#Autistic

Sarah Kelloway Feltham, PhD

felthams

I’ve realized that one of my strategies, when I’m getting flustered or upset, is to try very very hard to explain myself calmly and in detail.https://twitter.com/aspiehuman/status/1338656999635095552 It’s hard work; I’m

ExistentialAspie ☘️📢

ExistentialAsp1

I'm not a puzzle, I'm just #ActuallyAutistic I'm not a higher being with superpowers I'm not an enigma, wishing to be solved I'm not intentionally misleadingI am highly misunderstood I

Bi Dyke

Azure_Husky

I am tired of the type of less explicit transphobia where cis people see transness as a Last Resort to be tried only after we've tried leaning into gender, being

R✿YA ʚɞ THEY/THEM

16jinsouls

hey this is a thread on why mocking “picky eaters” is ableist and just general pretty fucking shitty MAJOR TW FOR DISCUSSIONS OF RELATIONSHIPS W FOOD / FOOD / EATING

Laura

lolobilto

1. Today was my first #ActuallyAutistic assessment appointment with General Psychiatry services. The appointment didn't really go how I thought it would. 2. Bit of background - I'm 38, currently

Adam Eargle

adameargle

As a parent of a 6 year old with autism...I have some thoughts on this...So strap in, it’s gonna be a ride. A thread/https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/08/us/salt-lake-city-police-shoot-boy-autism-trnd/index.html In 7 years, my son, Griff,

Women's Voices

WomenReadWomen

Let's talk about the transgender connection to anime, porn, pedophilia, and autogynephilia. If you have the courage, search "futa porn." This is significant to those with anime avatars that constantly

korisndr supremacist

wclfstqrs

my twelve/thirteen neurodivergent/sexuality/gender headcanons bc i’m bored: a thread twelve:- he uses they/them pronouns or neopronouns and identifies as genderqueer- panromantic/aspec- autistic- social anxiety clara oswald:- she/they pro

Post-Liberal Pete 🇬🇧

post_liberal

Erik Hurst thinks that this is, in part, bc of video gameshttps://review.chicagobooth.edu/economics/2016/article/video-killed-radio-star https://twitter.com/WilcoxNMP/status/1303671859519553543 Lots of young men with no friends, living with

Ann Memmott PGC🌈

AnnMemmott

Yesterday, I mentioned a new study was out on early interventions, including ABA, for autistic people. Huge study from impressive team. (Systematic Review).https://www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/hta/hta24350#/s6 is the link.It found only li

Badger North is a badger

MxBadgerNorth

My youngest one is a liner-upper. It never occurred to me that it was unusual for him to play this way. In fact, I think his arrangements are beautiful and

Sarah Boon

Saraheboon

We talk about a lot on here how autism presents differently in women and girls. I've just been looking through old home videos from my family. To me, it's obvious

🇬🇧 IM 🇬🇧

TellYourSonThis

Men who show off how little they care about emotions reveal what an ineffective leader they are, because managing people is, by definition, managing their emotions - and thus you

Lindsay Mohler💉❄️

lindsaymohler

It’s a privilege to have a PH.D. A thread... Ableism and racism, queerphobia, and more continue to be rampant in this country. And yet, higher education cares more about the

Matt N.

iAmMattN

Andrew Yang is neuro-atypical and has a son that is autistic. He and his wife can choose any living situation they want. Yang works overtime to help us all. He

Ann Memmott PGC🌈

AnnMemmott

Next up in today's reading, a behaviourist team traps children in a room so they can't escape. No mention of sensory accommodations in room.Enforce workload. If child fails to comply,

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