#LightItUpBlue Means passive awareness and acceptance of the way Autistic people are marginalized
#RedInstead means being passionate, even angry, about the lack of #AutismAcceptance and fighting against the status quo!
#WorldAutismDay #ActuallyAutistic #AutismAcceptanceMonth
#RedInstead means being passionate, even angry, about the lack of #AutismAcceptance and fighting against the status quo!
#WorldAutismDay #ActuallyAutistic #AutismAcceptanceMonth
Boycott the people who refuse to center Autistic voices at the design/planning phase and through their projects!
Support #ActuallyAutistic to gain control over #Autism narratives and support structures!
Support #ActuallyAutistic to gain control over #Autism narratives and support structures!
The rest of this thread is dedicated to things people need to know about Autistic people but the #Autism charities don't talk about!
If any of these are unknown you haven't been paying enough attention to #ActuallyAutistic
If any of these are unknown you haven't been paying enough attention to #ActuallyAutistic
tw // racism , abuse , murder
Remember the police critiques that gained coverage last year?
The same systemic racist sentiments of police injure and kill Autistic and/or Neurodivergent BIPOC after misreading their behavior as aggressive or threatening
forbes.com/sites/jennifer…
Remember the police critiques that gained coverage last year?
The same systemic racist sentiments of police injure and kill Autistic and/or Neurodivergent BIPOC after misreading their behavior as aggressive or threatening
forbes.com/sites/jennifer…
tw // Sia , MusicMovie
Remember Sia's movie Music?
If you listened to the news you might have missed the most important part!
Autistic people who are partially speaking, non-speaking, or non-verbal are largely unheard
We need to LISTEN to their voices!
communicationfirst.org/LISTEN/
Remember Sia's movie Music?
If you listened to the news you might have missed the most important part!
Autistic people who are partially speaking, non-speaking, or non-verbal are largely unheard
We need to LISTEN to their voices!
communicationfirst.org/LISTEN/
tw // child abuse , restraint
Did you hear about Sia lying about removing displays of restraints after learning how dangerous they are? a warning at the start of the movie?
She learned how dangerous they are but retracted her promise and lied in public, never mentioned in news
Did you hear about Sia lying about removing displays of restraints after learning how dangerous they are? a warning at the start of the movie?
She learned how dangerous they are but retracted her promise and lied in public, never mentioned in news
tw // child abuse , restraint , seclusion
Please fight against the use of seclusion and restraints against children; their ongoing use is a relic of institutionalism that segregated and dehumanizes disabled people
@endseclusion
endseclusion.org/2021/02/16/i-w…
Please fight against the use of seclusion and restraints against children; their ongoing use is a relic of institutionalism that segregated and dehumanizes disabled people
@endseclusion
endseclusion.org/2021/02/16/i-w…
tw // child abuse , ABA , homophobia
Do you know about Conversion Therapy? The one that abuses queer people into acting straight?
Have you heard about the version for autistic people but most especially young children?
#SayNoToABA
neuroclastic.com/2020/01/11/an-…
Do you know about Conversion Therapy? The one that abuses queer people into acting straight?
Have you heard about the version for autistic people but most especially young children?
#SayNoToABA
neuroclastic.com/2020/01/11/an-…
Applied Behavior Analysis is common practice in many countries but it's as outdated and abusive as the Conversion Therapy for Queer people
Many societies have started to recognize the abuse of attempting to change sexuality; why is it ok for Autistics?
stopabasupportautistics.home.blog/2019/08/11/the…
Many societies have started to recognize the abuse of attempting to change sexuality; why is it ok for Autistics?
stopabasupportautistics.home.blog/2019/08/11/the…
Easy to remember by color use
Blue = everything's ok, be calm, be reserved!
Red = there's something wrong here, get involved, be passionate!
Blue = everything's ok, be calm, be reserved!
Red = there's something wrong here, get involved, be passionate!
There was a time where the public was completely unaware of Autistic people and our lives and awareness was against the status quo
Now Autist is being used as an insult by our children and young adults
Autistic people are known to the public but we aren't accepted only mocked
Now Autist is being used as an insult by our children and young adults
Autistic people are known to the public but we aren't accepted only mocked
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