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@Hammer109 Right, and I’m saying that we CAN do that without being insulting and hurtful, it will just require a different approach than what’s on the left.

@autball1 This is all well and good but we live in a neuro-typical world and the reality is our ND children need to be able to function in that world. It's not about being insulting or hurtful. It's about putting them in the best position to thrive.

What if we could give ND people the tools to navigate social behaviors that don't make sense to them without making them feel bad about who they are? #Autism #autistic #actuallyautistic #ADHD #audhd #Neurodivergent

Must be a coincidence. 👀 #adhd #audhd #adhdfunny

You, all right?! I learned it by watching you! #autistic #ADHD #AuDHD #pathologicaldemandavoidance #oppositionaldefiance

TEACHING a thing is not the same as PREPARING for a thing. Teaching it earlier just means you’re teaching it earlier, and at some point, “earlier” becomes developmentally inappropriate. #prepcreep

#happypride #doublerainbow

@IshyIsh654 Thanks so much for the kind words!

When you can’t show what you know, people assume you just don’t know anything. #nonspeakingdoesnotequalnonthinking #nonspeaking #Autism #autistic #ActuallyAutistic

Part 5 of a 5 part series about the ways harmful practices are being made to sound more appealing and how to spot the differences between helpful and harmful approaches. #autism #autistic #gestaltprocessing #nonspeaking #nonverbal #aac #communicationisahumanright

Communication support is a desperately needed thing for so many autistic people and their families. Unfortunately, many places that claim they can offer it are not delivering in the well-rounded, neuro-affirming way they should.

Part 4 of a 5 part series about the ways harmful practices can be made to sound appealing and how to spot the differences between helpful and harmful approaches. #sensorydesensitization #autism #autistic #adhd #audhd #actuallyautistic

When sensory issues are disruptive to a person's life, sensory desensitization can sound like something that might help. But reducing sensitivity isn’t really a thing you can do TO someone. At least, not without inducing a trauma response or two. #sensoryprocessing

Part 3 of a 5 part series about the ways harmful practices can be made to sound more appealing and how to spot the differences between helpful and harmful approaches. #autism #autistic #actuallyautistic #adhd #audhd #pathologicaldemandavoidance #frustrationtolerance

Building frustration tolerance is another popular recommendation for ND kids that *sounds* like a very worthwhile goal. But you don’t get better at feeling frustrated by spending more time being frustrated. You just get more f*cking frustrated.

Part 2 of a 5 part series about the ways harmful practices can be made to sound more appealing and how to spot the differences between helpful and harmful approaches. #autism #autistic #adhd #audhd #pathologicaldemandavoidance #coregulation

Self-regulation skills for kids are all the rage right now. I mean, who wouldn't want that? Problem is that these people think self-regulation is just a set of skills you can teach someone, or that kids will magically develop them if you ignore them long enough. #selfregulation

Part 1 of a 5 part series about the ways harmful practices are being made to sound more appealing and how to spot the differences between helpful and harmful approaches. Big thanks to Autism Level UP, Neurowild, and @KieranRose7 for letting me include their work in the cartoon!

The language of the Neurodiversity Paradigm is soooo hot right now. But you can’t just pop some neuro-word in place of “autism” and call yourself “Neuro-affirming.” That’s the low-hanging fruit of #neurodiversitylite. #neuroaffirming #neurodiversity #actuallyautistic

How may have you heard? #autism #autistic #actuallyautistic #adhd #audhd #neurodivergent #disability

The truth shall…get you in trouble a lot of the time. #Autism #autistic #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #ADHD

NOTE: I’m not endorsing the things in the “positive” column anymore than I am the “negative” column (except maybe diagnostic dance partner, because it’s just fun). It is strictly for demonstration purposes. Toxic positivity and supremacy don’t help anyone.

"Normalized" is not the same thing as "neutral," and trying to shift negative attitudes with neutral language is not "overly positive." #Autism #autistic #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity #AutismAcceptance