♾️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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Based in Scotland, citizen of the world.
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.
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How many autistic kids (and adults) have been driven into meltdowns not because they did anything wrong, but because their echolalic communication needs were misunderstood? Here's to all of us trying harder and doing better. TY @jessdiaryofamom.bsky.social and crew.
www.facebook.com/thinkingpers...
www.facebook.com/thinkingpers...
Thinking Person's Guide to Autism
Both heartbreaking and revelatory: How many autistic kids (and adults) have been punished not because they did anything wrong, but because their echolalic or scripting communication needs were...
www.facebook.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:37 PM
How many autistic kids (and adults) have been driven into meltdowns not because they did anything wrong, but because their echolalic communication needs were misunderstood? Here's to all of us trying harder and doing better. TY @jessdiaryofamom.bsky.social and crew.
www.facebook.com/thinkingpers...
www.facebook.com/thinkingpers...
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Change a letter, makena singer/band less appealing:
Lady MAGA
Lady MAGA
Change a letter, make a singer/band less appealing:
Slur
Slur
November 14, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Change a letter, makena singer/band less appealing:
Lady MAGA
Lady MAGA
Change a letter, make a singer/band less appealing:
Slur
Slur
November 14, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Change a letter, make a singer/band less appealing:
Slur
Slur
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seeing how many people show up in jeffery epstein's emails makes me happy i never reply to anyone's email
November 13, 2025 at 4:08 AM
seeing how many people show up in jeffery epstein's emails makes me happy i never reply to anyone's email
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"Autism: I think before I act
ADHD: I act before I think
AuDHD: I overanalyzed, did it impulsively, and now I’m spiraling."
ADHD: I act before I think
AuDHD: I overanalyzed, did it impulsively, and now I’m spiraling."
November 13, 2025 at 8:06 AM
"Autism: I think before I act
ADHD: I act before I think
AuDHD: I overanalyzed, did it impulsively, and now I’m spiraling."
ADHD: I act before I think
AuDHD: I overanalyzed, did it impulsively, and now I’m spiraling."
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BTW: Quoted from Kojo Sarfo
stan.store/drkojosarfo
stan.store/drkojosarfo
November 14, 2025 at 8:43 AM
BTW: Quoted from Kojo Sarfo
stan.store/drkojosarfo
stan.store/drkojosarfo
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"Autism: I shut down when overwhelmed
ADHD: I power through when overwhelmed
AuDHD: I power through the shutdown until I crash completely"
(Dr. Kojo Sarfo)
ADHD: I power through when overwhelmed
AuDHD: I power through the shutdown until I crash completely"
(Dr. Kojo Sarfo)
November 14, 2025 at 8:59 AM
"Autism: I shut down when overwhelmed
ADHD: I power through when overwhelmed
AuDHD: I power through the shutdown until I crash completely"
(Dr. Kojo Sarfo)
ADHD: I power through when overwhelmed
AuDHD: I power through the shutdown until I crash completely"
(Dr. Kojo Sarfo)
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They also seem to think all those unpaid hours we spend educating them because we *have to*, we're happy to volunteer, because let's face it, we have SO MUCH energy to spare!
I find myself increasingly wondering how able bodied people appear to believe that being disabled is"easy."
Getting accommodations in school, uni and/or work: easy, a breeze, even!
Getting a doctor to write you a certificate supporting your needs: EASY!
Working from home: EASY!
Getting accommodations in school, uni and/or work: easy, a breeze, even!
Getting a doctor to write you a certificate supporting your needs: EASY!
Working from home: EASY!
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 PM
They also seem to think all those unpaid hours we spend educating them because we *have to*, we're happy to volunteer, because let's face it, we have SO MUCH energy to spare!
Get to know your mutuals! 10 things I like (no particular order)
1. Thunderstorms
2. Sci-fi and fantasy
3. Etymology
4. A perfect cup of tea
5. Walking through woods
6. Olive oil soap
7. Expertise shared
8. Bees buzzing in lavender
9. The smell of bread baking
10. All the music
1. Thunderstorms
2. Sci-fi and fantasy
3. Etymology
4. A perfect cup of tea
5. Walking through woods
6. Olive oil soap
7. Expertise shared
8. Bees buzzing in lavender
9. The smell of bread baking
10. All the music
Get to know your mutuals! 10 things I like (no particular order)
1. Dark nights
2. Frost
3. Stroopwafels
4. Old fashioned tea roses
5. Naps on sunny afternoons
6. Synthwave
7. Architecture
8. Stationery
9. Art supplies of any kind
10. Schlocky 80s horror movies
1. Dark nights
2. Frost
3. Stroopwafels
4. Old fashioned tea roses
5. Naps on sunny afternoons
6. Synthwave
7. Architecture
8. Stationery
9. Art supplies of any kind
10. Schlocky 80s horror movies
Get to know your mutuals! 10 things I like (no particular order)
1. Rainey days.
2. Conversations with my children
3. Enthusiastic about a ttrpg.
4. Cheesecake.
5. Dramatised audio books.
6. Cherries.
7. Drawing (if the mood is right)
8. Trying different Rums
9. Clean underwear
0. Birds flying
1. Rainey days.
2. Conversations with my children
3. Enthusiastic about a ttrpg.
4. Cheesecake.
5. Dramatised audio books.
6. Cherries.
7. Drawing (if the mood is right)
8. Trying different Rums
9. Clean underwear
0. Birds flying
November 13, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Get to know your mutuals! 10 things I like (no particular order)
1. Thunderstorms
2. Sci-fi and fantasy
3. Etymology
4. A perfect cup of tea
5. Walking through woods
6. Olive oil soap
7. Expertise shared
8. Bees buzzing in lavender
9. The smell of bread baking
10. All the music
1. Thunderstorms
2. Sci-fi and fantasy
3. Etymology
4. A perfect cup of tea
5. Walking through woods
6. Olive oil soap
7. Expertise shared
8. Bees buzzing in lavender
9. The smell of bread baking
10. All the music
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Dismissing racism in autism spaces erases the reality that Black autistic people face harsher discipline, misdiagnosis & bias daily, autism isn’t experienced in a vacuum I cannot stress that enough! Race shapes how the world sees you 👌🏽
November 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Dismissing racism in autism spaces erases the reality that Black autistic people face harsher discipline, misdiagnosis & bias daily, autism isn’t experienced in a vacuum I cannot stress that enough! Race shapes how the world sees you 👌🏽
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Disability is morally neutral. It is neither an absolution nor a condemnation. It exists amid the panoply of Nature, which includes human beings.
November 13, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Disability is morally neutral. It is neither an absolution nor a condemnation. It exists amid the panoply of Nature, which includes human beings.
"More complicated is the evidence that Hitler probably had one or more of a number of neurodiverse and mental health conditions."
'Complicated' doing some heavy lifting here, and 'neurodiverse conditions' is just...embarrassing.
Journalists: PLEASE stop writing about subjects you don't understand.
'Complicated' doing some heavy lifting here, and 'neurodiverse conditions' is just...embarrassing.
Journalists: PLEASE stop writing about subjects you don't understand.
Exclusive: Adolf Hitler’s DNA has been sequenced by scientists
It has:
- shown he had a disorder which impacted his sexual development
- debunked rumours about his ancestry
- shown a high likelihood that he had a neurodivergent condition and/or bipolar disorder
www.thetimes.com/article/e728...
It has:
- shown he had a disorder which impacted his sexual development
- debunked rumours about his ancestry
- shown a high likelihood that he had a neurodivergent condition and/or bipolar disorder
www.thetimes.com/article/e728...
Hitler had hidden genetic sexual disorder, DNA analysis reveals
The Nazi dictator had Kallmann syndrome, which hinders normal puberty and the development of sexual organs, according to groundbreaking research
www.thetimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:07 AM
"More complicated is the evidence that Hitler probably had one or more of a number of neurodiverse and mental health conditions."
'Complicated' doing some heavy lifting here, and 'neurodiverse conditions' is just...embarrassing.
Journalists: PLEASE stop writing about subjects you don't understand.
'Complicated' doing some heavy lifting here, and 'neurodiverse conditions' is just...embarrassing.
Journalists: PLEASE stop writing about subjects you don't understand.
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I'm 2 followers off 1.5K. I'd have more of that if I didn't block all the suspiciously lady-only-following accounts, but it would be nice to reach the next milestone. So if you're interested in TTRPGs, sketching, memes and snark, I'm yer woman.
Here's a Godzilla meme to tempt you in.
Here's a Godzilla meme to tempt you in.
November 12, 2025 at 11:14 AM
I'm 2 followers off 1.5K. I'd have more of that if I didn't block all the suspiciously lady-only-following accounts, but it would be nice to reach the next milestone. So if you're interested in TTRPGs, sketching, memes and snark, I'm yer woman.
Here's a Godzilla meme to tempt you in.
Here's a Godzilla meme to tempt you in.
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With alt text and a reminder to unfollow.
They fired all the Black and trans journalists and will no longer cover politics.
They fired all the Black and trans journalists and will no longer cover politics.
November 12, 2025 at 12:32 PM
With alt text and a reminder to unfollow.
They fired all the Black and trans journalists and will no longer cover politics.
They fired all the Black and trans journalists and will no longer cover politics.
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My November Byline Times is up - I'm shooting from the hip, not shying away from the stark facts facing the disabled.
Decent Housing? A Privilege - Especially for the Disabled.
I marvel at the sheer audacity of Housing Associations and how profit is still leading the way over need.
buff.ly/kzIyI50
Decent Housing? A Privilege - Especially for the Disabled.
I marvel at the sheer audacity of Housing Associations and how profit is still leading the way over need.
buff.ly/kzIyI50
November 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
My November Byline Times is up - I'm shooting from the hip, not shying away from the stark facts facing the disabled.
Decent Housing? A Privilege - Especially for the Disabled.
I marvel at the sheer audacity of Housing Associations and how profit is still leading the way over need.
buff.ly/kzIyI50
Decent Housing? A Privilege - Especially for the Disabled.
I marvel at the sheer audacity of Housing Associations and how profit is still leading the way over need.
buff.ly/kzIyI50
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We're going to land in a post-credential world soon enough and we need to be able to take care of each other ethically, efficaciously, and humanely as we build new and better interpersonal praxis and pedagogy.
November 11, 2025 at 4:42 PM
We're going to land in a post-credential world soon enough and we need to be able to take care of each other ethically, efficaciously, and humanely as we build new and better interpersonal praxis and pedagogy.
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'They were those like Sir Oswald Mosley who were fascinated by the spectacle of brutal power. They would like to use it themselves. They grovelled to Nazi dictatorship in order that they could make people in their turn grovel to them'
Winston Churchill, 1936
Winston Churchill, 1936
Conservative Shadow Culture Secretary Nigel Huddleston tells GB News that the BBC should "grovel" to Trump.
Amazing how many British 'patriots' are spending their time telling our national broadcaster to prostrate itself before a hostile foreign leader
Amazing how many British 'patriots' are spending their time telling our national broadcaster to prostrate itself before a hostile foreign leader
November 11, 2025 at 12:23 PM
'They were those like Sir Oswald Mosley who were fascinated by the spectacle of brutal power. They would like to use it themselves. They grovelled to Nazi dictatorship in order that they could make people in their turn grovel to them'
Winston Churchill, 1936
Winston Churchill, 1936
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They’ve been at the forefront of ‘Autism and ADHD are over diagnosed’ bs, especially ADHD.
It’s now almost impossible to get an NHS diagnosis in Scotland, most health boards have closed waiting lists. The same is now happening in England.
It’s now almost impossible to get an NHS diagnosis in Scotland, most health boards have closed waiting lists. The same is now happening in England.
In the last decade, the BBC has legitimised climate change denialism, paved the way for Brexit, defended the coup that was prorogation, over-platformed Farage's Far Right projects, and is neutral on our abandonment of human rights norms.
What is this 'good' it supposedly does?
What is this 'good' it supposedly does?
November 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
They’ve been at the forefront of ‘Autism and ADHD are over diagnosed’ bs, especially ADHD.
It’s now almost impossible to get an NHS diagnosis in Scotland, most health boards have closed waiting lists. The same is now happening in England.
It’s now almost impossible to get an NHS diagnosis in Scotland, most health boards have closed waiting lists. The same is now happening in England.
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'What autistic people – and those with ADHD and dyslexia – really think about the word ‘neurodiversity’
New research by @draimeegrant.bsky.social,
@dramypearson.bsky.social
& Jennifer Leigh
theconversation.com/what-autisti...
New research by @draimeegrant.bsky.social,
@dramypearson.bsky.social
& Jennifer Leigh
theconversation.com/what-autisti...
What autistic people – and those with ADHD and dyslexia – really think about the word ‘neurodiversity’
A new UK survey of more than 900 neurodivergent adults has revealed strong feelings about the language of neurodiversity.
theconversation.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
'What autistic people – and those with ADHD and dyslexia – really think about the word ‘neurodiversity’
New research by @draimeegrant.bsky.social,
@dramypearson.bsky.social
& Jennifer Leigh
theconversation.com/what-autisti...
New research by @draimeegrant.bsky.social,
@dramypearson.bsky.social
& Jennifer Leigh
theconversation.com/what-autisti...
Elon's favourite cocktail is water on the rocks.
Elon's favorite flavor is Salt.
Elon's favorite Star Wars is Rise of Skywalker
November 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Elon's favourite cocktail is water on the rocks.
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This short video clip describes so well the familiar experience of internal shame and self-judgement so many of us feel when our cognitive and/or social capacity doesn’t meet the demands of a situation @jo3grace.bsky.social
"When I can speak, I feel clever, and when I cannot speak I feel foolish, and these feelings are my own internalised ableism."
Important film exploring the artificial speaking/nonspeaking binary from @jo3grace.bsky.social
#autism
#neurodiversity
#autistic
youtu.be/2a95P2pV-ZM?...
Important film exploring the artificial speaking/nonspeaking binary from @jo3grace.bsky.social
#autism
#neurodiversity
#autistic
youtu.be/2a95P2pV-ZM?...
2 Semi Speaking
YouTube video by The Sensory Projects
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 12:38 PM
This short video clip describes so well the familiar experience of internal shame and self-judgement so many of us feel when our cognitive and/or social capacity doesn’t meet the demands of a situation @jo3grace.bsky.social
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Thank you for sharing, I wrote in The Subtle Spectrum about multiple occasions of bumping into internalised ablism, it's always a very uncomfortable realisation and this one was especially so. www.thesensoryprojects.co.uk/books
November 11, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Thank you for sharing, I wrote in The Subtle Spectrum about multiple occasions of bumping into internalised ablism, it's always a very uncomfortable realisation and this one was especially so. www.thesensoryprojects.co.uk/books
Most people are incredibly unaware and uneducated about disability justice (despite multiple awareness campaigns) unless they are directly and personally affected.
Ableism just doesn't seem to be on most people's radar the way other forms of discrimination are.
It just doesn't register with them.
Ableism just doesn't seem to be on most people's radar the way other forms of discrimination are.
It just doesn't register with them.
There can be no social justice without disability justice.
Yall real silent about disability injustices because most of you don’t see disability as a thing that can happen to you.
We are “aww those poor people”. Meanwhile disability can happen to anyone at any moment and those injustices you ignored? They become your experiences too
We are “aww those poor people”. Meanwhile disability can happen to anyone at any moment and those injustices you ignored? They become your experiences too
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Most people are incredibly unaware and uneducated about disability justice (despite multiple awareness campaigns) unless they are directly and personally affected.
Ableism just doesn't seem to be on most people's radar the way other forms of discrimination are.
It just doesn't register with them.
Ableism just doesn't seem to be on most people's radar the way other forms of discrimination are.
It just doesn't register with them.