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My latest blog post is up:https://t.co/BJF6wwUddu— Richard Woods (@Richard_Autism) July 16, 2022

Is hating phone calls with (most) people an autistic thing too?— TransFemWereCrow (🔥) (💧) (@ElisesWev) July 14, 2022

Autism isn't something I've had to 'overcome' to be a writer. I wouldn't be the writer I am if I weren't autistic. I've spent my whole life watching how people interact, desperately trying to understand why they do what they do, so I'm decent at describing it. #ActuallyAutistic— Laurie Penny (@PennyRed) May 9, 2022

Neurosexism: autistic women, girls and non-binary people are not just ‘better at masking’. Our distress is misinterpreted and our symptoms dismissed, unless they are unavoidably obvious- and when they are that obvious, we are as likely to be punished as we are to be helped.— Laurie Penny (@PennyRed) July 9, 2022

One of the most important things to understand about #actuallyautistic people is the ‘dual empathy’ problem. Neurotypical people find it very hard to understand or empathise with us- which can make it feel okay to treat us with a kind of cruelty they would not show to others.— Laurie Penny (@PennyRed) July 9, 2022

This morning, the @Mankatonews published my LTE advocating for @GovTimWalz to sign an Executive Order restricting #conversiontherapy for #Autistic youth, just as he signed an Executive Order restricting conversion therapy for #LGBTQIA+ youth last July.https://t.co/5DCTb6ao9F https://t.co/hk4ZiqqlQa— Bruce Wenzel (@brucewwenzel) July 16, 2022

Indeed, conversion therapy will never be banned in #OneMinnesota until we #BanABA and its derivatives—Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention (EIBI), Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), “social skills training,” and so forth.Sign & RT! https://t.co/xziIDwUU16— Bruce Wenzel (@brucewwenzel) July 16, 2022

Encapsulates my thoughts about "evidence-based policy™" Graphic of trolley dilemma with caption: You can pull the lever at any time but there are no peer-reviewed studies demonstrating the effectiveness of lever pulling for reducing deaths in people tied to train tracks. https://t.co/HGomty6gud— Gabrielle Peters she/her👩🏻‍🦽 (@mssinenomine) July 15, 2022

Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) FAQI get asked by a lot of people about different AAC options for themselves or others. I am going to make a thread answering some of those common questions here. I may add more info to this over time.— Cole (he/him) (@semispeaking) July 12, 2022

So apparently I was an answer in USA Today’s crossword on Wednesday…— Imani Barbarin, MAGC | Crutches&Spice ♿️ (@Imani_Barbarin) July 15, 2022

There are two pages on "what is fiber?" But nothing on when I'm supposed to do my follow up bloodwork. Lol. For the love of God please leave patients with a list of:1. What to do right after you leave2. What to do in the next week3. What to do before next appt 2/2 #MedEd— Nicole Lee Schroeder, PhD (@Nicole_Lee_Sch) July 15, 2022

How does learning become durable not perishable? When it’s memorable, deep, experiential, applicable, connected pic.twitter.com/ogufb0JAsa— pammoran (@pammoran) July 15, 2022

The disabled experience of withdrawing from relationships because you haven’t got good news to share and you’re afraid they’ll label you “toxic” and “a drain”— Elora - Online 1 Room Schoolhouse (@1Schoolhouse) July 15, 2022

There are 4 classic human reactions to trauma: fight, flight, freeze, and fawn. Allistic culture condemns and punishes Autistics for the first 3. I spend a lot of time with my #ActuallyAutistic clients undoing fawning patterns. Do you fawn?— You Might Be Autistic (@mightbeautistic) July 15, 2022

A reminder that brains are NOT gendered. There is no male or female #autism - it comes down to prejudice and socialisation, as @KieranRose7 has written about.https://t.co/HBcQNEbXWV— Emily Lees (she/her) (@EmilioLees) July 15, 2022

SPILF (side-project I'd like to finish)— Dani Donovan 👩🏻‍🎨 ADHD Comics (@danidonovan) June 20, 2022

Love these emoji’s for ADHD accommodation. Thanks @danidonovan 💞 https://t.co/SJITG4juw3— 👸🏽Emotions Are Data. Use It Wisely. (@KarlynPercil) July 11, 2022

ADHD storytelling is a trip (with a lot of detours) ⚠️💬 pic.twitter.com/kYi9kgVpx2— Dani Donovan 👩🏻‍🎨 ADHD Comics (@danidonovan) June 6, 2022

If you compulsively:✅ pick your skin/scabs/scalp✅ pop your joints ✅ bite/rip your nails ✅ pull at your hair/eyelashes✅ bite the inside of your cheek✅ pop zitsThey’re called Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs): pic.twitter.com/Y4363ZTNAL— Dani Donovan 👩🏻‍🎨 ADHD Comics (@danidonovan) June 9, 2022

“Call and schedule an appointment”N　 O　　　 O　　　　 o　　　　　o　　　　　 o　　　　　o　　　　 。　　　 。　　　.　　　.　　　 .　　　　.— Dani Donovan 👩🏻‍🎨 ADHD Comics (@danidonovan) June 21, 2022

Holy shit. I do this implicitly, but making it an explicit form of communication is enlightened. https://t.co/Y433GcYrgL— Art Hunter (@unfiltered_art) July 12, 2022

Productivity anxiety/avoidance is a vicious cycle I’ve been trapped in more times than I can count.Anyone else feel the same? #ADHD pic.twitter.com/QXBlpLGF24— Dani Donovan 👩🏻‍🎨 ADHD Comics (@danidonovan) July 13, 2022

Laundry is 100000% one of my top ADHD struggles. 😩Got any advice, #NeurodiverseSquad? 💖🧺 https://t.co/UrjFQ7lmDs pic.twitter.com/LANroYHnEP— Dani Donovan 👩🏻‍🎨 ADHD Comics (@danidonovan) June 29, 2022

I know the "If I send [emoji], it means ___" trend is a joke, but developing an emoji code works really well as an ADHD accommodationFriends/fam know to send me:👻: Pssst, never heard back💞: No pressure to reply if you don't have mental energy🔥🔥🔥: Need a response ASAP— Dani Donovan 👩🏻‍🎨 ADHD Comics (@danidonovan) July 11, 2022

Emojis I send to friends/family:📦: Box-mode (I'm feeling very anti-social)🤞: I've got something to say when you're done🗯/💡: Just need to vent / looking for advice🔄: Can you remind me about this later (preferably when I'm in an environment where I can start on it)?— Dani Donovan 👩🏻‍🎨 ADHD Comics (@danidonovan) July 11, 2022

yeah sex is great, but have you ever been running late only to find out the person you’re meeting is running even later so it looks like you got there on time— Dani Donovan 👩🏻‍🎨 ADHD Comics (@danidonovan) June 16, 2022

How ✨fear✨ affects behavior in relationships:FEAR OF ABANDONMENT- codependency- worry over state of relationships- over-analysisFEAR OF CONFLICT- people-pleasing- over-apologizing- downplaying feelingsFEAR OF LONELINESS- relationship-hopping- keeping toxic friends— Dani Donovan 👩🏻‍🎨 ADHD Comics (@danidonovan) July 10, 2022

Sometimes Dani writes a tweet and I just cry for a while realizing how much energy I have wasted just existing in this neurotypical world thinking I have to conform. https://t.co/GDsaxbjuXi— JC (recovery mode) (@conductress) July 12, 2022

We updated the “Support Swapping” section to include “Spoon Shares”, “Sharing Spoons”, and a shout out to mutual aid and interdependence.https://t.co/rAQKpID0O6— Stimpunks (@stimpunks) July 14, 2022