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“No one is too disabled to benefit from AAC. People who cannot speak almost always can understand language. Given the right supports, they can almost always learn to express themselves using some form of language-based #AAC.” https://t.co/KgEkaLCwrU— Jane (@everhopeful1000) August 13, 2023

"..speech is a motor function & language is a cognitive function, there is no reason to assume that a hearing person who can't speak has a language disability." @Communica1st @stimpunks https://t.co/f9MF0cFeMk— Elaine Mcgreevy (@ElaineMcgreevy) August 12, 2023

Changelog: Presume Competence. “Nonspeaking” or “Nonverbal”?https://t.co/g3GFS8DGDW— Stimpunks Foundation (@stimpunks) August 12, 2023

Autism Professionals: Have you heard of monotropism?https://t.co/LaV5TyGbPO#monotropism #Autism— Stimpunks Foundation (@stimpunks) August 11, 2023

Whenever I use these two slides, it never stop making me want to cry.Trigger warning.The below images are of two slides discussing the poor quality ethics & standards in autism theory, research, & practice. pic.twitter.com/0WFkxgOVVQ— Richard Woods (@Richard_Autism) August 7, 2023

Whenever I use these two slides, it never stop making me want to cry.Trigger warning.The below images are of two slides discussing the poor quality ethics & standards in autism theory, research, & practice. pic.twitter.com/0WFkxgOVVQ— Richard Woods (@Richard_Autism) August 7, 2023

Trigger warning.Poor standards associated with autism.Text from first image.1) Autistic persons are systemically poorly treated by society (Botha 2021; Grant et al 2023; Woods 2017).2) Much/ most autism research & practice is poor quality (Bottema-Beutel et al 2021a;…— Richard Woods (@Richard_Autism) August 7, 2023

Trigger warning.Poor standards associated with autism. Text from second image.1) A theory-to-research-to-practice gap (Chown 2015).2) General lack of good quality theories (e.g., see Bottema- Boutel et al 2019).3) Pathologising theories often are poor quality, with weak…— Richard Woods (@Richard_Autism) August 7, 2023

“If we have learned one thing from the civil rights movement in the U.S., it’s that when others speak for you, you lose”Ed RobertsVia @stimpunks https://t.co/SzfmEafTYM— Elaine Mcgreevy (@ElaineMcgreevy) August 11, 2023

1/9 Listening to autistic teenagers talk about their special interests has been an epic & joyful adventure. My MSc research=getting those voices heard. Many 'thank yous', above all to the teenagers involved, their families, & my own YP for the inspiration https://t.co/0ad2AcPRhZ pic.twitter.com/t47k4RiGRu— lisa chapman (@CommonSenseSLT) August 10, 2023

"The moment we become an expert on someone else is the moment we allow our biases to rule in power. And, it takes away honor."Andratesha FritzgeraldVia @stimpunks https://t.co/UR2zUlTs2R— Elaine Mcgreevy (@ElaineMcgreevy) August 11, 2023

1/9 Listening to autistic teenagers talk about their special interests has been an epic & joyful adventure. My MSc research=getting those voices heard. Many 'thank yous', above all to the teenagers involved, their families, & my own YP for the inspiration https://t.co/0ad2AcPRhZ pic.twitter.com/t47k4RiGRu— lisa chapman (@CommonSenseSLT) August 10, 2023

The Act of Listening: Work that does not honor what a community says is colonial.https://t.co/OLYtcXWk12— Stimpunks Foundation (@stimpunks) August 11, 2023

Meerkat Mode, Monotropic Split, and Monotropic Spiralhttps://t.co/tb7aTxPz59#monotropism— Stimpunks Foundation (@stimpunks) August 9, 2023

Thanks so much! This means lots coming from an organisation we appreciate and admire :)— Neurodiverse Connection UK (@NDConnectionUK) August 9, 2023

Neurodiverse Connection, @NDConnectionUK, is such a great resource. Well-written, well-sourced, well-designed."We elevate the voices of neurodivergent people to help them flourish and thrive."https://t.co/UwYAhzDBoR— Stimpunks Foundation (@stimpunks) August 7, 2023

We don’t prepare students for a world of potential oppression by oppressing them. “Better Get Used to It” is violence.https://t.co/ajow57bK7w— Stimpunks Foundation (@stimpunks) August 4, 2023

A bit more on this #MonotropismQuestionnaire thing.I’ve been emphasising that the new quiz is NOT an autism assessment not bc I’m making an academic point or bc I’m trying to be overly precise, but because I believe that there can be harm at this stage from using it that way.— Sonny Hallett (@scrappapertiger) July 23, 2023

A bit more on this #MonotropismQuestionnaire thing.I’ve been emphasising that the new quiz is NOT an autism assessment not bc I’m making an academic point or bc I’m trying to be overly precise, but because I believe that there can be harm at this stage from using it that way.— Sonny Hallett (@scrappapertiger) July 23, 2023

#Monotropism as a way of being is likely to greatly overlap with being autistic (and our study strongly suggests this), but it may well NOT overlap with everyone who meets the current dx criteria for autism.— Sonny Hallett (@scrappapertiger) July 23, 2023

It will be great to find out more about the autistic folks who aren’t monotropic, and also if and how our questionnaire is not currently capturing all the ways in which monotropism can look.— Sonny Hallett (@scrappapertiger) July 23, 2023

So, some autistic people will score very low on this questionnaire, and that doesn’t mean that they’re not autistic.It’s also very possible that some non-autistic people will score highly for monotropism. Again, it’ll be great to find out more about that population.— Sonny Hallett (@scrappapertiger) July 23, 2023

The questionnaire is also in its first iteration, so accounting for anxiety, other types of weighting, question design, all still need work in future.— Sonny Hallett (@scrappapertiger) July 23, 2023

Yes, I believe there are huge problems with most autism assessments. But I’m wary of the impact of this questionnaire on folks who, for example, are autistic and score low in the MQ, to be told it’s an autism assessment designed by other autistic people.— Sonny Hallett (@scrappapertiger) July 23, 2023

Important thread on our recently published (open access) monotropism questionnaire. In a nutshell: monotropism is super interesting and important……but our questionnaire is NOT a new way to classify who is / isn’t autistic. https://t.co/VsXhQIiPXh— Sue Fletcher-Watson (@SueReviews) July 23, 2023

Important thread on our recently published (open access) monotropism questionnaire. In a nutshell: monotropism is super interesting and important……but our questionnaire is NOT a new way to classify who is / isn’t autistic. https://t.co/VsXhQIiPXh— Sue Fletcher-Watson (@SueReviews) July 23, 2023

This is great for anyone interested in #ForestSchools @AutieAndy ? https://t.co/CObc7sVEb3— @Autistic Realms (@autisticrealms) July 23, 2023

Gosh you’re so on the ball - fantastic! I will hopefully write something next week x— @Autistic Realms (@autisticrealms) July 22, 2023