Real Ale Drinker. Tea snob. Tabletop gamer, Doodles a bit. Church non-attendee so make #InclusiveChurch. #Autistic The blog seems to be running at the moment!
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10 May 2020
I don't believe that 'severe' or 'low fuctioning' #autism are actual things. Neither is 'Mild' autism and 'High fuctioning' isn't helpful because it doesn't describe needs and difficulties that autism causes. We are mech better off stating co-concurring diagnosis such as LD/ ID.
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I'm hoping to rebuild the #ActuallyAutistic community up on post.news You can find me @jimmyd
Post is worth the wait. Simple to use and so far non-toxic. Since there are less than 1/2 million users, traffic is calm and lots of cute pets!
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Anyway, there is a chance to connect to the wider #disability / #neurodiversity community and #autism and #autistic are autistic friendly. Lack of numbers means there is less of other intersections too, but we can build for #AllAutistics now. Also connect with your spec ints.
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1 Dec 2022
@Ord_Off Hi Rebecca and Dave. I think we need another way to follow you all. Twitter has just got too toxic for me. What's the best place to look for you?
1 Dec 2022
Dear #ActuallyAutistic and other neurokin. This app is getting worse and worse. With the lifting of the misinformation ban, antivaxxers are being given a free pass. The ableism that comes with that means it isn't a safe place for #autistic people. Time to go. #autism.
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1 Dec 2022
and if you want help getting established on a new platform, I will be happy to do what I can.
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1 Dec 2022
Dear #ActuallyAutistic and other neurokin. This app is getting worse and worse. With the lifting of the misinformation ban, antivaxxers are being given a free pass. The ableism that comes with that means it isn't a safe place for #autistic people. Time to go. #autism.
19 Nov 2022
If being neurodivergent makes us Superman, then the world is our Kryptonite.
#ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #NeurodivergentSquad #Neurodiversity #Autism
18 Nov 2022
In our culture, neurodivergency is looked at as something that needs fixing. These traits are actually superpowers: ability to focus deeply on things that interest you, ability to see patterns, ability to know when youβve had enough and reached your limit.
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4 Nov 2022
Lazarus Come Out! So Lazarus came out.
In more ways than one.
Surprise surprise.
But a good one!π³οΈβππ³οΈβπ
#pride
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20 Oct 2022
Is Boris a synonym for oblivion now?
20 Oct 2022
I backed @trussliz against Rishi & am v sorry for her. She tried to do right things & unleashed same kind of coup Boris faced. But to me only sensible course of action now is to Bring Back Boris. I will be fully supporting his return. MPs must understand: itβs Boris or oblivion.
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11 Oct 2022
I think the argument that #autistic/ other neurodivergent people that hide their conditions are actually costly. Part of that cost is not being provided with the suppprt to reach their full potential because they're too busy surviving in unfavourable conditions. Also burning out.
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5 Oct 2022
AltText: Image of statement from Dave. Key points: We'd like to do a conference on how politics informs faith, to advocate for the marginalised. Spread the word to any who can help! (Apols for summary text, will put on website tomorrow - Rebecca)
5 Oct 2022
Dave here, following up a bit more on an idea I floated last night. Can you help. Please share and tag those you think could help
@SteveChalke @MartynPercy @Ekklesia_co_uk
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5 Oct 2022
Dave here, following up a bit more on an idea I floated last night. Can you help. Please share and tag those you think could help
@SteveChalke @MartynPercy @Ekklesia_co_uk
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10 Sep 2022
A recent study showed 1/5 of people referred to #psychiatry OPDs are #actuallyautistic. If your clinical experience is that this is much lower, youβre probably missing #autism in your patients. This 𧡠will explain why thatβs a problem, why it happens, and how to stop 1/35
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3 Oct 2022
L ove the smell of burning rubber in the morning. Too bad the bailout cost Β£65 billion though. bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politβ¦
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28 Sep 2022
CW Restraint, abuse, metal health hospital
BBC News - 'Toxic culture' of abuse at mental health hospital revealed by BBC secret filming
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63045298
Here we go again. And yes #autistic people are kept here.
28 Sep 2022
Long thread #askingautistics #ADHD #Dyslexia #Dyspraxia #Neurodiversity #autism
After 6 months trying to get acceess to work assessment implemented work have come up with a 'reasonable adjustment toolkit' yeah!
Except how do you answer these questions when you masked for 6 years?
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28 Sep 2022
8) Are there any situations at work that could impact you?
[Amin? 75% of my work is admin!]
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28 Sep 2022
Bearing in mind I only had an autism dx at 46 and no real support since it's really hard to know what will make a difference. Like explain autistic: masking, burnout, exec function, complex interaction between other dx that you don't have formal dx for to someone whose clueless.
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