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Emmie is here ♡ @emmieoooo.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Bluesky should adopt "tweeting" because we are in the sky that's blue and birds can fly and they tweet. We tweet. Yes Also since twitter died and was resurrected here, that's also a reason.

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Gwen Snyder is uncivil @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

I'm now at a higher follower count than I was even at my peak at Twitter, and my core observation is that this is a platform that rewards authentic engagement. I WORKED to build a Twitter audience (for good reason-- it materially helped my organizing at the time), and it was work that felt gross.

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clover @sweetclover.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

dealing with autistic burnout right now and it sucks!!! i wish i could be super hardworking and do lots of things at once like neurotypical 'productive' folks do, but it seems it is not sustainable x_x ...

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 18/02/2025

Why ABA is not a good approach for autistic kids: "Dig deeper. What is going on with the child underneath this behavior? What are the child's strengths, their challenges in this context—their needs? What would it look like to truly support them?" by LearnPlayThrive: www.facebook.com/megproctorOT...

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By focusing on observable behavior, we often miss the true needs of our autistic clients for connection, safety, regulation, acceptance, and more. Behaviorist approaches teach Autistic kids that...

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omgisme @omgisme.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Vaccines do not cause autism. A small study in 1998 suggested a link between vaccinations and autism spectrum disorder. The study was reviewed further and retracted. In addition, the author's medical license was revoked due to falsified information.

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Emmie is here ♡ @emmieoooo.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Weather you have a following or not, leaving twitter is the right option right now. Don't only think about yourself, grow on a new platform, grow on bluesky. 💙

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Adam Fare 🖤🤍💜 @adamfare1996.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Yes, you did label people when your were younger too… Just instead of Autism/ADHD/etc., they were labelled “disruptive”, “stupid”, “difficult”, “problems”, and all sorts of slurs (even more than they are today).

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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

I don't understand why people are still using X. If you are worried about losing an established network audience, some real numbers: I had 30K+ followers there and I have 13K here--the engagement is the same, if not better, here. Re-build. You don't *need* anything Muskrat's empire offers.

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BancyCo @bancy.co · 10/02/2025

Permanently deleted my lingering Twitter, FB, IG, WhatsApp accounts this weekend. 🤷‍♂️ More to come soon. Fucks given: 0

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MissHalcyon @misshalcyon.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

I hate how Autistic burnout is an overwhelming wave of revulsion. No, I don't want to go to work today. It doesn't just feel hard, it feels impossible. No, I don't want to go to school today. You're asking me to lift more than I can carry. But our culture doesn't care about disability so we go on

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Trevors (1990) starring Kevin Bacon @slimyswampghost.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Started watching four episodes of vintage anime (Sailor Moon, Patlabor, Slayers, Gundam) every week with Discord friends and can't stress enough how watching fun stuff with online friends is a low-cost, low-effort way to help you feel better about shit. Can't recommend it enough.

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Autistic Max @maxiemoosie.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

But let's say sexual harassment is a manifestation of one's autism. That actually has some loose credibility. We learn differently, therefore we might not realize someone is expressing discomfort. That's as close as sexual harassment as an autistic trait gets.

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Kate Hannah @katehannah92.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

As an autistic woman I am sick and tired of seeing autistic men have their bad behaviour excused by autism. "But but but he's autistic. He doesn't know 🥺" He does. He does know.

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Autistic Lauren 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @autisticlauren.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

When you see an autistic meltdown over a "small thing", usually it's not that one thing that caused the meltdown, usually it's just the final straw amongst a lot of many other issues that piled up (And even when it really is over a "small thing", it may not be small to them)

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nude antifa goat @goat.sex · 02/01/2025

totally anecdotal, but i feel like it's less that autism is suddenly rising, and more that we just didn't consider the fact that your grandpa dedicating three rooms of his house to model trains was anything but neurotypical

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Sarah. 🥀🦇🕸️ @vampireghuleh.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

my autistic self does not understand friendship degradation, honestly I can go years without seeing people and still feel the same. also, i usually tend to go all in on friendships, and feel much closer to certain people than I actually am!

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Alyssa Long @measuredandslow.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

“If you gave someone your heart you would die. Right away you would die.” - Christmas music review with an autistic 7 yr old 😂

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vixella 🦢 @vixella.com · 18/12/2024

i can't talk right now, i'm playing infinity nikki

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 12/12/2024

"ABA therapy doesn’t in any way help autistics to adapt—it forces us not to complain about the routine sensory punishment beatings we take because we are autistic and society is inflexible." -Cos Michael, at TPGA: thinkingautismguide.com/2018/05/why-... #BetterWaysThanABA #neurodiversity #autism

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"ABA therapy doesn’t in any way help autistics to adapt—it forces us not to complain about the routine sensory punishment beatings we take because we are autistic and society is inflexible. -Cos Michael"

Under the squares is smaller white text reading, "@ThinkingAutism tinyurl.com/AgainstABAtherapy"

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Kaitlyn Page @theinnerobserver.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

We really need to change the language around autism. We do not "suffer from autism spectrum disorder." Yes, being autistic comes with a myriad of different difficulties but also strengths... "Autism" isn't an insult. I keep hearing kids/teens using "Autistic" as an insult.

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Autistic Lauren 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @autisticlauren.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Autistic people making jokes about THEIR OWN autism/autistic experiences isn't making light of or making fun of autism It's often done to help spread awareness. It can also be a coping mechanism. It can also be so other autistics who relate can have a laugh and feel less alone

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Nick Knudsen @nickknudsenus.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

REALLY IMPORTANT UPDATE PLEASE SHARE #ASafeChoice physicians WILL prescribe medication abortion via telehealth FOR WOMEN WHO ANTICIPATE NEEDING THIS MEDICATION. REPEAT: You do NOT need to be currently pregnant to get this prescription. In an era of potentially draconian abortion bans, take note!

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Click to Visit #ASafeChoice Network

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The Audhd Mental Health Educator @theaudhdeducator.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

HEY, AUTISTIC LEGEND: You are not broken. You are not ‘too much’ or ‘too little.’ You are EXACTLY ENOUGH, just as you are. Your mind is a masterpiece, and the world is lucky to have you in it. 🌟✊ #Autism #ActuallyAutistic #Autistic

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selfcaregamer @selfcaregamer.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

if you've ever met one autistic person, please know that means you've met ONE autistic person. we are all completely different and there's nothing wrong with that. yes, that includes your autistic nephew

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Rockstar Retrievers (Max) @rockstarretrievers.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Most neurodivergent children were severely traumatized, often by their parent(s) & peers, unable to escape their reality. As adults they constantly fantasize about starting a new life where they can be at peace and heal but lack the resources and support to do so. #adhd #autism #audhd #cptsd

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magpie TRICKS @magpie.tips · 28/11/2024

Hey autistic friends, if you have to be around a bunch of people who don't know you're autistic tomorrow and don't want to explain to them you are having sensory overload or whatever? Just Say It's A Migraine. 90% of the time allistics will be very kind if you Just Say It's A Migraine. Lying works!

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Brianna Aurelia 💙🌈♾🧡🤍🩷 @briannaaurelia.com · 27/11/2024

Piggybacking off another post I read on here. With all the disinformation about autism about to come out, I want to point out that it's genetic. My father, my father's brother, and myself. It's not vaccines, or anything else. The science shows that it's genetics. #autism #ASD

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Sarah Wampler @geekergrl.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Since the bottom feeders at Autism Speaks have found their way to BlueSky here is the heads up for those unaware that they are *loathed* in the Autism community for good reason

Before you donate to Autism Speaks, Consider the facts:

Very little money donated to Autism Speaks goes toward helping autistic people and families.
Only 1% of Autism Speaks' budget goes towards the "Family Service" grants that are the organization's means of funding services.

Autism Speaks spends 20x as much—20%-on fundraising. Although Autism Speaks has not prioritized services with a practical impact for families and individuals in its budget, its rates of executive pay are the highest in the autism world: some salaries exceed $600,000 a year.

Autism Speaks talks about us without us.
Autism Speaks has only 1 autistic person out of a total of 28 individuals on its Board of Directors.
By contrast, 23 out of 28 board members represent major corporations, including current and former CEOs and senior executives of PayPal, Goldman Sachs, White Castle, FX Networks, Virgin Mobile, e Bay, AMC Networks, L'Oreal, CBS, SiriusXM, American Express, S.C. Johnson, and Royal Bank of Scotland.

Autism Speaks' fundraising strategies promote fear, stigma, and prejudice against autistic people.
Autism Speaks uses its platform and advertising budget to portray autism and autistic people as mysterious and frightening. Their fundraising tactics increase stigma and create barriers to the inclusion of autistic people in our communities.

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Autism Speaks' Budget
source: Autism Speaks 990 Non-Profit Tax Exemption Form, 2018
27%Research
48% Awareness and Lobbying
20% Fundraising
4%Miscellaneous
1% Family Services

Instead, donate to organizations that help autistic people:
Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) provides support, community, and public policy advocacy, by and for people on the autism spectrum.
autisticadvocacy.org

Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network (AWN) seeks to share information which works to build acceptance and understanding of disability, while dispelling stereotypes and misinformation which
perpetuate unnecessary fears surrounding an autism diagnosis.
awnnetwork.org

Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE) works to ensure that people with disabilities are treated as equals and are given the same decisions, choices, rights, responsibilities, and chance to speak
up to empower themselves as everyone else.
sabeusa.org
Source: https://autisticadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/AutismSpeaksFlyer2020.pdf

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Autistic Adam @autisticadam.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

"You need to get out of your comfort zone sometimes" Autistic me: By definition out of your comfort zone means you're uncomfortable. Someone else making me uncomfortable is not going to help me.

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 26/11/2024

“I was an ABA therapist for a short time & it was definitely abusive. When my bosses found out I was autistic they said they never had an autistic employee, then played an A$ video at a staff meeting about how horrible it is to have autistic kids." stopabasupportautistics.home.blog/2019/08/11/p...

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personal stories from those formerly enrolled in ABA

These stories were all obtained anonymously via google forms survey. Some of these are quoted from parents or loved ones and others are quoted from autistics. From parents: “We had a newer pr…

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