#ActuallyAutistic perspective on life as a parent with multiple disabilities and neurodivergencies. Nonbinary person using they/them pronouns.
Oct 29, 2021 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
If the "professionals" and the big autism charities could PLEASE stop convincing parents that an autism diagnosis is the end of the world for their child/ family, it would be awesome. The tragedy narrative has to stop. 1/
It is heartbreaking and infuriating how many parents I see who are heartbroken and terrified their kid is or might be Autistic. Shedding literal tears over some concept of "lost normality" and desperate for any hope their child can be saved/fixed/cured of their neurotype. 2/
Aug 14, 2021 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
@autismspeaks and the parents who follow them came out on the attack with "autism is an epidemic that needs to be eradicated" and talks of curing us and preventing our existence, and we're just supposed to be all "OK sure I'm on board with this" instead of fighting back??
@TODAYshow really let the Autistic community down with this article. They had a real chance to show allyship and they sympathized with non-Autistic caregivers instead. Shameful. Truly shameful.
Jun 9, 2021 • 9 tweets • 4 min read
It must be a real ego trip to be an ABA provider. You basically get to make up any narrative you want about a child and what they will or won't become in life without your services, with wide-eyed and terrified parents hanging onto your every word. #ABA (1/9)
Then you get to mold an innocent child to adore and trust you and also hang onto your every word, with nothing more than the promise of treats and iPad time. #ABA (2/9)
