goes hand in hand with disability visibility. It took me 18 years to figure out that my body was different from others. it took such a long time because I had no exposure to disability at all before I turned 18. I want to normalize disability so things like wheelchairs & medical

I want to normalize disability because I know how hard it is to ask for help when you are in denial. When I rapidly became disabled in 2018, I refused to acknowledge I had a temporary disability [due to malpractice] on top of my pre-existing disability. IMO normalizing disability

I'm tired, in a way only certain people understand. I am tired of being told to be the bigger person when others are ableist. I am tired of hearing 'I meant no harm' when I am hurt. I am tired of being told 'it could be worse' and 'at least it's not cancer' when I talk about my

this is great advice. not sure if this would work well in the setting of dentistry, but normal saline can be used in place of lido! it's super cool. trying out different numbing agents also helped a lot because even though it's not 100% effective I have something that helps a

eucap.eu/2024/04/02/aba… Lots to like in the European Council of Autistic People statement about use of ABA. Basically, no, don't do it - and based on firm evidence.

Dental Freezing (Numbing) Formula that works great for many patients with CTDs:

1/2 mepiva w/out epi, 1 art w/epi 1:100,000

“art” stands for “articaine”.

#EDS #hypermobility #HSD #NEISvoid #Dentists #autistic #Dentistry

also if we are going with the mental health angle, so many people are ignoring the devastating mental impact c19 has had on high risk people. we have dealt with extreme/prolonged isolation, losing dear friends & community members, constant fear/anxiety of getting c19 or long

also if we are going with the mental health angle, so many people are ignoring the devastating mental impact c19 has had on high risk people. we have dealt with extreme/prolonged isolation, losing dear friends & community members, constant fear/anxiety of getting c19 or long

I'm tired, in a way only certain people understand. I am tired of being told to be the bigger person when others are ableist. I am tired of hearing 'I meant no harm' when I am hurt. I am tired of being told 'it could be worse' and 'at least it's not cancer' when I talk about my

The The New York Times was instrumental in forcing kids back into unsafe schools without clean air, now they are much sicker. Instead of facing reality, they invent an explanation that requires apparently zero evidence to publish. Kids are sick. You helped normalize it.

I hate this attitude that's going around that's like disabled people are gonna die anyways so why should we put effort into keeping them alive. It's a waste of resources.

I'm just like EVERYONE dies eventually. But it doesn't mean we don't deserve a good quality of life.

A thread about the shocking life experiences of many autistic people.
This is a tough read, but an important one. It follows the recent discussion over too many teams asking poorly-phrased questions, then declaring autistic people are 'paranoid'.

What does the research show? /