♾️Clear Autism♾️
@clearautism.bsky.social
Autism, Neurodivergence, Disability.
Based in Scotland, citizen of the world.
Occasional autism outreach and consulting support.
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Occasional autism outreach and consulting support.
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♾️Clear Autism♾️
@clearautism.bsky.social
· Nov 18
I've not really done an introduction yet, so for those who don't know me from *there*:
I'm Clear Autism, and I post about neurodiversity/neurodivergence, disability and carers rights, and related issues, in English and French (UK based but lived in France for years). Probably AuDHD but shy about it.
I'm Clear Autism, and I post about neurodiversity/neurodivergence, disability and carers rights, and related issues, in English and French (UK based but lived in France for years). Probably AuDHD but shy about it.
The pro assisted dying lobby never address legitimate concerns, they just say it would never happen when plainly it could, and it does in other jurisdictions.
At least the Lords are listening to disabled people.
At least the Lords are listening to disabled people.
Assisted dying backers accused of bullying over threat to bypass Lords
Assisted dying backers accused of bullying over threat to bypass Lords
Opponents of bill insist government should not give it special treatment as peers delay its passage
Opponents of the assisted dying bill have accused its supporters of bullying after key backers said they would attempt to bypass the House of Lords if peers continue to block it.
The Labour MP Kim Leadbeater and the Labour peer Charles Falconer said the government had a duty to listen to the anger among supporters about how the bill had been handled in the Lords. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:07 PM
The pro assisted dying lobby never address legitimate concerns, they just say it would never happen when plainly it could, and it does in other jurisdictions.
At least the Lords are listening to disabled people.
At least the Lords are listening to disabled people.
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This is the problem with Assisted Dying policies that are implemented without sufficient policies to ensure a right to care or a dignified life.
A Canadian man waited a year for treatment for end of life care only to get denied.
His MAiD approval happened in two weeks.
That’s eugenics.
A Canadian man waited a year for treatment for end of life care only to get denied.
His MAiD approval happened in two weeks.
That’s eugenics.
A man waits nearly a year for regulated psilocybin therapy to ease end-of-life distress and is denied.
He applies for MAiD and is approved in 3 weeks.
Bureaucracy moves fast when it wants to.
He applies for MAiD and is approved in 3 weeks.
Bureaucracy moves fast when it wants to.
January 29, 2026 at 9:21 PM
This is the problem with Assisted Dying policies that are implemented without sufficient policies to ensure a right to care or a dignified life.
A Canadian man waited a year for treatment for end of life care only to get denied.
His MAiD approval happened in two weeks.
That’s eugenics.
A Canadian man waited a year for treatment for end of life care only to get denied.
His MAiD approval happened in two weeks.
That’s eugenics.
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Sincerely, to anyone who uses that word regularly, why?
Legitimately want to know from left-wing accounts that use the R-word, why do you use it? I know why right-wingers use it. But left-wingers, why?
January 29, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Sincerely, to anyone who uses that word regularly, why?
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Legitimately want to know from left-wing accounts that use the R-word, why do you use it? I know why right-wingers use it. But left-wingers, why?
January 29, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Legitimately want to know from left-wing accounts that use the R-word, why do you use it? I know why right-wingers use it. But left-wingers, why?
This week, the UK lost its measles elimination status. According to the BMJ, "96.4% of those infected had not received a single dose of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine."
Canada lost its status in November 2025.
We're going to _Find Out_ very soon what the implications are.
Canada lost its status in November 2025.
We're going to _Find Out_ very soon what the implications are.
ICYMI: Most new IACC appointees are autism pseudoscience has-beens who were never taken seriously by the autism research community, & were shunned by the media after the Disneyland measles outbreak showed the public health consequences of anti-vaccine disinfo.
And now RFK Jr. has resurrected them.
And now RFK Jr. has resurrected them.
Welp, we have a new IACC (Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee), the US government’s advisory panel for autism issues. It is entirely planted with worst case pseudosciencers who will “Fight Against Autism”—and ignore autistic rights and needs. Just awful news.
www.hhs.gov/press-room/h...
www.hhs.gov/press-room/h...
January 29, 2026 at 6:21 PM
This week, the UK lost its measles elimination status. According to the BMJ, "96.4% of those infected had not received a single dose of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine."
Canada lost its status in November 2025.
We're going to _Find Out_ very soon what the implications are.
Canada lost its status in November 2025.
We're going to _Find Out_ very soon what the implications are.
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One of the dangers of normalization therapies like ABA (Applied Behavioral Analysis) is that they can interfere with parents knowing what their autistic kids’ legitimate likes and dislikes—and even personalities—are.
#autism #neurodiversity #BetterWaysThanABA
#autism #neurodiversity #BetterWaysThanABA
January 29, 2026 at 5:50 PM
One of the dangers of normalization therapies like ABA (Applied Behavioral Analysis) is that they can interfere with parents knowing what their autistic kids’ legitimate likes and dislikes—and even personalities—are.
#autism #neurodiversity #BetterWaysThanABA
#autism #neurodiversity #BetterWaysThanABA
@audhdeepdive.bsky.social
introduced me to Dr Kojo sarfo and now my whole family is obsessed to the point we do one of his little bows whenever we catch one another/ourselves doing a neurodivergence 😄😄😄
youtube.com/shorts/sRttH...
introduced me to Dr Kojo sarfo and now my whole family is obsessed to the point we do one of his little bows whenever we catch one another/ourselves doing a neurodivergence 😄😄😄
youtube.com/shorts/sRttH...
January 29, 2026 at 5:40 PM
@audhdeepdive.bsky.social
introduced me to Dr Kojo sarfo and now my whole family is obsessed to the point we do one of his little bows whenever we catch one another/ourselves doing a neurodivergence 😄😄😄
youtube.com/shorts/sRttH...
introduced me to Dr Kojo sarfo and now my whole family is obsessed to the point we do one of his little bows whenever we catch one another/ourselves doing a neurodivergence 😄😄😄
youtube.com/shorts/sRttH...
Very glad that the dogs will be protected...
How many disabled people will be put at risk from the assisted suicide bill you're supporting?
How many disabled people will be put at risk from the assisted suicide bill you're supporting?
Today the Scottish Parliament will vote on @markruskell.bsky.social's Bill to ban greyhound racing in Scotland. 🐶
This cruel 'sport' results in the deaths of hundreds of dogs a year in the UK and is only legal in a handful of countries.
It's time to end it in Scotland for good.
This cruel 'sport' results in the deaths of hundreds of dogs a year in the UK and is only legal in a handful of countries.
It's time to end it in Scotland for good.
January 29, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Very glad that the dogs will be protected...
How many disabled people will be put at risk from the assisted suicide bill you're supporting?
How many disabled people will be put at risk from the assisted suicide bill you're supporting?
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Autistic young people & eyes. Big study looking at the optician's records. They found that the autistic young people were more likely to have visual impairment, and/or eye movement difficulties (oculomotor = 'squint'/'wandering eye' etc)/
Ocular phenotypes associated with autism and atypical neurodevelopment: Insights from electronic health records
Atypical visual perception is often described in autism spectrum disorder (ASD); however, few studies have characterized ocular conditions in ASD usin…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:40 AM
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Autistic young people & eyes. Big study looking at the optician's records. They found that the autistic young people were more likely to have visual impairment, and/or eye movement difficulties (oculomotor = 'squint'/'wandering eye' etc)/
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You cannot buy the revolution. You cannot make the revolution. You can only be the revolution. It is in your spirit, or it is nowhere.
January 28, 2026 at 11:30 PM
You cannot buy the revolution. You cannot make the revolution. You can only be the revolution. It is in your spirit, or it is nowhere.
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Hot off campaigning in the wrong constituency, Lee Anderson asked the minister for disabled people why the UK has the highest rate of disability in Europe, which we dont.
Me for @thecanaryuk.bsky.social www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
Me for @thecanaryuk.bsky.social www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
Lee Anderson makes a fool of himself again, this time about disability
Lee Anderson claimed the UK has Europe’s highest disability rate — but the facts demolish his argument and expose yet another stunt
www.thecanary.co
January 28, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Hot off campaigning in the wrong constituency, Lee Anderson asked the minister for disabled people why the UK has the highest rate of disability in Europe, which we dont.
Me for @thecanaryuk.bsky.social www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
Me for @thecanaryuk.bsky.social www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
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Thank you.
Some people want to use slurs so badly, it's wild.
They invent all kinds of weird and irrelevant hypothetical circumstances instead of just saying, I don't want to hurt people, I'll take care.
Instead they're like, but what if I want to talk about a bunch of sticks? I NEED the f-slur!
Some people want to use slurs so badly, it's wild.
They invent all kinds of weird and irrelevant hypothetical circumstances instead of just saying, I don't want to hurt people, I'll take care.
Instead they're like, but what if I want to talk about a bunch of sticks? I NEED the f-slur!
December 30, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Thank you.
Some people want to use slurs so badly, it's wild.
They invent all kinds of weird and irrelevant hypothetical circumstances instead of just saying, I don't want to hurt people, I'll take care.
Instead they're like, but what if I want to talk about a bunch of sticks? I NEED the f-slur!
Some people want to use slurs so badly, it's wild.
They invent all kinds of weird and irrelevant hypothetical circumstances instead of just saying, I don't want to hurt people, I'll take care.
Instead they're like, but what if I want to talk about a bunch of sticks? I NEED the f-slur!
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So the word 'disability' is banned but the R slur is acceptable?
Lovely.
(And so called leftists using that same word because "that's how we beat them" - you're even worse. Get lost.)
www.yahoo.com/news/elon-mu...
Lovely.
(And so called leftists using that same word because "that's how we beat them" - you're even worse. Get lost.)
www.yahoo.com/news/elon-mu...
Elon Musk keeps tweeting the 'R-word.' Disability advocates say he needs to stop.
Elon Musk's slurs against disabled people anger them and their advocates. They're speaking out.
www.yahoo.com
February 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
So the word 'disability' is banned but the R slur is acceptable?
Lovely.
(And so called leftists using that same word because "that's how we beat them" - you're even worse. Get lost.)
www.yahoo.com/news/elon-mu...
Lovely.
(And so called leftists using that same word because "that's how we beat them" - you're even worse. Get lost.)
www.yahoo.com/news/elon-mu...
Share one of your favourite lines from a COMEDY movie!
January 26, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Share one of your favourite lines from a COMEDY movie!
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About planing without intention
Late morning. I kept postponing the important task. Not because it was hard. Because it had no slot.
ADHD trap:priority without a container
Try this:
✍️ Block your calendar
⏱️ Make it non-negotiable
🎯 Start with the clock, not your mood
Scheduling beats motivation
#adhd
Late morning. I kept postponing the important task. Not because it was hard. Because it had no slot.
ADHD trap:priority without a container
Try this:
✍️ Block your calendar
⏱️ Make it non-negotiable
🎯 Start with the clock, not your mood
Scheduling beats motivation
#adhd
January 25, 2026 at 10:55 PM
About planing without intention
Late morning. I kept postponing the important task. Not because it was hard. Because it had no slot.
ADHD trap:priority without a container
Try this:
✍️ Block your calendar
⏱️ Make it non-negotiable
🎯 Start with the clock, not your mood
Scheduling beats motivation
#adhd
Late morning. I kept postponing the important task. Not because it was hard. Because it had no slot.
ADHD trap:priority without a container
Try this:
✍️ Block your calendar
⏱️ Make it non-negotiable
🎯 Start with the clock, not your mood
Scheduling beats motivation
#adhd
Change a letter, ruin a film:
Sportacus
Sportacus
January 25, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Change a letter, ruin a film:
Sportacus
Sportacus
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"Ye Hypocrites, are these your pranks
To murder men and gie God thanks
Desist for shame, proceed no further
God won't accept your thanks for murder."
- Robert Burns
To murder men and gie God thanks
Desist for shame, proceed no further
God won't accept your thanks for murder."
- Robert Burns
August 14, 2024 at 5:48 PM
"Ye Hypocrites, are these your pranks
To murder men and gie God thanks
Desist for shame, proceed no further
God won't accept your thanks for murder."
- Robert Burns
To murder men and gie God thanks
Desist for shame, proceed no further
God won't accept your thanks for murder."
- Robert Burns
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"Now if we could just convince people that having an autistic child isn’t an outcome to avoid. It’s OK to have an autistic child! It’s OK to be autistic! & it’s OK to take acetaminophen during pregnancy, as directed!" @ejwillingham.bsky.social, in the TPGA newsletter:
buttondown.com/TPGA/archive...
buttondown.com/TPGA/archive...
Autistic Barbie met with joy, controversy
Do all autistic people interested in Barbie look like this doll or wear headphones or use an AAC device? No. But it is an important social statement on a global stage.
buttondown.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:15 PM
"Now if we could just convince people that having an autistic child isn’t an outcome to avoid. It’s OK to have an autistic child! It’s OK to be autistic! & it’s OK to take acetaminophen during pregnancy, as directed!" @ejwillingham.bsky.social, in the TPGA newsletter:
buttondown.com/TPGA/archive...
buttondown.com/TPGA/archive...
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are they not monsters?
January 22, 2026 at 12:08 AM
are they not monsters?
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"Without us you'd all be speaking German", Donald Trump tells an audience in Davos, in Switzerland. Where the most common language is German.
January 21, 2026 at 2:05 PM
"Without us you'd all be speaking German", Donald Trump tells an audience in Davos, in Switzerland. Where the most common language is German.
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we will continue in generations to come just as we always have
Autism will outlive fascism 🫶
Autism will outlive fascism 🫶
January 21, 2026 at 3:48 PM
we will continue in generations to come just as we always have
Autism will outlive fascism 🫶
Autism will outlive fascism 🫶
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"It is not only the less conspicuous of us that oppose cure." - Mel Baggs
Autistic people oppose the idea of being "cured" and we think that ought to be the end of the debate.
Autistic people oppose the idea of being "cured" and we think that ought to be the end of the debate.
January 21, 2026 at 3:37 PM
"It is not only the less conspicuous of us that oppose cure." - Mel Baggs
Autistic people oppose the idea of being "cured" and we think that ought to be the end of the debate.
Autistic people oppose the idea of being "cured" and we think that ought to be the end of the debate.
"[It] literally does not matter what kind of oppression you face, you’re guaranteed to face ableism as a component part of it. You can’t get away from ableism."
(H/T @audhd-psychnp.com
and @gregoryaight.bsky.social - you inspired me to rediscover this)
ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2016/05/01/t...
(H/T @audhd-psychnp.com
and @gregoryaight.bsky.social - you inspired me to rediscover this)
ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2016/05/01/t...
There is ableism somewhere at the heart of your oppression, no matter what your oppression might be.
If you are oppressed, then you face ableism. It’s that simple. You’re probably not used to this concept at all, so I’ll explain(1). Bear with me, because this is quite impor…
ballastexistenz.wordpress.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:51 PM
"[It] literally does not matter what kind of oppression you face, you’re guaranteed to face ableism as a component part of it. You can’t get away from ableism."
(H/T @audhd-psychnp.com
and @gregoryaight.bsky.social - you inspired me to rediscover this)
ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2016/05/01/t...
(H/T @audhd-psychnp.com
and @gregoryaight.bsky.social - you inspired me to rediscover this)
ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2016/05/01/t...
Oh now this is GOOD.
I have been using the term "obviously disabled" but I'm liking conspicuous
I have been using the term "obviously disabled" but I'm liking conspicuous
Now I take a page from the writing of Mel Baggs and use the word "conspicuous"
I am "less conspicuous" perhaps, but my function is variable & not always subject to objective outward signs
a child or adult in a group home may be MORE conspicuous BUT who knows! could function just as well or better!
I am "less conspicuous" perhaps, but my function is variable & not always subject to objective outward signs
a child or adult in a group home may be MORE conspicuous BUT who knows! could function just as well or better!
January 21, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Oh now this is GOOD.
I have been using the term "obviously disabled" but I'm liking conspicuous
I have been using the term "obviously disabled" but I'm liking conspicuous
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Find out about the history of monotropism.
Dinah Murray presented ‘Attention Tunnelling and Autism‘ at the Durham autism conference in 1992. This was the first ever publication about monotropism.
monotropism.org/history/
Dinah Murray presented ‘Attention Tunnelling and Autism‘ at the Durham autism conference in 1992. This was the first ever publication about monotropism.
monotropism.org/history/
History of Monotropism
Fergus Murray and Wenn Lawson (2022) See also the archive of Dinah Murray’s work. Dinah Murray completed her PhD in psycholinguistics at University College London in 1985, with the title ‘Lan…
monotropism.org
January 20, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Find out about the history of monotropism.
Dinah Murray presented ‘Attention Tunnelling and Autism‘ at the Durham autism conference in 1992. This was the first ever publication about monotropism.
monotropism.org/history/
Dinah Murray presented ‘Attention Tunnelling and Autism‘ at the Durham autism conference in 1992. This was the first ever publication about monotropism.
monotropism.org/history/