mouthwords are not a superior form of communication!
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queer, trans, mostly-nonspeaking autistic, literally crazy, writer, crafter, unschooler, secretly 011. they/xe. anotherqueerautistic.wordpress.com
Large, loud protest by trans people of all ages, families and allies against Mt. Sinai's deal with the Trump regime, selling out trans youth care and abandoning its oath to "do no harm." Notably, few of the usual local politicians were present. Outside Mt. Sinai Hospital on E. 98th St. in NYC.
it's extraordinary that one can log into one's university library and then read a vast number of books and articles online. /1
I've been sitting on this one for months. Do not attempt to inflate yourself.
RT if you’ve never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
just like a bird, a functioning democracy needs a strong left wing and a strong right wing. and a strong beak. and legs, preferably. and hollow bones. and a gut full of birdshot. and very little blood left. and the fear that comes only from a full understanding of its quickly approaching dissolution
i am a stellar example for a kids these days/internet ruining society thinkpiece lol. just sent a signal reading “ilyvm tho and imyt ofcofc” note i am middle aged lol
My son is transgender, Autistic, ADHD, has MEcfs++ including POTS, and I feel like conservatives are coming for him, personally. *not at all an unusual combination to have **which is no coincidence at all
This is shameful discriminatory and misogynistic reporting. People aren’t choosing disability to be “cool”. Young women don’t have to “prove” to you that they’re sick. Disability rates are skyrocketing because we’ve left a disabling virus rip through the population for over 6 years.
I’M HOWLING 🤣😭🫣 (Book: The Lurker by Rosemary Victus)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME 🎉 This has been in the works since 2002. I’m not with ATscale, but have written many reports and other words in support from the industry side. It’s toothless, but meaningful.
UN General Assembly adopts landmark resolution on access to assistive technology | ATscale
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Whose outcomes count? Standardised autism research tools are almost all developed and validated in Western high income countries. This tool inequity affects "which studies are possible, which outcomes are recognised, and whose knowledge is treated as credible". journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Kids need access to gender-affirming care. Kids need access to gender-affirming care. Kids need access to gender-affirming care. Kids need access to gender-affirming care. Kids need access to gender-affirming care. Kids need access to gender-affirming care. Kids need access to gender-affirming care.
I fully understand why Terry Pratchett had a bulldozer crush his writing computer's hard drive after he died
note to self: having any given holiday you'd generally try to be respectful of on your own calendar doesn't actually help anything if you create when2meets BEFORE you look at said calendar
If you care about U.S. autism policy, you should be VERY worried about last week's IACC meeting—as RFK Jr. filled the IACC with underskilled anti-vaxxers who don't know how to do their jobs. Former IACC member @samanticka.bsky.social reports, at TPGA: thinkingautismguide.com/2026/09/auti... #autism
Why Last Week's IACC Meeting Should Worry You
Sam Crane provides precise commentary on August 27th's IACC meeting—including its questionable—as well as its promising—efforts.
thinkingautismguide.com
So, we had literary reasons to look up the Doomsday Clock last night. We've known about this thing since the 80s, & we've never forgotten about it, but we stopped paying attention a few years ago. Anyway, fuck. Fuck fuck fuck. We agree with the time, but fuck. thebulletin.org/doomsday-clo...
Doomsday Clock - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
It is 85 seconds to midnight.
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when it’s too hot to stim the way my body wants to stim 😭
Lemme add, especially for cis allies wanting suggestions: here are 69+ ideas of ways to (materially) support trans people: whats-helping-today.beehiiv.com/p/69-ways-to...
69+ Ways to Support LGB and especially T People
“ ... start being meaner to your transphobic family and coworkers”
whats-helping-today.beehiiv.com
Please read the replies and understand that these are the opening stages of genocide
Trans folks: Tell me the ways you've changed your own habits (since Trump's reelection or whatever) ... Maybe I'll make a WHT. Please write me via my site (linked in bio) or if you want, reply here. I'll be logged out tho.
#OtD 1 Sept 1949 trans revolutionary Leslie Feinberg was born. Ze worked in factories before writing powerfully about LGBT+ issues and publishing hir first novel, Stone Butch Blues, in 1993. Hir last words: "Remember me as a revolutionary communist" stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8159...
If you’re disabled and being abused by the system or your caregiver… please know it’s not your fault. It’s not your shame. You did nothing to deserve it. Society has failed to protect disabled people & left us vulnerable to severe mistreatment. We all deserve better.