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This video on #monotropism is clear, insightful and helpful.I knew @Autistamatic would do a good job on it, so I'd shared in a few places before (including on the new site) but I only recently watched it properly, and I'm very glad I finally did.#autismhttps://t.co/rbSCjRqsKc— Oolong 🍉 (@MxOolong) June 4, 2022

In our Neurodiversity Alliance project, we're co-designing and testing materials to facilitate peer support for neurodivergent young people in mainstream schoolsOur project now has a twitter (@NeuroAlli_UoE) run by our fantastic post-doc (@F_Fotheringham). Follow for updates! pic.twitter.com/XwGtw5JCgj— Dr Catherine Crompton (@cjcrompton) June 1, 2022

#Burnout for me is a bit like a circuit breaker. I can’t ‘reset’ until I have dealt with whatever was causing the overload.Rest is an important part of recovery, but I often have to make a few life changes too. #ActuallyAutistic #autism pic.twitter.com/AbApAl9Etg— Northerly Rose (@NortherlyRose) June 5, 2022

ICYMI: Our conversation with Deborah Meier explores how we can rally support around public, progressive schools, building a community coalition that recognizes the importance of preserving and strengthening our democracy. #restorehumanityhttps://t.co/CfnbJkRLMP pic.twitter.com/fj3jO1kaAJ— Human Restoration Project (@HumResPro) June 4, 2022

Two points from our disability dongle piece, which you can read here: https://t.co/RZJZF9UxQK— Liz Jackson (@elizejackson) June 8, 2022

The autistic urge to put tremendous effort into something, and then when it’s done, instantly forget all about it. I can put hours, days and even weeks into projects, hobbies and life experiences and - then - a week later, not remember enough to answer basic questions about them.— Callum Stephen (He/Him) (@AutisticCallum_) June 8, 2022

First, and this is what Dezeen does, it replicated the brand line by replicating the Reebok press release, almost in its entirety. It also interviewed a Reebok executive, but no 'disabled users'. pic.twitter.com/oG7kR6gop4— Liz Jackson (@elizejackson) June 8, 2022

“The companies gathered feedback directly from a variety of people within the disabled community to understand what features are most important for them.” Reminds me a bit of Degree Adaptive’s diverse disability community that consisted of “disabled co-collaborators” https://t.co/yXzsyac28W— Liz Jackson (@elizejackson) June 8, 2022

Second, Reebok says it relied on feedback from "a variety of people within the disabled community" which tells me one of two things. First, if the people within the disabled community were in fact disabled, the word feedback demonstrates that they lacked no agency. pic.twitter.com/2LntXNjAgr— Liz Jackson (@elizejackson) June 8, 2022

The young people from @Spectrum0Gaming are totally smashing it this afternoon 💥😎👍 powerful personal accounts ...delegates really enjoying the session 😎👍 https://t.co/pX5tqI5Ppd— Gareth D Morewood (@gdmorewood) June 7, 2022

Something to look out for tomorrow.These are exciting times for neurodiversity at school!I'm actually feeling kind of optimistic about the future for neurodivergent kids starting education in the UK now, although there's still a lot of work to go to integrate all these ideas. https://t.co/MLuLvgy0GU— Oolong 🍉 (@MxOolong) June 8, 2022

The full set of illustrations is here: https://t.co/4mQBL7kNnk. . Very happy to have them used; credit and @ mentions appreciated. It made Junior’s day today to see the kind comments about her work!— Crispy Calamari (@SALTformysquid) June 8, 2022

You'll probably want to visit the new site about #monotropism then!https://t.co/nRd2ysRCqr— Oolong 🍉 (@MxOolong) June 8, 2022

Idk who needs to see this, but the show Love on the Spectrum was not created to teach you about autism or the Autistic experience. It was created so that real life Autistic people get put into awkward situations for your entertainment. So you can laugh at our community.— Parenting Through The Fog (@FoggyParent) June 8, 2022

Posted with her permission, and with thanks to @SALTformysquid for the excellent graphics 💜— Heather Greatbatch (@MsGreatbatch) June 8, 2022

autism + adhd = I hate last minute plans unless they're MY last minute plans— Taylor ♡ (@tayl3rt0t) June 7, 2022

Thank you so much for sharing this 💗. It totally made my day to see your girl rocking it! My eldest drew them for her sister, to give her a non-deficit based view of her diagnosis. Full set here: https://t.co/4mQBL7kNnk #asd #sisters— Crispy Calamari (@SALTformysquid) June 8, 2022

It would be really interesting to know what proportion of autistic people identify strongly with all six statements! I know that they don't all exactly describe every autistic person...— Oolong 🍉 (@MxOolong) June 8, 2022

Wow 😍. Poised child explaining #monotropism using the cartoons *my kid made. Drawn to give her newly diagnosed sister a non-deficit-focussed definition of #autism Makes me so happy on every level! Read https://t.co/TgWcte6D9i @MxOolong for amazing explanations!#ActuallyAutistic https://t.co/vdIz3TNu7T— Crispy Calamari (@SALTformysquid) June 8, 2022

Here's my girl explaining #monotropism to conference delegates yesterday. Let's hope the future holds more opportunities for #ActuallyAutistic children and young people to speak for themselves 💪 pic.twitter.com/h0BmE0ZnPO— Heather Greatbatch (@MsGreatbatch) June 8, 2022

Wanna extend the human lifespan?Great.It starts with anti-ableism.— Mx. Charis Hill ♿🏳️‍⚧️ (they/them) (@BeingCharisBlog) June 8, 2022

About a decade ago I told my mom I think I'm autistic and sent her some informational resources. She responded, "it's like looking at a rainbow and, for the first time, being able to see all of the colours."— The Tweedy Mutant ♿🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 (@the_tweedy) June 8, 2022

Burton Hable @burtonhable imagines the role of makerspaces supported by constructionist pedagogy in music education as a way to expand and enrich the standard model for students. #restorehumanityhttps://t.co/5D1MTYAInP pic.twitter.com/7Y2j1RckRi— Human Restoration Project (@HumResPro) June 7, 2022

i need lessons on effective alt text from the us consumer product safety commission because this is amazing alt texthttps://t.co/ROR1EJlAOO— darth™ (@darth) June 8, 2022

Autistic and neurodivergent folks are more likely to suffer from RS and RSD, but we are also more likely to accept and tolerate abusive acts and pain from others and do our best to stay in bad situations. I'm reminding everyone that we do not have to do that and it's OK to leave.— Zero (they/them) (@ZeroWrites) June 5, 2022

Ableism doesn’t always materialize as anger or hatred, it often materializes as embarrassment, pity, shame, and discomfort.— Elli♡t Lee (@elliotleemusic) June 7, 2022