Sarah Akin
@sarahakin.bsky.social
Autistic, sensitive, strange, and solitary.
INFJ, sp/sx 5w4
The Arts, Cognitive and Social Science, Experiential Realism, Sci-Fi, Slipstream, Arthouse, Psychological Horror, Archetype, Metaphorical Mapping, Simulacra, Agnes Obel, Anna Kavan, Dickinson
INFJ, sp/sx 5w4
The Arts, Cognitive and Social Science, Experiential Realism, Sci-Fi, Slipstream, Arthouse, Psychological Horror, Archetype, Metaphorical Mapping, Simulacra, Agnes Obel, Anna Kavan, Dickinson
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Sarah Akin
@sarahakin.bsky.social
· Nov 7
At the end of time,
In endless gray and empty rhymes,
There is a winged rush
And in the pools of ink,
A hush.
In endless gray and empty rhymes,
There is a winged rush
And in the pools of ink,
A hush.
Thread of my poetry.
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So cool: Autism researcher @desirjones.bsky.social talks with the original Steve from Blue's Clues about autism and neurodivergence! Available on YouTube or as a podcast.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLKV...
#autism #neurodiversity #BluesClues
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLKV...
#autism #neurodiversity #BluesClues
Dr. Desiree Jones on Neurodivergence: Who Decides What’s “Normal”?
YouTube video by Alive with Steve Burns
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:02 PM
So cool: Autism researcher @desirjones.bsky.social talks with the original Steve from Blue's Clues about autism and neurodivergence! Available on YouTube or as a podcast.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLKV...
#autism #neurodiversity #BluesClues
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLKV...
#autism #neurodiversity #BluesClues
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"Democrats will never fully support disabled people because disability is the antithesis of capitalism. It requires we take a step back from always making a profit when it comes to the lives of people who can produce no profit outside of extraction from our for-profit healthcare system."
100% this.
100% this.
When you actually think about how many issues are tied to disability you never think about, it’s intentional.
crutchesandspice.com/2025/11/11/c...
crutchesandspice.com/2025/11/11/c...
Capitalists Were Never Going To Protect Your Healthcare When Your Disablement Is For Profit
When I first began my career in disability advocacy as a professional, I was bright-eyed, believing that I would be working with the most vocal supporters of DEI and who rallied behind diversity as…
crutchesandspice.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:28 PM
"Democrats will never fully support disabled people because disability is the antithesis of capitalism. It requires we take a step back from always making a profit when it comes to the lives of people who can produce no profit outside of extraction from our for-profit healthcare system."
100% this.
100% this.
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“So, no, Democrats plunging healthcare negotiations … based on the pinky promises of Rs is not a surprise, it is a known factor for disabled people, particularly when you consider that healthcare and disability are trillion-dollar industries in which their donor class is leveraged to the hilt.
When you actually think about how many issues are tied to disability you never think about, it’s intentional.
crutchesandspice.com/2025/11/11/c...
crutchesandspice.com/2025/11/11/c...
Capitalists Were Never Going To Protect Your Healthcare When Your Disablement Is For Profit
When I first began my career in disability advocacy as a professional, I was bright-eyed, believing that I would be working with the most vocal supporters of DEI and who rallied behind diversity as…
crutchesandspice.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
“So, no, Democrats plunging healthcare negotiations … based on the pinky promises of Rs is not a surprise, it is a known factor for disabled people, particularly when you consider that healthcare and disability are trillion-dollar industries in which their donor class is leveraged to the hilt.
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ABA Harms.
More evidence:
"ABA therapy was associated with a greater use of acute mental health services; autistic youth in the ABA group had an overall risk that was 30% higher for mental health hospitalizations"
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
More evidence:
"ABA therapy was associated with a greater use of acute mental health services; autistic youth in the ABA group had an overall risk that was 30% higher for mental health hospitalizations"
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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November 11, 2025 at 12:06 AM
ABA Harms.
More evidence:
"ABA therapy was associated with a greater use of acute mental health services; autistic youth in the ABA group had an overall risk that was 30% higher for mental health hospitalizations"
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
More evidence:
"ABA therapy was associated with a greater use of acute mental health services; autistic youth in the ABA group had an overall risk that was 30% higher for mental health hospitalizations"
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
I've been wanting the Horrible Histories team to take over Doctor Who and a Youtuber (Whotuber?) just suggested the very same thing.
Where's the petition?!
Where's the petition?!
November 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I've been wanting the Horrible Histories team to take over Doctor Who and a Youtuber (Whotuber?) just suggested the very same thing.
Where's the petition?!
Where's the petition?!
Every time I disagree with the hive, I'm made aware of how often I'm agreeing with a hive.
November 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Every time I disagree with the hive, I'm made aware of how often I'm agreeing with a hive.
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There's a lot of focus in neurodivergent advocacy spaces on emphasising the positives of monotropic thinking, but it's a build with notable downsides, made worse because so few people can naturally empathise with them, so they imagine it's a perverse stubborn choice & not a default setting
November 8, 2025 at 7:09 PM
There's a lot of focus in neurodivergent advocacy spaces on emphasising the positives of monotropic thinking, but it's a build with notable downsides, made worse because so few people can naturally empathise with them, so they imagine it's a perverse stubborn choice & not a default setting
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I deserve an expert.
I deserve someone who understands my disability.
I deserve someone who sees my struggles.
The NHS is obligated to give a disabled person an expert on their disability.
I feel utterly ignored and desolate.
#autism
I deserve someone who understands my disability.
I deserve someone who sees my struggles.
The NHS is obligated to give a disabled person an expert on their disability.
I feel utterly ignored and desolate.
#autism
November 8, 2025 at 11:10 AM
I deserve an expert.
I deserve someone who understands my disability.
I deserve someone who sees my struggles.
The NHS is obligated to give a disabled person an expert on their disability.
I feel utterly ignored and desolate.
#autism
I deserve someone who understands my disability.
I deserve someone who sees my struggles.
The NHS is obligated to give a disabled person an expert on their disability.
I feel utterly ignored and desolate.
#autism
I wish someone would compile a list of negative autism portrayals, so I could watch television in peace.
(I'd say "problematic portrayals," but we'd be here all day.)
(I'd say "problematic portrayals," but we'd be here all day.)
November 8, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I wish someone would compile a list of negative autism portrayals, so I could watch television in peace.
(I'd say "problematic portrayals," but we'd be here all day.)
(I'd say "problematic portrayals," but we'd be here all day.)
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People love to tell disabled folks to “take responsibility”.
Take responsibility for what exactly?
For being sick?
For not getting better?
For needing social supports?
What they really mean is “we don’t want OUR taxes helping YOU survive”
Take responsibility for what exactly?
For being sick?
For not getting better?
For needing social supports?
What they really mean is “we don’t want OUR taxes helping YOU survive”
November 8, 2025 at 3:35 AM
People love to tell disabled folks to “take responsibility”.
Take responsibility for what exactly?
For being sick?
For not getting better?
For needing social supports?
What they really mean is “we don’t want OUR taxes helping YOU survive”
Take responsibility for what exactly?
For being sick?
For not getting better?
For needing social supports?
What they really mean is “we don’t want OUR taxes helping YOU survive”
There's a Youtube channel that just mixes colors together and it's making me question how I ever passed kindergarten.
November 7, 2025 at 2:12 PM
There's a Youtube channel that just mixes colors together and it's making me question how I ever passed kindergarten.
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Akibiyori 秋日和 (autumn day) from Asahi camera アサヒカメラ magazine selected works - Mie 三重 prefecture, Japan - December 1937.
November 7, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Akibiyori 秋日和 (autumn day) from Asahi camera アサヒカメラ magazine selected works - Mie 三重 prefecture, Japan - December 1937.
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Up now on my P@treon. *Free to all members regardless of ability to pay.
#MemeIndustrialComplex
www.patreon.com/posts/142856...
#MemeIndustrialComplex
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November 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Up now on my P@treon. *Free to all members regardless of ability to pay.
#MemeIndustrialComplex
www.patreon.com/posts/142856...
#MemeIndustrialComplex
www.patreon.com/posts/142856...
Goodreads is so frustrating. I just want to know the author's world view and prose style, but everyone just recounts the plot. That's the thing I *don't* want to know.
November 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Goodreads is so frustrating. I just want to know the author's world view and prose style, but everyone just recounts the plot. That's the thing I *don't* want to know.
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A great piece by Prosocial World on the evolutionary origins of xenophobia.
Xenophobia in the Light of Evolution: On the Origins of Anti-Immigration Sentiment
Besides racial prejudice, what else is behind xenophobia? Among the evolved human instincts, we can find at least two for the anti-immigration sentiment: territoriality and the endowment effect.
www.prosocial.world
November 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A great piece by Prosocial World on the evolutionary origins of xenophobia.
Reposted by Sarah Akin
November 5, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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"A lot of autism therapies try and make autistic people look and act 'normal.' These therapies don’t make our sensory differences go away. But they make us feel like we need to hide them." Reid Caplan, at TPGA:
thinkingautismguide.com/2019/10/what... #autism #sensory #autistic #neurodiversity
thinkingautismguide.com/2019/10/what... #autism #sensory #autistic #neurodiversity
What Is Sensory Processing Like For Autistic People?
Autistic people process our senses differently, and that’s okay! People should try and understand that, instead of trying to change us.
thinkingautismguide.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
"A lot of autism therapies try and make autistic people look and act 'normal.' These therapies don’t make our sensory differences go away. But they make us feel like we need to hide them." Reid Caplan, at TPGA:
thinkingautismguide.com/2019/10/what... #autism #sensory #autistic #neurodiversity
thinkingautismguide.com/2019/10/what... #autism #sensory #autistic #neurodiversity
I get why this isn't a priority at the moment, but the single thing that would help me most would be making government paperwork easier to understand.
November 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I get why this isn't a priority at the moment, but the single thing that would help me most would be making government paperwork easier to understand.
Reposted by Sarah Akin
— ★°•| November 3 |•°★ —
It's Native American Heritage Month, so let's recommend books by Indigenous authors!!
Consider providing purchase links too. :))
☆ Don't forget to include our hashtag, and make sure to use alt-text with any images!! ☆
[Tags: #booksky 💙📚 #BookishQOTD 📖🦋]
It's Native American Heritage Month, so let's recommend books by Indigenous authors!!
Consider providing purchase links too. :))
☆ Don't forget to include our hashtag, and make sure to use alt-text with any images!! ☆
[Tags: #booksky 💙📚 #BookishQOTD 📖🦋]
November 3, 2025 at 7:32 PM
— ★°•| November 3 |•°★ —
It's Native American Heritage Month, so let's recommend books by Indigenous authors!!
Consider providing purchase links too. :))
☆ Don't forget to include our hashtag, and make sure to use alt-text with any images!! ☆
[Tags: #booksky 💙📚 #BookishQOTD 📖🦋]
It's Native American Heritage Month, so let's recommend books by Indigenous authors!!
Consider providing purchase links too. :))
☆ Don't forget to include our hashtag, and make sure to use alt-text with any images!! ☆
[Tags: #booksky 💙📚 #BookishQOTD 📖🦋]
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There's a debate going on atm about how much 5 year olds should sit at desks. The weird thing about these conversations is that we have plenty of evidence on how sitting affects health and development but this gets ignored because some people see stillness as a virtue. 🤷♀️
www.nhs.uk/live-well/ex...
www.nhs.uk/live-well/ex...
Why we should sit less
There is increasing evidence that spending too much time sitting is bad for your health.
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November 2, 2025 at 11:25 AM
There's a debate going on atm about how much 5 year olds should sit at desks. The weird thing about these conversations is that we have plenty of evidence on how sitting affects health and development but this gets ignored because some people see stillness as a virtue. 🤷♀️
www.nhs.uk/live-well/ex...
www.nhs.uk/live-well/ex...
Hi!
Book I love: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Book I hate: Atonement by Ian McEwan
Book I want to read: Eagle's Nest by Anna Kavan
#booksky 💙📚 #BookishQOTD 📖🦋
Book I love: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Book I hate: Atonement by Ian McEwan
Book I want to read: Eagle's Nest by Anna Kavan
#booksky 💙📚 #BookishQOTD 📖🦋
— ★°•| November 2 |•°★ —
Introduce yourself using 3 books: one you love, one you hate, and one you want to read.
☆ Don't forget to include our hashtag, and make sure to use alt-text with any images!! ☆
[Tags: #booksky 💙📚 #BookishQOTD 📖🦋]
Introduce yourself using 3 books: one you love, one you hate, and one you want to read.
☆ Don't forget to include our hashtag, and make sure to use alt-text with any images!! ☆
[Tags: #booksky 💙📚 #BookishQOTD 📖🦋]
November 2, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Hi!
Book I love: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Book I hate: Atonement by Ian McEwan
Book I want to read: Eagle's Nest by Anna Kavan
#booksky 💙📚 #BookishQOTD 📖🦋
Book I love: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Book I hate: Atonement by Ian McEwan
Book I want to read: Eagle's Nest by Anna Kavan
#booksky 💙📚 #BookishQOTD 📖🦋
I always speak carefully, so I understand the framing instinct.
But it's frustrating to see so many people just trying to reinforce their preferred narrative.
But it's frustrating to see so many people just trying to reinforce their preferred narrative.
November 2, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I always speak carefully, so I understand the framing instinct.
But it's frustrating to see so many people just trying to reinforce their preferred narrative.
But it's frustrating to see so many people just trying to reinforce their preferred narrative.
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PSA: Before this "dislike" thing gets out of hand, because I've seen some very big accounts misinforming people, here's what it actually is.
It's a private option that lets you see less of topics you're not interested in on certain feeds. That's it.
It's not a downvote, thumbs down, etc.
It's a private option that lets you see less of topics you're not interested in on certain feeds. That's it.
It's not a downvote, thumbs down, etc.
Threads on Bluesky should feel more like conversations you’d have IRL.
We’re testing new systems to improve reply quality. See what’s coming: bsky.social/about/blog/1...
We’re testing new systems to improve reply quality. See what’s coming: bsky.social/about/blog/1...
Progress Update: Building Healthier Social Media - Bluesky
Over the next few months, we’ll be iterating on the systems that make Bluesky a better place for healthy conversations. Some experiments will stick, others will evolve, and we’ll share what we learn a...
bsky.social
November 1, 2025 at 6:59 PM
PSA: Before this "dislike" thing gets out of hand, because I've seen some very big accounts misinforming people, here's what it actually is.
It's a private option that lets you see less of topics you're not interested in on certain feeds. That's it.
It's not a downvote, thumbs down, etc.
It's a private option that lets you see less of topics you're not interested in on certain feeds. That's it.
It's not a downvote, thumbs down, etc.
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Literally just tried for two years to live without my meds, had full support, meditated daily, built my life around my mental health…darkest time of my life. Got back on the meds that have worked ever since my head injury, they still work.
RFK Jr on anti-depressants: "Are we actually preventing suicide, or are we creating more suicide?"
September 4, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Literally just tried for two years to live without my meds, had full support, meditated daily, built my life around my mental health…darkest time of my life. Got back on the meds that have worked ever since my head injury, they still work.
More government paperwork.
This time, it's food stamps that they're threatening to take away.
Happy holidays.
This time, it's food stamps that they're threatening to take away.
Happy holidays.
November 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
More government paperwork.
This time, it's food stamps that they're threatening to take away.
Happy holidays.
This time, it's food stamps that they're threatening to take away.
Happy holidays.