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Wife, mum, autistic

Joined May 2014
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Mental Health question… Do you have someone (non-professional) you are able to talk to, open and honestly, about your mental health, fears, feelings, and emotions? – at Scotland, United Kingdom
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👉🏻 Help Us Make History! 🏆 One of our favourite videos, 'Don't Sink on the Ribble Link' is REALLY close to topping ONE MILLION views! If you give it a watch and retweet this we could get it over that awesome million threshold. Thank you! 👇🏻 youtu.be/m5QLO_bh6yo
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We (@KieranRose7 @SheffieldLuke @JoPavlopoulou ) are recruiting 12 autistic co-researchers to develop a project on autistic suicidality. Do not share experiences in the comments. Read more about the project here: intimateviolenceandautism.my… Volunteer here: sunduni.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe…
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A close friend, who's just become a live aboard boater, has struggled to cope with his sexuality and recently tried ending his life. Yesterday, he sent me a screenshot of a tweet from a boater who also used to bully us. Sometimes you have to speak out! 👇🏻 youtube.com/shorts/a7-xU3D7m…
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Interesting: all year round people believe what doctors and nurses tell them, and then when those same doctors and nurses want to be paid properly, people say they're not telling the truth.
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Sorry @BBCNews @BBCBreaking Is thousands of people marching in London against the government NHS cuts and privitisation not news? Retweet if you thing the @bbc should comment! #SOSNHS #SOSNHSDEMO
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If you think people who fake autism are taking resources away from autistic adults, you’re overestimating the amount of resources autistic adults are getting
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Using guilt to parent any child is unhealthy. Using guilt to parent an autistic child is dangerous. Many autistics struggle deciphering social nuances. The, "Ava will be sad if you don't go to her party" of today may be the, "Tim will be upset if you don't have sex" of tomorrow.
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Did you know? We are officially using the @what3words app to help find patients in an emergency who might not know their location. Download the app today – you never know when you might need it . #WeAreEEAST
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Autistic people, especially autistic children, may take instructions so literally that they might not realise that instructions come with terms and conditions. For example, they might not know they don’t have to push on through pain if they are told to do something and it hurts.
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Replying to @mightbeautistic
I learned how to give ABA therapy to autistic kids, which began my journey to eventually finding out about my own diagnosis I am still working through the trauma, both from a lifetime of constantly masking and from giving this abusive treatment to children. It felt wrong.
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Looking forward to our October webinar this Wednesday at 8pm (05/10/2022). Lessons I wish I'd learned growing up Autistic | with Chris Bonnello @AutisticNW from Autistic Not Weird. To book, tickets are available on our Eventbrite listing: eventbrite.co.uk/e/lessons-i…
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NEW VLOG! 🦌 It's rutting season! 👊🏻 The Red Deer Stags are pumped up with testosterone, fighting to win their mating rights and territory. Jump in the JEEEEEEEP with us as we go in search of the battling stags! 👊🏻 youtu.be/9mqpQfDOipw
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Were very excited to have Chris Bonnello @AutisticNW as a guest speaker for our October webinar taking place on Weds 5th Oct at 8pm. As always we have fully funded tickets available to Autistic Parents in the UK. eventbrite.co.uk/e/lessons-i…
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How can autistic adults thrive? This should be one of the questions at the heart of autism research. Excited to have examined it with an amazing team of autistic and non-autistic co-authors. You can read it here (should be free to access): rdcu.be/cUZkz
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Took me years to learn so I wanna share; cos many autistics are literal. Some people will doubt your truth just to get a high from watching you defend yourself, not because they actually doubt it. You may take them at face value, thinking you owe an explanation & proof. You DON’T
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This is not a drill! Just 20 pledges are needed to get @AutisticNW's #UnderdogsUprising over the line, 100% funded, and into readers' hands! You can help us make that happen: bit.ly/3HwMZaW
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The ADHD urge to abandon a project and lose all motivation once you can see the finish line.
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📢 NEW from the Autistic School Staff Project: survey for UK parents/carers of school-aged children in the UK. We want to understand parents' attitudes towards autistic teachers 🧐 Info and survey in the link below 👇👇👇 online-surveys.gla.ac.uk/jfe…
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A love letter to the autistic experience from leading advocate, Pete Wharmby @commaficionado 'What I Want to Talk About: How Autistic Special Interests Shape a Life' out Sept 2022 and now available for pre-order bit.ly/3uUVWq9 #Autism #Autistic #ActuallyAutistic
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