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Autistic Realms (Helen Edgar) @autisticrealms.bsky.social · 14h

E-Book: Monotropism: Supporting Young Autistic People With Transitions At Home & School

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Monotropism: Supporting Young Autistic People With Transitions

“Embracing Monotropism & Supporting Young Autistic People With Transitions at Home and School” by Helen Edgar (Autistic Realms). This is a neurodiversity-affirming guide for familie…

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Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 1d

Are rising prices and inflation eating into your or a loved one’s Social Security payments? Want to talk about it with a reporter for a news article? DM or email sluterman at 19thnews dot org.

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Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 1d

I think more people should be aware of how much cool stuff Link does in real life. He’s not just a poster.

Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 2d

“As a neurodiversity advocate and as an autistic person, I’m really grateful for so much of the work that’s been done that allows me to be myself and to be successful being myself.” Link, who has been *banned*!?!? from this platform?

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Space Law, Race, and Neurodiversity: Autistic Advocate AJ Link

We live in a country & society that is built on racism. The neurodivergent community isn't free of that racism—per Autistic advocate AJ Link.

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Stimpunks Foundation @stimpunks.org · 21h

Our "Autism Learning Pathway" signposts to lots of community resources. Feel free to lift from it.

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Autism Pathway

When you or your kid is diagnosed as autistic, almost all of the professional advice you get from education and healthcare is steeped in deficit ideology and the pathology paradigm. There is a better ...

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Louise Ting @neuro-observant.bsky.social · 2d

I wish I didn’t have to say this but…

If someone tells you they’re autistic and you find that hard to believe, it might be because:

- They don’t feel safe enough to unmask around you
- Your knowledge of autism is limited

Arguing won’t help. Kindness, curiosity, and listening to understand, will ❤️

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 2d

“As a neurodiversity advocate and as an autistic person, I’m really grateful for so much of the work that’s been done that allows me to be myself and to be successful being myself.” Link, who has been *banned*!?!? from this platform?

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Space Law, Race, and Neurodiversity: Autistic Advocate AJ Link

We live in a country & society that is built on racism. The neurodivergent community isn't free of that racism—per Autistic advocate AJ Link.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 3d

Disabled people have been warning of forced institutionalization for years.

They want to lock away anyone they see as “less than”.

Homeless people are just the first targets.

We need affordable housing, healthcare & a basic income.

Help people meet their basic needs & homelessness goes down

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 3d

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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Jay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 3d

I am overwhelmed and angry and sad, and trying to focus instead on @prisonculture.bsky.social's (paraphrased) mantra: Find your lane. Do the work.

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Stimpunks Foundation @stimpunks.org · 2d

I (Ryan) got good care from my doctor and my dispensary today. Felt good to have my needs met and feel that sense of access intimacy. Props.

Care work makes all other work possible.

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Care

The activities that constitute care are crucial for human life. We defined care in this way: Care is “a species activity that includes everything that we do to maintain, continue, and repair our…

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Autistic Realms (Helen Edgar) @autisticrealms.bsky.social · 2d

Created by @laurahellfeld.bsky.social to support PANS/PANDAS conference 2025 our new templates help families, schools & clinicians understand the overlap between neurodivergence & PANS/PANDAS.
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Information Gathering Templates: For PANS/PANDAS Conference 2025 – Laura the Neurodivergent Nurse Consulting

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Stimpunks Foundation @stimpunks.org · 2d

We quote this at the end of our Learning Space page, if that's okay.

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Learning Space: At the Intersection of Dewey and Freire

Stimpunks Learning Space offers community and space for passion-based, human-centered learning with purpose.

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 3d

"The kind of 'nerdy white men' that love their trains and love their maths, and I think there is a place for that because obviously those people do exist, but there are also different types of [autistic] people." Molly Siobhan Parker, yet another adult-diagnosed woman.

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The rise of women with autism diagnoses: 'We mask until it blows up'

Molly Siobhan Parker is on a quest to dispel myths around autism - especially autistic women.

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 3d

Really interesting piece of autism history: Edward Ritvo, who first found that autism had a higher risk of recurrence in families, conducted his research in Utah because the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints keeps meticulous records.
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HEALTH; Autism Study Finds a Higher Risk of Recurrence in Families (Published 1989)

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Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 2d

ICYMI: @bcrodriguez.bsky.social and I dug deep into the history of blaming moms for their kids’ autism and how some moms see echos of that dark history in MAHA

This isn't the first time moms have been blamed for their kids' autism

One of the earliest theories of autism is centered on “refrigerator mothers.” Echoes of it can be found in plans to Make America Healthy Again.

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The Autistic Coach | Matthew (he/they) @theautisticcoach.bsky.social · 2d

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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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 3d

Steve's book is all the more relevant today than when it came out a decade ago. Do yourself a favor and buy a copy if you don't have it. Steve work matters and is a candle in the shroud of disinformation from Washington these days.

Ward Q. Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · 8d

Hey everyone! I'm extremely excited to announce that today marks the release of the 10th Anniversary Edition of Steve Silberman's ground-breaking NeuroTribes, with a new foreword by John Elder Robison.

Neurotribes by Steve Silberman: 9780399185618 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

This New York Times–bestselling book upends conventional thinking about autism and suggests a broader model for acceptance, understanding, and full participation in society for people who think differ...

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🦋 Phenomenally Autistic 🦋| Ayanna Sanaa Davis @ayannasanaa.bsky.social · 3d

Masking is a survival tactic. Autistic people often hide their true selves to avoid harm or rejection. It may "look fine" on the outside but inside, it drains energy and disconnects people from their needs ♾️

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mari :3 @nosummernocry.bsky.social · 3d

being autistic feels like you put your skill points in stats that everyone else thought were just dump stats

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🦋 Phenomenally Autistic 🦋| Ayanna Sanaa Davis @ayannasanaa.bsky.social · 3d

Autistic people often have nervous systems wired for constant threat detection. What looks like "overreaction" to others can be a survival response to overwhelming sensory input, unpredictability, or past trauma. It's not drama it's biology ♾️

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The Autistic Coach | Matthew (he/they) @theautisticcoach.bsky.social · 3d

Autistic spaces change everything.

You stop translating.

You start breathing.

Your nervous system exhales.

That’s when healing begins - not when you’re alone, but when you’re seen.

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Dr ICE Scream Maker: Slasher of Fash 🔪 @pwr2dppl.bsky.social · 3d

All grading systems require as a first step that we all believe in a lie.

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The Autistic Coach | Matthew (he/they) @theautisticcoach.bsky.social · 3d

You weren’t “aloof”.

You were protecting your nervous system.

You weren’t “uninterested”.

You were overstimulated.

You weren’t “self-isolating”.

You were seeking safety.

They called it avoidance.

But it was preservation.

This is the life of the autistic human.

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The Autistic Coach | Matthew (he/they) @theautisticcoach.bsky.social · 3d

Being in spaces with other autistic people is more than support.

It’s liberation.

Our nervous systems recognise each other.

Regulation replaces vigilance.

Safety replaces performance.

For many, it’s the first time they’ve ever been mirrored with compassion instead of correction.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 2d

MAGA wants you to believe that disabled people don’t pay taxes.

That we’re economically inactive.

That we don’t contribute

In short, they want you to view us as “useless eaters”.

Don’t fall for it.

You don’t need a job to have worth.

Paying taxes doesn’t decide your value

Leave no one behind

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