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Helen AutisticRealms

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💜 ♾️ Advocating for a better understanding of neurodivergence & mental health in education. ♾️ 💜

Helen AutisticRealms 's avatar Helen AutisticRealms @autisticrealms.bsky.social
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@stimpunks.bsky.social have collated a comprehensive list of #AntiABA #AntiPBS #antiBehaviourism research & resources to support professionals and families to advocate for their needs. Feel free to sign and endorse these resources & add your signature!
stimpunks.org/why/behavior...

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@suereviews.bsky.social @ferrousmu.bsky.social @commonsenseslt.bsky.social @gr0ve.bsky.social @elainemcgreevy.bsky.social @emergentdivergence.bsky.social @thinkingautism.bsky.social @claruineill.bsky.social @annastenning.bsky.social

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Seasonal update about all things #monotropism related!
It is so epic we needed to split it into two parts, as there has been so much to share!
Research and Reading:
monotropism.org/2024/spring-...
Videos and Social Media:
monotropism.org/2024/seasona...

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Hurrah! Fabulous work from Brett Heasman, Gemma Williams, Divine Charura, Lorna G. Hamilton, Damian Milton and Fergus Murray!

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I'm a coauthor on this paper about autism and flow states, which I think could be a really useful contribution to how autism is understood. Led by Brett Heasman, with Gemma Williams, Divine Charura, Lorna G. Hamilton, Damian Milton and me.

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NEW paper an experience sensitive approach
This approach can improve the poor experiences of autistic people accessing mental health care, something which is an urgent need given the disproportionately high incidence of mental health difficulties & suicidality.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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ANSWER-AIR-P's avatar ANSWER-AIR-P @answer-air-p.bsky.social
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A new systematic analysis study analyzing 12,962 abstracts for language trends in autism research. It shows a shift from person-first to identity-first language, reflecting evolving perspectives in scholarly writing about autism. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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April 2024 Book Releases Recap! Here are the books about autism, or with Autistic main characters, written by Autistic authors, published in April! 🧵

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Daegan Miller's avatar Daegan Miller @daeganmiller.bsky.social
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Check out this Emergence Magazine btw Emmanuel Vaughan Lee and James Bridle on ecology, technology, ethics, intelligence.... Found myself constantly wanting to argue back. Which is the point, right?

emergencemagazine.org/interview/an...

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Ann Memmott (She/they)'s avatar Ann Memmott (She/they) @annmemmott.bsky.social
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journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... Lovely, and important, new research from this very good team. About how caring, experience-sensitive approaches to autistic people brings real results, instead of normalisation, humiliation and poor outcomes. Please share.

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Ann Memmott (She/they)'s avatar Ann Memmott (She/they) @annmemmott.bsky.social
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pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38622794/ Important research about autistic people & the menopause and mid-life. We know very little about this, but the research is needed by hundreds of thousands of autistic people. Definitely one I'd recommend, with thanks to the team.

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Ann Memmott (She/they)'s avatar Ann Memmott (She/they) @annmemmott.bsky.social
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journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... Lovely bit of research on autism, empathy, and whether autistic people are the ones with the empathy 'deficit' (Clue: Nope).
With thanks also Damian Milton and so many others who work tirelessly to get Double Empathy Theory properly understood.

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January 2024 Book Releases Recap! Here are the books about autism, or with Autistic main characters, written by Autistic authors, published this month! 🧵

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Stimpunks Foundation's avatar Stimpunks Foundation @stimpunks.org
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Behaviorist education is ableist education.

Learn why behaviorist education is considered ableist. Explore a brief yet extensively sourced behaviorism "Why Sheet" to understand its impact.

stimpunks.org/why/behavior...

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On this page, we get personal, we get feisty, and we get punk rock about it. We celebrate neurodiversity, disability justice, pluralism, weird pride, queer pride, and chosen family while making it clear that:

We are not okay.

You are killing us.

stimpunks.org/together/

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We have essentially error focused expertise-professionals implementing deficit models. The ‘manufactured ignorance’ prevalent around deficit pathology models is doubling down on the harm to us neurodivergent people. It’s a form of intentional intergenerational trauma.

stimpunks.org/access/educa...

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“There is no such thing as “normal” and no such thing as “special needs.” There is just interdependence.”
—Talila “TL” Lewis

We ain’t special.

stimpunks.org/language/

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🌈🌈 Neurodiversity and Gender: You Hit So Hard With All the Colors That There Are

This pride month, learn about the shared history of queer and neurodivergent people.

Queer and neurodivergent liberation are entwined.

stimpunks.org/gender/

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism's avatar Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.bsky.social
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Autistics have more co-occurring health conditions, like sleep disorders, hypermobility, and gastrointestinal issues. These can cause severe discomfort and distress—so pls beware professionals who claim pain or exhaustion reactions are just "autistic behaviors."

allbrainsbelong.org/wp-content/u...

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Helen AutisticRealms 's avatar Helen AutisticRealms @autisticrealms.bsky.social
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Short reflection of my unlearning and relearning journey as a late identified autistic person. Embracing monotropism and valuing connections, shared spaces and interest-led learning opportunities and experiences.

www.autisticrealms.com/post/an-unle...

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Short reflection of my unlearning and relearning journey as a late identified autistic person. Embracing monotropism and valuing connections, shared spaces and interest-led learning opportunities and experiences.

www.autisticrealms.com/post/an-unle...

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If you’re autistic/adhd you’re more likely to process monotropically. #Monotropism impacts every aspect of who a person is, how they interact &respond to people & the world around them. It impacts how people manage energy levels & regulate. Find out more:
www.autisticrealms.com/post/monotro...

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natou ✫'s avatar natou ✫ @tichatnwa.bsky.social
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when we talk about mental illness running in families we're really talking about generational trauma

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Helen AutisticRealms 's avatar Helen AutisticRealms @autisticrealms.bsky.social
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Oh this is so real. I had to buy more space only a few weeks ago. This is something access to work is supporting me with. I was in a virtual storage mess - the process has started. I had files all over the place - getting organised - ongoing!

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