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Twitter

2022-08-25T05:58:26Z

Quirina: /* Individual Accounts */

== Hashtags ==

This is a list of autistic community '''hashtags''' commonly used on [https://twitter.com Twitter].

=== General Use Hashtags ===

; {{TwitterHashtag|AuADHD}} {{TwitterHashtag|AuDHD}}
: This is about being both Autistic and ADHD.

; {{TwitterHashtag|autism}} {{TwitterHashtag|autistic}}
: This is about autism or an autistic person.

; {{TwitterHashtag|ActuallyAutistic}}
: The tweet author is an actually autistic person. This hashtag is specifically not for use by non-autistic authors when referring to somebody else, but "actually autistic" without the hashtag works.

; {{TwitterHashtag|AskingAutistics}}
: This is a question for an autistic person to answer. Non-autistics can use this hashtag instead of #ActuallyAutistic to summon an actually autistic oracle.

; {{TwitterHashtag|AutismAcceptance}} {{TwitterHashtag|AutismAcceptanceMonth}}
: We generally like this better than #AutismAwareness.

; {{TwitterHashtag|AutismAwareness}} {{TwitterHashtag|AutismAwarenessMonth}}
: This is the dominant brand for pro-autistic cheerleading. We generally prefer #AutismAcceptance. Sometimes we'll joke about #AutismBewarenessMonth because that's what it feels like.

; {{TwitterHashtag|MentalHealth}}
: We're talking about something related to mental healthcare.

; {{TwitterHashtag|neurodivergent}} {{TwitterHashtag|neurodiversity}}
: This tweet is about a neurodiversity thing that's not just about autism.

=== Special Purpose Hashtags ===

; {{TwitterHashtag|ABAIsAbuse}} {{TwitterHashtag|BanABA}}
: protesting [[Applied Behavior Analysis]]

; {{TwitterHashtag|StopSpectrum10K}}
: protest Spectrum10K genetics study

; {{TwitterHashtag|StopTheShock}}
: protesting JRC electric torture

== Individual Accounts ==

* [https://twitter.com/AutisticCallum_ Callum Stephen]
* [https://twitter.com/SNeurotypicals Victoria | Save the Neurotypicals]
* [https://twitter.com/mightbeautistic You Might Be Autistic]

== Organization Accounts ==

* [https://twitter.com/autselfadvocacy Autistic Self Advocacy Network]
* [https://twitter.com/thinkingautism Thinking Person's Guide To Autism]

[[Category:Autistic culture]]

Signs you might be autistic

2022-08-25T05:57:41Z

Quirina:

[https://twitter.com/mightbeautistic/status/1523750181614747648 Here is a link to the thread 🧵]

You might be autistic if you’ve noticed that some mental health professionals pathologize and devalue autistic traits.

As a mental health professional who is also autistic, I’d like to share the difference between describing a “shared trait” and a neurotypified “symptom.” 🧵

'''Symptom #1''': Has difficulty answering questions directly and ends up talking around the subject.

Trait: It frustrates me when the question only allows a yes/no answer, but I see multitudes of possibility.

'''Symptom #2''': Is socially awkward, even when they are trying to be polite.

Trait: Being polite only matters to me if it actually makes sense. I’m not into niceties and I enjoy socializing in autistic ways with my neurodivergent community.

'''Symptom #3''': Has trouble keeping up with the flow of a normal conversation.

Trait: I prefer autistically paced conversation style and or using tech/AAC. With NT’s by the time I have a chance to speak, I have often forgotten my reply.

'''Symptom #4''': Has an unusually narrow range of interests.

Trait: I love to think about one favorite thing and focus on that one favorite thing. My special interests are my love language and make me super interesting. :)

'''Symptom #5''': Thinks or talks about the same things over and over.

Trait: Again I love my special interests. They allow me to deep dive a subject and really take it to the next level. Monotropism is cool.

'''Symptom #6''': Lifelong failure at initiating sleep is as high as 80% in ASD.

Trait: It’s not a disorder. I’m a night owl. I always have been. Yes, sometimes I want to go to bed earlier, but I have some of my best thoughts and creative moments at night. The world is quiet then.

'''Symptom #7''': Is too silly or laughs inappropriately.

Trait: My mind is amazing. Occasionally, these wonderful, delightful, imaginary scenes pop into my head that make me laugh out loud. I love being silly, it makes life better.

'''Symptom #8''': Doesn’t recognize when others are trying to take advantage of them.

Trait: I have a huge, generous, and trusting heart. I like people, even though I need tons of alone time.

'''Symptom #9''': Stares or gazes off into space.

Trait: Sometimes allistics might misunderstand me and think I’m just staring into space when inside I am engaged with thought or listening deeply.

We have so many awesome traits. Even beyond those that have been stolen and devalued into symptoms. And there are “symptoms” of autism that aren’t autistic traits, i.e. we don’t lack empathy. (Double empathy)

BTW, The “symptoms” here come from an autism assessment in use today.

The assessment, in use today, where these pathologizing symptoms come from is called the SRS-2 Autoscore. It is commonly used in neuropsychology evaluations to assess for autism.

I’ve had several messages from people saying “Your tweets are just quirky traits, not autism.”

We can take the power back because these are the exact barameters used to define an “official diagnosis.” Albeit, many of them. We need to demystify the process of autistic identity.

[https://twitter.com/mightbeautistic/status/1523750181614747648 Here is a link to the thread 🧵]

Thread by -[https://twitter.com/mightbeautistic @mightbeautistic]

Signs you might be autistic

2022-08-25T05:57:24Z

Quirina:

2022-08-24T09:52:45Z

Quirina:

Welcome to the '''ActuallyAutistic Wiki'''! This is a community-driven guide to all aspects of autism, allism, and helping build bridges between neurotypes. It emerged recently from the #ActuallyAutistic community on Twitter.

* '''Everyone is welcome to contribute to this wiki!'''
* You can '''edit any page''' without even having an account. Just hit the 'Edit' link on any page (including this one!). ''Important privacy note'': editing a page without having an account or without being logged in will show your IP address publicly in the changelog/history of a page.
* The number one rule of wiki editing is to be bold. '''Go ahead – make changes — even large rewrites of big topics'''. Other people can correct any mistakes you make, so have confidence, and give it a try!
** If you disagree with what someone else has put, please consider adding a [[Style guidelines#Meta text and editorial notes|note of disagreement]] and what you think/would do after that section, especially if it could be something that varies by country or even situations or if you want to change it to/from an absolute (such as job interviews or eye gaze)
* None of the content here is sacred. Please just make changes! Some of the articles are just starter content or from a particular person's perspective. Earlier versions can always be restored if necessary. '''These are all collaborative documents'''.
* Here is a [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Starting_a_new_page short guide] on how to create a new wiki page from scratch! Please check first whether a similar page already exists to avoid duplicates.
* Here are some of our [[Style guidelines|style guidelines]] if you're unsure about formatting etc. But '''don't worry or overthink too much about "getting things right"''', these are not "hard rules" – and everything can be edited, formatted & moved later without issue anyway! :)
* If you have some ideas on how to improve this project, feel free to use the ''Talk:Topic'' discussions [[Main Page#Discussion|at the end of this page!]] You can also create your own!
* '''Please remember that links are CASE SENSITIVE'''. When linking to a missing page, whichever case you use will be created when someone follows the link and makes that new page. Linking to existing articles is case sensitive for every letter ''except'' the first one. Lowercasing or capitalizing a letter other than the first one will break the link / not link to the page you want. Please read [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Links this guide on links] if you want to use them!

== ActuallyAutistic terminology ==

* [[Allism]]
* [[Autism]]
* [[Autistic burnout]]
* [[Autistic inertia]] / [[Inertia]] (possible duplicate; could also be merged with [[Executive dysfunction]]?)
* [[Autistic joy]]
* [[Echolalia]]
* [[Executive dysfunction]]
* [[Hyperfixation]]
* [[Hyperfocus]]
* [[Identity-first language]]
* [[Interoception]]
* [[Infodumping]]
* [[Justice sensitivity]]
* [[Late diagnosis]]
* [[Masking]]
* [[Meltdown]]
* [[Monotropism]]
* [[Neurodivergence]]
* [[Neurodiversity]]
* [[Neuropeer]]
* [[Neurotypical]]
* [[Parallel play]]
* [[Person-first language]]
* [[Rejection sensitive dysphoria]]
* [[Ritual]]
* [[Routine]]
* [[Safe foods]]
* [[Savant]]
* [[Sensory overload]]
* [[Shutdown]]
* [[Special interest]]
* [[Spoon theory]]
* [[Stimming]]
* [[Miscellaneous terms]] - for similar/confusing terms and definitions that probably better in one place rather than multiple short articles

== ActuallyAutistic community ==

* [[Community hashtags]]
* [[Instagram]]
* [[TikTok]]
* [[Twitter]]
* [[YouTube]]

== Outmoded terminology ==

While many autists have moved away from these terms, some continue to use them to describe their experience. Please remember that people may have complex reasons for the words they choose, and that differences in vocabulary are okay. In short, while it's important to understand how these outdated terms play to most autists, it's also not helpful to police other people's word choices.

* [[Asperger syndrome]]
* [[Functioning labels|High- and low-functioning]]
* [[The autism spectrum]]

== Sociology ==

* [[Gender]]
* [[Gossip]]
* [[Group dynamics]]
* [[Peer group]]
* [[Power]]
* [[Saving face]]
* [[Social status]]

== Psychology ==

* [[Alexithymia]]
* [[Anxiety]]
* [[Empathy]]
* [[Imposter syndrome]]
* [[Theory of mind]]

== Allistic communication & miscommunication ==

* [[Body language]]
* [[Common sense]]
* [[Common Sense]] (Different content, should be merged.)
* [[Defence mechanism|Defence mechanisms]] (Put a lot of other stuff in here about disagreeing with people in general. Not sure if some of it should go elsewhere.)
* [[Double empathy problem]]
* [[Eye contact]]
* [[Facial expression|Facial expressions]]
* [[Getting coffee]]
* [[Literal interpretation]]
* [[Multi-channel communication]]
* [[Responding to "How are you?"]]
* [[Social cue|Social cues]]
* [[Tone of voice]]

== Dating & relationships ==

* [[Autistic love languages]]
* [[Dating apps / online dating]]
* [[Neurodivergent relationships]]

== Autistic culture ==

* [[Articles]]
* [[Autistic celebrities]]
* [[Autistic representation in fiction]]
* [[Books by Autistic authors]]
* [[Podcasts by Austistic creators]]
* [[Symbols of Autism]]

== Accommodations ==

* [[Augmentative and alternative communication|AAC]]
* [[Autism passport]]
* [[Clear instructions]]
* [[Hidden disabilities sunflower]]
* [[Noise-cancelling headphones]]
* [[Support networks and organisations]]

== Culture-specific differences ==

* [[Ask and guess cultures]]
* [[High and low context cultures]]
* [[Peach and coconut cultures]]

== Diagnostic journey ==

* [[Formal diagnosis]]
* [[Overlapping neurotypes|Multiple diagnoses]]
* [[Questioning]]
* [[Research]]
* [[Screening tools]]
* [[Self-diagnosis]]

== Problems with autism research ==

* [[Autism Speaks]]
* [[Autism stereotypes]]
* [[Bias]]
* [[Deficit model]]
* [[Functioning labels]]
* [[Ethics of autism research]]
* [[History of autism]]
* [[Stigma]]

== How to help ==

(I have no idea what the purpose of this section and the page below is supposed to be?)

* [[Capacity]]

== Mental health ==

* [[Applied_Behavior_Analysis|Applied behavior analysis]]
* [[Depression]]
* [[Difficulties with mental health services]]

== Information processing differences ==

* [[Aphasia]]
* [[Auditory processing disorder]]
* [[Dyslexia]]
* [[Dyspraxia]]
* [[Dyscalculia]]
* [[Dysgraphia]]
* [[Hyperlexia]]
* [[Misophonia]]
* [[Prosopagnosia]]
* [[Synesthesia]]

== Office & work dynamics ==

* [[Corporate buzzwords]]
* [[HR interviews]]
* [[Job interviews]] - ended up writing like a short essay in this one which boils down to the importance of respecting diversity of thought on this wiki. Maybe it would be better suited to copy into another page, but not sure which?
* [[Meetings]]
* [[Networking]]
* [[Team building / work socials]]
* [[Water cooler]]

== Senses ==

Many autistics have differences in their senses, such as maybe hypersensitive to sound but hyposensitive to smell. These articles should try to document examples of both types as well as potential ways to compensate.

* [[Auditory perception|Hearing]]
* [[Gastro-intestinal problems]]
* [[Interoception]]
* [[Proprioception]]
* [[Sensory sensitivity]]
* [[Olfactory perception|Smell]]
* [[Gustatory perception|Taste]]
* [[Tactile perception|Texture]]
* [[Vestibulary perception]]
* [[Visual perception|Vision]]

== Yet-To-Be-Sorted Categories ==

You can put stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else (yet) here.

* [[Victimization]]

== Meta ==

* [[Community guidelines]]
* [[Style guidelines]]

== Discussion ==

We can talk about the wiki itself in talk-pages[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Talk_pages]. Feel free to create your own for topics.

* [[Feedback, questions and suggestions]]
* [[Talk:Meta]]
* [[Talk:Miscellaneous]]

== Misc ==

* [[special:AllPages|View all pages]]
* [[Special:Categories|View all categories]]

Main Page

2022-08-24T09:49:28Z

Quirina:

Welcome to the '''ActuallyAutistic Wiki'''! This is a community-driven guide to all aspects of autism, allism, and helping build bridges between neurotypes. It emerged recently from the #ActuallyAutistic community on Twitter.

* '''Everyone is welcome to contribute to this wiki!'''
* You can '''edit any page''' without even having an account. Just hit the 'Edit' link on any page (including this one!). ''Important privacy note'': editing a page without having an account or without being logged in will show your IP address publicly in the changelog/history of a page.
* The number one rule of wiki editing is to be bold. '''Go ahead – make changes — even large rewrites of big topics'''. Other people can correct any mistakes you make, so have confidence, and give it a try!
** If you disagree with what someone else has put, please consider adding a [[Style guidelines#Meta text and editorial notes|note of disagreement]] and what you think/would do after that section, especially if it could be something that varies by country or even situations or if you want to change it to/from an absolute (such as job interviews or eye gaze)
* None of the content here is sacred. Please just make changes! Some of the articles are just starter content or from a particular person's perspective. Earlier versions can always be restored if necessary. '''These are all collaborative documents'''.
* Here is a [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Starting_a_new_page short guide] on how to create a new wiki page from scratch! Please check first whether a similar page already exists to avoid duplicates.
* Here are some of our [[Style guidelines|style guidelines]] if you're unsure about formatting etc. But '''don't worry or overthink too much about "getting things right"''', these are not "hard rules" – and everything can be edited, formatted & moved later without issue anyway! :)
* If you have some ideas on how to improve this project, feel free to use the ''Talk:Topic'' discussions [[Main Page#Discussion|at the end of this page!]] You can also create your own!
* '''Please remember that links are CASE SENSITIVE'''. When linking to a missing page, whichever case you use will be created when someone follows the link and makes that new page. Linking to existing articles is case sensitive for every letter ''except'' the first one. Lowercasing or capitalizing a letter other than the first one will break the link / not link to the page you want. Please read [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Links this guide on links] if you want to use them!

== ActuallyAutistic terminology ==

* [[Allism]]
* [[Autism]]
* [[Autistic burnout]]
* [[Autistic inertia]] / [[Inertia]] (possible duplicate; could also be merged with [[Executive dysfunction]]?)
* [[Autistic joy]]
* [[Echolalia]]
* [[Executive dysfunction]]
* [[Hyperfixation]]
* [[Hyperfocus]]
* [[Identity-first language]]
* [[Interoception]]
* [[Infodumping]]
* [[Justice sensitivity]]
* [[Late diagnosis]]
* [[Masking]]
* [[Meltdown]]
* [[Monotropism]]
* [[Neurodivergence]]
* [[Neurodiversity]]
* [[Neuropeer]]
* [[Neurotypical]]
* [[Parallel play]]
* [[Person-first language]]
* [[Rejection sensitive dysphoria]]
* [[Ritual]]
* [[Routine]]
* [[Safe foods]]
* [[Savant]]
* [[Sensory overload]]
* [[Shutdown]]
* [[Special interest]]
* [[Spoon theory]]
* [[Stimming]]
* [[Miscellaneous terms]] - for similar/confusing terms and definitions that probably better in one place rather than multiple short articles

== ActuallyAutistic community ==

* [[Articles]]
* [[Instagram]]
* [[Podcasts]]
* [[TikTok]]
* [[Twitter]]
* [[YouTube]]

== Outmoded terminology ==

While many autists have moved away from these terms, some continue to use them to describe their experience. Please remember that people may have complex reasons for the words they choose, and that differences in vocabulary are okay. In short, while it's important to understand how these outdated terms play to most autists, it's also not helpful to police other people's word choices.

* [[Asperger syndrome]]
* [[Functioning labels|High- and low-functioning]]
* [[The autism spectrum]]

== Sociology ==

* [[Gender]]
* [[Gossip]]
* [[Group dynamics]]
* [[Peer group]]
* [[Power]]
* [[Saving face]]
* [[Social status]]

== Psychology ==

* [[Alexithymia]]
* [[Anxiety]]
* [[Empathy]]
* [[Imposter syndrome]]
* [[Theory of mind]]

== Allistic communication & miscommunication ==

* [[Body language]]
* [[Common sense]]
* [[Common Sense]] (Different content, should be merged.)
* [[Defence mechanism|Defence mechanisms]] (Put a lot of other stuff in here about disagreeing with people in general. Not sure if some of it should go elsewhere.)
* [[Double empathy problem]]
* [[Eye contact]]
* [[Facial expression|Facial expressions]]
* [[Getting coffee]]
* [[Literal interpretation]]
* [[Multi-channel communication]]
* [[Responding to "How are you?"]]
* [[Social cue|Social cues]]
* [[Tone of voice]]

== Dating & relationships ==

* [[Autistic love languages]]
* [[Dating apps / online dating]]
* [[Neurodivergent relationships]]

== Autistic culture ==

* [[Autistic celebrities]]
* [[Autistic representation in fiction]]
* [[Books by Autistic authors]]
* [[Community hashtags]]
* [[Symbols of Autism]]

== Accommodations ==

* [[Augmentative and alternative communication|AAC]]
* [[Autism passport]]
* [[Clear instructions]]
* [[Hidden disabilities sunflower]]
* [[Noise-cancelling headphones]]
* [[Support networks and organisations]]

== Culture-specific differences ==

* [[Ask and guess cultures]]
* [[High and low context cultures]]
* [[Peach and coconut cultures]]

== Diagnostic journey ==

* [[Formal diagnosis]]
* [[Overlapping neurotypes|Multiple diagnoses]]
* [[Questioning]]
* [[Research]]
* [[Screening tools]]
* [[Self-diagnosis]]

== Problems with autism research ==

* [[Autism Speaks]]
* [[Autism stereotypes]]
* [[Bias]]
* [[Deficit model]]
* [[Functioning labels]]
* [[Ethics of autism research]]
* [[History of autism]]
* [[Stigma]]

== How to help ==

(I have no idea what the purpose of this section and the page below is supposed to be?)

* [[Capacity]]

== Mental health ==

* [[Applied_Behavior_Analysis|Applied behavior analysis]]
* [[Depression]]
* [[Difficulties with mental health services]]

== Information processing differences ==

* [[Aphasia]]
* [[Auditory processing disorder]]
* [[Dyslexia]]
* [[Dyspraxia]]
* [[Dyscalculia]]
* [[Dysgraphia]]
* [[Hyperlexia]]
* [[Misophonia]]
* [[Prosopagnosia]]
* [[Synesthesia]]

== Office & work dynamics ==

* [[Corporate buzzwords]]
* [[HR interviews]]
* [[Job interviews]] - ended up writing like a short essay in this one which boils down to the importance of respecting diversity of thought on this wiki. Maybe it would be better suited to copy into another page, but not sure which?
* [[Meetings]]
* [[Networking]]
* [[Team building / work socials]]
* [[Water cooler]]

== Senses ==

Many autistics have differences in their senses, such as maybe hypersensitive to sound but hyposensitive to smell. These articles should try to document examples of both types as well as potential ways to compensate.

* [[Auditory perception|Hearing]]
* [[Gastro-intestinal problems]]
* [[Interoception]]
* [[Proprioception]]
* [[Sensory sensitivity]]
* [[Olfactory perception|Smell]]
* [[Gustatory perception|Taste]]
* [[Tactile perception|Texture]]
* [[Vestibulary perception]]
* [[Visual perception|Vision]]

== Yet-To-Be-Sorted Categories ==

You can put stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else (yet) here.

* [[Victimization]]

== Meta ==

* [[Community guidelines]]
* [[Style guidelines]]

== Discussion ==

We can talk about the wiki itself in talk-pages[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Talk_pages]. Feel free to create your own for topics.

* [[Feedback, questions and suggestions]]
* [[Talk:Meta]]
* [[Talk:Miscellaneous]]

== Misc ==

* [[special:AllPages|View all pages]]
* [[Special:Categories|View all categories]]

2022-08-24T08:56:17Z

Quirina:

For now this is just a list. Maybe we can come up with categories and organize once we have collected a bunch of podcasts.

* ''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06sdq0x/episodes/downloads 1800 Seconds On Autism]'', Robyn Steward and Jamie Knight, 2018-now
* ''[https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/21andsensory-podcast/id1271503548 21andsensory]'', Emily, 2017-now
* ''[[Aut-Hour]]'', Sara Gibbs, 2021
* ''[[Managing the Smart Mind]]'', Else Kramer, 2022-now
* ''[[Neurodivergent Moments]]'', Abigoliah Schamaun & Joe Wells, 2022-now

[[Category:Autistic culture]]

2022-08-24T08:38:09Z

Quirina:

<blockquote style="background-color:blue">
'''How Do I Add Article To The List?'''

*Copy this format: * [[(article link) (article title)]]
*Remember to sort the list alphabetically.

</blockquote>
* [[https://plausiblydeniable.com/five-geek-social-fallacies/ 5 geek social fallacies]]
* [[https://medium.com/@martienne17/my-social-skills-for-autistic-people-manifesto-189431a21ec3 My social skills for autistic people manifesto]]
* [[https://askearn.org/page/neurodiversity-in-the-workplace Neurodiversity in the workplace]]
* [[https://www.business-standard.com/article/technology/people-with-autism-are-hot-hires-for-artificial-intelligence-jobs-119080301063_1.html People with autism are hot hires for AI jobs]]

Articles

2022-08-24T08:37:28Z

Quirina:

Articles

2022-08-24T08:37:00Z

Quirina:

<blockquote style="background-color:pink">
'''How Do I Add Article To The List?'''

*Follow this format: * [[(article link) (article title)]]
*Remember to sort the list alphabetically.

</blockquote>
* [[https://plausiblydeniable.com/five-geek-social-fallacies/ 5 geek social fallacies]]
* [[https://medium.com/@martienne17/my-social-skills-for-autistic-people-manifesto-189431a21ec3 My social skills for autistic people manifesto]]
* [[https://askearn.org/page/neurodiversity-in-the-workplace Neurodiversity in the workplace]]
* [[https://www.business-standard.com/article/technology/people-with-autism-are-hot-hires-for-artificial-intelligence-jobs-119080301063_1.html People with autism are hot hires for AI jobs]]

Articles

2022-08-24T08:32:14Z

Quirina: