This tweet is my #AutisticPrideMonth thread collector. The work I do this month will be gathered under this tweet as replies, so that it& #39;s all easy to find.
I encourage other #actuallyAutistic people to reply to this tweet with their own work.
I encourage other #actuallyAutistic people to reply to this tweet with their own work.
Check out the quote tweets and replies to this thread: https://twitter.com/mykola/status/1377580481701683201">https://twitter.com/mykola/st...
Here& #39;s my own story about #autisticPride https://twitter.com/mykola/status/1377583242786787329">https://twitter.com/mykola/st...
Here& #39;s a list of things not to say to people who have just told you that they& #39;re autistic! https://twitter.com/mykola/status/1379025734279307267">https://twitter.com/mykola/st...
Here, check out the QT& #39;s and replies from autistic people talking about their special interests! :) https://twitter.com/mykola/status/1379093770940133376">https://twitter.com/mykola/st...
Here& #39;s a Quote Tweet bomb with information specifically for cis straight white able-bodied autistic men: https://twitter.com/mykola/status/1379849863429513218">https://twitter.com/mykola/st...
Here& #39;s a really personal and vulnerable thread about what it feels like to experience a meltdown. https://twitter.com/mykola/status/1379559490257879040">https://twitter.com/mykola/st...
Here& #39;s a special shoutout to #MedTwitter - this is what the autistic community wants you to know about their experience with doctors that think they understand autism. https://twitter.com/mykola/status/1380236384263417862">https://twitter.com/mykola/st...
Here& #39;s a ton of autistic people with advice about discovering you& #39;re Autistic as an adult! https://twitter.com/mykola/status/1380517004537430018">https://twitter.com/mykola/st...
Autism + ADHD is a special profile, distinct from either pure autism or pure ADHD. Here& #39;s a ton of Autistic ADHD folks talking about that experience: https://twitter.com/mykola/status/1380875956672475143">https://twitter.com/mykola/st...
Here are some quote tweets and replies from Autistic people who have, in whole or in part, healed from the trauma that so many of us seem to accumulate. https://twitter.com/mykola/status/1381586960473546759">https://twitter.com/mykola/st...
Autistic people deal with something called Autistic Burnout, and it& #39;s terrible and horrifying and debilitating and no doctor has ever heard of it. Learn more here. https://twitter.com/mykola/status/1382324127483187206">https://twitter.com/mykola/st...
Here& #39;s a bunch of Autistic people sharing information about their sensory issues. Sensory processing disorder is commonly comorbid with autism, and many of us struggle with hypo- or hyper-sensitivity to certain stimuli. https://twitter.com/mykola/status/1382716810307457028">https://twitter.com/mykola/st...
Here& #39;s a quote-tweet bomb of autistic selfies! I love the wide diversity, there& #39;s no one way to "look" autistic. https://twitter.com/mykola/status/1385233369374633985">https://twitter.com/mykola/st...
Are you looking to support autistic adults? Great! Here are Autistic people directly describing the kinds of support they need / would benefit from. We don& #39;t need ABA, we don& #39;t need genetic research into autism prevention. https://twitter.com/mykola/status/1385670123416076289">https://twitter.com/mykola/st...
In this thread I asked autistic people to define autism in their own words. No two are going to be the same, enjoy! https://twitter.com/mykola/status/1386688133362823169">https://twitter.com/mykola/st...
Here& #39;s a thread for the self-employed autistic community to boost their own work - go buy some art! https://twitter.com/mykola/status/1387406587753549829">https://twitter.com/mykola/st...
Here& #39;s about 150 autistic people as of this writing sharing their experiences of masking: https://twitter.com/mykola/status/1387794143708073991">https://twitter.com/mykola/st...
And to wrap things up this month, here& #39;s a thread where I flip the script and ask allistic people to share what they& #39;ve learned about us this month. This got more answers than I expected, and made me happy! https://twitter.com/mykola/status/1388134888914624515">https://twitter.com/mykola/st...
Thank you so much to everyone who participated in the many conversations linked throughout the thread above. We& #39;ve collaborated to create a powerful resource - hundreds of #ActuallyAutistic voices speaking up about issues that matter to us.
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