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Jessalyn Elliott Small
@JessalynSmall
Autistic author & advocate, spoonie with EDS, fat, queer 🌻 Attending university online for creative non-fiction writing. Married +3 adorable cats! cis she/her.
Mar 14, 2021 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Work from home has opened up the lives of disabled people in ways you would never expect.

It's essential that both abled & disabled people continue to be offered this life changing opportunity.

I don't currently work, but my abled husband working from home has changed our lives Him being at home each day allows him to help me with simple things I'd otherwise struggle to accomplish on my own.

Most disabled people don't have anyone to help them each day, but are nevertheless not able to live entirely independently. Many of us rely on our spouses' help.
Mar 13, 2021 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
I see a lot of people recently interested in the autism quizzes available online. Here are 3 I have tried, I'm sharing these for anyone who is interested. I am not endorsing the quizzes, their creators, or the results, but it can be a useful starting point for people who are... early in their diagnostic journey. It can help you visualize some neurodivergent traits, provide validation, & point you in the direction of future research. Most of all, it can help you start thinking critically about your neurodivergent traits, & honestly, the quizzes are...
Mar 12, 2021 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
I've been ticcing so bad lately. I have primarily facial tics. They used to be so bad in ms/hs that I developed wrinkles from doing it so much. But I willed myself to do it less through sheer force of will, which obviously was difficult & exhausting, & by replacing them with- 1/5 different stims like combing my fingers through my hair (till I had a pile of hair under my desk) or putting on LOTS of lip balm. I also used to struggle with excessively scratching my scalp, which turned into picking my skin excessively, which I still struggle with greatly. 2/5
Aug 31, 2020 • 20 tweets • 4 min read
The difference between something like glasses & many other disability aids is access. Glasses are normalized, a lot more than a mobility aid or another tool like a colostomy bag or port, for instance. There are far fewer barriers in the world for someone who wears glasses than... for other disabilities. This is usually actually how I describe the social model of disability to people. You are only "disabled" if your needs are not normalized in society. So since so many people need glasses, most people who need them get them, & most people don't bat an...
Jul 22, 2020 • 41 tweets • 10 min read
Here are my takes on Netflix's new show, #LoveOnTheSpectrum, as an #ActuallyAutistic viewer.

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#autismacceptance #neurodiversesquad #Neurodiversity #AllAutistics 1st episode: I really like how they talk about how the ratio of boys to girls with autism is shrinking down from that often cited ratio of 4:1. They mention how this is due to our increased understanding of different presentations of autism, so A++ there!

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