@Maximasaurus
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Autistic advocate, writer, mentor
Joined July 2012
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What it like being autistic?
My talk at the I CAN Expo
#Actuallyautistic
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Autism is like the weather; it's in a constant state of change not just day to day but minute to minute, and that change is driven by a multitude of contributing factors:
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Some things that went right in the world recently:
- Breakthrough drug which prevents HIV has begun rolling out in Africa:
dw.com/en/zimbabwe-takes-a-b…
- Croatia declared landmine free after decades of demining efforts: goodnewsnetwork.org/croatia-…
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- The Tortoiseshell Butterfly has recolonised Britain, decades after dying out there in the 1960s goodnewsnetwork.org/big-brow…
- Naturally occurring chemicals in cannabis have been shown to reduce the risk of potentially deadly fatty liver disease: goodnewsnetwork.org/cannabis…
(Cont'd)
- 158 endangered giant tortoises have been released on Galapagos Island, where they have been extinct for nearly 200 years: goodnewsnetwork.org/158-gian…
- New immunotherapy shows "stunning" results in treating prostate cancer: theguardian.com/society/2026…
River Otters make a "remarkable comeback" in the Great Lakes: rewildingmag.com/the-river-o…
- The UK's first geothermal power plant has begun heating over 10,000 homes using the heat of the Earth goodnewsnetwork.org/uks-firs…
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One of the lesser known conditions of having a different brain is also one of the hardest to live with.
#actuallyautistic #RSD
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Remember that picture book from kindergarten, Who Sank the Boat?
It's actually a really helpful way of understanding meltdowns
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#ActuallyAutistic
When autistics how when something will happen or how long it will take, it's not us "being impatient" and what we need is clarity, not a scolding
#actuallyautistic #neurodivergent
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We don't grow out of our autism, but we can grow into it
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#actuallyautistic #autism
Nurturing independence and why too much help can be unhelpful. This was a tricky topic so I hope I addressed it fairly.
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#ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity
The Curious Case of Cavendish: While our awareness of autism is a recent development, autistic people have been with us for far, far, longer.
#actuallyautistic #Neurodiversity
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When I was 18 I couldn't see myself ever overcoming the death grip OCD had on my life; now, at 36, I've come further than I ever thought was possible
#OCD #neurodivergent
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"High functioning" or "mild" autism is a myth
#neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic #Autism #AutismAwareness
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The way autistics express love can be different from most
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#ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity #neurodivergent #autism
I went undiagnosed for 19 years; support and accommodations are not just important, they are essential.
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#neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic
In a lot of ways, the human brain is like a PC.
#ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity #neurodivergent
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Long ago, years before we were diagnosed, a group of neurodivergent kids found each other
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#actuallyautistic #Neurodivergent #neurodiversity
Why socializing can be so draining for autistics, and what we need in order to recover from it
#ActuallyAutistic #neurodivergent
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