Learning day by day what it means to be #ActuallyAutistic. Hoping this piece I wrote also helps others with similar experiences. Living My Life More Authentically Autistic by Dr Trish Leonard-Curtin - https://t.co/YBfeEYzefR
The longer I live, the more deeply I learn that love — whether we call it friendship or family or romance — is the work of mirroring and magnifying each other’s light. https://t.co/kj22LdegF1
4/4 To celebrate this & a huge website revamp I've got *10%* off all my online trainings
You can use the code: REVAMP at checkout for 10% off anything, valid until 30 September 2023
You can find out about The Inside of Autism & other training here:
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Are you working with adults with ADHD looking for more resources you can signpost? You might be interested in attending @adhdireland's info evening about UMAAP, a psychoed and ACT programme for adults with ADHD
https://t.co/wdBI4U8v1Y
@UCDPsychology@PsychSocIreland
Come see some fantastic speakers including our own John Pendal #Alexithymia & our founder/CeO @killen_tara#NeuroaffirmativePractice & Post-Identification Support
Speaking at the 4th Autism & Systemic Practice conference tomorrow & Fri
Tickets here:
https://t.co/iDWuwbHDL8
Why on earth do professional bodies develop guidelines on autism without consulting their OWN members WHO ARE OPENLY AUTISTIC ???
Do they not realise how lucky they are to have members who are safe to disclose?
Then they’re surprised when their guidelines are slammed 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
ABA is incompatible with a neurodivergent-affirming, human rights based approach.
No amount of appropriating of the ND movement language changes this fundamental fact.
The rigidity with which the industry refuses to grapple honestly w its existential crisis is breathtaking
The ADHD tendency to multitask during TV and miss a crucial scene and rewind too far and get bored while waiting for the missed scene and multitask again and miss said scene, again. AND again.
Hope I wont be the Grinch who spoilt #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek2023 but there's such an avalanche of well-meaning but misguided definitions of #Neurodiversity out there that I've decided Enough is Enough. So here's my Jeremiad on How NOT To! Pls RT https://t.co/F8HEexyAQc
I'm excited to be helping to organise this free online conference on May 25 & 26, with a fabulous line up of inspirational speakers to be announced soon.
"Neurodiversity – Shifting Paradigms in Mental Health" https://t.co/myRtNReRY4 @Eventbrite
Many autistic people proofread and edit a text/email/message 5-10 times before sending it, to make sure they don’t send anything that might be misread as: rude, cold, condescending, critical, angry, ill-informed and/or sarcastic. If we ever take long to reply, this might be why.
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.
@Rubberbandits It’s a bit like the “Highly Sensitive Person” construct for people who want to distance themselves from autism because they think autistic people have no empathy. Maybe you’re autistic!