AutisticSciencePerson, Discover and Read the Best of Twitter Threads by @AutSciPerson

AutisticSciencePerson

#ActuallyAutistic people, especially AFAB people and women:You are not "really annoying."You are not a "know it all."It is not okay to make fun of autistic-coded characters, and negatively label common

"The first thing we saw was that she was talking more."#Autism101This is what happens when you take your kid out of ABA.#SayNoToABAThe autistic child who had "elopement" problems suddenly didn't

Let me show you how many types of consent ABA therapists break.#SayNoToABA #ColorTheSpectrumFirst:"Consent: Both people want to share touch."Nope. ABA therapists do "hand-over-hand" to make autistic kids complete tasks t

#SayNoToABA What neurotypical ABA therapy would look like:Rewarding a child for not making eye contact.Rewarding a child for stimming and taking the reward away when they don't stim anymore.1/11 Expecting

#Autism101 #AutismAcceptanceMonth Common parent question answered: What do I do when my autistic child upsets a non-autistic child? Do I tell them to change their tone/not say mean things?Answer:

I didn't want to say "I told you so,"but it's been 9 episodes and basically no one has confronted or acknowledged the fact that he experiences chronic pain.For some reason

A thread on gaming accessibility:I am so tired of being ablesplained to and told that hyperacusis doesn't matter. That I should be excluded.I wanted to give feedback about a new

Today (as every day) is a good day to #SayNoToABAI never was in ABA therapy, but here's a secret:Internalized ableism and telling yourself you should be able to "deal with

Non-autistic people, seriously.Can we get a f*cking break right now?Just stop writing about us. Seriously. I'd rather have allistics have 0 knowledge about autistic people than have terrible stereotypes, inspiration

So Chris Rock is autistic."His decision to seek meaningful help..by a friend’s suggestion he may have Asperger’s. It prompted a nine-hour battery of cognitive tests earlier this year, from which

As a non-autistic person, I pledge to1. Not force eye contact onto other people2. Not assume autistic people aren't paying attention when not looking at me.3. Not assume negative intentions

#Autism101 #AllAutistics #ActuallyAutisticcw bullying, mental healthAnother "Please tell your child they are autistic" thread. My advice to every parent, as a person who was undiagnosed growing up, is to TELL