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"All of the girls in my study wanted to learn but were rejecting a toxic environment"Dr Ruth Moyse's powerful words on so-called 'school-refusal'.#LondonVirtualAutisticConference— Dean Beadle (@deanbeadleuk) July 12, 2022

'Society in general are failing autistic people. To be autistic far too often, is equitable to being discriminated against.' @SheffieldLuke #LondonVirtualAutisticConference— Dr Ruth Moyse 💙 (@mum2aspergirl) July 12, 2022

'Does school life lead to trauma? PTSD is higher in autistic adults than in other members of the population. Where does it come from?' @SheffieldLuke talking about the importance of feeling safe, of feeling safe to be authentic self#LondonVirtualAutisticConference— Dr Ruth Moyse 💙 (@mum2aspergirl) July 12, 2022

Many autistic people not accessing health services as unable to use phone to book an appointment, so stay ill. Explains constant anxiety for several weeks building up to appointment, and the weeks of rumination after. #trauma@SheffieldLuke#LondonVirtualAutisticConference— Dr Ruth Moyse 💙 (@mum2aspergirl) July 12, 2022

'There's very few better things you can give to an autistic person than a sense of their autistic self.' (Hope I've got that right)Luke talking about the vital importance of autistic authenticity for wellbeing. @SheffieldLuke #LondonVirtualAutisticConference— Dr Ruth Moyse 💙 (@mum2aspergirl) July 12, 2022

'Being autistic in itself does not lead to anxiety. If they are anxious & 'need to cope', something has gone wrong.Autism + environment = outcomeTherefore, change the environment, not the child!@SheffieldLuke#LondonVirtualAutisticConference— Dr Ruth Moyse 💙 (@mum2aspergirl) July 12, 2022

'I'm autistic, not cheddar!' @deanbeadleuk talking about the inappropriateness offensiveness unhelpfulness of labels such as 'mild autism' or 'high functioning'#LondonVirtualAutisticConference— Dr Ruth Moyse 💙 (@mum2aspergirl) July 12, 2022

Dr Ruth Moyse @mum2aspergirl speaking about the dreaded term 'resilience' and countering that by pointing out that it's already a feat of endurance for autistic learners just being present in environments that repeatedly fail to meet their needs.#LondonVirtualAutisticConference— Dean Beadle (@deanbeadleuk) July 12, 2022

“The language around absenteeism locates the problem within the child” Dr Ruth Moyse on the problematic focus on the child’s “problems” rather than society’s barriers #LondonVirtualAutisticConference— Jen Botting SLT (@slt_jen) July 12, 2022

So much good material in the #LondonVirtualAutisticConference from @SheffieldLuke , talking about the levels of extreme anxiety and distress that we put autistic people through. The impact on schooling, on access to healthcare etc.— Ann Memmott PGC MA 🌈 (They/she) (@AnnMemmott) July 12, 2022

@SheffieldLuke at #LondonVirtualAutisticConference talking about the baffling diagnostic process, where we are only allowed to be autistic if we are broken enough. What on earth is that about, eh?— Ann Memmott PGC MA 🌈 (They/she) (@AnnMemmott) July 12, 2022

Now enjoying the talk by @mum2aspergirl at #LondonVirtualAutisticConference about how we support autistic children in education. And about how we describe them. For me, we weren't 'truants'. We were in utter exhaustion, anxiety and pain.— Ann Memmott PGC MA 🌈 (They/she) (@AnnMemmott) July 12, 2022

As @mum2aspergirl points out, the problem is not centred within the child. For me, it is not the child's responsibility to sort out the utter mess that the adults have made of their school life by not understanding autism. It is not up to the child to just be 'more resilient'.— Ann Memmott PGC MA 🌈 (They/she) (@AnnMemmott) July 12, 2022

Dr Ruth adds that an autistic child who is in school is already being hugely resilient, each and every day, overcoming exhaustion and bewilderment. Powerful slides showing how many were already not coping in Year 1 of school, but persisted for years before burning out.— Ann Memmott PGC MA 🌈 (They/she) (@AnnMemmott) July 12, 2022

Interaction badges pair well with bodymind affirmations. Use them both for your conferences and classes.https://t.co/6633AmBVHj— Stimpunks (@stimpunks) July 12, 2022

Learning #a11y? Here's a tip: disability is not binary. Blind doesn't mean "no vision"; using a screen reader doesn't mean "blind". Using a wheelchair doesn't mean "can't walk". Remembering this will help avoid a lot of pitfalls.— Joe Dolson (@joedolson) June 30, 2022

"6 Accessibility Basics Cause 97% of Errors" | Learn the six most common accessibility errors and how to improve them from expert, @joedolson https://t.co/EmTbpbirK1 #ecommerce #accessibility— Practical Ecommerce (@PracticalEcomm) June 28, 2022

"Most undiagnosed autistic people keep pushing - and crossing - their own boundaries. They make choices they don't really want to make, because others tell them it's fun or that's just the way they should behave."Bianca Toeps 'But you don't look autistic at all' @biancatoeps— #KatyElphinstone (@KatyElphinstone) July 9, 2022

Ahahahahaha awesome. Accessibility is for everyone. https://t.co/opSmzuIBB2— Imani Barbarin, MAGC | Crutches&Spice ♿️ (@Imani_Barbarin) July 9, 2022

Yup. As soon as Covid disabled me, medical people and people I knew began to treat me as a thing unable to think, feel, or reliably recount my own experiences. https://t.co/kACqLuv1mP— Shannon Knight (@_Shannon_Knight) July 11, 2022

the fact that the both “chronically online” and “terminally online,” exist as common phrases that ultimately mean the same thing makes it clear that ableism is laced in both and that y’all think disabled people who’s social interaction exists primarily online are disposable.— legend of lala ∞ disability rage month (@autieshawtie) July 11, 2022

There’s a lot of folks dealing with #LongCovid that don’t identify as disabled, and that’s fine, this may be temporary state, but you will probably get old & with that comes disability so you may as well explore anti-ableism now while the getting is good! https://t.co/sunPVKEu5t— Hazie Long Covid/ME (@haziethompson) July 11, 2022

TW: Ableist Language Ableism has always been White Supremacy’s toolkit. pic.twitter.com/GefOaRD77e— Imani Barbarin, MAGC | Crutches&Spice ♿️ (@Imani_Barbarin) July 6, 2022

How much of these homogenization trends come from trying to quantify beauty? Robert Pirsig argued that quality can't be defined because it transcends language when he wrote: “When analytic thought, the knife, is applied to experience, something is always killed in the process.”— David Perell (@david_perell) July 9, 2022

As a society, it’s as if we’ve read too many blog posts about the 80/20 rule. When you strip away too much of the non-essential, you lose the kind of craftsmanship that endows an object with soul and makes life feel meaningful.Here's my essay on this.https://t.co/m2QoixgL3P— David Perell (@david_perell) July 9, 2022

I appreciate it!everyone is usually shocked to find out that there’s no actual list of disabilities under the ADA and it even provides room for the self-diagnosed.The idea of a “real” disability is usually just what the Ableds want to accommodate according to their whims. https://t.co/GxHnUpOJmM— Imani Barbarin, MAGC | Crutches&Spice ♿️ (@Imani_Barbarin) July 11, 2022

I appreciate it!everyone is usually shocked to find out that there’s no actual list of disabilities under the ADA and it even provides room for the self-diagnosed.The idea of a “real” disability is usually just what the Ableds want to accommodate according to their whims. https://t.co/GxHnUpOJmM— Imani Barbarin, MAGC | Crutches&Spice ♿️ (@Imani_Barbarin) July 11, 2022