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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 30/09/2026

"I understand being consumed with fear & skepticism after being told a medical procedure might have hurt your child. It’s why I’m going to tell you my story of becoming—but then un-becoming—a passionate anti-vaxxer autism parent." At TPGA. thinkingautismguide.com/2024/12/why-... #autism #parenting

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Let's Talk About Why My Autistic Son Is Fully Vaccinated — THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM

If you have concerns about vaccines and autism, please listen to my story of becoming—but then un-becoming—an anti-vaxxer autism parent.

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Carol Greenburg @autisticenough.bsky.social · 21h

Be like @shannonrosa.bsky.social, hold yourself accountable for mistakes, learn better, then show everyone how to do better. #PublicHealthMatters #ScienceIsReal #VaccinatonSavesLives #VaccinesProtectEveryone

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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Truth 👇

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garyivory.bsky.social @garyivory.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

#BobbyIsTeamYou Fifty-six years ago, I started my teaching career in South Texas. So it’s been fun to write these 30 #PostcardsToVoters for Bobby Pulido and James Talarico and mail them to that same part of the state. Email: Join@TonyTheDemocrat.org

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 17/09/2026

“On the one hand, any influence by partners must be an issue of concern, but on the other hand, categorical dismissal risks silencing individuals who may have thoughts to communicate but lack reliable means of expression.” Prizant, on supported communication: autismspectrumnews.org/a-30-year-jo...

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A 30-Year Journey From Skepticism to Acceptance: Reconsidering the Authenticity of Assisted Communication of Nonspeakers

Autism expert Barry Prizant explores assisted communication, challenging assumptions about nonspeakers and the path to authentic expression.

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Carol Greenburg @autisticenough.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Many thanks to everyone who made the panel Respectful Parenting of High Support Neurodivergent Children possible at Standford Neurodiversity Summit #SNS2026 including but certainly not limited to Tiffany Hammond @jessdiaryofamom.bsky.social, @lollardfish.bsky.social. (1/?)

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🦋 Phenomenally Autistic 🦋| Ayanna Sanaa Davis @ayannasanaa.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A young Black autistic boy with a message for Black Autism Acceptance Day 🥹

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 21/09/2026

Now at Stanford Neurodiversity Summit: Natasha Nelson @supernovaparenting.org's keynote: Strengths in Connections: Reimagining Autism Research with the Black Communication at the Center. Her Intersectionalities: She is a Black, Autistic, Woman, raised in poverty. She is all those things. #SNS2026

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 21/09/2026

We're going to have a little bit of fun, says Natasha. She is going to ask questions. Her slide is Triple Jeopardy Syndrome, which describes the discrimination disabled Black women face. Audience member Brittany says she was stereotypically autistic and yet she got missed most of her life. #SNS2026

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 21/09/2026

Audience member: Adult person diagnosed two months ago. Part of the problem is that autistic people can be such rule followers, they are the "good" kids. Natasha says she was such a rule follower that she was put with the "bad" kids to help them regulate. #SNS2026

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 21/09/2026

Brittany, who is a Black autistic woman, says that even though she was the good kid who excelled at everything; she always got in trouble for asking too many questions. #SNS2026

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 21/09/2026

Jennifer, who is a white teacher in Baltimore, said that when kids were having issues, her training was usually that kids of color had emotional issues, not disabilities. Natasha says we need to stop assuming that parents aren't invested in their kids' success. #SNS2026

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 21/09/2026

Natasha: She always says misbehavior (acting out or in) is communicating (bio, psycho, or social) unmet needs. We need to ask with curiosity instead of assuming intent. #SNS2026

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 21/09/2026

Natasha: Autism can be interpreted differently in Black people. Natasha was ONLY labeled as gifted growing up. Even though she had so many autistic traits. #SNS2026

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 21/09/2026

Natasha: What people do not think to acknowledge is that after 400 years of transatlantic slavery, then Jim Crow, then red lining, then and then and then, all of that lack of access. Which is why in the Black community, in her NW Georgia community, autism was considered a "white" thing. #SNS2026

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 21/09/2026

Natasha: For the Black community, and working with orgs like Color of Autism, more information is getting out into the community about basic autism traits, supports, resources. Because a lot of people are still in the "awareness" tire, not ready for #AutismAcceptance. #SNS2026

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 21/09/2026

Natasha: Black parents who push back against an autism diagnosis, who have a stress response, we have to understand that they are now dealing with another form of oppression and needing to fights. They can have a fear response. Doesn't mean they don't want to support their child. #SNS2026

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 21/09/2026

Natasha: Medically, it is very expensive to be autistic. Autistic people are more likely to have chronic medical conditions. It's expensive for the average middle class family. For people who have other racial, cultural, gender, and financial barriers it can often be insurmountable #SNS2026

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 21/09/2026

Natasha: When she told her mom she was autistic, her mom said that she couldn't be because she acted like everyone else in her family. And so if she was autistic so was everyone in her family. Natasha said hmmm. #SNS2026

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 21/09/2026

Natasha's first daughter was more obviously autistic, her older daughter less so. So when her second daughter was diagnosed, Natasha said that if her daughter was autistic then she was too. The pediatrician said hmmm. #SNS2026

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 21/09/2026

Factors contributing to barriers to access for autism for families of color: There are systemic barriers, for Black families specifically. There are inequitable healthcare systems, inadequate funding and research for autism programs. Addressing this issue is a justice matter. #SNS2026

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 21/09/2026

Audience member: Autistic girls and women can mask more than autistic boys and men. Natasha says yes. Audience member: Sometimes the mask is so thick it fuses to your skin and you don't know where you end and the mask begins. #SNS2026

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 21/09/2026

Audience member: Self denialism is a thing. Natasha says, yes, especially when the culture is hostile to autism. @faethinking.bsky.social: Two people can have the same traits, but be treated entirely differently depending on their gender, race etc. #SNS2026

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 21/09/2026

@autisticenough.bsky.social the difference in presentation between autistic girls and boys leads to girls being discriminated against for showing the same traits, being told to act like a "lady" etc. #SNS2026

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 21/09/2026

Camille Proctor: Women are expected to be the caregivers, like Natasha was with her six siblings. Those women can have weightier masking because if they're not OK then no one is OK. #SNS2026

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 21/09/2026

Audience member Maiya: We're expected to be she boss badasses strong women, and anything that disrupts that is side-eyed. Natasha: And if you can't live up to that, it's bad. Can lead to mental health issues, e.g., depression. #SNS2026

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 21/09/2026

Audience member: Autistic woman, Trans, AMAB, was constantly told she was doing masculinity wrong. Her brothers were diagnosed early, she was diagnosed at age 31. Natasha: Research often overlooks autistic people who were assigned a gender that doesn't fit. #SNS2026

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 21/09/2026

Audience member from Ukraine: Her daughter has a friend who is a girl. Definitely autistic but undiagnosed. Social struggles come from being unsupported. Natasha: This conference has a a lot of ND people all in one people with competing access needs, voice regulation, personal boundaries. #SNS2026

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 21/09/2026

Natasha: And then some of us have sensory sensitivities, we need our space. Some people are passionate about sharing information. And we all know accessibility and inclusion is important, and Natasha was trying to help people cope. And she forgot to take care of herself, to eat all day. #SNS2026

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 21/09/2026

Natasha: A lot of autistic people know that it's so much and often too much to take care of other people's need and they still do it. [And this is one reason why burnout can be an issue.] #SNS2026

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Carol Greenburg @autisticenough.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This comment inspired me. When u come from a culture outside of the USA, or a subculture within the USA, emphasis on individualism above all else comes at great cost 2 anyone outside of the dominant culture. So while the audience member here praised how much more she could find community here. 1/?

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 21/09/2026

Natasha: Wrapping up by talking about actionable steps: Disability justice: She tells her kids they are an equity house not an equality house. We do not all need the same things. We need to move from independent stance to an interdependent stance, community minded. No One Is Independent. #SNS2026

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 21/09/2026

Natasha: Access intimacy: Proactively providing people with accessibility options instead of making them ask for it. #SNS2026

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Cheshire Cat ᓚᘏᗢ, @autismsupsoc.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

A simple paradigm that a lot of people don’t get about navigating Autistic traits is the Autistic person being given agency vs being forced.

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 20/09/2026

You can't be understood if the burden of translation is only on one person. Janet learned that sometimes working on projects together could be a communication bridge. @janetkl.bsky.social Janet Lawson, at the Stanford Neurodiversity Summit. #SNS2026

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 20/09/2026

By measuring autistic subjects' heart rate, which is lower when people are more regulated, they were able to determine who they were more comfortable around (research by @kaydenstockwell.bsky.social btw). #SNS2026

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 20/09/2026

So how can we develop literacy in nonspeakers if they cannot read out loud, or produce a motor result that indicates comprehension? This can lead to nonspeaking people getting no appropriate literacy support at all. #SNS2026

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 20/09/2026

One way is to see if spellers have a different response to iPad letters that flashed in a meaningful sequence (spelling out words) than with flashing letters that spelled nonsense. #SNS2026

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 20/09/2026

On competence vs. performance. Letterboard assistants are trained to support spellers, it's very intensive. And people ask about other approaches that are less intensive. And yes, they exist, but approaches like PECs are limited to requesting, within the pre-chosen vocabulary. #SNS2026

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 20/09/2026

Most nonspeaking autistic children and adults are never provided with effective communication, even despite years of attempts with less effective methods. Important: It can take YEARS to learn to use a letterboard. And it will always involve the assistance of another person. #SNS2026

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 20/09/2026

Addressing the elephant in the room: People ask: What if the supporter is influencing the speller or moving the letterboard to get them to choose the "right' letter? Well, just because it could happen doesn't mean we should dismiss the legitimate communication of nonspeakers. #SNS2026

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 20/09/2026

Dr. Jaswal is now showning a video that overlays a speller's eye tracking on a letterboard before pointing at letters; it's very clear that the speller is choosing the letters on their own. Also, speed and accuracy testing showed similar results. These data are inconsistent with "cuing." #SNS2026

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 20/09/2026

Many letterboard users are interested in transitioning to a keyboard, but it can be difficult & is not possible for everyone. It does happen tho. There is a project called TYPE (Train Yourself Practice Everyday) that Dr. Jaswal is collaborating on, to support aspiring nonspeaking typers. #SNS2026

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 20/09/2026

The TYPE technology is still in development, and important to know the nonspeakers were involved in the design from the beginning. They wanted a more flexible system than standard typing programs, to account for focused attention lapses, competing distractions, anxiety, impulsiveness etc. #SNS2026

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 20/09/2026

Communication happens best when communicators feel regulated and connected. One TYPE adaption was to use a gaming keyboard with keys that could light up. #SNS2026

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 20/09/2026

The TYPE prototype is still in development, hope to launch it in 2027. The challenge with learning to type is not just the motor issue, it is the performance limitations of the distraction happening all around them. This prevents typing skills from developing. #SNS2026

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 20/09/2026

We need to treat a negative result with communication options as a starting point, an opportunity to know more. Also, per one non speaker, "When I type independently, it feels like free falling. When I having someone hold the keyboard, it's like having a parachute." #SNS2026

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 20/09/2026

Note: This is not about autistic people "overcoming" anything. No one got "fixed." It is about innovating communication options, so people can get the supports they need. #SNS2026

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 20/09/2026

Now audience Qs for Dr. Jaswal: Task initiation is a common IEP goal. Should it be one? Or is it not ND-affirming? Dr. Jaswal: It depends on what the person wants to work on! If they want to work on task initiation, sure. #SNS2026

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