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R-word and Genius: Situationally Mute Hyperlexic Autistic https://t.co/vdpmPuO8qT— Stimpunks (@stimpunks) September 19, 2022

“Embryo” by @vialband is a fitting sign off to our bodily autonomy page.https://t.co/W3LyUYkHqUhttps://t.co/CEeGMaKjq5— Stimpunks (@stimpunks) September 19, 2022

Enjoy this restful music, art, and poetry about rest.https://t.co/ZCOIbDVx8N“We urgently need a society that’s better at letting people get the rest they need.”—@MxOolong “Our collective rest will save us.”—Tricia Hersey“Naps help you wake up.”—@TheNapMinistry— Stimpunks (@stimpunks) September 18, 2022

I'm looking to speak with folks with dementia about their experiences with it for @flashforwardpod. We've got plenty of experts on the science, policy, tech, etc, but really want to make sure we feature folks living with it. rose.eveleth@protonmail.com Thanks!— Rose Eveleth (@roseveleth) September 12, 2022

With five renditions of Rina Sawayama’s “Chosen Family” mixed with quotes from “The Autistic Trans Guide to Life”, “Queerly Autistic”, “#ChurchToo”, “Unmasking Autism”, “Exile and Pride”, and “The Beauty of Collaboration at Human Scale”.https://t.co/ua3wuI3AhR— Stimpunks (@stimpunks) September 18, 2022

Bravo!We added this to our glossary page on inspiration porn/inspiration exploitation.https://t.co/2D15GezYYc— Stimpunks (@stimpunks) September 18, 2022

I’m doing research on the crossover of Autism parents and Multi-Level Marketing and discovered Scentsy did a collab with Autism Speaks 😅🤦🏻‍♀️ pic.twitter.com/0oZTu9gtyO— Elora - Online 1 Room Schoolhouse (@1Schoolhouse) September 17, 2022

The push to return to normal is also depressing when you consider how counter-revolutionary it is to want a pre 2020 life back instead of viewing the pandemic’s disruption of stasis as a portal into a new world built around keeping all of us safe, fed, housed, cared for, free.— Han Olliver (@hanolliver) September 16, 2022

So I got married yesterday… pic.twitter.com/MKmVq3FOty— Sara Luterman (@slooterman) September 17, 2022

Reminder that you can’t separate the modern anti-vax movement from eugenicist beliefs aimed at autistic people. Reminder that conspiracy theories about vaccines have caused serious physical harm to and even killed autistic people (see: chelation therepy).— Your Local Queer Autistic Nerd. (@nmsnerd) September 16, 2022

It seems pretty commonplace to believe that disabled and chronically ill people are faking but not that doctors, medical professionals gaslight us about our symptoms? That’s weird… #KnivesOutSpoonies— Imani Barbarin, MAGC | Crutches&Spice ♿️ (@Imani_Barbarin) September 17, 2022

Best description of #empathy that I have encountered. P. 123 @BreneBrown #atlasoftheheart Much more nuanced than “walking in someone else’s shoes”. This is life-changing 💜 pic.twitter.com/QvbPd95OM6— Angie (@AngieMChurch) September 16, 2022

Best description of #empathy that I have encountered. P. 123 @BreneBrown #atlasoftheheart Much more nuanced than “walking in someone else’s shoes”. This is life-changing 💜 pic.twitter.com/QvbPd95OM6— Angie (@AngieMChurch) September 16, 2022

My partner went to an event about workplace discrimination. The speaker said, "Ask tech companies why they're only hiring white men with Aspergers." The audience laughed.Autistics face discrimination in the workplace, yet the speaker used us as a joke & an example of privilege.— Lauren Melissa Ellzey (she/her) (@autienelle) September 17, 2022

Dose of research: "When teachers are more supportive of autonomy and less controlling, students demonstrate higher levels of intrinsic motivation and self-determination." #selfdeterminationtheoryhttps://t.co/mgtdRl3IFb pic.twitter.com/hvTUiNh3Pk— Human Restoration Project (@HumResPro) September 17, 2022

Why is anyone wasting their breath arguing that a "mermaid shouldn't be black" when instead you could be talking about the time Hans Christian Andersen showed up as a guest at Charles Dickens's house and absolutely ruined his life for a month straight— Dana Schwartz (@DanaSchwartzzz) September 16, 2022

Dose of research: "When teachers are more supportive of autonomy and less controlling, students demonstrate higher levels of intrinsic motivation and self-determination." #selfdeterminationtheoryhttps://t.co/mgtdRl3IFb pic.twitter.com/hvTUiNh3Pk— Human Restoration Project (@HumResPro) September 17, 2022

What do Ableds conveniently get wrong about chronic illness in order to turn a profit, prop up supremacy culture, or just to be an asshole? Use: #KnivesOutSpoonies— Imani Barbarin, MAGC | Crutches&Spice ♿️ (@Imani_Barbarin) September 17, 2022

Nobody wants to be sick or disabled, but a huge part of being sick and disabled is accepting our bodies and the strength of the disabled community plays such a big role in that. We’re not determined to stay sick, we’re just accepting that we are.— Rachel Charlton-Dailey (@RachelCDailey) September 12, 2022

The disabled community is one of the most open and understanding communities there is. It’s the place we can share symptoms and get help because so many drs have failed us. The fact non disabled people see us helping each other and self diagnosing as “faking” speaks volumes— Rachel Charlton-Dailey (@RachelCDailey) September 12, 2022

Her study is here https://t.co/gq3pvQIi9z— Anna Nicholson (@transponderings) September 13, 2022

The online disabled community is so strong because it’s for many people the first place where they are supported and believed in years. That’s not a cult intent on making each other worse, it’s a safe place for us all to be and grow. I’m sorry if that threatens you.— Rachel Charlton-Dailey (@RachelCDailey) September 12, 2022

Added some context to https://t.co/oXmnPotu2q -"If we are right, then #monotropism is one of the key ideas required for making sense of autism, along with the double empathy problem and neurodiversity. Monotropism makes sense of autistic experiences at the individual level."— Oolong (@MxOolong) September 13, 2022

The #doubleEmpathy problem explains the misunderstandings that occur between people who process the world differently, often mistaken for a lack of empathy on the autistic side.https://t.co/ZaUsAPVjOT— Oolong (@MxOolong) September 13, 2022

Love this! https://t.co/EFcISP7rqE— Maria Town (@maria_m_town) September 16, 2022

Special release: our #DisabledJoy in nature miniseries is now out, with 20 new photos starring Galadriel (jockey_coxswain on Instagram) and shot by @katigbak!https://t.co/GKYP1R131D pic.twitter.com/hTpZlBz7r0— Affect (@AffectTheVerb) September 16, 2022

Even when small, #DisabledAndHere shoots require careful planning and budgeting. If you want to help support our work and keep it going, donations are hugely helpful: https://t.co/dRJGZYipPL— Affect (@AffectTheVerb) September 16, 2022

Special release: our #DisabledJoy in nature miniseries is now out, with 20 new photos starring Galadriel (jockey_coxswain on Instagram) and shot by @katigbak!https://t.co/GKYP1R131D pic.twitter.com/hTpZlBz7r0— Affect (@AffectTheVerb) September 16, 2022

Do consider watching this fantastic and very pointed take on 'inspiration porn', using disabled people as cheap entertainment where everyone else is the alleged 'hero' for being in the same space as us. https://t.co/GRlcX73rPI— Ann Memmott PgC MA (@AnnMemmott) September 17, 2022