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Another thing I think that can be difficult to really understand:Just because you cannot communicate a problem to someone (or they don't understand what you're trying to communicate) doesn't mean a problem doesn't exist.— AutisticSciencePerson, MSc (@AutSciPerson) February 14, 2022

We fought this… so hard BUT A$ lobbyists were in the meetings pushing their ABA agenda. Anyone who says A$ isn’t a danger to #ActuallyAutistic people isn’t paying attention. https://t.co/6UrqikHe9j— NeuroDivergent Rebel (they/them/Xe/Xem) 🧠 🏳️‍🌈 (@NeuroRebel) February 14, 2022

This is a hell of an endorsement! ❤️❤️ https://t.co/tgIYFitqWz— Kristina (She/Her) (@KristinaDaniele) February 16, 2022

Having medical care that centers your whole personhood is so important. The staff (esp. Rebecca) at @Ask_Tia was/is caring, attentive, and informative.— Kristina (She/Her) (@KristinaDaniele) February 14, 2022

There sure is a lot of people in my mentions saying, point blank, 'I won't inconvenience myself in any way to protect you.' People don't even try to hide how happy they are to throw disabled people under the bus anymore.— Karl Knights (@Inadarkwood) February 16, 2022

Over 900,000 people died in the U.S. because of COVID. Over 1.2 million people added to the disability community last year. They don't want you to remember these numbers. They don't want you to understand how many lives and families are irreparably changed. COVID ISN'T MILD.— See Mia Eye the Tiger 🐯 (@SeeMiaRoll) February 15, 2022

love this ❤️ https://t.co/M1YKy92paA— Carol Black (@cblack__) February 14, 2022

Seeing people suggesting risk is misunderstood. I understand COVID's risk to my 3 dosed family is very low. I also understand there's substantial risk for others, even w/3 doses, which is why I'll continue to support efforts to slow transmission. Caring for others isn't confusion— Yoni Freedhoff 🟣, MD (@YoniFreedhoff) February 13, 2022

Cannot sufficiently stress how difficult navigating what's left of the healthcare system is for chronically ill folks— Matthew Cortland, JD (@mattbc) February 14, 2022

Roses Are RedCorporate oriented "people with disabilities" neutralize liberatory workI suppose that's whythey think I'm a jerk #DisabilityValentines— Liz Jackson (@elizejackson) February 14, 2022

My #ActuallyAutistic colleagues and I have writen an article about how #autistic people can be good #clinicalpsychologists add value to our profession. https://t.co/Bg2btUlBzH— Alice Nicholls (@DrAliceNicholls) February 14, 2022

So great to see the finished article. Back in 2021, I started the Neurodivergent Psychological Society which aided this. That alone was a pretty big risk. Today a published article publicly displays my name - scary but we will be public. Autistic psychologists are here to stay https://t.co/Dstswd1JFr— Cheryl Venart (@CherylVenartPsy) February 14, 2022

We're not going to see improvements in quality-of-life care for disabled people until Disability Studies becomes embedded in formal medical curriculum. We need intensive coursework about systemically oppressed patient groups that cuts across race, gender, and disability. 1/2— Nicole Lee Schroeder, PhD (@Nicole_Lee_Sch) February 11, 2022

And we need a general reckoning about what our programs do and do not teach. We have the data. We know doctors are uncomfortable accepting disabled patients into their practices. So what are we actually going to do to rectify that? 2/2 #MedEd #MedTwitter #DisabilityTwitter— Nicole Lee Schroeder, PhD (@Nicole_Lee_Sch) February 11, 2022

My foreword to "Cooperative Games in Education," a new book by @HiSuzanne Lyons: https://t.co/7tMNoYJs0Y. Sadly, some people don't even realize that not all games pit players against one another. (Until you play coop games, you don't fully grasp how much fun competition *isn't*)— Alfie Kohn (@alfiekohn) February 14, 2022

Priest at (virtual) church summed it up pretty nicely today: Our pre-pandemic “normal” was one of inequality and oppression. We should not strive to return to that version of normal.— Kelly Doran MD MHS (@KellyMDoran) February 13, 2022

A unique experience of being neurodivergent and/or disabled is not being trusted or respected with the narrative of your own experience. Society values what allistic people say about autism far more than what autistic people say, which is no longer the case for most other groups.— Autistic Callum (He/Him) (@AutisticCallum_) February 12, 2022

My autistic daily routine challenges - a thread.Hopefully it'll be a bit insightful and help folk understand how being autistic actually works. 🧵🧵🧵Please read and share...— Pete Wharmby (@commaficionado) February 13, 2022

I’m starting to think medicine has a problem w “gaslighting culture” There’s primary gaslighting where docs don’t believe your report of your Sx & instead try to convince you it’s “anxiety”/hysteria/conversion disorder/ psychogenic/“your Sx are real but no organic causes” etc 1/— Zahra Khan (she/her) (@zeikonline) February 13, 2022

This culture of not just not believing patients but trying to convince us our perception of what happened is the problem has got to stop. Beyond anecdata, there’s a ton of research showing health disparities due to physician bias. How do you think that manifests? 5/— Zahra Khan (she/her) (@zeikonline) February 13, 2022

& then there’s secondary gaslighting where you try to talk abt your exp of medical gaslighting & then those are disbelieved too “you must have misunderstood”/“is it a patient perception issue”/“I’m sure they didn’t mean it like that” etc. 2/— Zahra Khan (she/her) (@zeikonline) February 13, 2022

More on that from the Summer Paralympics: https://t.co/BXBirKmfl3— Sara Luterman (@slooterman) February 13, 2022

The point of the Paralympics isn’t that anybody can do anything if they just try hard and don’t give up. It’s that there are all different kinds of elite athletes.— Sara Luterman (@slooterman) February 13, 2022

I feel like home should be the safest space for kids to express themselves. That means being okay with your child saying no, honoring when they need space or waiting to discuss topics that make them uncomfortable until they’re prepared for it. Respect is mutual.— Sista Moon (@NYXIEMOONX) February 12, 2022

I still cannot do this fluidly without having a minimelt first before realizing what’s happening BEFORE I can ask for time to gather myself, so yeah…teach your children it’s okay to enforce boundaries, even (especially) with you.You do not want them to have to learn this @ 40 https://t.co/vgIRRYy2zL— human barometer, M.M. (@laurenancona) February 13, 2022

I feel like the current treatment of choice for almost all mental health conditions, namely CBT, is heavily influenced by behaviourism. It’s everywhere.— Joshua Seigal - 'YAPPING AWAY' out now! (@joshuaseigal) February 12, 2022

Stop substituting the word learning for compliance or staying on task (which I suppose is compliance.)“ if that stress ball stops you from learning I will have to take it away.”— Sisyphus (@Sisyphus38) February 11, 2022

The trouble with punishment (quick summary):It fails to promote ethical growth, responsibility, or concern for othersIt does promote* concern about not getting caught* resentment* belief that power lets one get one's way in life* a nearly exclusive focus on self-interest— Alfie Kohn (@alfiekohn) February 11, 2022

The fact of the matter is research supports a progressive, human-centered education:- Connection to the community leads to more compassion and greater well-being- Students engaged in an experiential education are much more likely to love learninghttps://t.co/woKliEvNTH pic.twitter.com/cLmIzkcJV4— Human Restoration Project (@HumResPro) February 11, 2022

Building an online classroom should *not* mirror the same practices and procedures as in-person. These classrooms can be empowering, meaningful, and authentic Learn more about designing virtual spaces in our Virtual Learning Handbook. #restorehumanityhttps://t.co/ydjDXoAxjp pic.twitter.com/KhC48ezGOP— Human Restoration Project (@HumResPro) February 12, 2022