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🙂 Autistic-specific strengths e.g. a passion for the subject (monotropism) were considered beneficial 🙂 Most participants expressed feelings of being happier on the outside of teaching, because they had agency5/9— Dr Becky Wood (@thewoodbug) July 19, 2023

☹️ Training could be inaccessible due to operating on a neurotypical model or because of social and sensory issues☹️ Participants disliked hierarchy, authoritarianism and an expectation that they should apply similar approaches to children3/9— Dr Becky Wood (@thewoodbug) July 19, 2023

Another blog about #monotropism also referencing the fab work from @TanyaAdkin & @emgntdivergence, @stimpunks @commaficionado @milton_damian and morehttps://t.co/6PlHSQZUAt— @Autistic Realms (@autisticrealms) July 18, 2023

So go ahead, study my genderBring all your fears and insecuritiesTo the fore'Cause when you study my genderGuess what I like the new me more'Cause when you study my genderGuess what I like the new me more—Gender Studies by M(h)aolhttps://t.co/eDYeIERU59#gender— Stimpunks Foundation (@stimpunks) July 19, 2023

Welcome to the community. Our website has lots of vocabulary for discovering self.https://t.co/p4Z42zvJrq— Stimpunks Foundation (@stimpunks) July 15, 2023

"When we successfully reframe public discourse, we change what counts as common sense. Because language activates frames, new language is required for new frames. Thinking differently requires speaking differently." https://t.co/SabYNxmNr5— lisa chapman (@CommonSenseSLT) July 14, 2023

"Let us be our real autistic selves, loud and proud, and show the world what we truly are." @stimpunks https://t.co/GLT9vfm89D— Elaine Mcgreevy (@ElaineMcgreevy) July 14, 2023

"Let us be our real autistic selves, loud and proud, and show the world what we truly are." @stimpunks https://t.co/GLT9vfm89D— Elaine Mcgreevy (@ElaineMcgreevy) July 14, 2023

https://t.co/PjQWY525D4 'New' ABA, in this new ABA paper. I'll put in a content warning here, because, well...goodness me...The ABA industry knows it has a PR problem. It wants to make parents think it's kinder to the children, so they have invented 'kind' ABA. Let's look/— Ann Memmott PgC MA (She/They) 🌈 (@AnnMemmott) July 14, 2023

New #ABA still not kind, not rights respectingSame old #ABAThey don't know the harm they're doing. https://t.co/Fzc92nv6wT— Elaine Mcgreevy (@ElaineMcgreevy) July 14, 2023

“…if we’re going to rewrite the narratives, then there’s no reason to hold ourselves back from our most radical and defiant rewritings.”—Lydia X. Z. BrownWe’re going to rewrite the narratives.https://t.co/ZbhxYvt58l— Stimpunks Foundation (@stimpunks) July 14, 2023

We made lots of progress on our “Neurodiversity and Gender” course.https://t.co/eDYeIERU59#neurodiversity #gender— Stimpunks Foundation (@stimpunks) July 13, 2023

A nice overview of how RCTs are oversold. Not a take down but more taking stock of what they can and can’t accomplish.https://t.co/sYRbzI0huA@KevinZollman @karlwiderquist @castro_phd @staciawestphd @HamiltonLeah @Dunleavy_Daniel @D_Kuehn @SakhuScience— Michael A. Lewis (@MichaelALewis10) July 9, 2023

Gert Biesta's writing on this blew my mind when I first encountered it, still does:https://t.co/q39J6TIw45— Nick Covington (@CovingtonEDU) July 9, 2023

"Helping to ensure the thriving of a child by directly modifying the environment in such a way that it enhances that child’s chances for success." @stimpunks https://t.co/7VuNrbaMpF— Elaine Mcgreevy (@ElaineMcgreevy) July 11, 2023

"Helping to ensure the thriving of a child by directly modifying the environment in such a way that it enhances that child’s chances for success." @stimpunks https://t.co/7VuNrbaMpF— Elaine Mcgreevy (@ElaineMcgreevy) July 11, 2023

This Is My Space: Collaborative Niche Construction in Psychologically Safe Spacehttps://t.co/phvkRZGaUX#education #EdChat #neurodiversity #PsychologicalSafety— Stimpunks Foundation (@stimpunks) July 11, 2023

New Article: Social Media Project July 2023 sharing an understanding of #monotropism and #autistic experiences of being #monotropic. Thank you to all who took part; FREE 42 pg PDF summary download on my website.https://t.co/hDqbzGGf9Q— @Autistic Realms (@autisticrealms) July 9, 2023

I’ve been needing this for all of my life!!!!!!!! I may become ever so slightly evangelical— Katy Rodda Still Wants 2m (@KatyCycles) July 8, 2023

“I will not leave my values at the door of the academy—I refuse. I refuse to abandon my community & engage in the complicit silence. Instead, I offer up transparency, openness, reflection & learning. Instead, I make space for growth…& there is nothing more radical than that.” 🔥 pic.twitter.com/T9WYwMoCHJ— Julia Fliss 🌎🌐⚛️ (@JuliaFliss) July 7, 2023

Likewise "objectivity".https://t.co/NszcJh8UHD— Stimpunks Foundation (@stimpunks) July 7, 2023

You can ask ChatGPT to summarize historical & contemporary events to be explicitly "neutral" in the ways demanded by legislatures regarding so-called divisive concepts.It would be a great activity for exploring how the bias of "neutrality" distorts & misrepresents reality... pic.twitter.com/UBJE5dC9He— Nick Covington (@CovingtonEDU) July 7, 2023

A wonderful tribute written by @MxOolong for Mike Lesser who worked with Dinah Murray and Wenn Lawson to develop the theory of #Monotropism which is continuing to lead towards a better understanding of #Autism & #Autistic experienceshttps://t.co/JaHhN58Cxf— @Autistic Realms (@autisticrealms) July 1, 2023

I'm Autistic and ADHD (AuDHD) and when I am in a safe space, I have a tendency of nesting!https://t.co/fBH4pKYekk#actuallyautistic #autism #autistic #adhd #adhder #audhd #audhder #neurodivergent #neurodiversity #neurodivergence #mentalhealth #sensorysafespace #safespace pic.twitter.com/fuZq8PHZEf— David Gray-Hammond (@emgntdivergence) July 1, 2023

I’m not Asocial, I’m AuSocial: Conceptualising Autistic sociality and culture https://t.co/Ffu4uv9O99— David Gray-Hammond (@emgntdivergence) July 3, 2023

4/14 Learn enough to get involved, but don’t get stuck. Thank you @eyfs4m pic.twitter.com/Hu2NjQmauP— Elaine Mcgreevy (@ElaineMcgreevy) July 7, 2023

7/14 Start by dismantling the system within because, “The long-term well-being & empowerment of Autistics &.. other neurocognitive minority groups hinges on it..” @WalkerSensei https://t.co/cNgYOFZHl5— Elaine Mcgreevy (@ElaineMcgreevy) July 7, 2023

8/14 Cultural competence is required, “Is it time that Autistic people were given the space & platform through which to create their own “best practice”? @emgntdivergence @TanyaAdkin https://t.co/eCYufBPG7M— Elaine Mcgreevy (@ElaineMcgreevy) July 7, 2023