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7 Stimming can also provide controllable and rhythmical sound input. Stimming is a great way to regulate & can be a great tool for teachers to recognise & use to support #ActuallyAutistic CYPs @AmbitiousAutism @neuroteachers @DrChrisMooreEP https://t.co/8yz567jSYz pic.twitter.com/C97uWMidl3— lisa chapman (@CommonSenseSLT) June 25, 2022

7 The physical & emotional effects of having to work hard to filter, keep focussed, use additional sensory supportive strategies all day long, just to keep up with everyone else are ENORMOUS @NotFineinSchool @_MissingTheMark @mum2aspergirl @SmartTalkers pic.twitter.com/jlKXnIPWND— lisa chapman (@CommonSenseSLT) June 25, 2022

8 Working hard to keep going when the environment around you is not set up for the way you process sensory information can affect your sleep and intensify feelings of anxiety - a vicious cycle @JoPavlopoulou https://t.co/qQEuNmmgzu pic.twitter.com/9TNce0L3Wo— lisa chapman (@CommonSenseSLT) June 25, 2022

9 Feelings of anxiety, lack of sleep & knowing that things aren't going to change in your sensory environment can really affect mood & well-being in the long-term too @NotFineinSchool @_MissingTheMark @NExclusions @SmartTalkers @PDAParenting @Spectrum0Gaming @scrappapertiger pic.twitter.com/1lHI9DBUkN— lisa chapman (@CommonSenseSLT) June 25, 2022

10 It is "essential to LISTEN PRACTIVELY & WITHOUT PREJUDICE to ND young people. It is they who are best placed to express what they need to thrive in school. It is TIME for CHANGE." @mum2aspergirl @Spectrum0Gaming @AutieAndy @thewoodbug @mum2aspergirl https://t.co/8ka5okAwES— lisa chapman (@CommonSenseSLT) June 25, 2022

Mad Dog and the Barber https://t.co/HljWgTpQzz— Josephmooon (@josephmooon) June 26, 2022

"Making friends can be hard when you show your love in ways many don't understand. Autistic love languages are vulnerable, real and genuine above all else 💜"Thanks to @LittlePuddins for this one! Hope it is okay to re-share it here ❤️ pic.twitter.com/GWnBje3uPa— #KatyElphinstone (@KatyElphinstone) June 26, 2022

Mad Dog and the Barber https://t.co/HljWgTpQzz— Josephmooon (@josephmooon) June 26, 2022

“Banjo on My Knee is a fine track.” https://t.co/eqAC98Ayee— Josephmooon (@josephmooon) May 24, 2022

https://t.co/GNtoxEcnKP— Stimpunks (@stimpunks) June 26, 2022

The Employee Resource Groups that Stimpunks @rboren and @KristinaDaniele helped create @automattic got a shout out in this Most Loved Workplace piece.https://t.co/x8Zcdzmb7m— Stimpunks (@stimpunks) June 26, 2022

NEUROMANCERS MASTER THREADNEUROMANCERS is a Black and queer led community organisation and radical magazine for and by neurodivergents. We are abolitionist, we are divergent, and we are unapologetic.https://t.co/cZeGEIzUWr pic.twitter.com/R89WojX39z— NEUROMANCERS (@NEUROMANCERS_) June 25, 2022

Nina Simone - I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free (Montreux 1976) https://t.co/hn3PTWrz0s via @YouTube #MusicIsMagic— LindaMurphyN (@Lilybellblue2) June 26, 2022

Home educating isn't easy, and not many people know much about it. We assume that school = education. But it doesn't take much to widen our thinking and help families feel supported/. Come to my webinar to find out how. https://t.co/xzGRFuwSHe— Naomi Fisher (@naomicfisher) June 26, 2022

🌌 🙏https://t.co/cgBdSbesis— Helen, reigning queen of tangential tweets 👑 (@HopeGraceFury) June 26, 2022

When psychologists meet home educating families and it goes well, what happens? What makes the difference? Here are some good experiences parents have told me about. #edpsy #psychology #homeeducation 1/— Naomi Fisher (@naomicfisher) June 26, 2022

Here's an article I really enjoyed writing,"The Positive Symptoms of Autism"Paintings and drawings are mine too 😊#polymath #autism #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodivergenthttps://t.co/bdQzSTUIlP pic.twitter.com/qGi8Uh62tY— #KatyElphinstone (@KatyElphinstone) May 7, 2022

Building Super-Highways – Why Monotropism Works for Autistics https://t.co/RLGyMePjXA a super easy read explanation of monotropic learning: developing understanding & using this to underpin strategies for teaching, learning, interactions and well-being— lisa chapman (@CommonSenseSLT) June 25, 2022

Huge thanks for this wealth of advice. Mum now has social story, lanyards & special assistance booked, and we are sending over a package of toys, games, snacks, blankets etc to help on the journeyIf you can, please support the fundraiser: https://t.co/FiDT2iqwjd https://t.co/0STbt5ouVc— Sue Fletcher-Watson (@SueReviews) June 25, 2022

By 11th grade my parents noticed I’d stopped getting straight As since 6th grade & offered to send me to private school. I said “but my friends”. I meant “don’t make me start the peer acceptabce ordeal again”.— joqatana (@joqatana) June 25, 2022

The practical phase of my #autistic #coaching study has come to an end. For ethics and confidentiality, there's obviously a great deal I can't and would never say publicly but I can tell you about... 🧵🧵🧵— Dr Becci Neurodivergent Coach @YourQBCoach (@chasing_ling) June 25, 2022

With Roe v. Wade overturned, disabled people reflect on how it will impact them https://t.co/cHgOHYJbkh— Gregory Mansfield (@GHMansfield) June 25, 2022

"There is no greater resource for neurotypical parents of Autistic children than the members of the autistic community."Jess Wilson, 'Sincerely, Your Autistic Child'🧵👇— #KatyElphinstone (@KatyElphinstone) June 25, 2022

To add to the "listening to audio books is reading" discourse - Watching signed language video texts is reading.— KJ Bay (@honeybteach) June 25, 2022

school was absolutely traumatic for me and caused more harm than it was worthI learn best on my own, & if I could change anything about my life, it would be not being forced to endure that hellscape again https://t.co/puwqtJvRLa— human barometer, M.M. (@laurenancona) June 25, 2022

"There is no greater resource for neurotypical parents of Autistic children than the members of the autistic community."Jess Wilson, 'Sincerely, Your Autistic Child'🧵👇— #KatyElphinstone (@KatyElphinstone) June 25, 2022

"When parents come to me, terrified, convinced there is no viable future for their child, this is where I send them.To those who wait to welcome our children with open arms...And who are also so willing to guide us as we make this winding, rocky beautiful path, together."— #KatyElphinstone (@KatyElphinstone) June 25, 2022

To add to the "listening to audio books is reading" discourse - Watching signed language video texts is reading.— KJ Bay (@honeybteach) June 25, 2022