨

ajrstansmom

There’s this audio on tik tok about hyperfixation, and people use it to show off their hug ass collections of products related to what they are fixated with. I have