Valerie Burzynski

Transgender, Autistic, ADHD, Web Developer, Geek, Nerd

[Valerie Burzynski @vburzynski]

@KieranRose7 But wouldn’t a truly trauma-informed school be doing more good than a school that just tries to stop or lessen trauma induction?

[Valerie Burzynski @vburzynski]

@adhdjesse I just curate and manage a library of 15,000 personal bookmarks collected over the last 15 plus years 🙃

[Valerie Burzynski @vburzynski]

@bendyworks Some systems are necessarily or inherently complex. When embraced and managed you may stabilize the patterns. Then in cases of system failure, the question becomes: What perturbed the system to cause instability? And what measures might now control the output?

[Valerie Burzynski @vburzynski]

@bendyworks A system could also be over-complicated rather than complex (or both). Complicated systems have a high degree of difficulty but are deterministic and follow rules. A complex system is nonlinear and nondeterministic.

[Valerie Burzynski @vburzynski]

@bendyworks An overly complex system would be one that is excessively comprised of many individual parts organized in a needlessly intricate fashion. Said another way, such a system fulfills a purpose or objective that would be equally or better performed by a simpler and streamlined system

[Valerie Burzynski @vburzynski]

The Battlestation

[@[email protected] @AutSciPerson]

Are you tired of explaining why many well-known autism charities are bad?

Well then do I have a diagram for you! (alt-text included).

Don't #ColorTheSpectrum
#AutismAcceptanceMonth
#ActuallyAutistic

[Myk is Walking Backwards @mykola]

Hey, how's this for autism 'awareness' month: some percentage of you who are reading this tweet are #actuallyAutistic and aren't aware of it.

I'm going to post a bunch of questions I wish I had been asked in this context, years ago. This is not diagnosis! But it's instructive.

[Autism_Sketches @Autism_Sketches]

Autism Acceptance Month is right around the corner, so here are some of the basics to know if you are neurotypical and you want to better understand and support autistics
#RedInstead #ActuallyAutistic

[ACLU @ACLU]

⚠️ ARKANSAS IS ABOUT TO BAN TRANS PEOPLE FROM ACCESSING HEALTH CARE ⚠️

[Valerie Burzynski @vburzynski]

I've also never been the first one to ask someone out unless you count one person that told me to ask her on a date, and it took me a long time to then do it. Fortunately I still have/had a few rather special relationships.

[Valerie Burzynski @vburzynski]

The subject for day 3 of #30DaysOfAutismAcceptance is platonic and romantic relationships. I've had difficulty making and keeping friends throughout my life. It's turned around a bit in recent years and I have a small group of amazing friends I hold onto dearly.

[Valerie Burzynski @vburzynski]

As for romantic relationships. I am usually clueless whether someone might be showing interest in me. I've previously realized after the fact that an outing with someone was very likely considered a date.

[Valerie Burzynski @vburzynski]

At the same time because I can pass, people don't always perceive me as being autistic, and may not grant any credibility to it. When I am struggling, people can be caught off-guard because I don't appear as if I actually need help.

[Valerie Burzynski @vburzynski]

The prompt for day 2 of #30DaysOfAutismAcceptance explores the experience of being out and/or passing. I've been open and public about being autistic since receiving my diagnosis...
#ActuallyAutistic

[Valerie Burzynski @vburzynski]

It isn't a façade, but rather the face I present to be more effective at interacting and operating in a world that doesn't always accommodate neurodivergence. Being out has given me the opportunity to be more authentic with the people around me.