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This tweet is my #AutisticPrideMonth thread collector. The work I do this month will be gathered under this tweet as replies, so that it'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
Here's my own story about #autisticPride https://twitter.com/mykola/status/1377583242786787329
Here's a list of things not to say to people who have just told you that they're autistic! https://twitter.com/mykola/status/1379025734279307267
Here, check out the QT's and replies from autistic people talking about their special interests! :) https://twitter.com/mykola/status/1379093770940133376
Here's a Quote Tweet bomb with information specifically for cis straight white able-bodied autistic men: https://twitter.com/mykola/status/1379849863429513218
Here's a really personal and vulnerable thread about what it feels like to experience a meltdown. https://twitter.com/mykola/status/1379559490257879040
Here'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
Here's a ton of autistic people with advice about discovering you're Autistic as an adult! https://twitter.com/mykola/status/1380517004537430018
Autism + ADHD is a special profile, distinct from either pure autism or pure ADHD. Here's a ton of Autistic ADHD folks talking about that experience: https://twitter.com/mykola/status/1380875956672475143
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
Autistic people deal with something called Autistic Burnout, and it's terrible and horrifying and debilitating and no doctor has ever heard of it. Learn more here. https://twitter.com/mykola/status/1382324127483187206
Here'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
Here's a quote-tweet bomb of autistic selfies! I love the wide diversity, there's no one way to "look" autistic. https://twitter.com/mykola/status/1385233369374633985
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't need ABA, we don't need genetic research into autism prevention. https://twitter.com/mykola/status/1385670123416076289
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
Here's a thread for the self-employed autistic community to boost their own work - go buy some art! https://twitter.com/mykola/status/1387406587753549829
Here's about 150 autistic people as of this writing sharing their experiences of masking: https://twitter.com/mykola/status/1387794143708073991
And to wrap things up this month, here's a thread where I flip the script and ask allistic people to share what they've learned about us this month. This got more answers than I expected, and made me happy! https://twitter.com/mykola/status/1388134888914624515
Thank you so much to everyone who participated in the many conversations linked throughout the thread above. We've collaborated to create a powerful resource - hundreds of #ActuallyAutistic voices speaking up about issues that matter to us.
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