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[2/2] For those who can't get past the paywall, @STATnews reporter @TaraBannow has written a thread here: https://t.co/IZOkMtEbyc— Steve Silberman (@stevesilberman) August 16, 2022

I spent the past several months talking to more than three dozen parents and clinicians about how private equity investments have changed a popular form of autism therapy for @statnews. What I learned was striking. 1/10— Tara Bannow (@TaraBannow) August 15, 2022

I spent the past several months talking to more than three dozen parents and clinicians about how private equity investments have changed a popular form of autism therapy for @statnews. What I learned was striking. 1/10— Tara Bannow (@TaraBannow) August 15, 2022

[1/2] Very important article about how ABA "treatment" for #autism (which many #autistic people recall with trauma) has become a cash cow for private equity firms. @STATnews, please consider dropping the paywall for this. https://t.co/QrkYugcza0— Steve Silberman (@stevesilberman) August 16, 2022

How to fix the school environment to be autistic friendly?Simply by listening to autistic pupils, autistic adults, autistic researchers, autistic experts, autistic teachers and autistic parents. We know what's wrong and only we can fix it.— Riina (@HumisevaHarju) August 16, 2022

New vocabulary page: Chosen Familyhttps://t.co/ua3wuI3AhR— Stimpunks (@stimpunks) August 16, 2022

@PeripheralMinds can give you a lot less of a confused explanation of those things than that person has, whoever that may be. The stress model talks about biological trade-offs rather than brokenness and fixing.— Tania Melnyczuk (@ekverstania) August 16, 2022

🚨 Research priorities results 🚨Here are the top ten research priorities for autistic adults in Scotland, according to our survey! pic.twitter.com/T4vAdOSLtL— STARTS Network (@STARTSNetwork) August 16, 2022

All of life is conflated w/ distress. Stress is a model for medicine that has been ignored. Because we chose to assume single causes, universality & essentialism (germ theory), rather the complexity of ecosystems, diversity & outcomes based on person, timing & context of stress.— Peripheral Minds (@PeripheralMinds) August 16, 2022

Thank you to everyone who filled in the survey for research priorities for autistic people in Scotland. Here are the top ten priorities for the sample generally: https://t.co/Z3vPyEm7qD— Monique Botha is actually they/them 🤷🏻‍♀️ (@DrMBotha) August 16, 2022

Holy amygdala.@Mad_In_America founder Robert Whitaker calls for a class action suit against the psychiatric establishment, AKA @APApsychiatric, pharma cos. et al for the "extraordinary harm done [to patients] by the chemical-imbalance deception".https://t.co/LTs7WzMwH8— Tanmoy (@toymango) August 16, 2022

🔥 Autistic Burnout: The Cost of Masking and Passinghttps://t.co/b9UXaVLd1j— Stimpunks (@stimpunks) August 16, 2022

Here’s some essential neurodiversity, disability, and equity vocabulary grouped by the good, the bad, and the different.https://t.co/TMeBj9FyUm— Stimpunks (@stimpunks) August 16, 2022

A recent study found that hearing aids were unaffordable for 77% of Americans with loss, and purchasing hearing aids would impoverish hundreds of thousands of people. https://t.co/eKMUfdRDLT #DisabilityTax #DemolishDisabledPoverty 2/3— Maria Town (@maria_m_town) August 16, 2022

Good news, indeed! This has been such a long time coming and is the result of years of advocacy from the the hard of hearing communities including veterans, seniors, and other disabled people. I’m personally excited b/c this means my dad might be able to afford hearing aids. 1/3 https://t.co/OD0qMVh5zE— Maria Town (@maria_m_town) August 16, 2022

We live in an era of unvarnished eugenics. The cruelty is sweeping and unapologetic.https://t.co/TqCfpUbirr— Stimpunks (@stimpunks) August 16, 2022

“Let’s organize our lives around love and care.”- Mission- Creed- Covenant- Philosophy- Interdependence- Edgeshttps://t.co/8HiEGo0dHp— Stimpunks (@stimpunks) August 16, 2022

For anyone saying this isn’t a thing… do some research on psychological safety and social identity theory in companies and organisations… just because something isn’t talked about, it doesn’t mean it’s not happening #AcademicChatter #AcademicTwitter https://t.co/VPnfEBV4DW— The Hidden Professor (@thehiddenprof) August 16, 2022

Awesome news! Underdogs: Uprising by @AutisticNW has just been funded at Unbound. Pre-order your copy: https://t.co/zRMKG4wfAj— Escaped Autie (@EscapedAutie) August 16, 2022

Funny, revealing, celebratory and powerful, this book will be required reading for anyone seeking to understand and celebrate autism with more accuracy, empathy & inclusivity Don't miss out! Pre-order now: https://t.co/9yNpCqP5pR @commaficionado#ActuallyAutistic #OwnVoices pic.twitter.com/OCwNyKksqR— JKP Books (@JKPBooks) August 16, 2022

Just published online. My latest research - 37 #ActuallyAutistic academics reflect on the barriers and faciltators to a career in academia #autisticacademic #autism #inclusion #highereducation @ACUmediahttps://t.co/f0gvwp1XIt— AutisticProfessor (@AutisticProf) August 15, 2022

I talk to mothers whose children tell them every night they don't want to go to school tomorrow - and when they tell the school, they are told they must keep bringing them in, or else the children will get more anxious & they might be reported for truancy. They feel stuck. 2/— Naomi Fisher (@naomicfisher) August 13, 2022

I talk to children who tell me that the noise and smell of the dining hall hurts them, and the chaos of the playground frightens them. They're doing okay academically and so school says there's no problem, just keep coming in. 3/— Naomi Fisher (@naomicfisher) August 13, 2022

I talk to young people who are furious about rules controlling every part of their lives which have nothing to do with learning - hair styles, silent corridors, black-shoes-not-trainers and wearing a blazer on the way to and from school. If they refuse, they are 'disruptive'. 4/— Naomi Fisher (@naomicfisher) August 13, 2022

Many of these young people keep quiet at school. They only show their anger and frustration when they feel safe, at home. They explode, and their parents don't know what to do. They wonder if it's their fault and if school is right and it's a problem with boundaries. 5/— Naomi Fisher (@naomicfisher) August 13, 2022

Families tell me they feel under pressure. Pressure because their child isn't happy. Worry that they're going to lose their job because the school calls so often. Pressure from others who say 'a child of mine would never get away with behaviour like that'. 6/— Naomi Fisher (@naomicfisher) August 13, 2022

This thread describes why we exist. https://t.co/bBcRxQ14Zk— Stimpunks (@stimpunks) August 16, 2022

this shit is different for everyone and there is no telling when or how you've contracted it. just mask up! peridot. full stop.— Kristina Daniele Randomly Tweets (She/Her) (@KristinaDaniele) August 16, 2022