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1/4 Often Autistic people assigned female birth are missed as Autistic people because for 70+ years research & researchers were only looking for a narrow Autistic presentation.
Lots of women, non-binary people, & men were missed their earlier Autistic identity discovery.
Lots of women, non-binary people, & men were missed their earlier Autistic identity discovery.
2/4 And Black Autistic people & Autistic people of colour are really overlooked, which must change.
My interests, for instance, were not the stereotype of trains. I was dedicated to buying & applying makeup in a meticulous way.
My interests, for instance, were not the stereotype of trains. I was dedicated to buying & applying makeup in a meticulous way.
3/4 I know far more Autistic people interested in snails 🐌 than trains or buses.
We are seeing a shift from non-autistic led theories & understanding of the abstract "autism", to Autistic led theories and discussion about Autistic experience.
We are seeing a shift from non-autistic led theories & understanding of the abstract "autism", to Autistic led theories and discussion about Autistic experience.
1/8 Situational Mutism Pt. 2 (alt-text in picture descriptions) 
2/8 Situational Mutism Pt. 2
3/8 Situational Mutism Pt. 2
1/5 Situational Mutism Pt. 1 (alt text in picture descriptions)
2/5 Situational Mutism Pt. 1
3/5 Situational Mutism Pt. 1
1/18 So today, with the support of @nicolaleaking & @BrownlessElaine, I brought the latest round of the Inside of Autism to a close.
I hate the sales pitch stuff, so this is me, just letting you know what the Inside of Autism is & letting you decide if it might be useful to you:
I hate the sales pitch stuff, so this is me, just letting you know what the Inside of Autism is & letting you decide if it might be useful to you:
2/18 Non-Autistic/#Autistic people, whether you are Professionals/parents or otherwise: 'The inside of Autism' has two rounds left in 2022 (one in Sept and one in Nov).
Sept is 3/4 full already and November is 1/2 full.
Places go FAST (That's not a sales pitch, they really do)
Sept is 3/4 full already and November is 1/2 full.
Places go FAST (That's not a sales pitch, they really do)
3/18 But what is it?
Its training, but it isn't autism training. At least not like you're used to.
The course focuses on reframing the #Autism narrative from an Autistic perspective, based on current Autistic & ally-led research & aims to introduce new concepts & give new tools
Its training, but it isn't autism training. At least not like you're used to.
The course focuses on reframing the #Autism narrative from an Autistic perspective, based on current Autistic & ally-led research & aims to introduce new concepts & give new tools
