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I don't know who needs to see this, but stomach issues are EXTREMELY common in autistic people.
Some studies have found that up to 91% of autistic people have stomach issues (like constipation, diarrhea, and abdominal pain).
Some studies have found that up to 91% of autistic people have stomach issues (like constipation, diarrhea, and abdominal pain).
May 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I don't know who needs to see this, but stomach issues are EXTREMELY common in autistic people.
Some studies have found that up to 91% of autistic people have stomach issues (like constipation, diarrhea, and abdominal pain).
Some studies have found that up to 91% of autistic people have stomach issues (like constipation, diarrhea, and abdominal pain).
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"Why Stimming is So Important for Autistic People" by @orion-kelly.bsky.social | #Disability #AutisticVoices #ActuallyAutistic #Autism #ASD
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2UV...
"Don't say, 'Stop that!' Say, 'Does this help you? Are you going through something, and this is helping you?"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2UV...
"Don't say, 'Stop that!' Say, 'Does this help you? Are you going through something, and this is helping you?"
Why Stimming is So Important for Autistic People
YouTube video by Orion Kelly - That Autistic Guy
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May 3, 2025 at 6:10 AM
"Why Stimming is So Important for Autistic People" by @orion-kelly.bsky.social | #Disability #AutisticVoices #ActuallyAutistic #Autism #ASD
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2UV...
"Don't say, 'Stop that!' Say, 'Does this help you? Are you going through something, and this is helping you?"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2UV...
"Don't say, 'Stop that!' Say, 'Does this help you? Are you going through something, and this is helping you?"
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9-year old Teddy
“Recently…RFK Jr. made false comments about autism, like people with autism are broken, that autism caused by vaccines, and that people with autism will never have jobs or families. But that’s not true!
“I have autism & I’m not broken.”
@nj.com, www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjSfAeVL/
9-year old Teddy
“Recently…RFK Jr. made false comments about autism, like people with autism are broken, that autism caused by vaccines, and that people with autism will never have jobs or families. But that’s not true!
“I have autism & I’m not broken.”
@nj.com, www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjSfAeVL/
May 3, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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#BookSky
Five years on, 'Autism, Bullying and Me: The Really Useful Stuff You Need to Know About Coping Brilliantly with Bullying' (2020) by Emily Lovegrove still has much to offer on #autism and resilience.
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Five years on, 'Autism, Bullying and Me: The Really Useful Stuff You Need to Know About Coping Brilliantly with Bullying' (2020) by Emily Lovegrove still has much to offer on #autism and resilience.
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Autism, Bullying and the Child
Autism, Bullying and Me: The Really Useful Stuff You Need to Know About Coping Brilliantly with Bullying by Emily Lovegrove.Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2020. This is not a review – but it is a not…
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May 3, 2025 at 7:55 AM
#BookSky
Five years on, 'Autism, Bullying and Me: The Really Useful Stuff You Need to Know About Coping Brilliantly with Bullying' (2020) by Emily Lovegrove still has much to offer on #autism and resilience.
wp.me/s2oNj1-abme
Five years on, 'Autism, Bullying and Me: The Really Useful Stuff You Need to Know About Coping Brilliantly with Bullying' (2020) by Emily Lovegrove still has much to offer on #autism and resilience.
wp.me/s2oNj1-abme
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“ #NIH has invested hundreds of millions of dollars into [studying] causes of #autism over the last three decades, and so it's disturbing to hear that it's all being dismissed.” #science #PedSky
www.latimes.com/science/stor...
www.latimes.com/science/stor...
RFK Jr. said his agency will find the cause of autism. These researchers have actually been looking
Autism researchers are facing massive cuts to federal funding, misinformation about the condition they study and worrisome policy announcements.
www.latimes.com
May 3, 2025 at 8:20 AM
“ #NIH has invested hundreds of millions of dollars into [studying] causes of #autism over the last three decades, and so it's disturbing to hear that it's all being dismissed.” #science #PedSky
www.latimes.com/science/stor...
www.latimes.com/science/stor...
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Are there more autistic people now? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #autism
Are there more autistic people now?
Why is the number of autism diagnoses changing? And what does it mean for autistic people?
www.bbc.co.uk
May 3, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Are there more autistic people now? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #autism
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RFK Jr.’s #autism rhetoric isn’t about freedom or equality—it’s about enforcing capitalist exploitation. This piece decodes his words and exposes the deeper system that devalues #autistic lives.
open.substack.com/pub/autside/...
open.substack.com/pub/autside/...
Capitalist Dictionary: Decoding RFK Jr.’s Autism Rhetoric
A Decoder Ring for RFK Jr.’s Autism Rhetoric—and How Capitalism, Eugenics, and Exploitation Speak the Same Language
open.substack.com
May 3, 2025 at 10:38 AM
RFK Jr.’s #autism rhetoric isn’t about freedom or equality—it’s about enforcing capitalist exploitation. This piece decodes his words and exposes the deeper system that devalues #autistic lives.
open.substack.com/pub/autside/...
open.substack.com/pub/autside/...
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What does supporting someone with autism look like?
Read more to find out how to support someone with autism. ferrygodmother.com/how-to-suppo...
#Neurodivergent #Neurodiversity #Neurodivergent #Autism #ADHD #AuDHD #TouretteSyndrome #disorder #autism #asd
Read more to find out how to support someone with autism. ferrygodmother.com/how-to-suppo...
#Neurodivergent #Neurodiversity #Neurodivergent #Autism #ADHD #AuDHD #TouretteSyndrome #disorder #autism #asd
How to Support Someone with Autism - Ferry Godmother Productions
Those with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) experience the world in different ways. Read here to learn how to support someone with autism.
ferrygodmother.com
May 3, 2025 at 12:01 PM
What does supporting someone with autism look like?
Read more to find out how to support someone with autism. ferrygodmother.com/how-to-suppo...
#Neurodivergent #Neurodiversity #Neurodivergent #Autism #ADHD #AuDHD #TouretteSyndrome #disorder #autism #asd
Read more to find out how to support someone with autism. ferrygodmother.com/how-to-suppo...
#Neurodivergent #Neurodiversity #Neurodivergent #Autism #ADHD #AuDHD #TouretteSyndrome #disorder #autism #asd
The average American has three friends. Maybe that's all you need.
May 3, 2025 at 1:05 AM
The average American has three friends. Maybe that's all you need.
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Why Autistic People May Be More Susceptible to Abusive Romantic Relationships
www.thearticulateautistic.com/why-autistic...
#Autism #Autistic #ActuallyAutistic #AutismMom #AutismDad #AutismParent #Neurodivergent
www.thearticulateautistic.com/why-autistic...
#Autism #Autistic #ActuallyAutistic #AutismMom #AutismDad #AutismParent #Neurodivergent
Why Autistic People May Be More Susceptible to Abusive Romantic Relationships - Jaime A. Heidel - The Articulate Autistic
Autistic people may be more susceptible to romantic partner abuse due to their unique traits and way of seeing the world.
www.thearticulateautistic.com
May 2, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Why Autistic People May Be More Susceptible to Abusive Romantic Relationships
www.thearticulateautistic.com/why-autistic...
#Autism #Autistic #ActuallyAutistic #AutismMom #AutismDad #AutismParent #Neurodivergent
www.thearticulateautistic.com/why-autistic...
#Autism #Autistic #ActuallyAutistic #AutismMom #AutismDad #AutismParent #Neurodivergent
Autism & Agoraphobia / Fear of Leaving Home - Sometimes agoraphobia is thought of as fear of crowds, or fear of the outdoors, but it’s more nuanced than that. Agoraphobia is really a fear of being in a situation where you don’t have control. aspergersautismnews.com/2020/04/29/a... #autism #autistic
May 3, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Autism & Agoraphobia / Fear of Leaving Home - Sometimes agoraphobia is thought of as fear of crowds, or fear of the outdoors, but it’s more nuanced than that. Agoraphobia is really a fear of being in a situation where you don’t have control. aspergersautismnews.com/2020/04/29/a... #autism #autistic
Gone are the days where we blame autism on “refrigerator moms” who did not “hold their children enough” in their younger years. Yes, that used to be an accusation in the 1950s and 1960s.
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That’s where autistic mice come in
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aspergersautismnews.com/2022/01/02/a... #autism #autistic #neurodivergent
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That’s where autistic mice come in
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aspergersautismnews.com/2022/01/02/a... #autism #autistic #neurodivergent
May 3, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Gone are the days where we blame autism on “refrigerator moms” who did not “hold their children enough” in their younger years. Yes, that used to be an accusation in the 1950s and 1960s.
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That’s where autistic mice come in
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aspergersautismnews.com/2022/01/02/a... #autism #autistic #neurodivergent
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That’s where autistic mice come in
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aspergersautismnews.com/2022/01/02/a... #autism #autistic #neurodivergent
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New from @rosebroderick.bsky.social: People with autism and parents of autistic kids are asking clinicians to erase their diagnoses and cancelling appointments with medical professionals over fears of a national registry www.statnews.com/2025/05/01/a...
Autism evaluations are being canceled over fears about a national registry
Fears of landing on a federal list prompts parents, and adults, to cancel autism screening evaluations.
www.statnews.com
May 1, 2025 at 8:46 PM
New from @rosebroderick.bsky.social: People with autism and parents of autistic kids are asking clinicians to erase their diagnoses and cancelling appointments with medical professionals over fears of a national registry www.statnews.com/2025/05/01/a...
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A 15-year-old Nigerian has set a Guinness World Record for the world’s largest art canvas in a bid to raise awareness for autism.
Nigerian teenager sets world painting record with canvas that's bigger than a soccer field
A 15-year-old Nigerian has set a Guinness World Record for the world’s largest art canvas in a bid to raise awareness for autism.
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May 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
A 15-year-old Nigerian has set a Guinness World Record for the world’s largest art canvas in a bid to raise awareness for autism.
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There are high numbers of autistic people in the sciences. So one could argue that autism causes vaccines.
May 1, 2025 at 9:38 AM
There are high numbers of autistic people in the sciences. So one could argue that autism causes vaccines.
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Rod Stewart pays for autism diagnosis of boy waiting for three years
Rod Stewart pays for autism diagnosis of boy waiting for three years
Singer steps in to help non-verbal four-year-old Iain Gregori, who was ‘lost in the system’
Rod Stewart has offered to pay for the autism diagnosis of a child who has spent three years on a waiting list.
The singer stepped in after reading about the case of four-year-old Iain Gregori, who is non-verbal and is due to start school this summer. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
May 1, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Rod Stewart pays for autism diagnosis of boy waiting for three years
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1. The UK has announced autism tests for all transgender youth. In the United States, RFK Jr. is pushing autism registries. Fearmongering is spreading about autistic trans people.
S. Baum in their latest breaks down the autism-trans scare.
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S. Baum in their latest breaks down the autism-trans scare.
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Why the UK’s Autism “Tests” for Trans Youth Should Raise Alarms
Neurodivergence has been weaponized by bad faith, anti-LGBTQ forces in order to invalidate the existence of transgender people.
www.erininthemorning.com
April 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM
1. The UK has announced autism tests for all transgender youth. In the United States, RFK Jr. is pushing autism registries. Fearmongering is spreading about autistic trans people.
S. Baum in their latest breaks down the autism-trans scare.
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S. Baum in their latest breaks down the autism-trans scare.
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The rise in autism diagnosis rates is real. The panic over an “autism epidemic”? Manufactured by the likes of RFK Jr., who has led the ignorant down a dangerous path of disinformation.
The Autism Epidemic That Never Was
RFK Jr.'s scientific illiteracy has led the ignorant down a dangerous path.
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
May 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The rise in autism diagnosis rates is real. The panic over an “autism epidemic”? Manufactured by the likes of RFK Jr., who has led the ignorant down a dangerous path of disinformation.
Is anyone surprised?
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Bill Gates’ daughter reveals father has ‘Asperger’s syndrome’ after comments about autism spectrum - The 69-year-old billionaire Microsoft co-founder has never publicly shared his diagnosis
www.the-independent.com/life-style/p... #aspergers #autism #neurodivergent
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Bill Gates’ daughter reveals father has ‘Asperger’s syndrome’ after comments about autism spectrum - The 69-year-old billionaire Microsoft co-founder has never publicly shared his diagnosis
www.the-independent.com/life-style/p... #aspergers #autism #neurodivergent
Bill Gates’ daughter reveals father has ‘Asperger’s syndrome’
The 69-year-old billionaire Microsoft co-founder has never publicly shared his diagnosis
www.the-independent.com
May 2, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Is anyone surprised?
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Bill Gates’ daughter reveals father has ‘Asperger’s syndrome’ after comments about autism spectrum - The 69-year-old billionaire Microsoft co-founder has never publicly shared his diagnosis
www.the-independent.com/life-style/p... #aspergers #autism #neurodivergent
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Bill Gates’ daughter reveals father has ‘Asperger’s syndrome’ after comments about autism spectrum - The 69-year-old billionaire Microsoft co-founder has never publicly shared his diagnosis
www.the-independent.com/life-style/p... #aspergers #autism #neurodivergent
Greetings to Bluesky. I'm moving my account over from Twitter / X to Bluesky which seems far more welcoming to neurodivergent / autistic conversations. I'm looking forward to re-finding my companions here. #autism #autismspectrum #aspergers #neurodivergent
May 2, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Greetings to Bluesky. I'm moving my account over from Twitter / X to Bluesky which seems far more welcoming to neurodivergent / autistic conversations. I'm looking forward to re-finding my companions here. #autism #autismspectrum #aspergers #neurodivergent