Reposted by ♾️Clear Autism♾️Lisa J @choctoothpaste.bsky.social · 12h"I might not have been able to talk, but I knew hundreds if not thousands of words. Pretty silly to assume that just because someone can’t say something, they don’t know it." And yet, this assumption is made about nonspeakers every day in schools, care settings, and communities. 096
Reposted by ♾️Clear Autism♾️Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 02/10/2026October 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...communicationfirst.orgThe Words We Use - Plain Language Version | CommunicationFIRSTWe are naming ourselves. And we choose our words with great care. 02310
Reposted by ♾️Clear Autism♾️Feena van @feenavan2099.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Rapists do not pretend to be trans to rape women they do things like join a fraternity. 57127
Reposted by ♾️Clear Autism♾️♾️Clear Autism♾️ @clearautism.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It'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. 05316
Reposted by ♾️Clear Autism♾️Peter Crosbie @petercrosbie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Autism has always been with us. 155
Reposted by ♾️Clear Autism♾️Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 30/09/2026When 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. 36018
Reposted by ♾️Clear Autism♾️☢️ GODZILLA’S WIFE ☢️ @gojiraspouse.bsky.social · 30/09/2026They’ll talk to anyone about autism except autistic people. 🤯 1111
Reposted by ♾️Clear Autism♾️Anthony Moser @anthonymoser.com · 27/08/2025I considered writing a long carefully constructed argument laying out the harms and limitations of AI, but instead I wrote about being a hater. Only humans can be haters.anthonymoser.github.ioI Am An AI HaterI am an AI hater. This is considered rude, but I do not care, because I am a hater. 17458432006
Reposted by ♾️Clear Autism♾️♾️Clear Autism♾️ @clearautism.bsky.social · 30/09/2026"They want to create a new kind of mind, so they can force it into mindless servitude. Their dream is to invent new forms of life to enslave." anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...anthonymoser.github.ioI Am An AI HaterI am an AI hater. This is considered rude, but I do not care, because I am a hater. 031
Reposted by ♾️Clear Autism♾️Zinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · 30/09/2026“Historically, you might argue that Black people in this country value education more than anything else, precisely because they understood its connection with freedom. There can be no liberation without education.” — Angela Davis 🧵 12616
♾️Clear Autism♾️ @clearautism.bsky.social · 30/09/2026• "Profound autism" isn't in the DSM, and it doesn't seem to be defined in this paper. Why not? • Despite the principle of 'Nothing about us without us' Autistic people don't appear to have been consulted or involved at any point. It shows, because who in the autistic community asked for this? 031
♾️Clear Autism♾️ @clearautism.bsky.social · 30/09/2026"I am not joking" well, maybe, but you're definitely not serious either 030
Reposted by ♾️Clear Autism♾️Movies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It’s particularly cruel to do this to Garbo, who protected her privacy and peace but it’s not surprising she was chosen. After all, she told the world “no” and AI pushers love to run roughshod over consenf www.theguardian.com/film/2026/se...theguardian.comSKF advert review – let’s hope this dull AI Greta Garbo is not the futureSwedish-American actor exhumed for bizarre, humourless 99 seconds that give us another reason to resent AI 9705206
♾️Clear Autism♾️ @clearautism.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It'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. 05316
Reposted by ♾️Clear Autism♾️Loukas Christodoulou @loukas.bsky.social · 30/09/2026'Alternative Nobel' 2026 goes to women including @timnitgebru.blacksky.apprightlivelihood.org2026 Laureates challenge autocracy, patriarchy and AI bias - Right LivelihoodSTOCKHOLM — The 2026 Right Livelihood Award goes to women and women-led organisations confronting the world’s most entrenched power structures: authoritarian rule, patriarchal violence, and unchecked ... 134
♾️Clear Autism♾️ @clearautism.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This is really good thread - pretty much sums up my feelings about AI, and if you're a hater too, check it out: 072
Reposted by ♾️Clear Autism♾️The Articulate Autistic @articulateautistic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Why Autistic People Are Especially Vulnerable to Manipulation www.thearticulateautistic.com/why-autistic... #Autism #Autistic #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Neurodivergentthearticulateautistic.comWhy Autistic People Are Especially Vulnerable to Manipulation - Jaime A. Heidel - The Articulate AutisticAs an autistic person, are you often taken advantage of? You're not alone, and it's not your fault. Learn more about what's happening 3219
Reposted by ♾️Clear Autism♾️Ann Memmott @annmemmott.bsky.social · 29/09/2026About 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. / 32920
Reposted by ♾️Clear Autism♾️Standplaats Kraków could really use some cash! @standplaatskrk.pl · 26/09/2026 2572223
Reposted by ♾️Clear Autism♾️Standplaats Kraków could really use some cash! @standplaatskrk.pl · 27/09/2026 39928
Reposted by ♾️Clear Autism♾️Dr Abolish ICE @pwr2dppl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Every time I see someone take a "well it's here" stance on "AI," I want to cry. not b/c it "isn't here" but b/c it being here never implies the next thing they say. Slavery was ("was") here and a good question was never "how to best use it." 14617
Reposted by ♾️Clear Autism♾️Jojo she/her @jojofe24.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Its not difficult Easiest act of inclusion you can do for disabled people 0107
Reposted by ♾️Clear Autism♾️Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 26/09/2026Please sign if you can! OPEN LETTER: PAUSE THE NATIONAL ROLLOUT OF AI-MEDIATED TUTORING IN ENGLAND'S SCHOOLS > Children should not be exposed to a technology whose future, effectiveness, and safety we cannot predict, and for which the evidence is mostly negative.docs.google.comOPEN LETTER: PAUSE THE NATIONAL ROLLOUT OF AI-MEDIATED TUTORING IN ENGLAND'S SCHOOLSOPEN LETTER To the Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP, Prime Minister, and the Rt Hon Lucy Powell MP, Secretary of State for Education The Department for Education has announced plans to develop, what it calls, “... 39567
♾️Clear Autism♾️ @clearautism.bsky.social · 26/09/2026You don't get autism without autistic people. It's not an independent entity that can be separately studied. So: Can researchers in the field of autism PLEASE involve autistic people in their research instead of *checks notes* fruit flies?! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42794561/ 062
♾️Clear Autism♾️ @clearautism.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Can journalists writing about cutting-edge AI models feel shame? They could at least behave as if they do, according to an infuriated populace. 051
Reposted by ♾️Clear Autism♾️Gallifreyan Jedi @jediofgallifrey.bsky.social · 23/09/2026if i can't even get you on board with "don't imprison children" i don't think its useful to get into the details 1251
Reposted by ♾️Clear Autism♾️'kin @notharlock.poast.ing · 25/09/2026#alt4you Original post: bsky.app/profile/ubiw... Read more here: www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/scottis... 12410
Reposted by ♾️Clear Autism♾️Peter/Roll for Kindness (Autism advocacy TTRPG GM, M.Ed.) @rollforkindness.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Oh look, it's the fact that we're successfully diagnosing more people that were previously undiagnosed, not an actual 'autism epidemic.' www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...sciencedaily.comADHD and autism diagnoses have surged. A massive study may help explain whyA large Danish study found that children diagnosed with ADHD or autism today more closely resemble their peers in the general population than those diagnosed 10 years ago. The shift suggests that risi... 2138
Reposted by ♾️Clear Autism♾️Roger Watt @rjwatt42.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Can we have this guy for prime minister in the UK, please. 031
Reposted by ♾️Clear Autism♾️Dr Katie Twomey @k2mey.eurosky.social · 24/09/2026I'm part of an amazing team looking at what autistic children want from their speech and language therapy. Nobody has asked them before! We're currently using some brilliant materials, developed with and by autistic people, to make interviews accessible to all children, not just those who speak 24718
Reposted by ♾️Clear Autism♾️Dr Katie Twomey @k2mey.eurosky.social · 24/09/2026We're looking for children and young people to take part, so please feel free to share. Children and young people must be in the UK and between 9 and 15 years old. @kathyleadbitter.bsky.social @childstudycentre.bsky.social 263
Reposted by ♾️Clear Autism♾️Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 24/09/2026Finally getting round to reading this: YES, @rjwatt42.bsky.social! > academia [now demands] conformity, compliance, obedience and that this is stifling universities to the point where they will cease to exist as anything other than a machine. The only escape […] is to make room for prophets. 14112
Reposted by ♾️Clear Autism♾️Roger Watt @rjwatt42.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Yes, if a person has a tendency to be abusive, then outsiders are an easy target. And outsiders with a message that runs counter to the existing view are threatening. I need to think about what makes people feel it's OK to be abusive, especially in academia where it's often fairly visible. 151
Reposted by ♾️Clear Autism♾️Fallon | [see pinned!] @fallonturing.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Covid still exists and is still disabling and killing people. The powers that be just stopped recording sufficient data. Yes you still need to wear a mask outside your home. 04420
Reposted by ♾️Clear Autism♾️Roger @rogerha.bsky.social · 09/09/2026They fuck you up, these AI bots, They may not mean to, but they do. They pass on all the lies online And add some extra, just for you. 25315
♾️Clear Autism♾️ @clearautism.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"According to Katmai National Park and Preserve naturalist Mike Fitz, the brown bears have reached “peak fat” and are ready to handle the long salmon-less winter ahead" Here For The Thicc Chonky Brown Bears 011
Reposted by ♾️Clear Autism♾️Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 18/09/2026[banging on table] FAT BEAR WEEK FAT BEAR WEEK FAT BEAR WEEK FAT BEAR WEEK www.popsci.com/environment/...popsci.comThe Fat Bear Week 2026 bracket is here and chunkier than everVoting starts September 22 with a final winner crowned on September 29. 211673710
♾️Clear Autism♾️ @clearautism.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Winter is coming! You're going to need some warm clothes. Or maybe a gift for the holidays? Now's your chance to get some gorgeous hand knitted socks, hats and more, all made by our fave Crippled Commie, @fallonturing.bsky.social Style, solidarity and supporting others: what more could you want? 130
Reposted by ♾️Clear Autism♾️Fallon | [see pinned!] @fallonturing.bsky.social · 20/09/2026NEW IN MY SHOP! Dragon Age-inspired Elgar'nan Vallaslin Cable Crossbody Bag This took me SO LONG to design, and it's the most complex thing I've ever designed, and I'm SO happy with how it turned out! All my patterns are $7. ko-fi.com/s/b6a58d1f7d #BSNM #DragonAge #Bioware #FiberArts #Knitting 13731
Reposted by ♾️Clear Autism♾️Fallon | [see pinned!] @fallonturing.bsky.social · 19/09/2026NEW IN MY SHOP! I'm calling these the "black ice" socks due to their color scheme. #BSNM #ShopSmall #SmallBusinessSaturday ko-fi.com/s/6531968dbb 276
Reposted by ♾️Clear Autism♾️Fallon | [see pinned!] @fallonturing.bsky.social · 19/09/2026NEW IN MY SHOP! Pastel blue/purple helix knit XL wide socks. #BSNM #ShopSmall #SmallBusinessSaturday ko-fi.com/s/459131198f 12422
Reposted by ♾️Clear Autism♾️Fallon | [see pinned!] @fallonturing.bsky.social · 19/09/2026NEW IN MY SHOP! Black lace, goth, fingerless gloves, size M/L ko-fi.com/s/83764c432bko-fi.comBlack lace fingerless gloves, M/L, bamboo - CrippledCommie's Ko-fi ShopBlack lace gloves with a goth, lacey look. Gender neutral. 3.5 in palm width, 6 in body. 100% bamboo rayon. Machine wash cold, dry flat. 1118
Reposted by ♾️Clear Autism♾️Fallon | [see pinned!] @fallonturing.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Last but certainly not least for now, my knitting patterns! These PDFs are $7 each, and I'm working on a new one based on Dragon Age stuff, so look out for that! ko-fi.com/crippledcomm... #BSNM #Knitting 🧶 13534
Reposted by ♾️Clear Autism♾️Fallon | [see pinned!] @fallonturing.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Superwash merino wool baby hat. This has wanted a home for a while. 14 inch circumference. ko-fi.com/s/fd796222ee #BSNMko-fi.comBrown merino baby hat - CrippledCommie's Ko-fi ShopCable pattern baby size hat. Approx. 14 inch circumference before stretching. Made from superwash merino wool (meaning you can machine wash it on cold... 11616
Reposted by ♾️Clear Autism♾️Fallon | [see pinned!] @fallonturing.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Reversible, goldenrod colored headband/earwarmer. Acrylic, reversible pattern, and machine washable. ko-fi.com/s/4fa3097628 #BSNM 11819
Reposted by ♾️Clear Autism♾️Fallon | [see pinned!] @fallonturing.bsky.social · 13/09/2026If you know someone who still reads books, I sell lace bookmarks! Or maybe YOU still read books! ko-fi.com/s/b159455813 #BSNM 13526