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Today I am going to share something very personal with you all, because I know I am not the only one experiencing this but it is not talked about enough:Why

Many people are learning about autism for the first time right now - especially about autistic people who don‘t speak and use devices to communicate.And there‘s a lot to learn!To

We live in stressful times.Stress kills.I want me fellow autistic people to live as long and healthily as possibly, so here is a thread of what helps ME to cope

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

Something most abled people (and even many disabled people) don’t understand is that services for disabled people that require an application process ROUTINELY and PURPOSEFULLY deny applications.That‘s because they KNOW

Eye contact is a cultual thing.Some cultures see it as a requirement, some consider it rude.Autistic culture considers eye contact optional.Autistic culture acknowledges that eye contact can hinder cognitive functioning,

An aspect of Executive Dysfunction people who don't experience it seem unable to understand:It doesn't only affect things I don't like doing, don't want to do, struggle with once I

I have #migraines.I just realized that it might really help other people to read about my lived experience with this condition so - here‘s a thread on my migraines!What are

When I was little my #SelectiveMutism was a part of my daily life.It was horrible - but I had never known anything else and so it was my normal.I thought

Police departments abusing the new Twitter restricted replies function to lie about protests and the actions they used should be a bannable offense.Official accounts like this should NOT be allowed

I think it‘s important to not respond to someone‘s „I can‘t...“ experience with an „Oh I also can‘t...but I have to anyways because if I didn‘t push through...“Still being able

Ensuring autistic people are leading in autism-related issues is not enough.We must ensure that a VARIETY of autistic people is represented.Trans autistics, BIPOC autistics, non-speaking autistics, poor autistics...we still have