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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · Jul 30

"With greater awareness & much-reduced stigma, older ppl with subtler traits are now diagnosed. […] It’s amazing how many ppl will consider the possibility of having autism when the label no longer implies a lack of humanity." @mosaicofminds.bsky.social:

mosaicofmindss.substack.com/p/autism-its...

Autism Itself Has Changed Since 2009, Not Just the Way we View It

The definition of autism has changed and broadened in the past 15 years

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Mx. Fee - FREE LINK @mxfee.bsky.social · Jul 30

I've been a little slack about it but did you know I'm a Kinder World Ambassador? 💜 The KickStarter for Kinder World: Mother Tree is live and it is SO GOOD. The game is designed to be a little breather, a pocket of fresh air when you're stressed and working hard. You check out a free demo on the KS!

Kinder World: Mother Tree - Cozy Desktop Companion Game

Kinder World: Mother Tree is a cozy desktop companion, helping you take regular breaks to give your body and mind what it needs.

www.kickstarter.com

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Eb @ebthen.bsky.social · Jul 30

cool. folks are going to have a new business model where they can sell age-verified accounts to kids.

WynautWarrior @wynautwarrior.bsky.social · Jul 29

Hey, everyone who is calling Mastercard and Visa about the age verification BS. I think you should start aiming at YouTube as well.

Text Reads: Hi Creators!

Starting August 13, 2025 we'll begin rolling out and age estimation model to determine if a US-based user is under the age of 18. This will happen regardless of the birthdate of a user entered when creating their account. We'll then use that to extend age-appropriate product experiences and protections to more teens (like enabling digital wellbeing tools and only showing non-personalized ads).

These protections for teens are not new - we now have enhanced technology to more accurately determine whether or not a user is under 18 and are now able to extend these protections to more teenagers. We've used this approach in other markets for some time, where it is working well and we are now gradually rolling it out to the US.

The age estimation model uses a variety of signals such as YouTube activity and longevity of the account. If we determine a user is under 18, they'll be notified. As always they'll have the option to verify their age (through government ID, selfie, or a credit card) if they believe out age estimation model is incorrect.

For creators, based on our age estimation model we'll apply some additional protections including:

- Setting uploads as private by default for anyone
- Restricting the ability to earn from gifts on vertical.

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Ari @witchyfennec.bsky.social · Jul 30

I am a piece of proof that enjoying dark romance is not the problem. What’s next? Horror games are somehow how we got our current elect?🙄

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Cheshire Cat ᓚᘏᗢ, @autismsupsoc.bsky.social · Jul 29

Autistic Lexicon

Babyface

Autistic babyface appears to be a combination of multiple factors including:

- less frequent emoting over an entire lifetime

- environmental factors

- psychological

- Autism co-occurring with EDS (which can cause people’s skin to look younger *or* older)

Autistic people tend to
look much younger than they are.
This starts around age 12.
They may appear 5-30 years younger than they are

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Ari @witchyfennec.bsky.social · Jul 30

I can imagine the absolute disappointment in some random child as they open the wrapper to find the string cheese itself doesn’t have so much as a carving of the Disney princess on it. Or even an adult who loves Disney princesses.

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · Jul 29

For many autistic people, “picky eating” is a legitimate hard-wired sensory aversion. This means that forcing autistic people to eat aversive foods is… the wrong approach, and can make food issues even more traumatic.

www.rdsforneurodiversity.com/blog/arfid-c...

www.rdsforneurodiversity.com

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Stimpunks Foundation @stimpunks.org · Jul 29

AnuMaat Kahina Jones is a single mother, full-time caregiver, and advocate for her beautiful daughter, Kherisheta Nefer Kahina, who was recently diagnosed with Autism.

Please consider donating if you are able, so we can get this family a car and improve their daily life.

gofund.me/c9b5f5a1

Donate to Help a Mom Get a Car for Her Daughter with Autism Level 3., organized by Anumaat Kahina

My name is AnuMaat Kahina Jones. I am a single mother, full-t… Anumaat Kahina needs your support for Help a Mom Get a Car for Her Daughter with Autism Level 3.

gofund.me

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Stimpunks Foundation @stimpunks.org · Jul 29

💡 What is Stimpunks? Meet an organisation and movement rooted in authenticity, interdependence, and neurodivergent-led design.

#StimpunksSays: “Authenticity is our purest freedom.”

Discover more: stimpunks.org

🌈 Authenticity Is Our Purest Freedom

Authenticity is our purest freedom. Stimpunks combines “stimming” + “punks” to evoke open and proud stimming, resistance to normalization, and the DIY culture of punk, disabled, and neurodivergent com...

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · Jul 29

When you/your autistic person are sick: "Now is a time for rest & relaxation. Put off whatever you can until another day. Those emails will still be there when you’re well. So will school projects & deadlines. Take care of you because you are so so important."

autisticallyalex.com/2019/02/19/s...

26: Sick While Autistic

Ah, cold and flu season. Never fun for anyone, but doubly less so for many Autistic people. I’m currently experiencing a particularly nasty virus and it’s been an interesting time refle…

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · Jul 29

Even if you're not into your autistic person's passions, you can follow along with them, and make them feel seen: "I wouldn’t be interested in those topics but then I know it's something that makes her happy […] you want to make your kids feel heard and happy."

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

“There is Nowhere Else That I’d Rather be Than with Them”: Parents’ Positive Experiences Parenting Autistic Children - Melanie Heyworth, Catherine McMahon, Diana Weiting Tan, Elizabeth Pellicano, 2025

Background and Aims A significant body of research focuses on the negative outcomes of parenting Autistic children, particularly when parents identify as non-Au...

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Ari @witchyfennec.bsky.social · Jul 29

That’s an ew.

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Eb @ebthen.bsky.social · Jul 28

Dropped cases against LA protesters reveal false claims from federal agents

Revealed: records show border patrol gave inaccurate testimony about people it jailed. Prosecutors now face ‘embarrassing’ dismissals

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Eb @ebthen.bsky.social · Jul 28

Euphemisms are not necessary when talking about Disabled people.

We can't do some things and generally that's not as bad to deal with as abled people's discomfort with the fact that we can't do some things.

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · Jul 28

We've all heard "If you've met one autistic person, you've met one autistic person."

However, the more autistic people you meet, the more you learn about autism. Not only how autistic people are different, but how often autistic experiences are shared—even by autistic people who SEEM very unalike.

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The Daily Tism @thedailytism.com · Jul 28

“We ran a series of tests involving touching foods, eye contact and trains. We even put a big disco light on and started blaring music to see if he’d have a meltdown, but he just started dancing.”

Scientists discover first nephew without autism

The world’s first nephew who doesn’t have autism has been discovered by scientists, it has been reported. Seven-year-old Finley Rice has not exhibited a single symptom of ASD - despite having two aun...

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Mx. Fee - FREE LINK @mxfee.bsky.social · Jul 28

Image description: promo image for Light of Motiram. It features a young woman holding a bow with a quadrupedal robot by her side. She stands atop a cliff overlooking a forested land split by a blue river. Giant mechanical deer tower over the trees. It's a blatant ripoff of Horizon Zero Dawn imagery

Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · Jul 28

"Sony sues Tencent for allegedly ripping off 'Horizon' video games"

Well alright but surely it can't be that blata— lmao

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Professional Pic Slanga @upcycledpisces.blacksky.app · Jul 28

Like, one community shocks y’all?? How about a whole state with laws written into its founding constitution for the sole purpose of keeping it white as possible?

www.opb.org/news/article...

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#ProtectJhordin and #FreeLink @permanentalien.blacksky.app · Jul 28

no donations in over a week. i have to pay rent again in a few days. no luck finding another job, i don’t speak the language, i’m still trying to correct the mess with the phone company, i have one week of meds left 🙃

V @permanentalien
C $permanentalien
PP @AlyssumBorges

gofund.me/982b699b

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The Autistic Coach | Matthew (he/they) @theautisticcoach.bsky.social · Jul 24

Especially when you start gaslighting yourself.

Shame grows in the silence - when you don’t “look” dysregulated enough to be believed.

When you collapse alone, and no one sees the crash.

We don’t owe anyone proof.

We don’t need to scream for it to "count".

Internalized doesn’t mean imaginary.

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The Autistic Coach | Matthew (he/they) @theautisticcoach.bsky.social · Jul 24

When a meltdown is internal - quiet, hidden, invisible - people don’t see distress.

So they deny it ever happened.

They say you’re overreacting.

Too sensitive.

Too much.

But internalized meltdowns are real.

And the gaslighting that follows is its own trauma.

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Eb @ebthen.bsky.social · Aug 14

I am Disabled and rely on $847.40 income from SSI and SSDI—plus help from social safety net programs—to survive.

I'm going to transfer a thread about these programs, but:

If you can help, please:
1. Go to ugiftable.com.
2. Enter the Ugift code: B1M-J0R
3. Send money from your US bank account.

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Eb @ebthen.bsky.social · Jun 16

If you're unfamiliar with how the programs work, I put together some threads explaining the basics and differences of Social Security and Supplemental Security Income.

Eb @ebthen.bsky.social · Aug 14

A lot of people don't know about US SSI and SSDI, the difference between the two, how people qualify for them, how much help they provide or what limitations they come with.

This thread will give a helpful overview on these things. I won't cover all topics because it's a huge mess.

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Ari @witchyfennec.bsky.social · Jul 28

Yikes. Hope you can get SNAP back.

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Rebelwheels NYC (Michele Sommerstein) @rebelwheelsnyc.bsky.social · Jul 28

Music for the evening... (An older playlist)

open.spotify.com/playlist/5H5...

crying all morning / whatever song you like (fuck ableism)

Playlist · rebelwheelsnyc (michele) · 18 items

open.spotify.com

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