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We are looking for an alternative to the phrase 'Emotionally Based School Avoidance', as a lot of young people feel 'avoidance' makes it sound like it is a choice, in addition to the term sounding too long/ medical!Are there any better options?— Andy Pandy (@AutieAndy) July 14, 2022

Which therapies can help autistic children, which therapies are harmful to autistic kids, and what are the reasons why? How can you learn to tell the difference? A thread; full TPGA post here:https://t.co/drzSf4X9LC #Neurodiversity #BetterWaysThanABA 1/— Shannon Des Roches Rosa (@shannonrosa) July 9, 2022

But even when formal therapy options are limited, parents of autistic kids can work to ensure their own attitudes & approaches & home lives are understanding-based. That will make everyone's lives easier. Don't forget to listen to autistic adults!https://t.co/jj3o89c7TS 31/31— Shannon Des Roches Rosa (@shannonrosa) July 10, 2022

Excerpt from https://t.co/sXuOu9u4Wj— Jo Billington (@MsJoBillington) July 14, 2022

Of everything I’ve read, @emmadimps has the best take on this, I think. There needs to be a shift from the person to the environment. pic.twitter.com/NrrrOSkx73— Jo Billington (@MsJoBillington) July 14, 2022

Adaptive Physical Education (APE) can help your autistic child maintain their health, and learn to self-regulate. For more guidelines about helpful therapies for autistic children, see the work of Therapist #Neurodiversity Collective @therapist_ndc: https://t.co/B2kiNHoG6H 28/— Shannon Des Roches Rosa (@shannonrosa) July 10, 2022

Strategically masking in order to survive as an autistic person is like microdosing hell.— J. Logan Smilges (@jlsmilges) July 15, 2022

What's coming up from Human Restoration Project? 🌠 Learn more at https://t.co/lCef5pvAFIConference: https://t.co/Ock93L15PIPD: https://t.co/pIBTabTg0j#restorehumanity pic.twitter.com/JHPqBJj7vM— Human Restoration Project (@HumResPro) July 14, 2022

https://t.co/NQqfU1Nkb4 This is a good new study from @liz_pellicano @WennLawson & many others, on late diagnosed autistic people, & the benefits of an autistic community around them. Also about autistic identity. Well worth a read.— Ann Memmott PGC MA 🌈 (They/she) (@AnnMemmott) July 14, 2022

Strategically masking in order to survive as an autistic person is like microdosing hell.— J. Logan Smilges (@jlsmilges) July 15, 2022

Hey @stimpunks @AutCollab @awnnetwork_, could you help @means_tv?They have a show about an autistic man. Their first tweet said he "has high functioning autism" 😱, I explained the ableism of functioning labels and they apologized and deleted.But then the new tweet... pic.twitter.com/ktPkKsynnc— Kim Crawley (@kim_crawley) July 15, 2022

Exposure Anxiety, Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria, and Situational Mutism marked the childhoods of many us here at Stimpunks. The intense sensory and social environment of school feeds all of these.https://t.co/0bVxQ7LGsAhttps://t.co/GNtoxEtYCnhttps://t.co/osRwGiQNDD— Stimpunks (@stimpunks) July 15, 2022

the ADHD urge to avoid tasks that demand long periods of sustained mental focus because your brain can't stop anticipating failure and/or burnout— Dani Donovan 👩🏻‍🎨 ADHD Comics (@danidonovan) July 12, 2022

watching #StrangerThings finale like pic.twitter.com/pV790cDOmj— Dani Donovan 👩🏻‍🎨 ADHD Comics (@danidonovan) July 14, 2022

If you're not familiar with my work already, hi! 👋I'm a full-time creator who's making:🎨 ADHD comics🎞 ADHD TikToks📓 An activity book for procrastinators called "The Anti-Planner"✨https://t.co/lHA2HnptDG✨— Dani Donovan 👩🏻‍🎨 ADHD Comics (@danidonovan) June 13, 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

Which therapies & interventions were our autistic kids receiving? Why did they make a difference?In hindsight, I believe the differences in those kids’ spoken language development had more to do with their individual autistic developmental paths than with specific therapies. 4/— Shannon Des Roches Rosa (@shannonrosa) July 9, 2022

In addition, it has become clear that many autism interventions, like ABA therapy, are actively harmful to autistic children, because their aim is to condition autistic kids to behave in ways hostile to autistic neurology. (see @autsciperson's article: https://t.co/nJlRGlqKUy) 6/— Shannon Des Roches Rosa (@shannonrosa) July 9, 2022

What autistic children need—instead of being trained like performing seals—are supports that enable them to gain beneficial and useful skills, adapt to circumstances when possible, and self-advocate when adapting is not possible.So, what are good therapies for autistic kids? 7/— Shannon Des Roches Rosa (@shannonrosa) July 9, 2022

That is why I advise caution to parents of autistic kids, and recommend they give themselves time to really think over the therapies they consider using. I’d especially like them to consider not overdoing “interventions,” or over-scheduling kids just because they're autistic. 10/— Shannon Des Roches Rosa (@shannonrosa) July 9, 2022

Autistic kids can indeed benefit from supports tailored to their individual needs, but we need to be cautious and mindful of our kids’ personalities, interests, tolerances, and abilities when settling on those supports. #Neurodiversity 11/— Shannon Des Roches Rosa (@shannonrosa) July 9, 2022

Evidence demonstrates increasingly that many autistic people have motor planning issues, and while able to comprehend ABA-type instructions, physically cannot comply with them—and so are considered to not be learning at all. #BetterWaysThanABA 20/— Shannon Des Roches Rosa (@shannonrosa) July 10, 2022

Of additional concern is echolalia—repeating phrases—being considered problematic within an ABA framework, when it can actually be a functional form of communication for autistic people of all ages. (See @rsocialskills on meaningful echolalia: https://t.co/Gef5MkWkEl)22/— Shannon Des Roches Rosa (@shannonrosa) July 10, 2022

July is #DisabilityPrideMonth ! Here are some brilliant books that center invisible, undiagnosed disabilities, physical disabilities, neurodivergence, psychiatric disabilities + sensory disabilities. Check out our website or speak with our booksellers for more suggestions! pic.twitter.com/YO78jAzyfq— LibrairieD+Q (@LibrairieDandQ) July 13, 2022

The #HCBS waitlist is estimated to be more than 700,000 people nationwide and it has always been chronically underfunded. Funding for home care was also slashed significantly in Build Back Better and doesn't look likely in a final package. https://t.co/AJxEFyDlyF— Eric Michael Garcia (@EricMGarcia) July 13, 2022

I see #Neurodiversity is trending. While that's happening, if you want to understand more about this important movement and how politics shaped our understanding of autism and vice versa, buy my book We're Not Broken. Just $16.99 #DisabilityPrideMonth. https://t.co/GVOaCZwKn4— Eric Michael Garcia (@EricMGarcia) July 13, 2022

Writing about Medicaid waivers and home and community-based services is incredibly difficult and it's so easy to screw things up. But @alexdstuckey nails this piece about Texas's waitlists. I've heard horror stories like this in the past. https://t.co/x0r8OFy0yu— Eric Michael Garcia (@EricMGarcia) July 13, 2022

Not much funnier than when I make a post about how autistic people process/ communicate and allistic people comment "THIS IS DIFFERENT FROM HOW I TALK AND IT ISN'T FAIR THAT I HAVE TO CONSIDER THEY PROCESS DIFFERENT, THEY SHOULD JUST TALK LIKE I DO"hellooo double empathy problem— fun facts with lulu (@FunFactsLulu) July 14, 2022

How lovely to see #Autistic trending on Twitter.Our reminder that autism = highly focused brains, often taking in a huge amount of sensory information...and with a different, but valid, way of communicating with others.https://t.co/ale6Npb4jF has actual modern research.— Ann Memmott PGC MA 🌈 (They/she) (@AnnMemmott) July 14, 2022