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Recommendation 1: Always consider that a patient may be autistic >Anyone can be autistic and this may not be obvious when you first meet your patient. There are barriers to diagnosis, barriers to disclosure, diagnostic biases esp. against Black and Brown autistic people. 3/13— Dr Gemma L. Williams 🌈 (@DjzemaLouiz) October 7, 2022

Recommendation 2: Adapt the sensory environment to support autistic people to engage and communicate comfortably with services. >We recommend the @NDTicentral 'It's not rocket science report' for more info on this:https://t.co/z9feKP0LHT4/13— Dr Gemma L. Williams 🌈 (@DjzemaLouiz) October 7, 2022

Big congrats to all the collaborators. Some aren't on this bird app, but those on here:@soundcube, @MarrableTish @rachel_fricker @treventoured @Asteroid_Caller @Autistic_Doc @rosie_rosanna @withoutstigma @AutisticDoctor @JamieKnightPlease share our report wide and far!13/13— Dr Gemma L. Williams 🌈 (@DjzemaLouiz) October 7, 2022

And extra thanks to @soundcube for the most excellent artwork on the cover of the report 💙— Dr Gemma L. Williams 🌈 (@DjzemaLouiz) October 7, 2022

How can we reduce the vast health inequities that autistic people face?One way is to improve communication in healthcare settings. Introducing:"More than words: Supporting effective communication with autistic people in health care settings"1/13 pic.twitter.com/6u8yjCyxgA— Dr Gemma L. Williams 🌈 (@DjzemaLouiz) October 7, 2022

How can we reduce the vast health inequities that autistic people face?One way is to improve communication in healthcare settings. Introducing:"More than words: Supporting effective communication with autistic people in health care settings"1/13 pic.twitter.com/6u8yjCyxgA— Dr Gemma L. Williams 🌈 (@DjzemaLouiz) October 7, 2022

Avast, ye landlubbers, we’re off to find the COVID-19 pandemic’s lost learning! There be treasures there unmeasurable by modern instruments, and all’s we need is a crew! What say ye, scallywags?— The Prefrontal Vortex (@LearningPillars) October 8, 2022

Not only can Autistic people feel empathy and emotion, many of us actually feel them even more strongly.— Adam Fare 🖤🤍💜 (@adamfare1996) October 7, 2022

Someone at the neurodivergence conference just called PDA "Persistent Drive for Autonomy" and I think that's great #NDConf22— Erin Stevens (@aclientfirst) October 7, 2022

Someone at the neurodivergence conference just called PDA "Persistent Drive for Autonomy" and I think that's great #NDConf22— Erin Stevens (@aclientfirst) October 7, 2022

Samefoods and cartoons!https://t.co/SO5CIGagq8— Stimpunks (@stimpunks) October 7, 2022

The way to do this in therapy is to discuss with your client while they are *not* in meltdown, what the signs are that they might be approaching a meltdown, and what helps when it occurs. This might include you stepping out of the room. Find out from your client. Review & repeat. https://t.co/aRWjLwcTLS— Erin Stevens (@aclientfirst) October 3, 2022

Thank you. We added your tweet and a quote from your book to our Meltdown glossary page.https://t.co/VmGd2aa4ul— Stimpunks (@stimpunks) October 7, 2022

@commaficionado - only on p22 and your explanation about how we form our personalities to avoid conflict at all costs feels so true - the way you write makes me feel like I know you - that you are expressing MY feelings…just at the beginning but loving it already 😊 pic.twitter.com/aCXn1HXPQE— Dr Julia Leatherland (@julesandco) October 4, 2022

Those of you who have read my book #WhatIWantToTalkAbout will know about my Minecraft world I've been building since 2012. Here's a few screenshots: pic.twitter.com/kPaca25Axs— Pete Wharmby (@commaficionado) October 7, 2022

My first book - available now!"The author is such a great writer. His book flows brilliantly and the topics are interwoven, seamlessly." What I Want to Talk About: How Autistic Special Interests Shape a Life by P... https://t.co/eDFnrxuLVI— Pete Wharmby (@commaficionado) September 25, 2022

Stim dance with @THEBOBBYLEES1 on our Happy Flappy page.https://t.co/1unmlTxjHZAnd check out their new album, released today.https://t.co/BhaqD6SVjj— Stimpunks (@stimpunks) October 7, 2022

The Parable of the Sower: 2014 look at Octavia Butler's story of Lauren Oya Olamina, growing up in a post-climate change, semi-lawless America. It's a dystopia, a bildungsroman, a sacred text. re. the religion Earthseed. https://t.co/TB27BBL1iN— Angela Joy Allison (@anjijoy) October 7, 2022

We're looking to organize a book club on Pedagogy of Resistance: Against Manufactured Ignorance by @HenryGiroux! #restorehumanityIf you're interested and want to build it with us, please fill out this form: https://t.co/KI1a9t8cpe pic.twitter.com/ATQkHTBq0F— Human Restoration Project (@HumResPro) October 4, 2022

As we humanize the values of education & reflect on the purpose of education in meeting those values, we must also shift from burning out caring, empathetic individuals to changing systems and structures that will sustain workers and learners alike. https://t.co/F87AhcgGBC— Human Restoration Project (@HumResPro) October 4, 2022

Language matters! A group of Australian researchers have released a paper in the journal, Trends in Neuroscience which includes a guide to neuro-affirming terminology.Read here: https://t.co/fHEGa9vhbc Or take a deeper dive into the research journal: https://t.co/N9xPw4uJht pic.twitter.com/8BKlY1kvDp— Reframing Autism (@ReframingAutism) October 3, 2022

Our systematic review of intervention studies for transition-age autistic youth was just published in @journalautism , with @ShanCLaPoint, @soyoonkimkang, Sarah Mohiuddin, Vicky Yu, and @RachaelMcKinno5 🧵1/10 https://t.co/KHRBAF9S0X— Kristen Bottema-Beutel (@KristenBott) October 3, 2022

Review of 'autism intervention' studies show high bias, poor controls, little reflection on harms, outcomes measures don't relate to real life.When we say we have an 'evidence base' can we be sure the evidence is good quality, relevant & focused on what autistic people want? https://t.co/nQjUi2yHoa— Elaine Mcgreevy (@ElaineMcgreevy) October 3, 2022

Our systematic review of intervention studies for transition-age autistic youth was just published in @journalautism , with @ShanCLaPoint, @soyoonkimkang, Sarah Mohiuddin, Vicky Yu, and @RachaelMcKinno5 🧵1/10 https://t.co/KHRBAF9S0X— Kristen Bottema-Beutel (@KristenBott) October 3, 2022

We found substantial risks of bias, with the most pressing being that randomization procedures were rarely described, and assessors were rarely masked to condition or group. 4/10— Kristen Bottema-Beutel (@KristenBott) October 3, 2022

Review of 'autism intervention' studies show high bias, poor controls, little reflection on harms, outcomes measures don't relate to real life.When we say we have an 'evidence base' can we be sure the evidence is good quality, relevant & focused on what autistic people want? https://t.co/nQjUi2yHoa— Elaine Mcgreevy (@ElaineMcgreevy) October 3, 2022

https://t.co/zn11DsMBwW Useful new discussion paper for researchers and authors, re the use of respectful language about autistic people. Handy table in there also, for easy reference. pic.twitter.com/twEM3fFgPN— Ann Memmott PgC MA (She or They) (@AnnMemmott) October 3, 2022

If an autistic person is in meltdown, remove the sources of stress, whatever they may be...... even if it's you.— Pete Wharmby (@commaficionado) October 3, 2022