🌜Michaela🌛

I don’t expect you to get my perspective🎭 // #neurodiversity #disabilitystudies #activism #ADHD #ActuallyAutistic

[🌜Michaela🌛 @the_goodsmaster]

@KatyElphinstone My birthday is my favorite holiday

[IAmIronMan @IAmIronMan42522]

@autisticdoc Autistic mental health professionals are the future for autism acceptance.

[The Autistic Coach & Rabbi(nical Student) @AutisticCoach_]

We don't talk enough about suicide in the #ActuallyAutistic community. We are 11x more likely to unalive ourselves than our NT peers & 65% of us have had suicidal thoughts. 35% of us have attempted to unalive ourselves. We need to discuss this openly and support our community.

[🌜Michaela🌛 @the_goodsmaster]

@AutisticCoach_ Warning signs: can’t block out everyday noises & they begin to get so loud it’s painful, getting very irritable when misunderstood, & extreme skin picking.
Tools: typically none, but maybe disassociate, watch familiar tv shows, weighted Snuggie, sit in the dark, dog cuddles 🤷🏼‍♀️

[ADHDinos @ADHDinos]

The Game Plan™

[🌜Michaela🌛 @the_goodsmaster]

@WhatTheADHD I might have ADHD, but I also have some anxiety and anxiety about that too lol lol I’m sorry I don’t know how to make it feel better

😂😂

[🌜Michaela🌛 @the_goodsmaster]

@AutisticCoach_ I work as a Personal Care Assistant for a disabled person with limited mobility, so I spend most of my shifts in their home where it’s just the two of us! I love it cuz it’s not overstimulating, it’s extremely laid back, & I’ve made a genuine friend out of it! 🫶🏼

[🌟Cheshire Cat ᓚᘏᗢ, @autismsupsoc]

Fun Fact:

Interesting, clever, unexpected, or little known Facts are often fun for Autistic people.

[Heather Cook 🦓🖖Autistic Coach @hmm_cook]

You might be #HighMasking if you have one thing scheduled in the day and it feels like the whole day is shot.

#ActuallyAutistic #AutisticTwitter #ADHDTwitter #AuDHD #Neurodiversity #AutisticBurnout

[hijade2madre @HijaDe2Madre]

We won't have marriage equality until Disabled people can get married without losing their healthcare and income!

[🌜Michaela🌛 @the_goodsmaster]

A great read if you have the time, if not, here's the abstract 🙂

Neurodivergent intersubjectivity: Distinctive features of how autistic people create shared understanding - Brett Heasman, Alex Gillespie, 2019 https://t.co/nvtvadNA9n

[Callum Stephen (He/Him) @AutisticCallum_]

Do you do this? 😁⬇️

[Callum Stephen (He/Him) @AutisticCallum_]

Be warned that when asking an autistic person how they are, there is a strong risk they might actually tell you. Some of us have a reflex response of (or along the lines of) “good, thank you, you?” that we release however we feel, but some of us are programmed to answer honestly.

[ADHDinos @ADHDinos]

So disassociated I don’t even know what tasks I’m neglecting

[🌜Michaela🌛 @the_goodsmaster]

THIS. If I have to “actively listen” to you, I PROMISE I’m not listening—I’m thinking about adjusting my own behavior so it “looks” like I’m listening to you. I will not fully process anything you say and our convo will be pointless 🤷🏼‍♀️😬

[Geraint Evans is: AuDHD @GeraintWorks]

I hate that "active listening" became a thing. I get that neurotypicals might find it useful but for me it's a choice between looking like I'm listening or actual comprehension.

[Geraint Evans is: AuDHD @GeraintWorks]

I hate that "active listening" became a thing. I get that neurotypicals might find it useful but for me it's a choice between looking like I'm listening or actual comprehension.

[Callum Stephen (He/Him) @AutisticCallum_]

Reasons I am proud to be autistic 🧵

1. High level of empathy

Many autistic people have incredibly high levels of empathy, especially for other marginalised people and those who are vulnerable. Sometimes it just looks different to NT empathy and is therefore not recognised.

[worm girl @babybrinner]

My 10 yr old autistic son’s homework is always about life skills. I thought everyone here on #ActuallyAutistic Twitter would appreciate his answer. 😂

[Veni, vidi, vici @SolitudinarianA]

An Inaccurate self-diagnosis of autism, is rarer than a clinical misdiagnosis of an autistic.

[Elsa Williams @williamspidge]

My dad refuses to believe his daughter is autistic on the basis he’s not, before determinedly showing us his shell collection in the middle of a family meal