society thinks adhd is a hyper 8 year old boy who can't sit still in class. adhd is a 34 year old woman who hasn't opened her mail in 6 weeks, eats the same lunch every day, and cried in target last thursday because they moved the seasonal aisle.
Lewis Hamilton says there should be a limit to how much wealth one person can have
"One of the things that I struggle with every day is that there is such a disparity between the wealthy and the poor”
"When you drive around LA there's still so many people living on the streets. You shouldn't be able to have billions"
"I think there should be a limit to how much you can have because there's enough to go around for everyone”
Everyone’s panicking about “so many autistic kids” these days.
But here’s the thing: I’m autistic, and I wasn’t diagnosed until I was 27. I was one of those kids. You just didn’t call it autism.
You called it weird.
You called it difficult.
You called it shy, dramatic, awkward, or rude.
You bullied us. You punished us. You told us to try harder.
We were always here. You just didn’t know what we were.
I went to a BBQ a couple of years ago where everyone insisted I call the bean salad "salsa", correcting me every time; I know a 🚩 when it's waved in my face
We don’t talk enough about how exclusion is traumatic. Either by intentional exclusion or just from the fact that they don’t bother enough to even think about you. Disabled people are excluded by default and I can’t tell you how traumatizing it is to have that be the norm.
Me, met my abuser at 18, left 5 years later, am still being harassed-
@MerseyPolice, to me: you're disgusting and not worth protecting.
Me, to the PCC: your teams need better training
Them: idc
Me, to my MP: we need an advocacy service
Their office: you could get a lawyer 🤷
I think some of you forget that autistic people can come across as awkward, phrase things poorly, miss social cues, or use a tone that doesn’t match their intentions, because they’re autistic.