Hey NSW Police Force you need to release the name of the Bondi junction attacker before this nonsense claiming it was my son causes more harm.

Childhood trauma isn't just about what happened; it's also about what didn't happen.

- Some Autists are touch craving

- Some Autists are touch repulsed

- Some are conditionally both …
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Spiky profiles in functioning, often stemming from neurodivergence or trauma, get twisted into 'spiky personalities' in mental health care. This leads to unfair character assassination with all its retraumatizing harm, rather than proper understanding and support.

Most people with hEDS or HSD have signs of functional neurological disorder, where apparent motor and sensory problems develop unconsciously. buff.ly/3x4PgK7

Please give the amazing Melissa & her fabulous PA a follow & repost so they can get back some of the 27.5k followers & more.

These gals are some of the most inspiring people on X

#followers #angelmansyndrome #BeKindAlways

THIS!?!?!

This shitty excuse of an assessment is the reason why people mistrust others, worry often, lose their temper easily…

I also would bet my life on it that most of the people who came up with this crap would answer yes to more than 3 of the questions.

Living with trauma/neurodivergence/mental illness often means struggling with demand avoidance. Understanding and no-fail gentle encouragement for the goals we want to aim for help, not being labelled 'unwilling' or 'difficult'...

JD Another therapist my close friend was seeing just before she killed herself brought trauma to the surface and then said they couldn't work with them because they were too overwhelmed.

As an autistic person, I often ask ‘why?’ because:
- My brain has a thirst for knowledge.
- I feel anxious if I don’t understand the reasoning behind something.
- I have to be economical with my time and energy, so I need a compelling reason (beyond conformity) to give either.

Just reposting for anyone who would be willing to share, comment etc

Interested to know about other #autistic #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity #mentalhealth #therapy #counselling people’s experiences of behavioural therapy (BT) (CBT, DBT, ACT).
Let me know in the comments.

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Autistic people are often criticised for reading too much into things and catastrophising. People don't want to listen despite our predictions being pretty accurate thanks to our pattern recognition abilities. I think the real issue is we often highlight what others want hidden.

Had a little look at the idea of 'withdrawal of warmth' /'indifference to self-harm' or at least at the principles that underpin it.

I shared it before, but it needs more visibility; I’m tired of seeing CBT used to alienate autistics with eating disorders. “Most autistic women said they received CBT as part of their treatment, but nearly all described negative experiences of it.” journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

Autism is not a problem. Here's a list of things that are:

Inaccessible learning environments
Reduced life expectancy
Sky high su*c*de rate
Increased self-medication
Inaccessible and ableist healthcare systems
Unemployment and poverty
Discrimination
Increased rates of…

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