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[autisticMe @autistic_me]

Thread of helpful books to learn about neurodiversity! Note that I haven't read all of them, so I will add an x if I have! I'm open to suggestions to add on to this thread! #Neurodiversity #Neuroatypical #NeuroTwitter #NeurodiverseSquad

[Accessibility London @A11yLondon]

It’s not accessible if you have to ask for access.

[autisticMe @autistic_me]

@Autist_Writer Yup, definitely! I even got the 'you can't be autistic because another patient of mine was autistic and they weren't like you' when I tried to suggest this despite my psychologist believing it was only depression and anxiety

[autisticMe @autistic_me]

Not fond, prefer autism, autist and autistic. Anything else feels... weird

[Autistic Girls Network @AutisticGirls_]

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[autisticMe @autistic_me]

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[@[email protected] @AutSciPerson]

#SayNoToABA
This is the summary of the podcast of the ABA therapist:

"I'm being bullied by autistic people! We don't want to hurt people, we just want to change autistic people's behaviors, like stimming, so they won't get bullied & so they'll have friends. I'm not an ableist!"

[autisticMe @autistic_me]

Sounds like they are grasping at straws /figuratively now that they now longer have control over the narrative of ABA. #SayNoToABA

[Sarah K @fodderfigure]

I picked up a bunch of new followers for autism tweets. It's autism awareness/acceptance month. I'm autistic and I would like to cultivate wider awareness/acceptance of my writing.

So I'm putting together a little greatest hits ("hits") package for you:

[autisticMe @autistic_me]

Fridges are noisy

[autisticMe @autistic_me]

I wasn't ready for, was the depression and PTSD that came with all my experiences. I don't wish this upon anyone.

It's worth noting I wasn't dx autistic at this time, but specific language disorder and dyslexic. 8/8

[autisticMe @autistic_me]

I didn't go through ABA (as far as I know), but I did go through speech and behaviour therapy when I was 4.

I remember being constantly corrected when I said a word or sentence wrong. No focus on what I actually wanted to say, just how I said it. This affected my 1/

[autisticMe @autistic_me]

been exposed to emotional abuse for many years, it's still there. I still fall back to it to protect myself. Even though I'm not being emotionally abused. It just feels like instinct now and I don't want it to be. I spent many years planning how I wanted my life, but what 7/

[autisticMe @autistic_me]

I think they misunderstand exception with equity

[autisticMe @autistic_me]

I'm definitely feeling this having been denied one of the services for autistics

[Structured Success @StructuredSucc]

We don't stop being autistic at 18.

Ending all support services for autistic folks at 18 does so much harm, and completely ignores folks diagnosed as adults

[autisticMe @autistic_me]

@SpectrumThis Maybe, from what I read it can be low blood pressure (not even sure if that's the case here). But the recommendation for extensive yawning is contact your doctor, so I guess I probably should do that as most sources claim it's not normal

[autisticMe @autistic_me]

Genuine question: Do you experience that you yawn a lot when barely exercising?

When I try to mildly exercise, sing or dance, I yawn constantly and it's always been like this, and it's getting in the way of these activities. Is it just my body's inability to obtain enough O2?