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Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) @autisticadvocacy.org · 13h

ASAN’s 20th anniversary virtual gala is coming soon! On Thursday October 29th, join us for two incredible panels and our awards ceremony. Get your sliding scale tickets today! givebutter.com/asan-20th-an...

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Peel Autism Resource 🇨🇦 @peelautismresource.bsky.social · 16h

Minister Paul Calandra is asking whether inclusion “works” But the better question is: What must we do to make Ontario schools genuinely inclusive? Physical placement alone isn’t inclusion Read more: tinyurl.com/c6jvhu7c #OntEd #ONpoli #inclusion #autism #SpecEd #neurodiversity #EduSky

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Is Inclusion Working? That’s Not the Question Ontario Should Be Asking

Is inclusion working? That’s the question Ontario’s Education Minister Paul Calandra says the province is now examining as it considers potential changes to the special education model. But I think…

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 17h

AAC Awareness includes knowing "Although robust, language-based AAC [Augmentative & Alternative Communication] has been around since the 1920s, these tools have historically been available to just a tiny fraction of the people who needed them." Ren Koloni: autismspectrumnews.org/advancing-th...

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Advancing the Rights-Based Inclusion of People Who Need and Use AAC: A Guide to Allyship

CommunicationFIRST outlines key principles for allies of AAC users, from presuming competence to creating safer, more inclusive communities.

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Autistic Realms (Helen Edgar) @autisticrealms.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I've made a page of support and crisis lines for Autistic people: emergency numbers, 24-hour helplines in six countries, text and BSL options for when calls feel impossible, plus LGBTQIA+ and youth support. Please save or share. autisticrealms.com/support-and-crisis-lines/

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Boulidi - Autistic Self-Advocate ♾️ @boulidi.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

⚠️ SUPER IMPORTANT ⚠️ We cannot afford to lose someone who changed the lives of thousands of us, autistic people. Please read this post below. 👇 Now they need our support.

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AAPD - The American Association of People with Disabilities @aapd.com · 05/10/2026

Voter registration deadlines are quickly approaching! 11 states have voter registration deadlines today. Check your registration status or complete your registration at vote.gov.

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"Today is the last day to register to vote in: Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas"

"Registration deadlines: Alabama – 10/19, Alaska – 10/4, Arizona – 10/5, Arkansas – 10/5, California – 10/19, Colorado – 10/26, Connecticut – 10/16, Delaware – 10/10, Florida – 10/5, Georgia – 10/5, Hawaii – 11/3, Idaho – 10/23, Illinois – 10/18, Indiana – 10/5, Iowa – 10/19, Kansas – 10/13, Kentucky – 10/5, Louisiana – 10/13, Maine – 10/13, Michigan – 10/19"

"Mississippi – 10/5, Missouri – 10/7, Montana – 10/5, Nebraska – 10/16, Nevada – 11/3, New Hampshire – As early as 10/21, New Jersey – 10/13, New Mexico – 10/6, New York – 10/24, North Carolina – 10/9, North Dakota – Registration not required, Ohio – 10/5, Oklahoma – 10/9, Oregon – 10/13, Pennsylvania – 10/19"

"Rhode Island – 10/4, South Carolina – 10/4, South Dakota – 10/19, Tennessee – 10/5, Texas – 10/5, Utah – 10/23, Vermont – 11/3, Virginia – 10/23, Washington – 10/26, Washington, DC – 10/13, West Virginia – 10/13, Wisconsin – 10/14, Wyoming – 10/19"

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Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) @autisticadvocacy.org · 05/10/2026

Tuesday, November 3rd is Election Day! Make a plan to exercise your right to vote. Check out autisticadvocacy.org/vote/ to register to vote, check your voter registration, or learn more about voting.

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 05/10/2026

In this week's TPGA Newsletter, we're celebrating AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) Awareness Month. While ideally every autistic child who needs AAC will be provided with options as early as possible, it is also never too late to learn how to use AAC. buttondown.com/TPGA/archive...

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Celebrating AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) Month

Communication is a human right.

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David Gray-Hammond (NeuroHub Community) @neurohubcommunity.org · 05/10/2026

I designed this Phoenix neuroaffirming support agent created on webstorm who I think is really awesome. They run on Claude's API and has things like daily welbeing checkins and all sorts. If you're interested in checking out this item then check the link for more #ActuallyAutistic

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 02/10/2026

Why the autistic tendency to choose friendship quality over quantity can also lead to unintended IRL isolation—as was made clear to @epballou.bsky.social during COVID pandemic shutdowns. wordgathering.syr.edu/vol20/issue1...

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Emily Paige Ballou - Wordgathering – Syracuse University

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Leeds Autism Services @leedsautism.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

It looks like our resident magician, Ravi, had a fab trip out with Katie last week when he visited Merlin's of Wakefield magic shop to take part in some tricks before heading to the pub to make some delicious food disappear 😉 #ActuallyAutistic #Inclusion #Magic

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CommunicationFIRST @communicationfirst.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#AAC users and other #disabled people could face serious consequences as the #FCC rethinks funding for schools' and libraries' #telecommunications and #InformationServices. Comment on screen time limits, restrictions on devices, and more by Tuesday, 10/13: lnk.to/e-rate. [Image: A disabled girl…

[Image: A disabled girl types on her tablet while sitting on a couch with her mother who happily looks at the screen.]

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 04/10/2026

Your autistic kid does NOT need to learn how to tie their shoes. Velcro shoes exist. Slip on shoes exist. If tying shoes is not working, please let your kid save their energy to work on the things everyone agrees they CAN & WANT to do. (Same for autistic adults, BTW.) #dyspraxia #autism #disability

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Boulidi - Autistic Self-Advocate ♾️ @boulidi.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Musk has never showed an official diagnosis, proving that he's just trying to make it worse for every single one of us by turning people against us, and that he isn't even autistic. And supremacy is extremely bad - universal human rights is what's actually good, both in paper and in practice.

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Beatrix Butnicu 🦆🪻 @beatrixbird.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Loved working on this paper! We mapped autistic adults’ monotropic attention as an interest-based sanctuary, and how neuronormative settings create barriers. Exploring The Phenomenology of Autistic Attention journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... free read: eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/id/eprint/24...

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Exploring the Phenomenology of Autistic Attention - Daniel Poole, Helen Molloy, Beatrix Butnicu, Elizabeth Milne, Karen Leneh Buckle, 2026

Background: Existing research has identified areas of strength and challenge in relation to autistic attention. However, this work has tended to rely on compari...

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Dominika Noworolska @dominikanow.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

ASD aspects being masked by unmedicated ADHD is quite common; and the dual aspect can be harder to diagnose without good understanding of both as they do tend to interact in funny ways. If trying to re-advocate for yourself with your GP feels like too much right now, this may be a good read for now

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Monotropism vs Polytropism: Autistic & ADHD Attention | Autistic Realms

How monotropic and polytropic attention styles differ — and what that means for Autistic, ADHD and AuDHD people. Includes the Monotropism Questionnaire.

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Dr Jessica Aiston @jessaiston.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

⭐ NEW PAPER ⭐ "The neurotypical listening subject in autistic young people's accounts of participation in online affinity spaces," by @nelya-kot.bsky.social, @martinevandriel.bsky.social, Flo Bremner, and me, is now published in Language and Society. Very excited to finally see this online.

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The neurotypical listening subject in autistic young people’s accounts of participation in online affinity spaces | Language in Society | Cambridge Core

The neurotypical listening subject in autistic young people’s accounts of participation in online affinity spaces

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Centre for Research in Autism and Education @craeioe.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

#ADHDAwarenessMonth Hard to focus = can't filter? Meh. In CRAE's SuPer study, ADHDers matched autistic, AuDHD and PNT adults on an attention task and showed no difficulty filtering out distractions at the simplest level. Autistic folk were seeing more. doi.org/10.1016/j.ac... 1/2

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Superior perceptual capacity is specific to autistic cognition

To systematically measure perceptual capacity for autistic, ADHD, autistic people with ADHD (AuDHD), and neurotypical adult populations, and to examin…

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 04/10/2026

"Disability advocacy has to include understanding that disabled people may display behaviours that are uncomfortable, and balancing that knowledge with keeping everyone safe." Luce Greenwood on the ableism of the "Peter Pan Girl" social media takes, at TPGA: thinkingautismguide.com/2026/10/how-...

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How Should We Be Talking About The Peter Pan Girl? — THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM

Non-disabled people need to do better by disabled people, and that includes coming to terms with their discomfort around disabled behaviors.

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 01/10/2026

When you see the article "Maternal depression tied to higher risk of special ed needs in kids" but it doesn't once mention that autism criteria changed to be more inclusive of girls only 13 years ago so there's a non-zero chance some of the moms are autistic. www.cidrap.umn.edu/misc-emergin...

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Maternal depression tied to higher risk of special educational needs in kids

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 03/10/2026

"I wonder how many autistics would agree that friendships are indeed too difficult, because nonautistics tend to refuse to be friends with them? After long experience, they may give up trying. But, is this a sign of lack of empathy?" @annmemmott.bsky.social: thinkingautismguide.com/2026/06/empa...

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Empathy Tests For Autistic People: What Are We Measuring? — THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM

What do people mean when they repeat the myth that “Autistic people lack empathy?" Which sort of empathy? What evidence is there?

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Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) @autisticadvocacy.org · 03/10/2026

People with disabilities are more likely to be sexually assaulted, but there are few accessible resources talking about sexual assault and how to get help. Our plain language & Easy Read Toolkit “What Do I Need to Know About Sexual Assault?” is out: autisticadvocacy.org/resources/pr...

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Proud and Supported Series - Autistic Self Advocacy Network

Definitions and Beyond There are many ways to identify. Everyone is different and that's good! This guide, “Definitions and Beyond,” will explain some of the ways people identify. Maybe you are…

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 02/10/2026

The ableist mean girl smackdowns on 'sickfluencers,' are especially nasty given most disabled ppl are under supported: "It’s no wonder disabled women have not received the diagnoses or care they need: Most of the research about their bodies has yet to be conducted." msmagazine.com/2026/09/16/d...

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Activists Have Fought for Disability Justice. So-Called 'Sickfluencers' Still Face Medical Sexism.

Disabled women have long fought for disability justice, yet media narratives about “sickfluencers” continue to fuel medical sexism, ableism and suspicion.

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Boulidi - Autistic Self-Advocate ♾️ @boulidi.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Played chase with my dog and won by systemizing the environment. I tied sticks with grass, set a bait trap, rewrote the rules from cardio to ballistics, and outsmarted him. In artificial setups we struggle, but in natural, fluid settings, autism processing thrives. 🐕⚔️ #ActuallyAutistic #autism

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 02/10/2026

“Speakers get taught how to write and read and even speak their best throughout their entire childhood and beyond. […] AAC users […] should be given even more time. They are always expected to do even more with infinitesimally less than non-disabled peers." tiffanydjoseph.substack.com/p/push-back

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Push Back!

Don't Let This Rushed Society Make You Rush Your AAC Communicator

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 02/10/2026

"Part of what is so striking about Texas v. Kennedy is that the federal government was originally the defendant […] brought by states fighting what's known as the integration mandate. Then it switched sides & agreed with the states that the requirement should be undone.” www.npr.org/2026/10/01/n...

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Trump administration reverses stance on integration of people with disabilities

Disability rights advocates are angered by the latest reversal but are rallying behind proposed legislation and working with states to strengthen protections for community integration.

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 02/10/2026

“Presuming competence means doing things like reading literature or school textbooks out loud, holding real conversations that are age appropriate (even if nonspeakers can’t respond), & meaningfully involving nonspeakers in whatever is going on." -Jace Pooley autismspectrumnews.org/the-power-of...

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The Power of Presuming Competence: A Nonspeaker's Call to Action

Nonspeaking autistic self-advocate Jace Pooley shares how presuming competence transforms lives and calls for communication access for all.

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 02/10/2026

Multiply disabled autistic college students need stronger accommodations: "the challenges they faced were not rooted in a lack of ability—but rather in the persistent & often invisible weight of navigating academic life w/autism & and co-occurring disabilities." www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Beyond the Blueprint: Navigating Higher Education for Students with Autism and Co-Occurring Disabilities

Although research on autistic college student success is growing, less is known about those who navigate both autism and co-occurring disabilities during college. This mixed-methods study employs a...

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Boulidi - Autistic Self-Advocate ♾️ @boulidi.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Standard diagnostic manuals claim autism is defined by an imagination impairment. Yet the objective reality is that we, autistic people, have hyper-original creativity. Read my latest document 👇: cryptpad.fr/doc/#/2/doc/...

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 02/10/2026

October is AAC Awareness Month. AAC means “Augmentative & Alternative Communication.” Communication is a basic human need, & a basic human right. @communicationfirst.bsky.social has a guide for people who cannot rely on speech alone to be heard & understood. communicationfirst.org/words-we-use...

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The Words We Use - Plain Language Version | CommunicationFIRST

We are naming ourselves. And we choose our words with great care.

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NPR @npr.org · 01/10/2026

Disability rights advocates are angered by the latest reversal but are rallying behind proposed legislation and working with states to strengthen protections for community integration. trib.al/teEenpZ

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Trump administration reverses stance on integration of people with disabilities

Disability rights advocates are angered by the latest reversal but are rallying behind proposed legislation and working with states to strengthen protections for community integration.

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Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) @autisticadvocacy.org · 01/10/2026

Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) is a way to communicate without talking, like using a letter board or typing on an iPad. We want AAC available for anyone who needs it, and for all autistic people to be supported to communicate in the way that works best for us.

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 01/10/2026

No, ABA therapy is not "medically necessary" for autistic children. And if you encounter people who tell you that it is, have them read this article: thinkingautismguide.com/2025/03/when... #BetterWaysThanABA

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When You Have No Choice But ABA Therapy — THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM

You may know that ABA is a questionable therapy. But since not every parent can avoid ABA, what can those parents do to protect their kids?

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AAPD - The American Association of People with Disabilities @aapd.com · 01/10/2026

October marks National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)! It’s a month dedicated to recognizing the contributions of people with disabilities in the workplace.

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Leeds Autism Services @leedsautism.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Are you passionate about making Leeds a more autism-friendly city? We're looking for a new #ChairOfTrustees to help lead Leeds Autism Services into its next chapter. Find out more>> www.leedsautism.org.uk/chair-of-the... #Volunteering #Leeds #Autism #CharityLeadership

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 01/10/2026

We need more stories about parents trying to understand what their autistic kids need, so things become easier for their kids as well as for themselves. Link below. thinkingautismguide.com/2018/03/the-...

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The Toxicity of "Autism Parent" Memoirs

We need more people to stand up and tell the world that memoirs exploiting your autistic child for "honesty" and profit are unacceptable.

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

When we fight for autistic and disabled people's legitimate (yet embattled) rights to live in their communities, remember that we must ALSO fight for disabled people's caregivers and direct service professionals have fair pay and sufficient supports, too. Otherwise all parties will be disadvantaged.

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♾️Clear Autism♾️ @clearautism.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It's also understanding that autism is an intrinsic part of human diversity, of autistic people. You don't get autism outside of autistic people, and we should value and cherish them (cherish *you*) as we would any precious member of our family and society.

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Boulidi - Autistic Self-Advocate ♾️ @boulidi.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

We have so much potential when given the resources and tools to do so.

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CommunicationFIRST @communicationfirst.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Strengthen the 1st national movement to protect and defend our #rights as people with speech-related #disabilities! Please share this and donate to our birthday #fundraiser before 10/9: lnk.to/C1hbd7. Every way you support our community of #AAC users is so appreciated. [Image: A blue balloon, the…

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Scottish Ethnic Minority Autistics @semascot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

**Discussion around suicide** . . . . SEMA was invited to a Suicide Prevention networking event earlier this month by the Glasgow HSCP. It was interesting to hear about the changing demographics of the city and the interlinked cases of mental health issues.

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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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Miss Luna Rose @misslunarose.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I wrote a blog post about pictures depicting autism a while back! I was tired of the pictures of sad/upset white kids and I suggested that people branch out with demographics and even try (gasp) showing happy people. misslunarose.home.blog/2024/03/03/a...

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Autism in a Picture: An Autistic Artist’s Tips for Positive Choices

How do you represent autism in a way that encourages empathy and inclusion instead of isolation? Here are my tips for choosing the right picture.

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CommunicationFIRST @communicationfirst.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Community drives every movement and every moment. We share information, resources, and our experiences. In the spirit of sharing, we’re raising $20k to celebrate our 7th birthday and keep fighting together for #CommunicationRights. Please #donate by 10/9! lnk.to/C1hbd7 [Video: #AliceWong, late…

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AAPD - The American Association of People with Disabilities @aapd.com · 29/09/2026

The US House of Reps is working to protect community integration. Newly introduced H.Res. 1586 reaffirms that we have a right to exist in our communities.

We have GOOD NEWS about community integration! A bipartisan resolution protecting community living was introduced in the House.

H.Res.1586, introduced by Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Brian Fitzpatrick
(R-PA), affirms that the Olmstead decision reflects Congress' intent for people with disabilities to live and receive services in their communities.

H.Res. 1586 says plainly: in 1977 and 1978, federal regulations under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act provided that services for people with disabilities must be delivered in the most integrated setting appropriate.

This resolution confirms that the integration mandate is the law as written and enacted by Congress.

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Disability Communities Defending Democracy @dcddemocracy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Want to learn more about your ballot? Join us at The Arc of King County to learn more about two initiatives. These initiatives could affect your rights. One says who gets to play school sports. One is about rights in school. This event is a safe space to learn and make your choice.

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 29/09/2026

A challenge for those who decide on graphics to accompany autism articles—maybe AVOID: 1) A bald silhouetted human head in profile 2) A stylized human brain 3) Puzzle pieces 4) Any combination of the above Thank you. (So tiresome.)

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Bobbi Elman @autismadvocate.co.uk · 29/09/2026

Here we go again… You missed out an important part. #Autistic children do not automatically need anything, And that includes therapies and “medical interventions” like medicinal cannabis. Stop using deficit based thinking about us. We are NOT BROKEN WE ARE #AUTISTIC

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Ann Memmott @annmemmott.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

About 30,000 autistic ppl in the UK have Type 2 Diabetes, aren't on insulin, & use wearable monitors (CGMs). These save lives for those who don't spot low-sugar events / can't cope with endless painful finger prick tests each day etc. The NHS has removed funding. Now, have to pay ~ £1500/yr. /

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Boulidi - Autistic Self-Advocate ♾️ @boulidi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

There is no doubt that this is because of how society treated them as.

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