~Sainsbury's, stop discriminating against autistic and other disabled people - accept assistance cats and their handlers into your stores. (Petition - Please RT) actionstorm.org/petitions/sain…

Sainsbury’s told me to leave their store. Afterwards, they refused to consider information about my disability or Chloe’s training. They said they have a ‘no cats’ rule and will not make a reasonable adjustment for us. Please sign our petition. actionstorm.org/petitions/sain…

We talk about how sensory issues can overwhelm and dysregulate us, but the opposite happens too. Dealing with unexpected change, feeling overwhelmed, or being emotionally dysregulated can make sensory issues worse

The autistic urge to only ever take your phone off silent when expecting an important call or text, because if you had your phone’s volume and/or vibrate on all the time, you’d be in a perpetual state of fear, waiting to be startled into panic mode whenever someone makes contact.