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Multiple attempts to dismantle the #ADA are moving forward with repercussions that stretch beyond just the #disability community. Thanks @TheTakeaway ! #HandsOffTheADA #CripTheVote #SpoonieChat https://t.co/zAeU25N8cY— Rebecca Cokley (@RebeccaCokley) April 7, 2023

Thanks to @rboren for sharing this great @stimpunks page with me: "There are three types of reading: eye reading, ear reading, and finger reading."https://t.co/j52OBQSHfL— Nick Covington (@CovingtonEDU) April 27, 2023

They’re the best!!— Abrome (@AbromeEd) April 27, 2023

I honestly don't think I've learned more from anyone else. I am grateful for their generosity in curating & cultivating such an accessible range of resources. Such important work.— Nick Covington (@CovingtonEDU) April 27, 2023

Thanks to @rboren for sharing this great @stimpunks page with me: "There are three types of reading: eye reading, ear reading, and finger reading."https://t.co/j52OBQSHfL— Nick Covington (@CovingtonEDU) April 27, 2023

@emgntdivergence has a book on this topic. "Unusual Medicine: Essays on Autistic identity and drug addiction" https://t.co/0L6sTsHQBv— Stimpunks Foundation (@stimpunks) April 26, 2023

Intergenerational trauma and the perpetuation of harm https://t.co/eOW4YfsrGk— David Gray-Hammond (@emgntdivergence) April 24, 2023

This is a really interesting thread. Anecdotally we know there are links between ND & substance use issues. Is it recognised yet in clinical services or research?@rcpsych @subodhdave1 @adave_NHS Who else is interested in this area? https://t.co/9kC8QArAgK— Mary Doherty (@AutisticDoctor) April 26, 2023

I used to think I had a family full of alcoholics. It was eye opening to realize that I have a family full of undiagnosed NDs who were self-medicating. So many people throughout my family tree who were not able to parent their kids, but now their grandkids are getting diagnosed.— MorningGloryVT (@MorningGloryVT) April 26, 2023

I used to think I had a family full of alcoholics. It was eye opening to realize that I have a family full of undiagnosed NDs who were self-medicating. So many people throughout my family tree who were not able to parent their kids, but now their grandkids are getting diagnosed.— MorningGloryVT (@MorningGloryVT) April 26, 2023

Our community doesn’t yet know how to talk about the intergenerational trauma of parents and grandparents and on back in time being unsupported, traumatized neurodivergents and how that impacts generational nervous systems. #ActuallyAutistic 🧵— You Might Be Autistic (@mightbeautistic) April 26, 2023

Oh wow - I haven't watched the follow up yet. I know I am a decade behind you here @MxOolong but it is all pretty much just as relevant now as then, thanks for sharing @stimpunks https://t.co/kK4XlaGwft— @Autistic Realms (@autisticrealms) April 26, 2023

Yes - this is what reminds me so much of everything @naomicfisher advocates for too https://t.co/GWVuUMpOWl— @Autistic Realms (@autisticrealms) April 26, 2023

"Learning itself is actually an emergent phenomenon like a hive or a thunderstorm."https://t.co/xdc2lnyAPH— Stimpunks Foundation (@stimpunks) April 26, 2023

"We need to look at learning as the product of educational self-organization. If you allow the educational process to self-organize, then learning emerges. It's not about making learning happen. It's about letting it happen."@HumResPro— Stimpunks Foundation (@stimpunks) April 26, 2023

Fascinating #education talk @Sugatam, from 10yrs ago. Familiar themes: still the need for collaboration & encouragement, shift the balance, let learning happen not try & make it happen, interesting research. Reminds me of @naomicfisher @_MissingTheMark https://t.co/PAtARFhheT— @Autistic Realms (@autisticrealms) April 26, 2023

Fascinating #education talk @Sugatam, from 10yrs ago. Familiar themes: still the need for collaboration & encouragement, shift the balance, let learning happen not try & make it happen, interesting research. Reminds me of @naomicfisher @_MissingTheMark https://t.co/PAtARFhheT— @Autistic Realms (@autisticrealms) April 26, 2023

We discussed it in a paper published in the WASLI 2019 proceedings. I also wrote a blog post about the concept here: https://t.co/r3tCPLHMUA buzz corner by @linguabee will publish my most recent discussion soon.— deaf killjoy (@DeafHistorian) April 21, 2023

Another important work! This time on abled arrogance which extends to speech/language therapists, developmental pediatricians, and any professional who get more credit than the disabled and/or neurodivergent people they claim to serve. https://t.co/Z9npYRO0py— Marie Manalili (siya/she/👉🏼) (@mariemarm) April 25, 2023

"Benevolence porn is different from inspiration porn👉 The abled person is celebrated/deified for making access happen. The focus is the goodness of a person rather than addressing social barriers/ ableism, while ignoring deaf people’s agency. Often this “helping”=oppression." https://t.co/FtbYE6RgFu— lisa chapman (@CommonSenseSLT) April 25, 2023

The point of the burrito test is not “can you physically make a burrito at midnight?” It’s “if you wanted to make a burrito at midnight, would someone say you couldn’t? Would someone try to stop you? Would someone make a note on your behavior chart or case notes?”— dabbing autism skeleton, MPH (@gosuperdonnie) April 25, 2023

“Neurodiversity is an equity imperative and is critical in shifting the culture of teaching and learning.”Education Access: We’ve Turned Classrooms Into a Hell for Neurodivergencehttps://t.co/l9tsUAvUnq— Stimpunks Foundation (@stimpunks) April 24, 2023

Thrilled to see projects developing already 🙏We hope that our “Autistic SPACE” framework will offer a memorable, easily implemented way of improving care & support for #Autistic people in all sorts of settings. Will it work? Let’s build the evidence base. https://t.co/GztotTxnCA— Mary Doherty (@AutisticDoctor) April 24, 2023

Alexis Quinn @AQuinnUnbroken talks about a particularly kind nurse. "She told them to take off the restraints. She gave me a big hug. She told me I was safe...This training can help people see what she saw. See the human. #NATPmentalhealth— Ruth Moyse 💙 (@DrRuthMoyse) April 24, 2023

.@pasi_sahlberg on the need for interdisciplinary education: "Now is the time when we are really beginning to see that we cannot solve the current challenges in our lives with the subject-based, traditional way of understanding knowledge and the world."https://t.co/RJsKEpKBLm— Human Restoration Project (@HumResPro) April 24, 2023

The ableism disabled children face in school systems is exemplified by this horrendous thread that argues that really, all kids need the same thing and providing reasonable adjustments isn't necessary & lowers standards. It gives off "try hard enough and you can be normal" vibes https://t.co/V6tPPgLsfu— Monique Botha is actually they/them 🤷🏻‍♀️ (@DrMBotha) April 24, 2023

@stimpunks add some color to the idea.https://t.co/RQSXMF2HhA— Agitated Spiders for Human Rights 🇺🇸🩸🦷 (@HorriblyJane) April 23, 2023

2/4 Communication can be many things, offered in many ways. Showing connection, love is beautiful language in its own right. Here are some #neurodivergent love languages. Many described in terms of #ActuallyAutistic experience 🙏 @stimpunks https://t.co/6Nkr53tqHS.— lisa chapman (@CommonSenseSLT) April 23, 2023