Autistic. ADHD. PDA. Educator. Social Scientist. Writer. Speaker. Wurundjeri. Views my own.
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Joined January 2022
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Kristy Forbes retweeted
Communication is a basic human right.
Communication is a basic human right.
Communication is a basic human right.
Communication is a basic human right.
Communication is a basic human right.
Communication is a basic human right.
Communication is a basic human right.
Kristy Forbes retweeted
Woke up this morning feeling very blessed to be disabled - I reckon my parents are pretty happy about it too.
Feeling sorry for us and our families doesn’t help. Treating us equally, and giving us the choice and control over our own lives does
Kristy Forbes retweeted
‘We’ve Got This: Stories by Disabled Parents’ is an anthology edited by Eliza Hull. It includes so many incredible stories written by disabled parents. I just finished reading Kristy Forbes’ chapter on neurodivergent parenting 🤩 @IntunePathways @MusicElizaHull @BlackIncBooks
ALT The cover of the book ‘We’ve Got This.’ It has a blue background with the words ‘We’ve Got This’ coming out in a 3D pattern from red to yellow. Down the bottom right hand corner it says in yellow ‘stories by disabled parents’ while on the left bottom corner it says ‘edited by Eliza Hull’.
Kristy Forbes retweeted
1/2 As an #ActuallyAutistic PDAer, I wish parents of PDA children would understand that hyper independence is an ableist capitalistic norm. Teaching a child to ignore their limits, bc u fear their adult dependency = much more detrimental to them than letting go of NT expectations
Kristy Forbes retweeted
Yes. We urgently need better support for autistic people.
You know what doesn't do any of that?
Trying to subgroup autistic people. Subgrouping dehumanizes us. It makes other people treat us like a series of traits and deficits rather than as whole human beings.
New research using Coroners' records found 10% of those who died by suicide had evidence of elevated autistic traits, indicating likely undiagnosed autism. This is 11 times higher than the rate of autism. We urgently need better autism support services cam.ac.uk/research/news/stud…
Kristy Forbes retweeted
These relentless hit jobs on @tamepunk are utterly deplorable.
They’re designed to say to any woman striving for change: step out of line/question the status quo & we’re coming for you.
What a good time to make a donation to the Grace Tame Foundation.
thegracetamefoundation.org.a…
