#Autismacceptance

since April is #AutismAcceptanceMonth , and i'm frankly sick of hiding it for so long in shame, i'm coming out and saying i'm autistic.no, this isn't an April Fools joke,
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April is just a week away, which means autistic people everywhere are bracing ourselves for what is known in non-autistic circles as “Autism Awareness Month.” Here are some things you
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Autism, Depression and Sexual Desire: A Thread. (Yes I know this is not something I usually post but I guess I think I need to put my personal engagements with
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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
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The DSM-5 Autism criteria, translated by an autistic. A thread.#AllAutistics #AutismAwarenessMonth #AutismAwareness #AutismAcceptanceMonth #AutismAcceptance “Deficits in social-emotional reciprocity, abnormal social approach, failure of normal conv
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Since #CripCamp is being talked about I want to share my experience as an #ActuallyAutistic camp counselor leading a group of boys one of whom was #Autistic/a thread#Autism #AutismAcceptance
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A latest study about autistic people recognising facial expressions and emotions has been published at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1056499320300183?via%3Dihub. It is quite a big study! I am going to tweet my thoughts on
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#ThreadAn A-Z of autistic strengths, from a personal autistic perspective.Autism is so often defined in terms of ‘deficits’ and ‘disorders’.This is a celebration of some of our positive autistic characteristics.#AutisticPride#Autism
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I am writing on detailed blog post on stimming, but it‘s going to be a while - so I thought I‘d share some key points here, because it keeps coming
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Today is #WorldAutismAwarenessDay and I'd like to remind the museum field that we exist as your peers and colleagues, in addition to being an increasingly popular audience (yay!) for
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Hey!! please interact with this tweet! The fundraiser that Mark Rober has created is funding NEXT for Autism, a group that funds other organizations like Autism Speaks, an autism hate
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#ThreadA-Z of autism from a personal autistic perspective. ‘V’s Virtues, values, and validity. #AutisticPride#AutismAcceptance #AutismAcceptanceMonth 1/ We often hear about negative autistic traits and characteristics.So-called ‘sym
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I think I'm finally ready to not hide the fact that I'm indigenous Don't get me wrong, I'm fucking terrified. But maybe my visibility will help someone else Update: i
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We love reading stories about animals. Why not watch the live webcams at @EdinburghZoo as inspiration for a story? The must be having an interesting chat don’t you think...?
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