autism awareness
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Conversation moving towards high functioning autists as truth seers? 🍿 https://t.co/vxirQcGrDa
I’m rewriting Phantom of the Opera btw. In this version the Phantom is just autistic. Everyone in the Opera House plays into his charade to humor him. He kidnaps Christine and expl...
As an Autistic psychotherapist, I’d like to break down the diagnosis of autism through an Autistic lens. Translating the DSM-5 language into Autistic experience really highlight...
1/ With vicious personal attacks and slander on my character, it is time for me to respond. This is a deeply painful personal thread. My personal life, in contrast to my business...
I simply do dozens of squats every day with more weight on the barbell than my bodyweight. I *am* my own chainmail shirt. https://t.co/SUZB2PEY13
Late identified Autism is like a sonic Boom … your life starts falling apart faster and faster … the pressure building up in ways that don’t frequently occur in nature … the typica...
It is extremely common for electronics to hum. It's just that they are designed, when possible, to hum at frequencies outside of the range of typical human hearing. Cheap or aging...
@cynanthrope Last time I checked cynanthrope you identify as Autsitic. The fact that you engage with members of the Autsitic Community and sometimes agree with them More Than...
This is such a beautifully Autistic Meta-Experience … My meme about Autistic Reframing has revealed a moment of Autistic Alternate Association … https://t.co/zw7Zx77sA0
@evagriffs The Autistic spectrum is vast. I am a little uncomfortable talking about the details because many confuse what I am saying for supporting the concept of high/low functio...
@athundt We call it a "nonlinear contradiction response" because Autists who experience this appear to have a "nonlinear" (out of expectation, outside of "operating parameters") re...
S10-E20 “Poops … I didn’t do it again” An entire episode dedicated to a father and daughter who are home poopers … as opposed to … as Bob calls them “Poop-any-wheres” This is a...
People identifying as Autistic often come to the very logical conclusion they they should say “I mighty have mild Aspergers” to dip their toe into the Autistic Community. Please...
Kenyan Autistic parents have asked me questions and I feel strong enough to finally answer it... First of all, if your child is Autistic, one of you is likely Autistic. The best th...
A common topic among the 'severe autism' groups is physical behavior from some Autistic/Disabled people that can cause harm to themselves, or others. Often referred to as 'violent'...
I had no clue that I was an autistic person until my 50s. I have masked heavily my whole life. I was just seen *and othered* as weird, sensitive, creative, gifted, intense, nerdy,...
Can I please just clarify that autism is NOT “predominantly a social interaction disability”? That’s simply what is most immediately obvious to non-autistic people, because (agai...
A list of things that can be signs of autism (especially in women). Daily burnout. Needing to nap or be away from people daily to maintain or reduce feeling burnout. Being uncom...
1 in 3 kids will have Autism by 2035. Yes, you read that correctly. And it's only the tip of the iceberg👇 https://t.co/uaYgV6CwgQ
