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Feb 2 5 tweets 1 min read
Hard pills to swallow for "autism professionals": autism is not about behavior. Autism is a difference in thinking, experiencing/processing sensory input/emotions, communicating, and interacting with the world. 1/4
You can't approach or describe autism the same way you'd describe a disease. Instead, you must describe it as a difference the same way you'd describe gender identity or sexual orientation. All of these are neurological differences. 2/4
You have no idea what autism is and your approach is leading you further away from understanding it. #ActuallyAutistic people are changing autism research/care, not non-autistic professionals. Only those with the lived experience can understand and accurately describe it. 3/4
By using behavioral "interventions" and forcing autistic people (kids!) to perform behaviors that are intrinsic to non-autistic people, you are eroding their true identities and inhibiting them from living their lives as their most authentic selves. This = conversion therapy. 4/4
The neurotypical view and framework tries to force autistic people to define themselves inaccurately through a deficiency lens. Autism does not belong in the DSM.

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Jan 31
I contacted @SPARKforAutism and the PI @WendyKChung with questions about equity, inclusion, ethical engagement, consent, and the use of autism GWAS and PRSs in polygenic embryo selection. Unsurprisingly, they refused to answer most of my questions. docdro.id/CfOUuix 1/n
@WendyKChung directed me to the SPARK YouTube channel to showcase their "community engagement". Nearly every video is for neurotypicals, by neurotypicals, focusing on interventions, "teaching social skills", etc. 2/n Image
I didn't get any response to, e.g., why SPARK partners with @autismspeaks and not with any autistic-led organizations, or whether any of the PIs have connections to the ABA industry. 3/n
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