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Finding out you're autistic gives you, at last, a way to be kind to yourself, to understand your difficulties for what they are: not a failing on your part, but a difference that the world has not accounted for.It can be so freeing.— Pete Wharmby - new profile pic (@commaficionado) May 21, 2022

Finding out I was autistic was the first time I felt like everything wasn’t my fault. It was the first time I forgave myself a little bit and the first time I didn’t hate myself as much. It gave me the permission I needed to stop hurting myself for everything that went wrong. https://t.co/iQPhqPtUex— Emily♡ (@ItsEmilyKaty) May 21, 2022

I am Chief of Da Autism Police (see bio) and I officially give everyone permission to criticize Elon Musk without being accused of ableismhttps://t.co/5Jzroxjsyp— Zack Budryk (@BudrykZack) May 20, 2022

I increasingly think that this culture of making children tractable, forcing them to be controlled from the outside, killing their inner compass, is super traumatic. I also think it probably plays a big role in our mental health and addiction crises— Nick Taber (@NickTaber) May 20, 2022

https://t.co/zyCZi67F5O This has some useful advice on autistic burnout and how to start recovering. Not all of it will apply to everyone, but some top tips here.— Ann Memmott PGC🌈 (@AnnMemmott) May 21, 2022

If you want to learn more about Galton, the bell curve, and his early works this is an excellent introductory video: 5/20 https://t.co/D7SaMgj1Ju— Nicole Lee Schroeder, PhD (@Nicole_Lee_Sch) May 21, 2022

The Eugenics Archive has a robust amount of sources and is incredibly helpful 18/20: https://t.co/QQxc07uIHM— Nicole Lee Schroeder, PhD (@Nicole_Lee_Sch) May 21, 2022

The ACLU (and many other news sources) have reported on ongoing eugenics centered practices 19/20: https://t.co/7ZxT80SjqL— Nicole Lee Schroeder, PhD (@Nicole_Lee_Sch) May 21, 2022

We urgently need a society that's better at letting people get the rest they need.We're burning out, we're getting sick and staying disabled.And the planet can't take our frenetic pace either.Everyone, everything needs rest.Too many people with power want us to forget it.— Oolong 🍉 (@MxOolong) May 21, 2022

Being autistic is calmly and nonchalantly speaking objective truths, but being misperceived as complaining.— Callum Stephen (He/Him) (@AutisticCallum_) May 21, 2022

"Addressing Sensory Needs for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Classroom"Not open access journalhttps://t.co/MKhORPYdqb— Richard Woods (@Richard_Autism) May 21, 2022

"“Pathological”/ “Extreme” Demand Avoidance: is it a Disorder at a lower diagnostic threshold?"https://t.co/Ae4kHdDFoR— Richard Woods (@Richard_Autism) May 21, 2022

Such an incredible resource/wiki here from @stimpunks on disability & accessible spaces & events. Worth spending some time with.https://t.co/BIljwwPySd— Nick Covington (@CovingtonEDU) May 21, 2022

I have only ever wanted my nonspeaking #AutisticWhileBlack son's human rights to existence and agency in his own life to be acknowledged and protected. 1/— Kerima Cevik (@kerima_cevik) May 19, 2022

I should not have to fight for my #ActuallyAutistic son's right to live free from congregate care settings, free from the threat of euthanasia, free from catastrophic encounters with law enforcement. 2 /— Kerima Cevik (@kerima_cevik) May 19, 2022

I should not have to fight for my #ActuallyAutistic son's right to live free from forced guardianship, free from the threat of involuntary commitment in mental institutions, free from being viewed as an atm machine by service providers. Yet here I am, having to do so. 3/— Kerima Cevik (@kerima_cevik) May 19, 2022

If you are a person who has used "but is the person severely disabled" to invalidate people you don't deem disabled enough, I hope you'll read @EricMGarcia 's "We're not Broken". Garcia points out this no-win cycle of not disabled enough/too disabled. And also..stop it. #Ableism— Kara Ayers (@DrKaraAyers) May 19, 2022

Are we ready to talk about how the main specialism of shows like X Factor, American Idol etc. is not finding the next big singing superstar, but exploiting vulnerable, often mentally ill and/or neurodivergent, people for the sake of cheap laughs and viral 'funny' moments?— Erin Ekins (she/her) (@QueerlyAutistic) May 19, 2022

Trully enjoyed this piece of work with amazing @CarolineJOliver and Prof Carol VincentPaper under review.Report for policy makers and school leadership teams available here (open access) https://t.co/rpeaqCLp5g@grrand_ioe @IoeResearch @saforgsa @AutisticGirls_ https://t.co/Ut6J8Slc3m— Dr Georgia Pavlopoulou (she/her) (@JoPavlopoulou) May 19, 2022

Hey! That thing you did for #GAAD? Do it again tomorrow. And the next day. And the day after that. Keep it going. And then congratulations! You now have a fledgling accessibility practice at your org.— Eric Bailey (@ericwbailey) May 19, 2022

The autistic urge to stim— Pete Wharmby - new profile pic (@commaficionado) May 19, 2022

My latest weaving project 💜 pic.twitter.com/XVpbp3OzoU— Lisa Rayner Handwovens (@LisaHandwovens) May 19, 2022

I retreat into myself… a LOT. #ActuallyAutistic #AskingAutistics & #NeuroDivergent People: anyone relate?— NeuroDivergent Rebel (they/them/Xe/Xem) 🧠 🏳️‍🌈 (@NeuroRebel) May 19, 2022

I am not wheelchair bound. I am a wheelchair user. My life had stopped before getting my chair. It’s gifted me freedom❤️— Disabled_Eliza (@DisabledEliza) May 20, 2022

This is actually why I take umbrage at the "different Operating System" analogy.We don't have a different OS, we have different hardware. The OS is society and they won't validate our drivers, so we're stuck erroring out/crashing when we hit exceptions. https://t.co/XCWuEKjckV— The Autistech (@theAutistech) May 20, 2022

Today’s #APAHM #GoogleDoodle honors the birthday of disability justice activist, Stacey Park Milbern. Stacey co-created disability justice to fight for those marginalized within the disabled community—people of color, LGBTQ+, and more🎨 by @art_twink→ https://t.co/x7CZVCN1LK pic.twitter.com/XXAxWtlovG— Google Doodles (@GoogleDoodles) May 19, 2022

I GOT MY AUTISM DIAGNOSIS !! Happy autism birthday diagnosis !! 2 and a bit years, lots of invalidation and stress later ITS ON PAPER pic.twitter.com/FUDP5g8yTq— Ella Willis (@EllaEllaaW) May 20, 2022

Change is happening way faster than big systems are adapting, that's my sense these days.— Dr. Elizabeth Sawin (@bethsawin) May 17, 2022

Because it came up today, when someone requests textual communication as an access measure, it may not simply mean typing into a text box during a zoom call. Asynchronosity may be embedded in that request. I am tourettic, prone to impulsivity, I need textual because I need time.— Liz Jackson (@elizejackson) May 17, 2022