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Eric Alper @thatericalper.com · 17h

If you're weird, I automatically like you.

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Happy #NationalPastaDay from #BurgerTheMonster

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The Autistic Coach | Matthew (he/they) @theautisticcoach.bsky.social · 5d

Autistic advocacy isn’t about awareness.

It’s about changing conditions.

Unmasking, surviving, naming needs without apology.

That’s advocacy.

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Eric Alper @thatericalper.com · 6d

Somewhere right now, someone is hearing their favorite song for the very first time. That’s the magic of music — always brand new to somebody.

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Me: I really liked that song, let me listen to it another 40 times in a row.

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Muppet Pictures @muppetpictures.bsky.social · 7d

Celebrating Lips this week! #TheMuppets70

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Eric Alper @thatericalper.com · 9d

Happy 77th birthday to Jackson Browne — the poet of the open road. From “Running on Empty” to “These Days,” his songs made every highway feel like a heartbeat and every lyric sound like a memory.

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Spencer Cohen @spenceycohen.bsky.social · 11d

Iconic.

Eric Alper @thatericalper.com · 11d

The Beetles crossing Abbey Road

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The Autistic Coach | Matthew (he/they) @theautisticcoach.bsky.social · 12d

Autistic humans speak.

We say what we mean.

Clearly.

And still - people don’t hear us.

Not because we’re quiet.

But because they only listen for a tone that sounds like them.

So we get quieter.

Not out of shyness.

Out of exhaustion.

Out of apathy.

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The Autistic Coach | Matthew (he/they) @theautisticcoach.bsky.social · 12d

Most of us were never taught to know our needs.

We were taught to hide them.

To be adaptable (while ironically being called stubborn)

To survive by silence.

But autistic needs aren’t optional.

They’re sacred.

They’re the blueprint of how we stay alive.

Naming them isn’t selfish.

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The Autistic Coach | Matthew (he/they) @theautisticcoach.bsky.social · 12d

Most people think autistic burnout is just exhaustion.

It’s not.

It’s years of masking, unmet needs, and contradictions your body can’t hold anymore.

It’s what happens when survival becomes your baseline.

You don’t “push through” burnout - you rebuild from it.

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The Autistic Coach | Matthew (he/they) @theautisticcoach.bsky.social · 11d

Performance is not connection.

Relationships only can exist in truth.

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The Autistic Coach | Matthew (he/they) @theautisticcoach.bsky.social · 13d

You weren’t lazy.

You were exhausted.

You weren’t unmotivated.

You were in burnout.

You weren’t “too sensitive".

You were under-supported.

Now you’re rebuilding.

At your own pace.

And that’s beautiful.

That's the autistic experience.

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Muppet GIF of the Day @gifs-of-puppets.bsky.social · 12d

Today's #Muppet GIF of the Day is...

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 13d

The solution to homelessness is not forced institutionalizations.

It’s social supports. Healthcare. Housing. Education. Harm reduction. A universal basic income.

Anyone can become homeless at any time. It’s not a personal failing.

We must fix it together.

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Eric Alper @thatericalper.com · 14d

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Building Wings @buildingwings.bsky.social · 17d

October is AAC Awareness Month! 🌍

This month we celebrate AAC together — raising awareness, sharing stories, and supporting communication for all.

#AACAwarenessMonth #AugmentativeCommunication #AssistiveTechnology #CommunicationForAll #AutismAwareness #SpecialEducation #AAC

A cartoon robot with gear-shaped glasses is seated at a desk with an AAC device showing four blank squares. The robot has a speech bubble saying "more." The background is split with blue and yellow, featuring the text "AAC Awareness Month" in bold.

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Muppet Pictures @muppetpictures.bsky.social · 15d

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