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Oliver he/him
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Asexual non binary trans man
disabled & neurodivergent
cat dad
History geek
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AAC user
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Oliver he/him @disabledtudor.bsky.social · Sep 13
Hello I’m Oliver (he/him)
I’m an asexual non binary trans man.

Disabled, including neurodivergent, including severely mentally ill.

Full time wheelchair user due to Tourette’s.
Full time AAC user due to Tourette’s, autism and schizophrenia.
disabledtudor.bsky.social
Every time on the Traitors it gets said about the traitors being in the ‘turret’ it makes me think of when several healthcare professionals have said in very important documents that
‘Oliver has turrets syndrome’

You’d think that they would double check these things. 🙄
November 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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O is for Oliver.
This is my AAC story.

#AAC #AACuser #AACawarenessMonth #MyAACstory #Communication

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O if for Oliver
My AAC story
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October 30, 2025 at 5:09 PM
disabledtudor.bsky.social
#AACawarenessMonth

How me being severely mentally ill impacts being an AAC user in more ways than one.

#AACuser #AAC

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M is for mental illness and AAC
Read for the three ways in which being an AAC user relates to being severely mentally ill.
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October 29, 2025 at 8:43 PM
disabledtudor.bsky.social
Low tech is just as important and vital as high tech.

But what is it? Find out here.

#AACuser #AAC #AACawarenessMonth #Communication #LowTechAAC

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L is for low tech
So what is ‘low tech’ AAC and how can it help
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October 15, 2025 at 6:48 PM
disabledtudor.bsky.social
Keyboards are important for getting the best AAC setup.

#AAC #AACuser #AACawarenessMonth #Communication

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K is for keyboards
Keyboards are just as important as finding the correct AAC device or app.
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October 13, 2025 at 7:29 PM
disabledtudor.bsky.social
I use AAC in all areas of my life, but people often forget that.

#AAC #AACuser #AACawarenessMonth #Communication
J is for joining in
As a full time AAC user I use AAC to communicate for absolutely everything.
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October 11, 2025 at 10:53 PM
disabledtudor.bsky.social
Hear AAC users.

#AAC #AACuser #AACawarenessMonth #Communication
H is for hearing my voice
I sit in my active manual wheelchair.
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October 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Getting started with AAC

#AAC #AACuser #AACawarenessMonth

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G is for getting a start with AAC
Some tips for starting to use AAC
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October 8, 2025 at 5:56 PM
disabledtudor.bsky.social
Eye gaze.

#AAC #AACuser #AACawarenessMonth #Communication #EyeGaze

open.substack.com/pub/thetudor...
E is for eye gaze
What is eye gaze and how does it help me
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October 7, 2025 at 4:52 PM
disabledtudor.bsky.social
#AACawarenessMonth

Do’s and don’t’s regarding AAC

#AAC #AACuser

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D is for do’s and don’t’s
The do’s and don’t’s when around AAC and AAC users
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October 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
disabledtudor.bsky.social
Trying to navigate the world as an asexual, non binary trans man, who is disabled, neurodivergent and severely mentally ill, is exhausting.

So often people don’t want people like me to exist.
October 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
disabledtudor.bsky.social
Today has been super hard.
Just trying to distract myself.

Write some more of my #AACawarenessMonth blogs to then schedule to post them at a later date this month.
October 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
disabledtudor.bsky.social
As a full time AAC user when my device has a bit of a breakdown it’s more than just an inconvenience. It’s my communication.

Yes I have some back ups but it’s not the same as my actual device.

#AAC #AACuser #Communication
October 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
disabledtudor.bsky.social
#AACawarenessMonth #AAC #AACuser #Communication

B is for being heard (or not)

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B is for being heard (or not)
AAC awareness month and being heard (or not)
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October 3, 2025 at 2:59 PM
disabledtudor.bsky.social
Often get scared to say what my autistic special interests are. As people then ask you questions and expect you to know everything about said interest.

Because of my ADHD, and my schizophrenia, OCD and CPTSD I struggle to take part in learning about my interests as much as a lot of other autistics
October 2, 2025 at 1:07 AM
disabledtudor.bsky.social
Being sectioned isn’t funny and shouldn’t be used as a cheap way for people to get a laugh.

#Sectioned #Trauma #MentalHealthAct #NotYourJoke

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Don’t use my trauma for your joke
How being sectioned isn’t a funny joke, it carries real long term trauma.
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October 1, 2025 at 11:31 PM
disabledtudor.bsky.social
It’s #AACawarenesMonth and I’m writing 26 blogs to share over the month.

Do you have any questions about AAC?
Anything at all. No questions are silly questions.

#AACuser #AAC
October 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
disabledtudor.bsky.social
A is for AAC this #AACawarenessMonth

I’m going to post a piece on each letter of the alphabet over October.

#AAC #AACuser #Communication

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A is for AAC
What is AAC, the basics
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October 1, 2025 at 4:47 PM
disabledtudor.bsky.social
A thread 🧵

About my experience of using eye gaze as a part time eye gaze user a d full time AAC user.

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#AAC #EyeGaze
September 30, 2025 at 12:33 AM
disabledtudor.bsky.social
The stuff people say to me as a visibly disabled person

#Disabled #Tourettes #WheelchairUser #AACuser #Neurodivergent

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What do people say to me as a visibly disabled person
Im visibly disabled in a few different ways.
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September 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
disabledtudor.bsky.social
A poem I wrote a while back.

#Tourettes #Tics #Disabled #Neurodivergent #Poet #Poetry #Poem #DisabledPoet

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Not your joke
A poem about a misunderstood disability of mine.
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September 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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a post about a religious delusion I had. Content warnings on the top of the article.

#Substack #Schizophrenia #Schizophrenic #Psychosis #Disabled #Neurodivergent

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I’m an atheist, but God made me his chosen one
Content notes: this post talks about a religious delusions, involving talk of blood and sacrificing oneself these are not graphic descriptions.
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September 22, 2025 at 9:32 PM
disabledtudor.bsky.social
Apparently I can’t be an atheist because I’ve had religious delusions. 🙄

Not quite how it works haha.
September 22, 2025 at 6:46 PM
disabledtudor.bsky.social
Using #AAC to communicate is just as valid and important to mouth words.

Neither is superior but please stop insisting that mouth words are best and should be the goal.

For me using AAC has meant I can join in more with groups and order my own food.

AAC has helped me to join in with society.
September 21, 2025 at 11:36 PM
disabledtudor.bsky.social
When my tics respond pissed off to another of my tics!

I keep ticcing the noise kids make when doing a fast car impression.
And then straight after tic
“Fuck off” in a really annoyed and hacked off way.

#Tourettes #Tics
September 20, 2025 at 4:56 PM