In case you missed this, Colin Killick for
@autisticadvocacy.org speaking out in support of the autistic community.
Be aware that there is not one #POC represented in the repeating, highly medical, stock footage that is LARGER on screen than Colin. (Context 👇🏽)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZKo...
Now you do what they told ya.
@rageagainst.bsky.social
Trust your kid and listen to what they say. Everything isn’t Autism related, many things could be co-occuring conditions. This resource is geared at adults, but has been invaluable in supporting my kids as well. allbrainsbelong.org/all-the-thin...
“Saying “I can’t,” or, “this is too hard,” or “it’s too much,” is sometimes the only way a kid has to self-advocate, other than with their behavior, especially if that kid doesn’t have a lot of ability to effectively communicate to begin with.”
therapistndc.org/not-allowed-...
Also today, may I express deep concern about the ADOS-2 diagnostic test?
Examining an autistic child, research teams mark 'aggression' if the children "Display an example of mild disruption"
"Display anger"
"Display negative behaviour"
Use a "deliberately loud voice"
No, I am not joking/
this is perfect omg
I can’t get over how cartoonishly evil this is
putting in your fucking “hate speech” policy that a particular kind of hate speech against a particular group of people is explicitly allowed - and therefore encouraged - is the kind of shit that should be done from a volcano lair with a shark moat
Absolutely disgusting what mentally weak, depraved, and morally bankrupt members of academia, the medical establishment, and "advocacy" groups have done to millions, who are ironically their income source.
Nef-fing to see but a bunch of LOSERS.
In today's research on autism, reading all the papers that claim that IVF may 'cause' autistic people. Can't find even one team that ask whether one or both parents is autistic.
Factors for infertility typically include age (e.g. autistic people may marry later) or/
So relatable
Some stats, so far:
- Number of mutual aid grants: 102
- Amount of mutual aid grants: $63,850
- Number of creator grants: 11
- Amount of creator grants: $33,000
- Amount of all grants: $96,850
- Number of web pages published: 1,266
“The networks are still compromised, and booting the hackers out could involve physically replacing ‘literally thousands and thousands and thousands of pieces of equipment across the country,’ specifically outdated routers and switches…”
TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE COMMISSIONER DAWN BUCKINGHAM, M.D. November 19, 2024 President-Elect Donald J. Trump Mar-a-Lago Club 1100 South Ocean Boulevard Palm Beach, FL 33480 Subject: Texas offering 1,400 acres of land adjacent to the Texas-Mexico Border for construction of deportation facilities Dear President Trump: I am writing to formally offer 1,402 acres of land in Starr County, Texas, to be used to construct deportation facilities. The Texas General Land Office (GLO) currently owns a 1,402-acre tract roughly 35 miles west of McAllen, Texas. My office is fully prepared to enter into an agreement with the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or the United States Border Patrol to allow a facility to be built for the processing, detention, and coordination of the largest deportation of violent criminals in the nation's history. As Texas Land Commissioner, I recently acquired this 1,402-acre ranch along the border near Rio Grande City. In less than 24 hours after the purchase on October 23, 2024, I granted a 7,681-foot-long (1.45-mile) easement across the property, allowing our Texas Border Wall to be built. The previous owner had refused to allow the wall to be built and actively blocked law enforcement from accessing the property. Her actions enabled cartel members and violent criminals to sexually abuse migrant women and children on this land for some time. At my direction, since serving as the head of this agency, the GLO has won several significant victories in the fight to repel cartel activities along our border. Early last year, my office was able to survey several islands in the Rio Grande River and declare them part of the State of Texas, permitting law enforcement to end all human trafficking and drug smuggling operations on them. 1700 North Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78701-1495 P.O. Box 12873, Austin, Texas 78711-2873 512-463-5001 glo.texas.gov
The largest of these islands is 170 acres, and before declaring it part of Texas, it had been used as a "no-man's land" to evade both American and Mexican law enforcement. The island, known as "Fronton Island," had been deemed by the Texas Military Department (TMD) and Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) as the most dangerous part of the Texas border. Cartel-on-cartel violence broke out almost nightly across the river, including massive firefights with automatic weapons and grenades. The initiative to secure the island, clear it of all brush and vegetation, and install razor wire along the river was named Operation Flat Top. During the operation, evidence of trafficking was found, along with weapon caches and even improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Operation Flat Top has been a massive success, as all cartel-related activity has dropped to zero since its completion. I am committed to using every available means at my disposal to gain complete operational security of our border. Please let me know if I can answer any questions you may have. Thank you for considering my request. I look forward to hearing from you. May God bless you and continue to bless the United States of America. For Texas, D. Buckingl DAWN BUCKINGHAM, M.D. Commissioner, Texas General Land Office 1700 North Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78701-1495 P.O. Box 12873, Austin, Texas 78711-2873 512-463-5001 glo.texas.gov
⚠️ Texas State Land Commissioner offers the incoming Trump admin a 1400-acre plot of land “to construct deportation facilities.”
#immigration
(via GarciaReports on Twitter)
Nothing like the evaluators for getting support services downplaying Covid risk, and saying even if approved for support services I won’t likely find any willing to wear an N95 in my home. They just likely won’t be willing to. Just say you want us to die already and be honest about it.
I really recommend that newskies go through the settings thoroughly. I'm mainly an app user so idk the differences, but nonetheless click through each option.
Don't want DMs? Turn them off.
Want alt text reminders? Add them.
Want more languages? Add them!
Dark mode? You got it.
✨️Customize bby✨️
“the mandate now is not to reinvent the wheel, but rather to figure out who's already invested the time in building up systems & structures & to support those things usefully”
Join us. We're disabled-led and neurodivergent-led and doing the work. All bodyminds welcome.
stimpunks.org/volunteer/
Well this is fucking depressing.
My kids talk about all the pain they experience, but their Mom (ex) refuses to acknowledge it or believe them. She is the kind of person they interview for this stuff instead of talking to the kids themselves too. No one ever believes kids and it infuriates me. Not even doctors.
This messaging from the American Public Health Association is trash. www.apha.org/topics-and-i...
Apparently the pandemic only lasted from 2020-2023 and they are using the governments decision to stop paying for it as the ending date. They do have a caveat that it is still a problem, not good.
What a time to be trans in America, when one political party wants us dead, the other tells us in no uncertain terms there are too few of us for them to care about, and if you say this out loud some rando dem with all the charm of a piece of soggy bread will run by yelling “Enjoy the camps.”
Guidelines! Autistic researchers and allies have suggestions for SLPs and other professionals re: using language “in ways that resist ableism and powerfully impact their students' educational experiences.”
pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/... #neurodiversity
Too bad this isn’t on by default.
My first post has to be about #LongCOVID
🔹 400 million individuals affected worldwide
🔹 $1 trillion in annual economic costs
🔹 Countless lives & communities shattered
The time for a comprehensive policy and research response is now!
Details in our review here www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Everyone likes to talk about the 'six degrees of separation' when it comes to connections to famous people...
...but likes to ignore them when it comes to SARS2 chains of transmission.
We are all connected.
Until we remember this, we can't meaningfully protect anyone.
#BCPoli
BMJ finally published our pushback against claims by witnesses to the UK Covid inquiry that high-grade (respirator) masks are no better than baggy blue surgicals. Is not true, as we set out here:
www.bmj.com/content/386/...
“The significance of this work is that our current public health policy surrounding COVID-19 is inadequate. People need to be informed of the risks they are incurring to their long-term health by being repeatedly infected with SARS-CoV-2.”
ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/covid-1...
Anyone else notice all the N95’s at #DefCon? 🤔
