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Vozcoe at 09:33, 25 October 2022

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	1) A childhood in which the child receives abundant support and is somehow sheltered from negative social events.		1) A childhood in which the child receives abundant support and is somehow sheltered from negative social events.

	This is rare but can happen any number of ways. The right home school environment is one example. Also an environment where the child’s special interests push them into specialized environments.		This is rare but can happen any number of ways. The right home school environment is one example. Also an environment where the child’s [[Dedicated interest\|special interests]] push them into specialized environments.

	2) Their special interests is rewarding enough to themselves and society that it becomes a career and their mastery of that skill is high enough that people accommodate the person’s needs.		2) Their special interests is rewarding enough to themselves and society that it becomes a career and their mastery of that skill is high enough that people accommodate the person’s needs.

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	[https://twitter.com/x/status/1522038130886553603 Here it the link to this @Twitter thread🧵 ]		[https://twitter.com/x/status/1522038130886553603 Here it the link to this @Twitter thread🧵 ]



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El (Autistic Voices United) at 22:00, 24 August 2022

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	Autistic Empathy is '''''real''''' too. A LEGO con, for the AFOLs is a massive amount of Autistics with the '''''same''''' special interest converging for a '''''days''''' to celebrate their mutual special interest '''''together.'''''		Autistic Empathy is '''''real''''' too. A LEGO con, for the AFOLs is a massive amount of Autistics with the '''''same''''' special interest converging for a '''''days''''' to celebrate their mutual special interest '''''together.'''''

	Basically, the '''''~~afol~~''''' ~~being~~ the art to share with the other AFOLs and the space and event exists '''''because''''' money can be made to cover the expense by charging the public to see the art. It’s a symbiotic system.		Basically, the '''''AFOLs''''' bring the art to share with the other AFOLs and the space and event exists '''''because''''' money can be made to cover the expense by charging the public to see the art. It’s a symbiotic system.

	This is a consistent model. Anywhere you have passionate hobbyist creators in anything cost prohibitive converging you have a disproportionate chance to encounter untraumatized Autistics.		This is a consistent model. Anywhere you have passionate hobbyist creators in anything cost prohibitive converging you have a disproportionate chance to encounter untraumatized Autistics.
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	Please '''''never''''' assume someone has not experienced trauma.		Please '''''never''''' assume someone has not experienced trauma.

	~~<a href="https://t.co/eQJoCV2VCb">Because this post is clearly striking a cord~~ I will talk about a second model that leads to non-traumatized Autism that also flies under the radar.		I will talk about a second model that leads to non-traumatized Autism that also flies under the radar.

	Autism can manifest as a “Multigenerational Disability.” ~~</a>~~		Autism can manifest as a “Multigenerational Disability.”

	A multigenerational disability is one that is inheritable.		A multigenerational disability is one that is inheritable.

El (Autistic Voices United) at 21:58, 24 August 2022

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El (Autistic Voices United) at 21:55, 24 August 2022

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	Sheldon had a good childhood and excels at a profitable special interest to the point that people accommodate his wants and needs.		Sheldon had a good childhood and excels at a profitable special interest to the point that people accommodate his wants and needs.

	~~<a href="https://t.co/R1xFneEuB6">~~Ash Ketchum is another great example of this. He had a great 10 years of childhood and then spent 36 years (this May 22nd) trying to be the very best, the best there ever was … ~~</a>~~		Ash Ketchum is another great example of this. He had a great 10 years of childhood and then spent 36 years (this May 22nd) trying to be the very best, the best there ever was …

	~~![alt text](http://pbs.twimg.com/tweet_video_thumb/FR9rBtHXwAEfwRX.jpg)~~

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	They acquired a career that was in line with their special interest and they were so good at it, and it was so lucrative for their employers that they could do anything they wanted until they retired.		They acquired a career that was in line with their special interest and they were so good at it, and it was so lucrative for their employers that they could do anything they wanted until they retired.

	This person grew up with a complete awareness that they were different but… They grew up knowing their difference was a _strength._ That their outside view was something they brought to the table.		This person grew up with a complete awareness that they were different but… They grew up knowing their difference was a '''''strength.''''' That their outside view was something they brought to the table.

	They never needed someone to explain to them that they where Autistic because they were in their ideal environment and happy as hell.		They never needed someone to explain to them that they where Autistic because they were in their ideal environment and happy as hell.
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	Autism is rarely anything but a hypothetical to those not traumatized by a world that does not accept them.		Autism is rarely anything but a hypothetical to those not traumatized by a world that does not accept them.

	Any time you see a person who is driven and passionate and been in the same field for over a decade, so _respected_ they can do anything they want. At the same time their are groundbreaking doing things that nobody has done before, like the rules don’t matter, pushing the envelope		Any time you see a person who is driven and passionate and been in the same field for over a decade, so '''''respected''''' they can do anything they want. At the same time their are groundbreaking doing things that nobody has done before, like the rules don’t matter, pushing the envelope

	Never settling for anything less than their vision.		Never settling for anything less than their vision.
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	You cannot tell me that person is not Autistic. (At the very least they are Autistically coded)		You cannot tell me that person is not Autistic. (At the very least they are Autistically coded)

	Anyone you can name at the top of their field and _stayed_ there for more that a decade is very likely Autistics.		Anyone you can name at the top of their field and '''''stayed''''' there for more that a decade is very likely Autistics.

	Writers, Directors, Musicians, Performers.		Writers, Directors, Musicians, Performers.
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	Statistically You have a pretty good chance of encountering non-traumatized Autistics if you go to a LEGO convention.		Statistically You have a pretty good chance of encountering non-traumatized Autistics if you go to a LEGO convention.

	The displays at LEGO conventions are usually made by adults who have invested a _lot_ of money in an expensive artistic medium then took vacation time, to transport their fragile art to a convention. Showed up at least a day before to rebuild and then reverse the whole process.		The displays at LEGO conventions are usually made by adults who have invested a '''''lot''''' of money in an expensive artistic medium then took vacation time, to transport their fragile art to a convention. Showed up at least a day before to rebuild and then reverse the whole process.

	And they _pay_ for this privilege. let me repeat that. LEGO convention hobbiest, called AFOLs _pay_ to display their art, and the Convention makes the money.		And they '''''pay''''' for this privilege. let me repeat that. LEGO convention hobbiest, called AFOLs '''''pay''''' to display their art, and the Convention makes the money.

	The link between LEGO and Autism is real.		The link between LEGO and Autism is real.

	Those AFOLs who have the resources to do what I just described as a _hobby_ disproportionate to the Autistic community, have lucrative jobs and lives that support them.		Those AFOLs who have the resources to do what I just described as a '''''hobby''''' disproportionate to the Autistic community, have lucrative jobs and lives that support them.

	I should be clear here that the AFOLs are not being taken advantage of.		I should be clear here that the AFOLs are not being taken advantage of.

	Autistic Empathy is _real_ too. A LEGO con, for the AFOLs is a massive amount of Autistics with the _same_ special interest converging for a _days_ to celebrate their mutual special interest _together._		Autistic Empathy is '''''real''''' too. A LEGO con, for the AFOLs is a massive amount of Autistics with the '''''same''''' special interest converging for a '''''days''''' to celebrate their mutual special interest '''''together.'''''

	Basically, the _afol_ being the art to share with the other AFOLs and the space and event exists _because_ money can be made to cover the expense by charging the public to see the art. It’s a symbiotic system.		Basically, the '''''afol''''' being the art to share with the other AFOLs and the space and event exists '''''because''''' money can be made to cover the expense by charging the public to see the art. It’s a symbiotic system.

	This is a consistent model. Anywhere you have passionate hobbyist creators in anything cost prohibitive converging you have a disproportionate chance to encounter untraumatized Autistics.		This is a consistent model. Anywhere you have passionate hobbyist creators in anything cost prohibitive converging you have a disproportionate chance to encounter untraumatized Autistics.
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	To be clear, Lots of traumatized Autistics become AFOLs and Cosplayers and other high-end cost prohibitive hobbiest creators to escape from their trauma.		To be clear, Lots of traumatized Autistics become AFOLs and Cosplayers and other high-end cost prohibitive hobbiest creators to escape from their trauma.

	The thread is about where you _can_ find Autistics without trauma.		The thread is about where you '''''can''''' find Autistics without trauma.

	Please _never_ assume someone has not experienced trauma.		Please '''''never''''' assume someone has not experienced trauma.

	<a href="https://t.co/eQJoCV2VCb">Because this post is clearly striking a cord I will talk about a second model that leads to non-traumatized Autism that also flies under the radar.		<a href="https://t.co/eQJoCV2VCb">Because this post is clearly striking a cord I will talk about a second model that leads to non-traumatized Autism that also flies under the radar.
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	If you talk with older Autistic people, some of them have stories about their parents teaching them how to manage Allistic society: “look at the bridge of the nose to seem like you are looking people in the eye”		If you talk with older Autistic people, some of them have stories about their parents teaching them how to manage Allistic society: “look at the bridge of the nose to seem like you are looking people in the eye”

	These are conversations from 30+ years ago where a Parent _clearly_ had Autism and recognized it in their child _or_ just assumed their child had the same challenge and taught them to handle it.		These are conversations from 30+ years ago where a Parent '''''clearly''''' had Autism and recognized it in their child '''''or''''' just assumed their child had the same challenge and taught them to handle it.

	Lots of these parents accepted their children had challenges without having the name for it, because they empathized with what their child was going through.		Lots of these parents accepted their children had challenges without having the name for it, because they empathized with what their child was going through.
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	The aspect of the multigenerational model is that, until someone realizes the family has Autism, no one in the family will question Autistic behaviors in the children as noteworthy. It’s literally normal for that family.		The aspect of the multigenerational model is that, until someone realizes the family has Autism, no one in the family will question Autistic behaviors in the children as noteworthy. It’s literally normal for that family.

	~~<a href="https://t.co/I8jWWAolpq">We are putting this collection of threads at the end of our popular threads so that people can find .. a tapestry of threads 😅~~

	~~</a>~~

	[https://twitter.com/x/status/1522038130886553603 Here it the link to this @Twitter thread🧵 ]		[https://twitter.com/x/status/1522038130886553603 Here it the link to this @Twitter thread🧵 ]