Advocating for the inclusion of neurodivergence in college admissions and workplace diversity standards.
Joined December 2018
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20 Dec 2018
We don’t use #neuroatypical to imply difference from neurotypical. To us, it represents diversity across the spectrum not divergence from the norm.
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3 Jul 2020
Seeing young black men and women with their fists raised chanting “I Can’t Breathe” and “No Justice No Peace” moved me more than I can explain on this platform.#BlackLivesMatter #BlackDisabledLivesMatter #BlackAutisticLivesMatter
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3 Jul 2020
I was sitting in on my first #BlackLivesMatter protest today marveling at the newly discovered intersection between my advocacy and my son’s advocacy and this moment arrived. Couldn’t have been more perfectly said or placed. Made me emotional.
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Tom Petrosino retweeted
13 Mar 2019
Ugh don't even get me started on athletic factors in admissions, smh. But I'm definetly rethinking a lot rn, thanks.
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Tom Petrosino retweeted
12 Mar 2019
The damage done here to the entire disabled community cannot be understated. It is already hard to get accommodations. Disabled people already face stigma and are too often accused of faking. When people do this shit, it sets us all back in devastating & compounding ways.
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Tom Petrosino retweeted
13 Mar 2019
If you can "Pass" also, it makes you less willing to ask for accommodations because you feel like "wait, I look and sound like my abled classmates. I don't need this stuff." And so you dismiss it. I didn't ask for accommodations at @UNC until I knew I flunked a test.
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13 Mar 2019
I am almost too enraged to even comment on this. My highly qualified disabled son just went through the application process and was denied admission to his first two choices. I am convinced that he was denied because he disclosed his ASD. No way to prove it, though.
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13 Mar 2019
They still can succeed regardless of where they matriculate, but maybe we can start rewarding them for their perseverance. Maybe we can help fortify their self esteem.They are the future for the disabled community. They deserve better.
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13 Mar 2019
This #collegeadmissionsscandal is exactly the problem. How can we navigate a re-evaluation of diversity admissions standards to include disability when we have assholes like these elitists faking disability to perpetuate fraud? We can’t. Just another barrier.
12 Mar 2019
College Admissions Scandal: Actresses, Business Leaders and Other Wealthy Parents Charged nytimes.com/2019/03/12/us/co…
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12 Mar 2019
As if the applications process wasn’t difficult enough for disabled students...
Tom Petrosino retweeted
10 Mar 2019
Imagine the day that science will commit to #universal, caring, real world designs decided by #autistic people, co-designed with #autistic people giving #autonomy to autistic ppl who DONT need one more science expert, behaviour expert, saviour funder, priorities survey.....
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Tom Petrosino retweeted
8 Mar 2019
"But it's illegal!" is only a defense if you're foolish and privileged. Housing discrimination on the basis of race is illegal. It still happens.
Even though it's illegal for charters and colleges to pass over disabled students, if there's an admissions process, they will.
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The disclosure rate for people with disabilities in 2013 was 0.4%. In 2018 it grew to 2.6%. This is do in large part to the work companies do to acknowledge and take action to educate employees and help #breakthesilence. Formed @DiversABILITY Think Tank #4AsTalent2030
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3 Mar 2019
As I approach 800 accounts I am following, it is a testament to the strength and breadth of community that every person I follow is either #autistic or otherwise #neurodivergent, #disabled, or advocates for any of the three. And I have only been here two months.
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