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Autism, Neurodivergence, Disability. Based in Scotland, citizen of the world. Occasional autism outreach and consulting support. No reposts without image alt text.

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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.
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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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Feena van @feenavan2099.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Rapists do not pretend to be trans to rape women they do things like join a fraternity.
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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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Peter Crosbie @petercrosbie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Autism has always been with us.
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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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☢️ GODZILLA’S WIFE ☢️ @gojiraspouse.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
They’ll talk to anyone about autism except autistic people. 🤯
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Anthony Moser @anthonymoser.com · 27/08/2025
I 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.
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I Am An AI Hater
I am an AI hater. This is considered rude, but I do not care, because I am a hater.
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♾️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...
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I Am An AI Hater
I am an AI hater. This is considered rude, but I do not care, because I am a hater.
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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 🧵
“Historically, you might argue that Black people in this country value education more than anything else... There can be no liberation without education.” Angela Davis, scholar/activist (2017); Zinn Education Project graphic with portrait of Angela Davis
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♾️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?
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♾️Clear Autism♾️ @clearautism.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"I am not joking" well, maybe, but you're definitely not serious either
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Movies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It’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...
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SKF advert review – let’s hope this dull AI Greta Garbo is not the future
Swedish-American actor exhumed for bizarre, humourless 99 seconds that give us another reason to resent AI
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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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Loukas Christodoulou @loukas.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
'Alternative Nobel' 2026 goes to women including @timnitgebru.blacksky.app
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2026 Laureates challenge autocracy, patriarchy and AI bias - Right Livelihood
STOCKHOLM — 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 ...
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♾️Clear Autism♾️ @clearautism.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is really good thread - pretty much sums up my feelings about AI, and if you're a hater too, check it out:
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The Articulate Autistic @articulateautistic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Why Autistic People Are Especially Vulnerable to Manipulation www.thearticulateautistic.com/why-autistic... #Autism #Autistic #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Neurodivergent
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Why Autistic People Are Especially Vulnerable to Manipulation - Jaime A. Heidel - The Articulate Autistic
As 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
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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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Standplaats Kraków could really use some cash! @standplaatskrk.pl · 26/09/2026
I'm the opposite of AI
It took me an hour to write one email and I haven't had any water today

[A silver fish with a red head superimposed over a green field and blue sky, with a larger, semi-transparent version of the same fish floating in the sky behind it.]
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Standplaats Kraków could really use some cash! @standplaatskrk.pl · 27/09/2026
[Parody of the "You Wouldn't Steal a Car" anti-piracy PSA. Grungy white text on a black background with blue VHS tracking distortion:]
You Wouldn't Bring Iced Coffee To A Job Interview
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Dr Abolish ICE @pwr2dppl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Every 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."
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Jojo she/her @jojofe24.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Its not difficult Easiest act of inclusion you can do for disabled people
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Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 26/09/2026
Please 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.
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OPEN LETTER: PAUSE THE NATIONAL ROLLOUT OF AI-MEDIATED TUTORING IN ENGLAND'S SCHOOLS
OPEN 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, “...
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♾️Clear Autism♾️ @clearautism.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
You 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/
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♾️Clear Autism♾️ @clearautism.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Can journalists writing about cutting-edge AI models feel shame? They could at least behave as if they do, according to an infuriated populace.
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Gallifreyan Jedi @jediofgallifrey.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
if i can't even get you on board with "don't imprison children" i don't think its useful to get into the details
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'kin @notharlock.poast.ing · 25/09/2026
#alt4you Original post: bsky.app/profile/ubiw... Read more here: www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/scottis...
Screenshot of website "Arts Professional"
News headline: "Scottish government confirms basic income for artists pilot amid 100 million pound culture boost"

Subheading: "Culture Secretary Màiri McAllan told The Herald she wanted to 'move quickly' to get the basic income for artists pilot up and running, inspired by a similar initiative in Ireland."

The picture above the page is the front of the Scottish Government office at Victoria Quay, Edinburgh. Photo taken from the street also called Victoria Quay. It's a stout sandstone-colour-clad office building. In front of it are 4 flags, the white St Andrews Cross on a blue field. It's a sunny day and (what I think are) field maple trees flank the building. The photo was taken by Nigel Harris.
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♾️Clear Autism♾️ @clearautism.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Samuel L Jackson's bedtime story voice:
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Peter/Roll for Kindness (Autism advocacy TTRPG GM, M.Ed.) @rollforkindness.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Oh 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...
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ADHD and autism diagnoses have surged. A massive study may help explain why
A 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...
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Roger Watt @rjwatt42.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Can we have this guy for prime minister in the UK, please.
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♾️Clear Autism♾️ @clearautism.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Somewhere, a Menswear Guy weeps.
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♾️Clear Autism♾️ @clearautism.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Money, of course, cannot be counted.
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Dr Katie Twomey @k2mey.eurosky.social · 24/09/2026
I'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
What we want: how can Speech & Language Therapy best meet the needs of autistic children?

We are looking for autistic children (9 – 15 years 11 months old) to take part in an adapted interview about their priorities and preferences in Speech & Language Therapy.

We hope our findings will support the development of services in this area.

We are looking for children who can express a choice on these matters, using a total communication approach.  They should have a formal autism diagnosis which follows national clinical guidance on best practice.

If want to ask any questions about eligibility or to find out more generally, please contact us: NDSpeech-LanguageTherapy@manchester.ac.uk

Our team includes experienced & DBS checked autistic researchers & Speech & Language Therapists. Our interviews will be adapted to meet your child’s needs.

Funded by: National Institute for Health Care and Research (NIHR)
Sponsored and conducted by: Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Conducted with collaborators: The University of Manchester, The University of Sheffield
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Dr Katie Twomey @k2mey.eurosky.social · 24/09/2026
We'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
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Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 24/09/2026
Finally 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.
Priests see a system as structure and then meaning.
They are rule-makers, rule-followers, averse to going outside a domain that can be managed by rules, by laws, by rituals.
How rather than Why.
Priests make academia predictable, navigable, safe.
Prophets see academia as a meaning and then structure.
They are meaning-seekers, story-tellers, uncomfortable with limitations and structures.
Why and then How.
Prophets keep academia focussed on its purposes.
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Roger Watt @rjwatt42.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Yes, 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.
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Fallon | [see pinned!] @fallonturing.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Covid 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.
Facebook post by Jaylen Jean Cozadd

"why is everyone using mobility aids now?" 
there was a mass disabling pandemic 
"why are all these young people disabled?"
there was a mass disabling pandemic
"why is my family getting sick a lot lately?"
there was a mass disabling pandemic
"why are we all dumber and meaner now?"
there was a mass disabling pandemic
"why can't my friend remember anything?"
there was a mass disabling pandemic
"why do simple activities make me tired?"
there was a mass disabling pandemic
"why aren't there more doctors available?"
there was a mass disabling pandemic
"why are too many of us dying so young?"
there was a mass disabling pandemic
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Roger @rogerha.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
They 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.
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♾️Clear Autism♾️ @clearautism.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Fat Bears *and* Sea Otters?! *swoons*
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♾️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
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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/...
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The Fat Bear Week 2026 bracket is here and chunkier than ever
Voting starts September 22 with a final winner crowned on September 29.
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♾️Clear Autism♾️ @clearautism.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Winter 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?
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Fallon | [see pinned!] @fallonturing.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
NEW 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
Close photo of a deep green knitted bag with a complex cable pattern inspired by one of the vallaslin tattoos in Dragon Age. The cables for a symmetrical pattern that resembles both lightning and antlers. It has a pale wooden button on the top.The bag modeled on a mannequin, shown from further away. The pseudo-braided strap wraps partly around its neck because the mannequin is skinnier than I am.
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Fallon | [see pinned!] @fallonturing.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
NEW IN MY SHOP! I'm calling these the "black ice" socks due to their color scheme. #BSNM #ShopSmall #SmallBusinessSaturday ko-fi.com/s/6531968dbb
A pair of long knitted socks. Ice blue body with black contrast at the toe, heel, and cuff.
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Fallon | [see pinned!] @fallonturing.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
NEW IN MY SHOP! Pastel blue/purple helix knit XL wide socks. #BSNM #ShopSmall #SmallBusinessSaturday ko-fi.com/s/459131198f
A pair of striped knitted socks in pastel blue and purple.The same socks facce down to show the contrast blue heels
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Fallon | [see pinned!] @fallonturing.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
NEW IN MY SHOP! Black lace, goth, fingerless gloves, size M/L ko-fi.com/s/83764c432b
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Black lace fingerless gloves, M/L, bamboo - CrippledCommie's Ko-fi Shop
Black 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.
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Fallon | [see pinned!] @fallonturing.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Last 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 🧶
Me modeling the disability pride hatTwo it/its pronoun pride beanies with curly text over stripes colored after an it/its pride flagPhoto of my star stitch textured beanie pattern, done in the asexual pride stripes.A pair of knitted rainbow socks with a repeating heart eyelet pattern
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Fallon | [see pinned!] @fallonturing.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Superwash merino wool baby hat. This has wanted a home for a while. 14 inch circumference. ko-fi.com/s/fd796222ee #BSNM
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Brown merino baby hat - CrippledCommie's Ko-fi Shop
Cable pattern baby size hat. Approx. 14 inch circumference before stretching. Made from superwash merino wool (meaning you can machine wash it on cold...
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Fallon | [see pinned!] @fallonturing.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Reversible, goldenrod colored headband/earwarmer. Acrylic, reversible pattern, and machine washable. ko-fi.com/s/4fa3097628 #BSNM
Photo of me modeling a gold earwarmer. It wraps around my head and fully covers my ears, but in the position of a headband.Photo of me modeling it, showing the reversible pattern compared to the previous image. The pattern is diamonds and triangles.The earwarmer laid flat on a blanket. It's easier to see here how the diamonds and triangles form a reversible pattern.
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Fallon | [see pinned!] @fallonturing.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
If you know someone who still reads books, I sell lace bookmarks! Or maybe YOU still read books! ko-fi.com/s/b159455813 #BSNM
My hand holding a handful of knitted bookmarks. They are various hues of green and all share a vertical leaf lace pattern.One of the bookmarks hanging out of a copy of Feminism & Foucault: Reflections on Resistance, edited by Irene Diamond and Lee Quimby
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