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Question for everyone:Supposing you got a new job working in a care home for autistic people. The training days started with a day (or more) on how to use restraints on them.What message would that give you about autistic people?— Ann Memmott PgC MA (She/They) (@AnnMemmott) May 2, 2023

Following @megandfigueroa 's lead I have put up a forthcoming chapter that is in Charity-Hudley, Mallinson, and Bucholtz's forthcoming book on inclusion in linguistics. In the chapter I focus on how linguists treat autistic peoplehttps://t.co/cMAhx9twPD— Jon Henner (@jmhenner) May 1, 2023

I do a lot of work in this chapter showing how linguists define what is normal by creating deviance. Even variationists who do a lot of work on marginalized languages like AAL/AAVE have this tendency because of the essentialist property of showing "a right way to language"— Jon Henner (@jmhenner) May 1, 2023

Before attempting to address a "gap" in your research project, it's worth asking: Is there really a gap in the literature, or is it just a gap in my knowledge.As rightly pointed out by @Jairo_I_Funez a while ago.— Bethlehem Tekola, PhD (@BettyTekola) May 2, 2023

This is how the idea of masking became so divorced from stigma, discrimination, and normativity, because we weren't willing to learn from other marginalized communities and the vast literature that already existed.— Monique Botha is actually they/them 🤷🏻‍♀️ (@DrMBotha) May 2, 2023

One of the most frustrating things is how often people in autism research create new terms for existent phenomena from other fields, or from within the autistic community rather than doing due diligence. https://t.co/f1S9ryEdl2— Monique Botha is actually they/them 🤷🏻‍♀️ (@DrMBotha) May 2, 2023

"We’re not looking for the perfectly perfect outcome. We’re kind of looking for the, for the messy boundary that gets us a little bit closer to where we wanna end up, and it’s about the journey." @stimpunks https://t.co/xB1KoCKHEh— Elaine Mcgreevy (@ElaineMcgreevy) May 1, 2023

"We’re not looking for the perfectly perfect outcome. We’re kind of looking for the, for the messy boundary that gets us a little bit closer to where we wanna end up, and it’s about the journey." @stimpunks https://t.co/xB1KoCKHEh— Elaine Mcgreevy (@ElaineMcgreevy) May 1, 2023

According to the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1 in 45 people in the US are on the autism spectrum. FiNC celebrates that adults with autism can be and are significant contributors to society.Read more: https://t.co/5TqjA65xn0#AdultAutismAwarenessDay pic.twitter.com/VrZgcGjHtM— Future is Now Coalition (@FiNCoalition) April 18, 2023

Stimpunks Podcast Episode 2: Learning from Rockets https://t.co/2S0abpIOM4— Stimpunks Foundation (@stimpunks) May 1, 2023

"Now we have the opportunity & understanding to move from emergency pandemic remote school and its pantomime of learning to purposefully designed online education spaces that are accessible, sustainable, and representative of the communities they serve."https://t.co/CSwJE2utz2— Stimpunks Foundation (@stimpunks) April 30, 2023

Do I have great news for everyone liking & RTing this 👀The conference model can be done with an emphasis on community, accessibility, & sustainability while leaning into the best of what digital pedagogy has to offer. https://t.co/TT5ddr24r4 https://t.co/ppaJUbPdR5 pic.twitter.com/VtAOu2awrQ— Nick Covington (@CovingtonEDU) April 30, 2023

Probably not a popular thing to say on here, but I believe the VAST majority of education conferences should be remote. Even in the summer. Wayyy too much $$$ that could be better spent in service of students all while making the learning more accessible and equitable.— Marcus Luther (@MarcusLuther6) April 30, 2023

Here is the article on penguin pebbling from my new fave website & writers @stimpunks https://t.co/B4AuqP57s1 pic.twitter.com/yOebw0Ofgg— @Autistic Realms (@autisticrealms) April 30, 2023

Travel is also cost-prohibitive for individuals who may be sole caretakers for children or other adults and can't leave them or who can't secure extended care arrangements (either for cost or need).— Nick Covington (@CovingtonEDU) April 30, 2023

So yes, in-person conferences are great for people who don't incur a hardship or other penalty for doing so, but what about everyone else who otherwise can't or won't attend? Why can't we offer top-tier virtual opportunities for everyone?— Nick Covington (@CovingtonEDU) April 30, 2023

Conference to Restore Humanity included our community of neurodivergent and disabled people like no other conference has. It uses the tools of distributed companies and communities to great avail. We're looking forward to attending again this year.https://t.co/sE5JFMRise— Stimpunks Foundation (@stimpunks) April 30, 2023

Probably not a popular thing to say on here, but I believe the VAST majority of education conferences should be remote. Even in the summer. Wayyy too much $$$ that could be better spent in service of students all while making the learning more accessible and equitable.— Marcus Luther (@MarcusLuther6) April 30, 2023

Accessibility is a huge downside to the in-person conference model for people with disabilities (which can also make travel a barrier as well), who are immunocompromised (or have family members who are), and/or neurodivergent.— Nick Covington (@CovingtonEDU) April 30, 2023

If you’re #Autistic then the environment can make the difference between negative and positive outcomes. The right environment with people that understand supports good #mentalhealth @SheffieldLuke pic.twitter.com/Hp60pR17mH— @Autistic Realms (@autisticrealms) April 29, 2023

If you’re #Autistic then the environment can make the difference between negative and positive outcomes. The right environment with people that understand supports good #mentalhealth @SheffieldLuke pic.twitter.com/ag1yMCAifb— @Autistic Realms (@autisticrealms) April 29, 2023

Now that's what I call 'penguin pebbling' @stimpunks 💜 https://t.co/9GxQWT8J7f— lisa chapman (@CommonSenseSLT) April 29, 2023

We added these talks to a “Self-Organized Learning Environments” section of the page for our learning space.https://t.co/Bie5t2gj1C— Stimpunks Foundation (@stimpunks) April 29, 2023

“Queer and neurodivergent liberation are entwined.”🌈🌈 Neurodiversity and Gender: You Hit So Hard With All the Colors That There Arehttps://t.co/52DMdaoYtu— Stimpunks Foundation (@stimpunks) April 28, 2023

Marianne Williamson is an anti-vaxxer and a crank. She has platformed other people with crank ideas. If you want to know why many people with disabilities don’t trust leftists, this is why https://t.co/3kF5DcKIuc— Eric Michael Garcia (@EricMGarcia) April 28, 2023

This #AutismAcceptanceMonth, I hope you take the time to read the works of #ActuallyAutistic authors. I have a list of tons of authors to consider. I also wrote a book that is available in paperback. Buy here.https://t.co/XBB64NAFIU— Eric Michael Garcia (@EricMGarcia) April 3, 2023

Looking forward to joining @EricMGarcia and @stevesilberman for a conversation about the challenges and opportunities ahead for supporting neurodivergent people. Event link: https://t.co/vtvlCrLnyC— Rep. Jessica Benham (@RepBenham) April 28, 2023

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5.0/5.0 stars for Black Disability Politics by @DrSamiSchalk . I LOVED this book and learned so much from it!!! 😊📕💕💕***Racism and ableism are intertwined; one cannot exist w/o the other, and much, much more that I learned from this book. pic.twitter.com/Q5cXjqVnMt— Joyce Amén (@vw_lowell) April 27, 2023

Exciting announcement from our work at @FordFoundation and @NEAToday to support disabled teachers & students!"NEA partners with the Ford Foundation to advance disability rights on a journey towards justice"#DisabilityTwitter #TeachTheBabies https://t.co/SaS1SCCeYx— Rebecca Cokley (@RebeccaCokley) April 28, 2023