I was recently asked if Autism Speaks has reformed to the point of being a good organization.
I'm still seeing some iffy stuff, like claims that ABA is all better now and elevating problematic voices. But does anyone have any good sources or information? #AskingAutistics #ActuallyAutistic
#ActuallyAutistic #AskingAutistics - how would you explain Autistic Camouflaging to someone who doesn’t understand the concept?
#AutismMonth #AutismAcceptance #AutismAcceptanceMonth
#AskingAutistics: Has anyone ever dismissed you when you tried to tell them you are #ActuallyAutistic???
Did they give a reason (what was it)?
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#ActuallyAutistic #AskingAutistics:
What advice/suggestions would you give to someone who’s just starting to realize/wonder if they may be Autistic?
Maybe it’s “the ‘Tism”… but I have always had this urge to burn social hierarchies, and most social constructions (time, money, calendars, gender, the idea of being “proper”) to the ground since I was very young.
#ActuallyAutistic #AskingAutistics -
Anyone relate???
#ActuallyAutistic #AskingAutistics:
What is one Autism myth, you wish would die forever???
Knowing we needed allies, I wanted to ‘build a bridge’; that’s why I created the #AskingAutistics hashtag... but the other side was hard to reach, and many weren’t receptive to what we had to say.
Need to do all of the things. Can't do any of the things/don't know where/how to start.
Is this familiar, and any tips that don't involve obsessively playing games instead?
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What does the world need to learn from you that you know precisely because of the things that you’ve been through? Because of the shit that you’ve had to go through, because of the crap that you’ve endured?
#AskingAutistics #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Neurodiversity
Has anybody got a good academic reading on the concept of "self-advocacy fatigue/burnout"? As in, when having to be an advocate and role model for your own identity/rights becomes exhausting? #AutRes #AskingAutistics #Neurodiversity
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How would you describe your ordinary daily level of anxiety (if any at all)?
#Autism #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodivergent #AuDHD
1. Non existent
2. A little bit
3. Pretty anxious
4. Basically terrified
What vitamins/supplements do yall use?
Please do NOT refer me any w/ ingredients GLUTEN, COFFEE, TEA
I do not need a leaf extract or fruit extract for my "memory and focus" when I drink 128 fl.oz. coffee daily.
I WILL NOT STOP DRINKING COFFEE
#askingAutistics #ActuallyAutistic #ADHD
"If we all worked under the assumption that what is accepted as true is really true, there would be little hope of advance." - Orville Wright
True in science, as well as personal growth. What have you been told is true that you've found out (or suspect) isn't?
#AskingAutistics #ActuallyAutistic
I'm working to group and curate the massive collection of info I have on topics relevant to the later identified autistic journey, so it's easier to find and sort through. (Over 200 blog posts and 350 videos.)
Which topics are you interested in?
#AskingAutistics #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #ND
And we’re also known for thinking outside the box – meaning that if we’re forced to make false decisions based on faulty assumptions, then we are quite likely to make the ‘wrong’ choice.
Interested to hear others’ thoughts on this!
End of thread. 🧵
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What if you could talk to a version of yourself 20 years from now? What would they want you to know? What can they tell you that will help you right now?
#AskingAutistics #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Neurodiversity
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How could i help you? I am no professional but a fellow #autistic person. Having lived with Autism for so long i have alot of lived experiences and tools i have been given.
Maybe i could help you better understand something or provide you with ways to navigate autism struggles.👍
As an AuDHD survivor of ABA, I'm wondering...
If ABA is "science" then would fiction about growing up in ABA technically be Science Fiction?
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Any other ABA survivors? How do you write creatively?
I keep not being able to. Being able to finish writing something is my best hope at getting away from my abusers and I keep shutting down and everyone tells me I need to feel safe, but I'm not safe.
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I'm wondering if being right or left handed but preferring the other hand for some tasks is common amongst autistics?
With me it's guitar; I'm right handed but play as a 'lefty'. #AskingAutistics
One of the current diagnostic criteria for autism is a lack of imagination.
Would you say you lack imagination?
Whatever way you answer, I'd love to hear more detail - if you've time & inclination.
Reposts also appreciated ☺️
#AskingAutistics #ActuallyAutistic #Diagnosis #Neurodivergent
In what ways do you find it difficult to function that neurotypicals often don't notice or think about?
#AskingAutistics #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Neurodiversity
Officially autistic a year now!!
Gonna bake a cake for my anniversary and the anti psychs can feel sorry for me and my identity!!
Coffee cake is my favourite!!
What are your favourite cakes to celebrate?
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#MadSky
What would your interactions with people be if you didn’t have the trauma responses, but you had the ability to attune?
#AskingAutistics #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Neurodiversity
#AskingAutistics Does anyone else find having they gifts wrapped or gift wrapping pointless?
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1. Why do they try and make us conform to 'normal' standards?
2. Why do they keep introducing more medicines that are even more controlling?
3. Why are they even creating controlling devices for autism?
Can't they just accept it as a difference and thats it? What do you believe?
What if a meltdown wasn't a "bad" thing, but a signal that you're having trouble coping with something? Or that you need something you're not getting?
#AskingAutistics #ActuallyAutistic #BurnoutRecovery #Sensory #Interoception
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Did you know, new research is showing, years after recovery from #COVID the stinking virus is proving to actually worsen #Autism symptoms?
I've been reading research that is being conducted, where mostly autistic children and some autistic adults show worst autism after Covid.
#askingautistics Do you have emotional deregulation? Where you cannot control emotions correctly?
I experience this on an intense level. It sucks.
But how about you? Do you have issues processing emotions?
