Autistic Octopus

Autistic adult. I love octopuses, and most shades of green. And reading. And all sorts of games. And curling. And people who can recognize the quotes I use.

[Autistic Octopus @AutisticOctopus]

Death doesn’t justify #Ableism, & saying it was memorializing a disabled person?...Makes it worse. Yes, even if the family said they approved the quote, b/c we have learned the hard way: Our non-disabled family members are often the most ableist of all towards us. :-(

[Autistic Octopus @AutisticOctopus]

@JoAnnsFoodBites @EricMGarcia NOPE. I'm disabled. I do NOT have "special needs". Urgh! There's NO shame in the word disabled. https://t.co/GKYjnRKg5l

[Gregory Mansfield @GHMansfield]

Ableism is not accidental, an oversight or well-intentioned.
At its best, it is the devaluation of disabled people.
At its worst, it is bigotry and poses a risk to disabled lives.

[Autistic Octopus @AutisticOctopus]

Autistics have interests just like everyone else; not -special interests-. Check out my latest post: https://t.co/vM2LyadLIR …

#ActuallyAutistic #hobbies

[Autistic Octopus @AutisticOctopus]

This is NOT okay. https://t.co/unKmhdPsZ7

[Autistic Octopus @AutisticOctopus]

@dominickevans So true. I hate that term. I blogged about why I don't like it... about this time last year, I think.

[Autistic Octopus @AutisticOctopus]

https://t.co/C1vvITWMuI
The stress of needing support from a company that says they can only help if you call them!

#ActuallyAutistic #accessibility

[Autistic Octopus @AutisticOctopus]

https://t.co/3LNdufHt7n

#AutismAcceptanceMonth #ActuallyAutistic

[The Bullshit Fairy @BullshitFairy]

"I am not socially awkward, I am socially different." ~ Rhi, AutNot https://t.co/8OyDCJZLyw #autism #actuallyautistic

[Autistic Octopus @AutisticOctopus]

Connect with me on MeWe here: https://t.co/ucvEcxPAYL #ActuallyAutistic

[Autistic Octopus @AutisticOctopus]

A must read: https://t.co/7kbKDqQfiO

[LoveAccept Autistics @Aut_Love_Accept]

in a world where many people are afraid, there's the few brave souls.

In a world where the first words of... https://t.co/LpwvyhiUAn

[Autistic Octopus @AutisticOctopus]

@NeuroRebel This is from 2014. (Still sad to see again though. Was a big loss for sure.)

[Alice Wong @DisVisibility]

Please signal boost: What #Medicaid means to me as a disabled person https://t.co/cbJA4pOOtQ #HandsOff #TrumpBudget #AHCA #CripTheVote

[Autistic Octopus @AutisticOctopus]

@autselfadvocacy When I try to view the article, it says"Access Denied: You do not have permission...."

[Autistic Octopus @AutisticOctopus]

https://t.co/HEw7T30huF I don't have "special needs"! (& why I can't stand that phrase!) #ActuallyAutistic #JustHumanNeeds #specialneeds

[Autistic Octopus @AutisticOctopus]

Why I think @13ReasonsWhy got it right. (TW in post for suicide, depression, poss. spoilers, etc). https://t.co/wPlsoJyx90 #13ReasonsWhy

[Autistic Octopus @AutisticOctopus]

Puzzle pieces are NOT cute. #ActuallyAutistic https://t.co/jvzDbwH98U