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Lilo the Autistic Queer

When I was 15 a "friend" - whom I had tried to disclose OCD obsessions and resulting compulsive behaviors to - told me that my mental illness was "all in

People ask me this a lot, so for what it's worth: I don't think we should misgender cis people either. Even to "show them how it feels" as a response

Hey.I see this happening a lot in the current discourse so I think we need a reminder. *we do not compare race and racism to disability and ableism*They are not

A conversation I had earlier got me really curious...Thread of polls incoming: What emotion do you usually read this emoji to mean? What emotion do you usually read this

I have a complex communication disability (my communication difficulties are caused by multiple disabilities, not just one - that makes other people knowing how to help VERY difficult because they

So, something I want to say. Sometimes someone like @autisticb4mmr or @lilririah or @guardie188 or @MaidenOfCyn or a few other folks might reply to me when I'm interacting with a

I really would like to see more information on mediation for neurodivergent people because I feel like the typical tips don't work well for us. Like a lot of times

I want to start a mega thread exploring all the ways to stim. Show me how you stim with the hashtag #WeStimLikeI'll try to post several of my own in

Do y'all want a tour of my stim pouch? . Well this seems overwhelmingly like a yes. Ok! This does not include my chews because I keep them in a

I have an OCD joke butI have an OCD joke butI have an OCD joke but I have an OCD joke but if I say it my cousin might die.

Disabled community - how do we feel about people who wear glasses (and have no other conditions) claiming it's technically a disability?When a person in my class did this is

CW: alcoholSometimes I think about how the first time my partner's father drank in front of me he apologized for it because they were southern baptists. That was such a