"Listen to your kids! We all have talents and things we are passionate about. Nurture and encourage those special interests, talents, and passions." https://t.co/H06UIBukVz

0 3

"I often remind young adults on the spectrum that there is always at least one thing that they can do that the people around them can’t do." https://t.co/QuwPqRM0qx

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"I’m either an expert at something or I suck at it. There is no in between. If I love something, eventually I’ll probably master it because I won’t stop until I do." https://t.co/Kp8IhoX6SE

0 1

My long overdue redo of this drawing is finished!
2014 Original: https://t.co/nhVTfBEAf5
2015 redo: https://t.co/yAdEFUtzOR

4 3

"I’ve also had people talk down to me as if I can’t understand things. I am the same person I was before we talked about autism or you knew I was autistic." https://t.co/H06UIBukVz

0 1

"I continue to see my role as a teacher and educator about autism so that we can teach people not to discriminate." https://t.co/QuwPqRM0qx

1 3

"We are around you every day. We work with you, we are your customers, we are your service people, we are your teachers, lawyers, and peers." - https://t.co/RDPLlkPcDH

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Christa's advice to a young autistic person: "I know it’s hard, but find a way to STOP caring so much about what other people think." https://t.co/Kp8IhoX6SE

1 2

"I have a policy, to encourage self-care and prevent burnout, that I do not work evenings/weekends." https://t.co/Kp8IhoX6SE

0 2

I’m an webcomic artist who writes a love story in a sci-fi setting featuring an autistic protagonist. My motto for my work is “Write the comic your 12 year old self needed to read.”

6 15

"You are your child’s biggest advocate, especially when they are young or have higher support needs (in time, they can become their own best and biggest advocate)." https://t.co/H06UIBukVz

0 3

Christa Holmans is a bold and dynamic advocate for autistic people and neurodiversity. She's the pioneer of hashtag so autistics have a voice. https://t.co/Kp8IhoX6SE

5 9

"I am very open about my diagnosis and I communicate to the people around me how to work with me and how they can help me to be my best." https://t.co/QuwPqRM0qx

1 3

Lydia bought him that shirt and that necklace. Onyx’s stance is awkward by NT’s standards but he’s quite happy.

3 9

"I’ve experienced a lot of what I call “benevolent ableism”—a type of discrimination that’s disguised as being kind and caring and is subtle exclusion." https://t.co/H06UIBukVz

0 4