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It's perfectly normal for a person to be absolutely OK with being disabled. It's ableism and an ableist society that makes this seem weird. A person being OK with being

Employers - please read.I had a second interview with a company that culminated in me having a serious meltdown. This could easily have been avoided.#AutismAcceptanceMonth Firstly, unlike other companies

It can be very difficult for autistic adults to stay in work. As high a figure as 80% unable to find long term work has been suggested, and in my

Autism and masking, orwho the hell am I then?A brief intense thread. Please share. /1 Masking is the conscious or subconscious effort that an #autistic person makes to appear neurotypical

Autistic Sensory Overload - A #ThreadAs requested by @Kirsty_H220 - a thread on how sensory overload feels for me as an #autistic person. Please note this is based on my

Things that an autistic person might struggle with on an average day, especially if they also have anxiety and depression - a thread.Based on personal experience. Please share to raise

I have a summary of why it is that poor people suffer so much, even in the UK.I call it my Bin Bag thesis.So, well off folk seem to find

If you respond to poor children not having enough to eat by passive aggressively tweeting cheap shopping lists of the kind of food you'd expect to eat in a Victorian

Neurotypical people of Earth: this is an announcement.For millennia you have shared this planet with autistic people. In that time, you have benefitted greatly from the positive developments they have

What they really mean - a thread.1. Virtue signalling.Used as an insult to suggest you're simply trying to jump on the 'being nice' bandwagon (which is apparently a bad thing)

Hey American followers - you can mock us Brits for many things but don't come after our food. We like things subtle. That's our thing. Subtle food. Delicate flavours. Moderation.We

There is an unpleasant core of people who are very upset and angry at the idea of autistic people self identifying and self advocating. These people spend their time on