LoveAndAutism

Love & Autism: A Conference with Heart
held annually in San Diego, focuses on relationships - bridges lived experience, clinical practice & research.

[LoveAndAutism @LoveAndAutismSD]

Listening to #autistic voices will support your understanding of what it means to live a full and meaningful life with #autism. #shiftthenarrative #notapathology

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What do you want your child to reflect back to you, the label of disordered or the label of gifted in a new way? (quote by Suzy Miller) #shiftthenarrative #notapathology #autism

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Autistic power at work: https://t.co/bGX3iV3T11

[Dr Carly Jones MBE h(DS)c @CarlyJonesMBE]

🦠🧼 Should you have an #Autistic spouse /child /parent who seems to be doing strangely “ok” amongst the #coronavirus changes please bear in mind we often have emotional processing delays 🦠🧼.....

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We value neurodivergent leaders and reject the pathology paradigm because the development of healthy autistic identities matters. #shiftthenarrative #autism #beanally

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We Promise to value you and see you. Autistic people are not a collection of behaviors. #shiftthenarrative #notapathology #autism #loveandautism

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How we define autism is a socially constructed idea. Using a tragedy lens limits inclusion and is damaging to those who identify as autistic. We can re-define #autism. #shiftthenarrative #notapathology

[LoveAndAutism @LoveAndAutismSD]

Seven beliefs that hold many people, ND or NT, back from experiencing friendship. https://t.co/DJ8Wmj33SL

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Autistic people are neurodivergent thinkers. This does not make them abnormal. Each person has a different and valid way of thinking. Our world needs a collection of diverse minds. #shifthenarrative #autism

[LoveAndAutism @LoveAndAutismSD]

There is no real normal, only real people. #shiftthenarrative #autism

[LoveAndAutism @LoveAndAutismSD]

Messages that circulate within the autism community, such as the over-focus on behaviors, discussions of cures, and the pathology focus, communicate to autistics that you aren’t whole. You are whole and we are sorry if you have been made to feel otherwise. #shiftthenarrative

[LoveAndAutism @LoveAndAutismSD]

Happy Holidays!

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People on the spectrum are no less human than those who aren't. https://t.co/MdFH710BOw

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Few would be flattered when being compared to a jigsaw puzzle with a missing piece. #shiftthenarrative #autism #languagematters

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Are you looking for a way to contribute? Love & Autism is now accepting paid contributions for our website. https://t.co/QMeKKMsDHO

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Shopping for the holidays? #Support the #autistic community. https://t.co/UAZBmpi0yY

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If you feel guilt or shame while reading tweets/posts from autistic adults sharing how your language has made them feel, it is time to take this opportunity to examine your assumptions, language, treatment, and expectations. All forms of social change start with a look inward.

[LoveAndAutism @LoveAndAutismSD]

Happy Thanksgiving!