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A lot of people are realizing that police aren't required to protect and serve peoples lives. They are there to protect and serve property. That has always been the case. That will always be the case. Stop sending more money to them.— See Mia Spring 🌸 (@SeeMiaRoll) May 26, 2022

Launching a new #Monotropism site: https://t.co/oXmnPotu2q is now live and ready to read.Monotropism is a theory of autism preferred by many autistic people, suggesting #autism is the result of attention and processing resources being more concentrated than they are for most...— Oolong 🍉 (@MxOolong) May 27, 2022

This year marks three decades since my mother, Dr Dinah Murray, started presenting about #monotropism in public.Development of the theory has largely taken place outside of the psychological establishment and overwhelmingly by #ActuallyAutistic researchers like my mum and Wenn.— Oolong 🍉 (@MxOolong) May 27, 2022

This survey is just one part of the work to put the theory on a firmer empirical foundation.It's open to people of any neurotype, anywhere in the world, aged 16 and over, until Tuesday.Please do share it!More to be announced as and when it's ready...https://t.co/bDXDOcrSOJ— Oolong 🍉 (@MxOolong) May 27, 2022

All the social differences in autism, and the differences usually discussed under the heading 'executive functions', follow naturally from #monotropism, assuming that it is a feature shaping a person's development from early childhood.Sensory differences are also explainable...— Oolong 🍉 (@MxOolong) May 27, 2022

While it took a while for the trickle of papers talking about monotropism to turn into a flood, work has really started flowing in the last few years.I started a thread about it last year:https://t.co/DBkZdDLiLW— Oolong 🍉 (@MxOolong) May 27, 2022

Overall, #Monotropism provides a more complete explanation of autistic experience than anything else out there - although, autistic people being human, a really full explanation needs to be embedded in theories about how people work in general.Empirical work on it is ongoing...— Oolong 🍉 (@MxOolong) May 27, 2022

It's harder for many chronic pain patients to obtain medically necessary pain medication than it is to buy a gun in America.— Mx. Charis Hill ♿🏳️‍⚧️ (they/them) (@BeingCharisBlog) May 26, 2022

Had a neurologist tell me that I most likely am NOT autistic because I was able to carry on a simple conversation about artwork on his wall when he walked into the office. And because I have two 10+yr close relationships. That feels like bull. Thoughts? #AskingAutistics— ᎠᎵᏌ ᎯᎴ Alissa Hilley (@HilleyAlissa) June 17, 2022

Dr Melanie Heyworth "I don’t think we can speak about what we know about Autistic relationships without beginning with the double empathy problem"🙌🙌🙌🙌 @milton_damian #AutieRel22— Spooky Luka (@SpookyLuka) June 17, 2022

"the double empathy problem challenges both social actors in a relationship to come together, to meet halfway, to share the burden of learning, and to value each other’s way of ‘being’ in that relationship as valid and welcome"Dr Melanie Heyworth #AutieRel22— Spooky Luka (@SpookyLuka) June 17, 2022

"We are likely to gravitate and feel more rapport with those who share our neurotype, than those who don’t.It’s possible that at least part of the problem here stems from a lack of knowledge about Autism, and a lack of acceptance of Autism"Dr Melanie Heyworth #AutieRel22— Spooky Luka (@SpookyLuka) June 17, 2022

"And here is the crux: if we don’t recognise the double empathy problem – if we don’t acknowledge the potential for bidirectional misunderstanding – neurotype, whether we are Autistic or not, becomes a significant predictor to the success of our relationships"#AutieRel22— Spooky Luka (@SpookyLuka) June 17, 2022

"Across my path and journey of self-acceptance, I began to rewrite these traits that are being thrown at me through a deficit lens in a way that is neutral. This way I can just see Autism as a part of me and not as a thing that I should change" @autienelle #AutieRel22— Spooky Luka (@SpookyLuka) June 17, 2022

“Forcing eye contact denies an important coping mechanism and burns them out. IEPs and behavioral therapies should not make eye contact a goal. Such compliance rubrics are not in touch with their needs or the way their minds work.” https://t.co/nmUYwVDxY2— 🦋 Rachel Miller 🦋 (@MillerUnschool) June 18, 2022

I'm pretty much convinced now that the best way for anyone who thinks they might be autistic to find out for sure is to just compare notes with autistic people. You know when you've found your kindred. Self-diagnosis is valid. #ActuallyAutistic #Autism— Darren Scothern (@Autist_Writer) June 17, 2022

If you know them well enough to reach out & can drop into the convo how your own autism / adhd / whatever has made things challenging for you then that could open the door for them. 🤷If they're experiencing burnout maybe ask if it could be masked autism?https://t.co/Nynqj9V0V6— Helen, reigning queen of tangential tweets 👑 (@HopeGraceFury) June 18, 2022

I hate it when I’m minding my own business and then I suddenly remember a social interaction fail from years ago.Self-acceptance is important but hard. #ActuallyAutistic— Sarah Boon #StopTheShock (@Saraheboon) May 26, 2022

If cops shoot unarmed people because they fear for their life, but also don’t stop armed shooters because they fear for their life, why are we giving them millions of dollars??— weston (@westonpagano) May 26, 2022

I’m so excited to be able to share this exciting project that I’ve been a part of! The first episode of @ClinicalPartnrs new web series ‘Divergent Voices’ is out now on ‘Autism and Mental Health’ with @Purpleella and @hannahlhayward. 💕💕💕https://t.co/cckiwCV72F pic.twitter.com/weFrGcZuJ8— Emily♡ (@ItsEmilyKaty) May 26, 2022

I've only recently come across the term 'Autistic inertia' but I don't know much about it. #AskingAutistics do you know of any links as a good introduction to the topic?— Sarah Boon #StopTheShock (@Saraheboon) May 25, 2022

Mental illness does not explain mass shootings. Let's talk about psychopathy. 1/X— Joel Schwartz (he/him) (@DrJoelSchwartz) May 24, 2022

Radicalization & violence happens w/out mental illness. All it takes is alienation &psychopathic ideologies that dehumanize others. Sometimes alienation is due to neurodivergence or mental illness, but that's probably the least important ingredient in the mass violence soup. 7/x— Joel Schwartz (he/him) (@DrJoelSchwartz) May 24, 2022

Neurodivergent and mentally ill people tend to be victims of violence, not perpetrators. Much more important ingredients are systemic racism, toxic masculinity, gun culture, capitalistic alienation that dehumanizes us, etc. 8/x— Joel Schwartz (he/him) (@DrJoelSchwartz) May 24, 2022

As the mother of a daughter who is disabled, I’d just like to remind you that not all of our children can “run for their lives.” As per usual, the most vulnerable are the most vulnerable. 1/6— ThisLittleMiggy (@MiggyStayedHome) May 25, 2022

Let me tell you about the special hell of sitting down with a team of people at your school to talk through the scenario of an active shooter and who would help your disabled daughter out of the school. You know, the daughter who can’t run for her life.2/6— ThisLittleMiggy (@MiggyStayedHome) May 25, 2022

I wrote this: https://t.co/y6VDccsqCa— Pete Wharmby (@commaficionado) May 25, 2022

Beto kept going outside—awesome pic.twitter.com/rXAkmXfBPE— Scott Dworkin (@funder) May 25, 2022

The societal attitude of treating autism like a behavioural problem has done such a disservice to parents of autistic kids, who have so wholly accepted it as fact.The group of people I know with by FAR the most parental estrangement is autistic people. That's not a coincidence.— fun facts with lulu (@FunFactsLulu) May 24, 2022