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I am super excited.I will be working with @LauraMayCrane @milton_damian Russ Hurn and fine others for this new book.Working title; Improving Access to Mental Health Therapies for Autistic Children and Young People. Promoting Self Agency, Curiosity, and Collaboration. pic.twitter.com/eGj0bb7rGP— Dr Georgia Pavlopoulou (she/her) (@JoPavlopoulou) February 12, 2022

Yes, an illness or disability forces someone to be resilient, but that doesn't mean they should always be expected to act that way, to never talk about the reality or struggle at times. Because the resilience is not a choice, it's a survival mechanism and it's an exhausting one.— The Chronic Notebook (@chronicnotebook) February 10, 2022

Biographers often ignore Harriet Tubman's disability. As @drcooperowens writes, Tubman "offered up a version of freedom where a disabled Black woman sat at the center...where Black women were liberators, & where liberation was communal and democratic."https://t.co/EBSbQkQC9U— Jaipreet Virdi (@jaivirdi) February 10, 2022

This part is 🔥🔥🔥"We owe her the respect to add the adjective “disabled” to Tubman’s list of descriptions when we discuss her identities...understanding Harriet Tubman as a “disabled” figure can also help us to see the powerful intersections between disability and strength."— Jaipreet Virdi (@jaivirdi) February 10, 2022

"Imagine if we were taught that Harriet Tubman was not only a conductor on the Underground Railroad but was a badass, disabled freedom-fighting fugitive, Civil War military veteran, healer, philanthropist and one of the architects of the enduring Black Women’s Club Movement."— Jaipreet Virdi (@jaivirdi) February 10, 2022

By autistic masking, I can make friends in a flash. Yet, I have no idea how to maintain friendships.I suspect this is because friendship isn't a concrete experience for many allistics. Where I see friendship as a defined relationship, allistics see it as a gray relationship. https://t.co/1iUco2KDDO— Lauren Melissa (she/her) (@autienelle) February 11, 2022

I'd like to talk about 'weaponised demands for kindness'.They are used a lot, against autistic people who express pain, distress, trauma and horror about the treatment given to us.Autistic person expresses pain and tells someone in power to stop hurting them/— Ann Memmott PGC🌈 (@AnnMemmott) February 12, 2022

Informing marginalised people that they must be More Kind isn't an act of kindness.It's an act of power and privilege.It's about having so much power and privilege that they never need to look at their own conduct, because they can weaponise 'Autistic ppl are not kind enough'.— Ann Memmott PGC🌈 (@AnnMemmott) February 12, 2022

Universities can't brag about disability activists alumni while putting their disabled students' lives in danger.This is a subtweet that frankly applies to every university.— Julia Métraux (@metraux_julia) February 10, 2022

pic.twitter.com/sRTxcM1iAx— Human Restoration Project (@HumResPro) February 11, 2022

Burnout is sneaky because you don’t realize you’re borrowing from tomorrow to push through today.— ⚡️Emily Leahy (@iamemilyleahy) February 10, 2022

I have a question about Zones of regulation ; behaviourist or not? Also interested in the experiences and opinions of autistic adults about whether this is supportive ? I’m looking at my training materials in regulation and asking myself these questions.— Neuroteachers (@neuroteachers) February 10, 2022

Like all resources, they should be used as a tool in a toolbox of many others. We find in our school it is really helpful as part of the ‘approach’ but not as solely on its own.— Deborah Henderson (@Debs201015) February 10, 2022

Happening now.Presenting our brand new Double Empathy model animation to our trainnees and the father of the theory Damian Milton. Another great clip made by our amazing #Tier4AFC. @KieranRose7 @mum2aspergirl @AnnMemmott @MsJoBillington @richardmills18 pic.twitter.com/yPZGOPxRnF— Dr Georgia Pavlopoulou (she/her) (@JoPavlopoulou) February 10, 2022

Trying to fit autistic person into normative society generally a bad idea - poor for mental health.Growing understanding of autistic culture important. Some need help to navigate these systems. Takes more of a mutual approach.We all have connections.— Dr Georgia Pavlopoulou (she/her) (@JoPavlopoulou) February 10, 2022

An erroneous belief of neurotypical education is that simply being located in a classroom and sat in a seat causes learning.I was treated as though 100% attendance would miraculously cure my undiagnosed ADHD & Autism.— The Irritated Autie⁷ 💙 (@AutieAdorableMC) February 10, 2022

Now that I have a name for my unusual operating system (autism + ADHD) I can ask others with a similar neuronal setup whether certain baffling things happen to their brains & THEY DO & the relief is so massive I end up big snotty crying bc I no longer feel quite so alien/broken.— Emma Mitchell 💙 (@silverpebble) February 10, 2022

One of the assumptions people have about #ActuallyAutistic people masking/camouflaging is that the person is always deliberately changing their actions actively.In my experience, this simply isn't true. Masking is learnt survival strategies that come into play under pressure.— Aimee (@aimee_speaks) February 10, 2022

I don't think I've ever been more interested and excited to learn from a conference track than when I read this in the opening lines of @stimpunks' proposal: https://t.co/skhcUabSGF pic.twitter.com/6P3l73kikN— Nick Covington (@CovingtonEDU) February 11, 2022

Wow, I’m so glad those words were useful for you! This looks fantastic.— anildash (@anildash) February 11, 2022

We're thrilled to have @stimpunks presenting: "DIY at the Edges: Surviving the Bipartisanship of Behaviorism by Rolling Our Own"; a track at Conference to Restore Humanity! 2022.How can we design neurodiverse spaces that push back against behaviorism?https://t.co/VIn4kKy96W pic.twitter.com/W3Y2c5SccS— Human Restoration Project (@HumResPro) February 10, 2022

Masks can also be a big problem for some disabled adults, while others really need everybody masked up. And some are both medically fragile AND isolated because they struggle with mask use. Once again: It’s complicated! https://t.co/COhfwXkYWE— Sara Luterman (@slooterman) February 10, 2022

Autistic adults' experiences with mental health services, systematic review of qualitative studies https://t.co/UuB2LRzV4d "the current systems appear to be potentially causing more harm than good"— Michelle Dawson (@autismcrisis) February 10, 2022

Throughout the pandemic, people have called disabled people “canaries in the coal mine” that isn’t a great metaphor. You would have to notice we weren’t around in order to realize we didn’t come back.Many of you only engage in our work because your lives are on the line too.— Imani Barbarin, MAGC | Crutches&Spice ♿️ (@Imani_Barbarin) February 10, 2022

I’ve just been so aware lately how dangerous it is that way too many people still think energy-limiting chronic illness was fabricated by affluent white cis women, rather than recognizing the overrepresentation of affluent white cis women for the survivorship bias it represents.— Brianne Benness (@bennessb) February 10, 2022