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LAURA CRAWFORD🌸ローラ・クロフォード🥀 @laurantoniautic.bsky.social · Jun 10

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LAURA CRAWFORD🌸ローラ・クロフォード🥀 @laurantoniautic.bsky.social · Jun 10

It’s ok, thank you for understanding. 💛

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LAURA CRAWFORD🌸ローラ・クロフォード🥀 @laurantoniautic.bsky.social · Jun 10

I understand, I’m
sorry for confusion I think I misread your comment.

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LAURA CRAWFORD🌸ローラ・クロフォード🥀 @laurantoniautic.bsky.social · Jun 10

Also the secondary/high school I went to was all girls, so it was like a social nightmare for me, as an autistic girl having to deal
with peer pressure in that sense. I hated that feeling of singled out & rejection etc.

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LAURA CRAWFORD🌸ローラ・クロフォード🥀 @laurantoniautic.bsky.social · Jun 10

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LAURA CRAWFORD🌸ローラ・クロフォード🥀 @laurantoniautic.bsky.social · Jun 10

I think every Autistic person sees things differently in their own way & that includes what they feel when they mask. I may not know as much insightful info as you do, but I’m doing my best to learn from other Autistic people,
Including their experiences.

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LAURA CRAWFORD🌸ローラ・クロフォード🥀 @laurantoniautic.bsky.social · Jun 10

-especially since my secondary/high school years were a isolating nightmare for me.

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LAURA CRAWFORD🌸ローラ・クロフォード🥀 @laurantoniautic.bsky.social · Jun 10

Thank you for your feedback,
If you read in first post, that ‘I don’t speak for all Autistic people & share my own experiences, even if they may be relatable to some. In my opinion, I don’t believe ‘not being safe,’ isn’t an excuse to mask because I had little to no spaces where I can be myself-

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LAURA CRAWFORD🌸ローラ・クロフォード🥀 @laurantoniautic.bsky.social · Jun 9

2️⃣ ~Autism,The Pressures of Masking&the Complexities of Unmasking.~

While unmasking is seen as a positive act,especially for our mental health to prevent burnout & Masking is the opposite,some of us don’t feel safe to unmask due to, judgement,discrimination &exclusion etc.
#autism #actuallyautistic

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LAURA CRAWFORD🌸ローラ・クロフォード🥀 @laurantoniautic.bsky.social · Jun 9

~Autism,The Pressures of Masking&the Complexities of Unmasking.~
~Thought I’d break it down more clearly of why some #Autistic people mask&highlight those who don’t mask,who tend to be mid to high support needs Autistic ppl,who are less able to mask etc. Also I don’t speak for all Autistics~
#autism

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LAURA CRAWFORD🌸ローラ・クロフォード🥀 @laurantoniautic.bsky.social · Apr 3

~ #AutismAcceptance Month / Always~💛♾️💛
~April is #autismacceptancemonth /World Autism day today on April2nd,which I believe should be always instead of a single month where #Autistic people like myself feel included, accepted for who we are authentically&supported for our various range of needs etc

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Avery @dreadful4x.bsky.social · Apr 23

Pluto was something the general population didn’t hear about til til 1930…Pluto is made up?

StockMarketNews @investinq.bsky.social · Apr 22

RFK JR: ADD, ADHD, Tourette syndrome, Narcolepsy, Autism.. All of these are injuries that I never heard of when I was a kid.

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Jenny Morgan @corsayr.bsky.social · Apr 22

This is getting super fucking creepy, RFKjr saying an offhand slur about autistic people is one thing (because he is slime and slime does slimy things) but they're starting to talk policy, and testing. This feels like open eugenics.

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LAURA CRAWFORD🌸ローラ・クロフォード🥀 @laurantoniautic.bsky.social · Apr 18

Autism is NOT an epidemic or a disease, ignorance and abelism is. ~ #autismacceptance #autismacceptancemonth #autism #autistic #actuallyautistic #neurodivergent

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Cheshire Cat ᓚᘏᗢ, @autismsupsoc.bsky.social · Apr 18

When the dangerous bigoted Eugenicist, RFK Jr. erroneously claims that older ppl not receiving DXs of ASD means an “epidemic” for the youth

… one of the many known explanations for this is Survivor Bias

Due to the stress of an ableist world … we tend to die much younger than our peers

#RemoveRFK

Cheshire Cat ᓚᘏᗢ, @autismsupsoc.bsky.social · Oct 3

Autistic Lexicon

Survivor Bias

Survivor Bias and it’s *related* biases are when the data is skewed based on what is *observed* by those collecting and reporting data … leaving the unobserved unaccounted for … this form of bias constantly plagues the *Autism* Community.

A two prop military plain shown in a top down diagram with red dots on the tail, wings and central body.

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LAURA CRAWFORD🌸ローラ・クロフォード🥀 @laurantoniautic.bsky.social · Apr 15

~ As an #autistic person recovering from burnout for years now, I’m happy to get my copy of this helpful & informative book from @ neurodivergent_insights (Instagram) ~📖✨♾️

#autism #actuallyautistic #autisticburnoutrecovery #autisticadult #autisticwoman #autisticwomen #neurodivergent

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LAURA CRAWFORD🌸ローラ・クロフォード🥀 @laurantoniautic.bsky.social · Apr 10

‘Every setback is an invitation to grow. To evolve & come back better.’ ~ 🔥🐦‍🔥💪🏼 ~ Sheena J Martin.
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#motivation #motivationalquote #fitnessmotivation #fitness #fitnesslife #fitnesslifestyle #fitnesslover #fitnessjourney #fitnesswoman #womenwholift #gymmotivation #gymlife #gymtraining #gymgains

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LAURA CRAWFORD🌸ローラ・クロフォード🥀 @laurantoniautic.bsky.social · Apr 3

~ #AutismAcceptance Month / Always~💛♾️💛
~April is #autismacceptancemonth /World Autism day today on April2nd,which I believe should be always instead of a single month where #Autistic people like myself feel included, accepted for who we are authentically&supported for our various range of needs etc

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Geoffrey D. Wessel @gdwessel.bsky.social · Apr 2

Happy Autism Acceptance Day

Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · Mar 31

#AutismAcceptanceMonth starts tomorrow. Please don't give to Autism Speaks; their $$ rarely supports autistic people/families, and their 'awareness' work portrays autistic people as burdens, not humans. From @autisticadvocacy.org, a good org to support instead.

autisticadvocacy.org/considerthef...

Before You Donate to Autism Speaks, Consider the Facts

Very little money donated to Autism Speaks goes toward helping autistic people and families.

autisticadvocacy.org

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LAURA CRAWFORD🌸ローラ・クロフォード🥀 @laurantoniautic.bsky.social · Mar 27

~My favourite time of yr,where the dreamy spring blossoms bloom.~🤍🌸🩷
It feels like entering a dream world,where I can forget about reality for at least for a little while.My mental health at this time is like sh*t,but it uplifts my heart to see the #cherryblossoms again🌸
#blossomseason #mentalhealth

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Louise Ting @neuro-observant.bsky.social · Mar 22

Reposting for Neurodiversity Celebration Week!

Because we don’t talk enough about autistic strengths

There are so many autistic traits that make the world a better place

❌ harmful deficit-based narrative
✅ strengths, joys and what support autistic people need to live good lives

#autism #AuDHD

A pale green graphic showing "autistic strengths" (highlighted in orange in the centre):

curious
honest
attention to detail
driven
dedicated
thorough
strong sense of justice
loyal
sensitive
caring
empathetic
deep thinkers
fair

These qualities are each in a pale orange bubble, arranged in a circular fashion around the image of a person who is smiling slightly with an aura of calm contentment

The "@neuro-observant" tag is at the top left corner of the graphic

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LAURA CRAWFORD🌸ローラ・クロフォード🥀 @laurantoniautic.bsky.social · Mar 21

~ Happiness can be fleeting, like the cherry blossoms that bloom for a certain time. ~ 🌸🤍🌸

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#spring #springtime #cherryblossoms #blossoms #blossomphotography #loveblossoms #beauty #blueskies #autisticadult #autisticwoman

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LAURA CRAWFORD🌸ローラ・クロフォード🥀 @laurantoniautic.bsky.social · Mar 20

Being under the cresent moon beneath the Cherry Blossoms at night felt like being in a wonderful dream.
But even dreams as beautiful as they are, have to come to an end.🌸Spending my whole life looking for love & happiness & ending up looking in the wrong places & end up getting hurt.💔 #mentalhealth

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LAURA CRAWFORD🌸ローラ・クロフォード🥀 @laurantoniautic.bsky.social · Mar 10

That warm feeling of happiness I’ve had for a while is gone.
I feel cold and empty inside.

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LAURA CRAWFORD🌸ローラ・クロフォード🥀 @laurantoniautic.bsky.social · Mar 10

There is nothing more painful than loosing the one who made you smile & caused you heartbreak. 🥲

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