Autistic people can struggle with food textures and smells. Feeling nauseated around certain foods is not uncommon. Being forced to eat certain foods because “they are good for you” but make you feel physically ill creates a bad relationship to food and eating in general.

I knew it was being developed and now it is finally here, Autistic Barbie. It is being launched in the UK and will be part of Barbie's Fashionistas line. I have read some of the different pro and con reactions online and both sides have some solid points.

Autistic people may find answering yes/no questions challenging at times because often we like to consider every possibility and thus come up with many contingencies and exceptions that can sometimes make settling on ‘yes’ or ‘no’ a challenge unless we receive additional context.

REFERENCES Lawsuit - https://t.co/r4MxhtrdxM Injunction - https://t.co/OZLbRMloEc 9/9 🧵

It is sad to me that the president cares more about his image than he does about the deaf and hard-of-hearing community, who simply just want to know what he is saying to the country. 8/9

Our president was sued during his first term in office because of a lack of ASL interpreters. A federal district court had to order the White House to provide them for all of the coronavirus-related briefings. 7/9

Closed captioning is not sufficient for the deaf community because ASL is distinct in its use of grammar and structure from English. During live events, closed captioning can be very delayed and often is full of mistakes. 6/9

The president is currently being sued by the National Association of the Deaf. His reasoning for dropping the ASL interpreters is that they, "would severely intrude on the President's prerogative to control the image he presents to the public". 5/9

Fast forward to today. ASL interpreters are supposed to be provided by our government for all public briefings, press conferences and related events by the president, vice president and press secretary. But, that stopped abruptly in January. 4/9

There are over 7 million deaf and hard-of-hearing people in the U.S. that use sign language to communicate. If you have had a chance to see the 2021 Academy Award winning film "CODA", you know how beautiful and expressive ASL is. 3/9

They would physically feel the beat and rhythm of the music through the floor of the stage they were performing on. The tech team had several speakers turned face-down on the floor so they could "feel" the music and rhythms vibrating through it. 2/9

CW: Personal story & commentary on ASL accessibility in the White House During high school I had a chance to work with the deaf community. There was a deaf ASL choir that would perform songs. It was always a treat when they would perform for us. 1/9

So now people have a problem with the use of ear defenders in classrooms Wanna know what ear defenders do? Help the child focus on the teacher. That's it! No music (they're not headphones). It's not "coddling". It doesn't give someone an advantage

#Oliverscampaign When it comes to voting, THINK before you do. Reform UKs Richard Tice says "children wearing ear defenders in school is insane". Mr Tice I believe should self reflect & address his own ignorance & bias https://t.co/cgJRImY8Hl

I see that the “hiki” app is in the news again. TLDR: it is a meetup/dating app for neurodivergents. The feedback I've heard from others that tried it: * Too expensive * Limited users * Basic features are paywalled Do your own research. YMMV https://t.co/sda5sZxKTc

ADHD symptoms be like: • annoys teachers • hard to parent • not so great at work • a bit creative? • too quiet • too loud • too sensitive • too much

Really sad news today. We lost disability rights activist Alice Wong. If you don’t know about Alice’s journey take some time to read about her. RIP Alice 💛 https://t.co/bbLbCifh2b

Let’s talk tags on clothing. I hate them and they annoy me to no end. And even if I cut them off, the tiny bit remaining always manages to touch me and I hate it. Do tags bother you? #AskingAutistics #ActuallyAutistic image: unknown

Do you ever have your need for more information mistaken for "being intentionally difficult"?

Jordyn Zimmerman calls for “a more user-centered design approach across the board—where AAC users are not merely participants, but leaders…” Free at https://t.co/pj0BzynCKz @Communica1st @ISAAC_AAC @NARICInfo