Neurotypicals be like: “I organized your kitchen for you! It works SO MUCH BETTER NOW, aren’t you grateful?!?!?”
Us, surveying the damage, knowing it will take us weeks to put shit back in a way that makes sense for us: ��uh, yes. Yes, of course thank you.
Them: WELL YOU DON’T SEEM GRATEFUL!
Us: 😒😒😒😒
People literally do not understand how suicidality works from a hormonal/neuroscience perspective, but it’s almost like your brain having a car crash. Has very little to do with your conscious mind, which is why protective factors matter a LOT.
If an autistic person asks you to buy a particular brand of food, clothing or product, please listen. The brand is often important to us, not because we are shallow, but because each brand has their own idiosyncrasies, resulting in some meeting our specific needs and others not.
We are hugely saddened to hear of the passing of the magnificent Robbie Coltrane who played Hagrid with such kindness, heart and humour in the Harry Potter films. He was a wonderful actor, a friend to all and he will be deeply missed.
I need someone to explain to me why it’s always “if you can’t pay rent, buy fewer lattes and avocado toasts” and not “if you can’t pay your employees a living wage, buy fewer yachts and real estate”.
Explain it to me like I’m in kindergarten.
This student loan debate is exhausting. Just say you want poor people to stay poor and be done with it jfc. Your taxes are going to get collected whether or not it goes to help people with student loans, y’all just like to stay mad. No one cries when billionaires get bailouts…
I just witnessed an unconscious woman being raped at the corner of Toulouse & Royal in New Orleans. Two @NOPDNews officers drove by yet ignored the situation. I called 911 and flagged down a third officer. The officer chose not respond and maintained his place on the next corner.
Just because a student does not raise their hand, does not mean that they are not thinking deeply about the content. We need to broaden what we mean by engagement in our classrooms/schools. This will invite/value more students in the learning process.