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We often dismiss tools that make cooking accessible, calling them lazy or gross. This attitude is everywhere—but it's especially pronounced when it comes to garlic.For @TheWalrus, I wrote about the casual ableism in food culture. The Garlic Essay:https://t.co/MOiEJ3cWb1— Garlic Drolet (@gabrielledrolet) June 22, 2022

Will be out at the end of the year (chasing up about the typos): https://t.co/tuTaXuzAxT— Damian Milton (@milton_damian) June 23, 2022

Being infantilized as a visibly disabled person is more than just annoying. It can really harm a person’s sense of bodily autonomy and ability to advocate for themselves —because it can feel frivolous if no one treats you like a competent adult. Always assume competence.— ♿️ Alex 🤟🏻 (@DeafOn4Wheels) June 23, 2022

When I developed a nerve problem that made everyday tasks difficult, I rejected tools like pre-minced garlic, worried I couldn't use them while still being a good cook. Today, I'm finally comfortable reaching for the tools I need—but I still hear stuff like this all the time. pic.twitter.com/8nDpH5Ja9C— Garlic Drolet (@gabrielledrolet) June 22, 2022

"None of this is intentional. People aren’t thinking about disabled cooks when they turn their noses up at pre-minced garlic or pre-ground pepper or whatever else. That’s part of the problem, though."https://t.co/MOiEJ3cWb1— Garlic Drolet (@gabrielledrolet) June 22, 2022

On meltdowns.https://t.co/VmGd2a9wEN— Stimpunks (@stimpunks) June 23, 2022

The Autistic's DilemmaNTs: Autistic people don't have empathy.Autistic: That loud noise felt like my eardrum was being stabbed with a knife.NTs: What are you talking about? It wasn't loud at all! You're fine!— AutisticSciencePerson, MSc (@AutSciPerson) June 22, 2022

Autistic sensory euphoria is the flip side of sensory overload — when your sensitivity to the world around you puts you into a state of pleasure, rather than a state of pain.— Elora - Online 1 Room Schoolhouse (@1Schoolhouse) June 22, 2022

The Autistic's DilemmaNTs: Autistic people don't have empathy.Autistic: That loud noise felt like my eardrum was being stabbed with a knife.NTs: What are you talking about? It wasn't loud at all! You're fine!— AutisticSciencePerson, MSc (@AutSciPerson) June 22, 2022

Autistic sensory euphoria is the flip side of sensory overload — when your sensitivity to the world around you puts you into a state of pleasure, rather than a state of pain.— Elora - Online 1 Room Schoolhouse (@1Schoolhouse) June 22, 2022

I've been using a cane to walk for like almost a year now and it's a huge help.When we had to take a plane, I couldn't stand in lineups so I used a wheelchair to get thru the airportIt was like I could actually think while moving for the first time in years. Without pain.— fun facts with lulu (@FunFactsLulu) June 22, 2022

My life is not accessible by wheelchair. But it really opened my eyes to how much energy I'm expending by being in pain and still making myself walk. I don't know what to do about this, but I noticed it.— fun facts with lulu (@FunFactsLulu) June 22, 2022

Should have tagged #NEISvoid here but I'm still processing how much less pain I was in maneuvering in the chair than I am while walking without anything or with the cane. Hard to process because of internalized minimizing of injury the doctors have tried to imbue me with— fun facts with lulu (@FunFactsLulu) June 22, 2022

Today is significant in the disability community. It’s the 23rd anniversary of the Olmstead decision, which makes forced institutionalization illegal. It’s also the 20th anniversary of Justin Dart’s, Godfather of the ADA & @AAPD’s co-founder, passing. #OlmsteadAt23 1/4— Maria Town (@maria_m_town) June 23, 2022

I was thrilled (yes, truly thrilled) to visit the Dart conference room at the @FordFoundation last week. Other conference rooms bear the names Huerta, Mankiller, & Mandela. It was awesome to see Justin’s work contextualized within broader global social justice efforts. 2/4 pic.twitter.com/Gnmdh8Ohdk— Maria Town (@maria_m_town) June 23, 2022

I just realised that I can legally share Dinah's 2020 version of her entry on Monotropism for the Fred Volkmar Encyclopaedia of Autism. It really distils how she understood autism by the end of her life.#ActuallyAutistic #monotropism #AllAutistics #autismhttps://t.co/OTaSvNfoGe— Oolong 🍉 (@MxOolong) June 23, 2022

"This interest model of mind is ecological, embodied, and exploratory. Instead of applying emotionally charged values to categorize humans, it offers a more objective way of thinking about autistic and other human variations: it does not pathologize them." - Dinah M#monotropism— Oolong 🍉 (@MxOolong) June 23, 2022

Today is significant in the disability community. It’s the 23rd anniversary of the Olmstead decision, which makes forced institutionalization illegal. It’s also the 20th anniversary of Justin Dart’s, Godfather of the ADA & @AAPD’s co-founder, passing. #OlmsteadAt23 1/4— Maria Town (@maria_m_town) June 23, 2022

The Olmstead Decision wouldn’t exist without the presence of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Similarly, the Olmstead Decision gave the ADA teeth in a big way. I don’t know if Justin Dart met Lois Curtis, the lead plaintiff in the Olmstead case. https://t.co/lIb7JXXMPQ 3/4— Maria Town (@maria_m_town) June 23, 2022

If Justin had met Lois, I’m sure he would’ve remembered her name. I hope others will remember Lois’ name and her legacy, one that she is still actively shaping. I hope that the name Lois Curtis will be one spoken with reverence beyond disability specific spaces. #OlmsteadAt23 4/4— Maria Town (@maria_m_town) June 23, 2022

The way someone’s legs ‘look’ does not determine if they do or don’t need a wheelchair. Read that again!— Disabled_Eliza (@DisabledEliza) June 23, 2022

Asking for work accommodations/training around executive functioning is incredibly difficult, because it feels like all of my disability stuff around those things is basically indistinguishable from being lazy and bad at my job.— Sara Luterman (@slooterman) June 22, 2022

I know, intellectually, that the issue isn’t that I’m a bad and incompetent person, but man, it FEELS like it.— Sara Luterman (@slooterman) June 22, 2022

I just realised that I can legally share Dinah's 2020 version of her entry on Monotropism for the Fred Volkmar Encyclopaedia of Autism. It really distils how she understood autism by the end of her life.#ActuallyAutistic #monotropism #AllAutistics #autismhttps://t.co/OTaSvNfoGe— Oolong 🍉 (@MxOolong) June 23, 2022

"This interest model of mind is ecological, embodied, and exploratory. Instead of applying emotionally charged values to categorize humans, it offers a more objective way of thinking about autistic and other human variations: it does not pathologize them." - Dinah M#monotropism— Oolong 🍉 (@MxOolong) June 23, 2022

- What is Autism?- What Are Autistic Ways of Being?- Autistic Traits- Autism, Society, and Me- Am I Autistic?- What’s Next After Diagnosis?- Advice to Teachers and Parents of Autistic Kidshttps://t.co/sgbKs5aTTu— Stimpunks (@stimpunks) June 23, 2022

"Double Trouble: Autism, Conflict & Double Empathy" What is Double Empathy & how does it start arguments?Part 12 of #Autism & Relationships is out now:#ActuallyAutistic #Autistic #Neurodiversity #Neurodivergenthttps://t.co/fC1OFx0MFg— Autistamatic (@autistamatic) May 13, 2022

Did you miss the most important memo in autism research in decades?https://t.co/pYgDtpeFqq— Stimpunks (@stimpunks) June 22, 2022

The Problem With Autistic Communication Is Non-Autistic Peoplehttps://t.co/pYgDtpeFqq— Stimpunks (@stimpunks) June 22, 2022