I was diagnosed with #autism during my teenage years. I normally talk about my experiences on Twitter but I never really done a thread on autism experiences. I am in the mood for a thread this evening. Please share this. /1

And, baby, that’s show business for you. New album The Life of a Showgirl. Out October 3  ❤️‍🔥 https://t.co/rIaG2Ezo7Z Album Producers: Max Martin, Shellback and Taylor Swift 📸: Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott

I will explain this from an autistic pov, when we discover an object that we love so much like a special toy, we feel a deep sense of connection, we make memories that are so precious and irreplaceable, and mean so much, and when we lose something like this, it’s extremely... /1

upsetting and heartbreaking, you can’t just go and buy a new one, it doesn’t work like that. I really hope she gets it back, I can so emphasise with how this feels /2

I will explain this from an autistic pov, when we discover an object that we love so much like a special toy, we feel a deep sense of connection, we make memories that are so precious and irreplaceable, and mean so much, and when we lose something like this, it’s extremely... /1

how cute are these tiny little taylor album sweaters 🥹🫶🏼

Is it just me or does anyone else find when you go from a warm environment into a cold environment like stepping out of your house, you feel the cold even more intensely? It’s the worst feeling ever!

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Is it just me or does anyone else find when you go from a warm environment into a cold environment like stepping out of your house, you feel the cold even more intensely? It’s the worst feeling ever!

Is it just me or does anyone else sometimes avoid replying to messages because they don't know how to reply to them?

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Is it just me or does anyone else sometimes avoid replying to messages because they don't know how to reply to them?

My rapist is being considered for parole after only serving HALF his sentence. The hearing is scheduled for Valentine’s Day, and despite the insensitivity, I applied to attend. My application has been REFUSED. Why do rapists have more rights than their victims?

Is it just me or does anyone else struggle to identify familiar faces out of context? For example, you know someone beforehand but encounter them somewhere when you weren't expecting to see them

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Is it just me or does anyone else struggle to identify familiar faces out of context? For example, you know someone beforehand but encounter them somewhere when you weren't expecting to see them

Information overload is one of the worst experiences as an autistic person. I try to do one of my university assignments and like 20 different papers, 10 different PowerPoint guides, and a dataset with about 1200 lines with 30< columns altogether, my head is proper frazzled 😅

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Information overload is one of the worst experiences as an autistic person. I try to do one of my university assignments and like 20 different papers, 10 different PowerPoint guides, and a dataset with about 1200 lines with 30< columns altogether, my head is proper frazzled 😅

Right, we all know Blue Monday isn’t real and our mental health doesn’t fit neatly into a calendar. But as it’s trending again this year, we’ll use this moment to share some words that could hopefully bring comfort when tough days do happen. Retweet to help us get real info out.