12 Mar 2023
#DidYouKnow 📖 You can be Dyslexic in one language, and not in another. 🤯
The subject of this @BBC piece is Dyslexic, but not in English and not in Japanese.
bbc.com/future/article/20230…
#Dyslexia #Neurodivergent #dyslexicthinking #NormalizeDifferent #Neurodiversity
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8 Mar 2023
Autistic women and girls were always 'a thing'... but the world is finally starting to listen to us.
#EmbraceEquity #NormalizeDifferent #IWD2023 #InternationalWomensDay #ActuallyAutistic
7 Mar 2023
Women and autism is definitely now a thing . This is due to the many autistic women, girls, mums and siblings who fight daily for #autism acceptance and for all neurodiverse individuals. Watch this space .... this is just the beginning.
Have a great #IWD2023 💜
#Neurodiversity
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16 Feb 2023
On a long haul flight & the 2 in front of me are “special ed teachers” - they’re talking “severely autistic,” ADHDers who “just don’t pay attention,” & “they don’t look it, you’d never know until you talk to them!” 😳
#ActuallyAutistic #ActuallyADHD #NormalizeDifferent
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15 Nov 2022
👇This is the entire premise of our work; we are not broken, 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁. Different is normal. ♾️
Thank you for writing this @sciam article @ClaudiaWallis1: scientificamerican.com/artic…
#ActuallyAutistic #NormalizeDifferent #AuADHD #Neurodivergent #ADHD
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12 Sep 2022
Lastly, to the person attending @APCevent who wrote it:
▪️Autistics do not need to be destroyed, or cured.
▪️Autism is a normal variation of the human brain.
➡️ Do better @ASAPadmns
#ActuallyAutistic #apc2022 #apc22 #NormalizeDifferent
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30 Aug 2022
Reminders:
🤐 Autism$peaks does not speak for autistics. They ignore us because our thoughts, ideas & concerns are not valuable💰
🚫 Don't use the puzzle piece to represent autistics
👂 Listen to autistics & share autistic content
#ActuallyAutistic #NormalizeDifferent (End🧵)
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30 Aug 2022
Oh, and that Autism$peaks genetic research project is called MSSNG - pronounced 'missing'.
Yes, the anti-autism group AS is suggesting autistics are missing something; to them we are not complete people.
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#ActuallyAutistic #NormalizeDifferent
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30 Aug 2022
8 days earlier, @cbcnews writer @BhugraSaloni published another story about Ishaan, where his talents and uniqueness were praised - but now he needs to be cured?
cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/n…
#ActuallyAutistic #NormalizeDifferent #AskingAutistics (Thread🧵)
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30 Aug 2022
‼️This is very concerning.‼️
A genetic research project, by anti-autistic Autism$peaks, is touted here with treatments and 'a cure' for autism 🤯
No #ActuallyAutistic's were interviewed for this article.
#NormalizeDifferent #WeAreNotBroken #AskingAutistics Pls RT (Thread🧵)
28 Aug 2022
Discovery of genetic root of son's autism gives Calgary family hope for a cure cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/g…
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17 Jun 2022
Hey @ONtransport, I'm autistic adhd; are you going to take my licence away too?
Great investigation by @torontostar @thecribby @_declankeogh @orrdanie Max Binks-Collier
#ActuallyAutistic #NormalizeDifferent #abelism
17 Jun 2022
Medical condition reports take thousands of Ontarians off the road every year. In many cases, they can help make our roads safer.
But the system is vulnerable to abuse, inconsistency and misjudgment by doctors and government officials.
thestar.com/news/investigati…
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31 Mar 2022
Students need diverse role models... not organizations expecting conformity, excluding those who are different, and perpetuating the status quo.
#StudentSuccess #RoleModels #RepresentationMatters #NormalizeDifferent #IntersectionalIdentities #Authenticity #Inclusion #Belonging
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11 Mar 2022
Ahead of @sxsw @ariel_henley9 @lovingmydots and I have published a petition to end appearance-based discrimination. Please help us by signing/sharing ! #DisabilityTwitter #NormalizeDifferent #RepresentationMatters #DiversityAndInclusion
chng.it/yH9vHZdSxR
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11 Mar 2022
Popular media depicts disfigurement not only as bad, but often evil!! @ariel_henley9, @marialuisa_miga & @lovingmydots are here to change that. This & @Non_Obvious' curated list of 75 must see #SXSW sessions here: nonobvious.com/sxsw #amplifiedidentity #NormalizeDifferent
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3 Mar 2022
Less than 2 weeks away from our #sxsw2022 panel on Disfigurement: An Identity, so excited to show you what @lovingmydots @ariel_henley9 and I have been working on! #disfigurement #NormalizeDifferent #SXSW schedule.sxsw.com/2022/event…
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19 Oct 2021
We did it AGAIN! We’re speaking at #SXSW2022 It’s a dream come true being at #SXSW promoting the conversation about #physicaldifferences, #disabilities and #disfigurement. THANK YOU for voting 🙌🏽 @ariel_henley9 @marialuisa_miga #NormalizeDifferent
#representationmatters
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31 Aug 2021
I forgive you 🙏🏽❤️ These challenges changed my life and today I forgive what happened and say THANK YOU. #iforgiveyou #inspiration #transformationtuesday #normalizedifferent
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24 Aug 2021
What’s it like to look different in our society? We were selected to have a panel @SXSW 2020, but due to #COVID the festival was cancelled. But WE ARE BACK!
VOTE UP and help to be at SXSW 2022 and #NormalizeDifferent! panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/11… @ariel_henley9 @marialuisa_miga
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11 Nov 2020
“Disability is not a horror prop. (i’ll say it again.) disability is not a horror prop.” #REALTalk #normalizedifferent #NOTAWITCH @warnerbros @WitchMovie
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18 Oct 2020
“The truth is that Elizabeth, and those like her, do not need to change. It’s the world that needs to change. Its all of us.” #REALTalk #NormalizeDifferent📣❤️ Full story here: bit.ly/31jUcIe
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