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The problem with Sia's film MUSIC was NOT that she didn't employ an autistic person in the lead role.

I saw the film.

WE MUST BE VERY CLEAR ON THIS.
The problem with the proposed new classification of #ProfoundAutism is NOT primarily with the demeaning name, nor that it separates autistic people to be treated differently from each other.

There's something far worse than that.
The problem with ABA as an approach to autistic people is not only that some therapists use it as a type of conversion therapy, or that it doesn't support the neurodiversity paradigm.
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Oct 10
Somewhere along the line, someone told parents that they can't take unhappy children out of school and teach them at home, because the children must stay in school to learn social skills.
So if the teachers hate you, the children bully you, the curriculum doesn't match your reality, and the walls and ceiling lights scream—you learn that hateful behaviour, cruelty and all manner of senselessness are... social skills.
And you'll learn to self-harm when you don't conform to that irrationality, because they teach you that you're worthy of harm.

And then you'll pass the learning on.
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Oct 9
Do any of you sensory optimisers use Cream of Tartar to keep #SensoryOverload at bay? I bought potassium pills, but misplaced them. I took Mg glycinate, but that's not enough. Then I realised that I have Cream of Tartar in the house, and it's cheap. Just took some now. Let's see.
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It worked. I recovered. Approx. two teaspoons of Cream of Tartar in water, after one magnesium glycinate tablet, then off to bed.
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Oct 8
This is very random, but I just have to put it out there sooner rather than later:

A few years ago, I said that there would be a revolution for autistic people, that will change their lives for the better worldwide, and that Black Africans would lead it.
Today has strengthened this belief.
I am not a soothsayer or a clairvoyant; I have rational reasons for this belief, but they'd take a lot of energy to explain.
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Oct 8
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There have recently been some good threads on why this 👆 is a red flag for ableism, ignorance and inappropriate approaches from professionals dealing with autistic people.

Feel free to reply with links to those threads and any new ones on this topic.
To begin this journey, I highly recommend this lived-experience article by Cole Sorensen (@semispeaking)—who is disabled—on being trained in Special Education.

disabledacademicco.wixsite.com/mysite/post/no…
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Oct 8
Join me for my upcoming Space! I'll be revisiting issues around Sia's film Music, ABA and the main problems with the proposed diagnostic category, Profound Autism.

twitter.com/i/spaces/1lDxL…
Apologies about the sound issues! I experienced them too with one of the speakers.

The recording is available now. Let's see whether that works.
OK, even though the live sound was poor, the sound of the recording seems good enough (the parts that I listened to). 👍
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Sep 11
I have a friend in #CapeTown who has all the symptoms of #LongCovid. She's had the acute illness three times in spite of precautions. She phoned to make an appointment with Dr. Jaco Laubscher, then found out how much he charges. Can anyone from #teamclots recommend other doctors?
Or if you don't want to stick your neck out to make a recommendation, do you know other doctors in Cape Town or the Boland who at least claim to treat microclots and systemic conditions in #LongCovid? My own doctor knows some stuff, but doesn't wear a mask, so I don't trust him.
She is going to have the blood tests recommended by Dr. Laubscher, though.
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