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This Wednesday, me and @DrSamiSchalk are going to be talking about disabled prescience/future telling, writing and anger/desire in celebration of @SFdirewolf's Year of the Tiger. ASL & CART provided/book giveaway for 20.reg here: https://t.co/wqN7y8oZw7— Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha (@thellpsx) November 7, 2022

And our NEW paper is now accepted! Huge bravo to dedicated team. #mri #autism #healthcare https://t.co/OYNwAOQheG— Dr Georgia Pavlopoulou (she/her) (@JoPavlopoulou) November 7, 2022

Those who saw Tony Hickmott as proufoundly complex, disordered and challenging stole his rights for 22 years, working ON him. Those who simply viewed Tony Hickmott as fellow autistic human with LD are figuring out WITH him what support works. Yes, the narrative matters. pic.twitter.com/oDmfm1VVaN— Dr Georgia Pavlopoulou (she/her) (@JoPavlopoulou) November 6, 2022

Absolutely convinced "that's ableist" has become a throwaway joke among nondisabled ppl on Twitter bc they are just *that* unaccustomed to disabled ppl demanding consideration. Indeed, our agency is *so far* below their regard that it strikes them as preposterous.— The Tweedy Mutant ♿🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 (@the_tweedy) November 4, 2022

I got this far. I was an undiagnosed child in school decades ago. Classrooms were not quieter and gentler in the 60s Which is why I failed school. Bullies. pic.twitter.com/IDP0Ird4fE— qatanarama (@qatanarama) November 7, 2022

Driven to Meltdown, Castigated for Melting https://t.co/kY9baObw2r— Stimpunks (@stimpunks) November 7, 2022

Driven to Meltdown, Castigated for Melting Driven to Meltdown, Castigated for Melting I feel the weight of this quote from Pete Wharmby’s new book, “What I Want to Talk About How Autistic Special Interests Shape a Life“. The tendency to force... https://t.co/p7zofNN2OI— Stimpunks (@stimpunks) November 7, 2022

We’re on Mastodon and Counter Social.Counter Social: https://t.co/qJbkvLOA8CMastodon: https://t.co/WeOsIPgSoY— Stimpunks (@stimpunks) November 7, 2022

Check your TikTok....because we're on there now! Be sure to give us a few likes and follow @HumResPro 🚀 #education #restorehumanityhttps://t.co/MI0LQnY1LK pic.twitter.com/JnmQrqa8kw— Human Restoration Project (@HumResPro) November 7, 2022

Stimpunks Foundation Newsletter for October 2022 https://t.co/OdbLYVr0LI— Stimpunks (@stimpunks) November 7, 2022

Too many opinions today on the value of ERGs from people who would never belong to an ERG...🙄You cannot discount the value of something you will never experience.— isa watson (@isadwatson) November 4, 2022

The new guy at Twitter dissolved all ERGs. No more Twitter Women or Blackbirds. This is so unbelievably wild to watch.— isa watson (@isadwatson) November 4, 2022

In corporate america, I found so much value in the Black ERG. Mentorship, support, HELP when I needed it…. https://t.co/APgIIL5Vyc— isa watson (@isadwatson) November 4, 2022

Too many opinions today on the value of ERGs from people who would never belong to an ERG...🙄You cannot discount the value of something you will never experience.— isa watson (@isadwatson) November 4, 2022

Screen time is one of the things I get asked about most. Usually parents want to know how to limit it most effectively. It won't be a surprise to those who know me that I come from a different angle. Here's a blog I wrote for Mozilla about it. https://t.co/0OcZbDKRGR— Naomi Fisher (@naomicfisher) November 3, 2022

I usually find @naomicfisher’s threads/articles both revelatory and reassuring. This blog on 'screen time' 👇 is a great example.“When we demonize screens, we demonize the things our children love. We tell them that the things they value aren’t valuable”. https://t.co/JSupq0QcoD— Philippa Watkins (@PhilippaWatkin4) November 3, 2022

I usually find @naomicfisher’s threads/articles both revelatory and reassuring. This blog on 'screen time' 👇 is a great example.“When we demonize screens, we demonize the things our children love. We tell them that the things they value aren’t valuable”. https://t.co/JSupq0QcoD— Philippa Watkins (@PhilippaWatkin4) November 3, 2022

Screen time is one of the things I get asked about most. Usually parents want to know how to limit it most effectively. It won't be a surprise to those who know me that I come from a different angle. Here's a blog I wrote for Mozilla about it. https://t.co/0OcZbDKRGR— Naomi Fisher (@naomicfisher) November 3, 2022

Wendell & Wild: An Indictment of the School-to-Prison Pipeline with a Banging Black Punk Soundtrack https://t.co/7ReHP5NZWs— Stimpunks (@stimpunks) November 4, 2022

Wendell & Wild: An Indictment of the School-to-Prison Pipeline with a Banging Black Punk Soundtrack Wendell & Wild: An Indictment of the School-to-Prison Pipeline with a Banging Black Punk Soundtrack “Wendell & Wild” has a Black punk... https://t.co/8bbaLY51Qt— Stimpunks (@stimpunks) November 4, 2022

“Wendell & Wild” has a Black punk soundtrack, a Black girl protagonist with a transgender friend, a critique of the school-to-prison pipeline, & Key & Peele.https://t.co/wtNK4Ogm9MThe official playlist is full of Black and Queer Punk. It’s a banger.https://t.co/S26r8F4Pch— Stimpunks (@stimpunks) November 4, 2022

8 months ago @rampur set a very ambitious goal: build 1000 wheelchair ramps in Iceland in 4 years.That’s 250 ramps every 12 months. Although we did expect the first year to be slow as we ramped up.Earlier today we completed ramp numer 250. 4 months ahead of schedule. Woop!— Halli (@iamharaldur) November 1, 2022

What do we want? “…a fade to extinction for ethically questionable approaches that disregard neurodiversity”https://t.co/22gP0orD4r“ethically questionable approaches that disregard neurodiversity” = most of SpEd— Stimpunks (@stimpunks) November 4, 2022

Now, I know this is going to be a shock to some research teams, but consider - if you would - the possibility that having different sensory abilities available might sometimes be an advantage for humanity. Better detection of danger, or poisons in water/food, for example/— Ann Memmott PgC MA (She or They) (@AnnMemmott) November 3, 2022

Therefore, when writing papers, we do not start by assuming that different = broken and in need of fixing.We talk with autistic communities to find out what is, or is not, useful about their sensory experiences.We ask if autistic people want a solution to some of it/— Ann Memmott PgC MA (She or They) (@AnnMemmott) November 3, 2022

Or, in other words, pointing to our sensory differences being an actual brain design difference. Well, yes.— Ann Memmott PgC MA (She or They) (@AnnMemmott) November 3, 2022

Sometimes there's a glimmer of usefulness in the 'OMG, people with autism - cure em!' nonsense.https://t.co/MPbgBNJEC7 Just out."...the substantial changes observed in primary sensory regions may relate to the widespread sensory processing differences.."/— Ann Memmott PgC MA (She or They) (@AnnMemmott) November 3, 2022

Sometimes there's a glimmer of usefulness in the 'OMG, people with autism - cure em!' nonsense.https://t.co/MPbgBNJEC7 Just out."...the substantial changes observed in primary sensory regions may relate to the widespread sensory processing differences.."/— Ann Memmott PgC MA (She or They) (@AnnMemmott) November 3, 2022