My sister also can write with both hands. She's used her right hand for most things, left for writing until she gets tied and then she switches. But she was never forced to, it just happened naturally. Scales is also ambidextrous. I've watched him draw on a whiteboard with both hands.

My grandfather had his left hand tied behind his back to force him to use his right. Cruel and archaic.

When given the opportunity to work through things in a manner that works best for them, they thrive. It's when we expect them to do it the "normal" way that they struggle. As a society, we need to do better. /End

It hasn't always been easy for them, they've had challenges others haven't had to deal with. But I don't think those were because of autism, but rather because of "society's" expectations. /7

They recently moved into their first apartment together. They are amazing human beings and I feel so privileged to have watched them grow into kind, compassionate, funny, smart, productive citizens of the world. /6

I have twin godsons with autism, they'll be 25 this year. They both have jobs (through which they pay taxes) and own vehicles. They recently moved into their first apartment together. /5

Musk himself claims to have Asperger's, which is on the spectrum and while I will agree he doesn't pay (enough) taxes and is a drain on society, that's not because he's on the spectrum, he's just an ass. /4

Autism is a spectrum disorder, those who would fall into the category he's claiming are on the far end of the spectrum and generally have multiple issues they're dealing with in addition to autism. To include all people in that category is not only unfair it's categorically untrue. /3

It's because there are more people DIAGNOSED with autism. That's a fact. We all knew "quirky" kids when we were growing up, now we know they were not neurotypical. The fact that he made a blanket statement that said they will never pay taxes, live on their own, date, etc is assinine at best. /2

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Until today, when he asked me how to add this "I'm with Ukraine" to his Facebook profile photo. He's always been slow to anger, but you don't want to be on the other side of it. (Fwiw, I've only seen him truly angry a few times, and it was always in defense of his family.) I'm so proud of him.

In the over 50 years my parents have been married, they have only discussed *who* they voted for recently. Voting was an important civic duty, but a private one that wasn't anyone else's business. He's not been a supporter, but he's also not been a vocal opponent of this administration. /2

If you are also going between the two, know you're not alone. I also go between wanting to scream, "I TOLD YOU SO" to the ones just now figuring it out, and knowing that we need their help and that will only alienate them.
I do my best to keep that inside because we need to come together on this.

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