Ivanova Smith
@ivanova1994.bsky.social
I am a Christian autistic person with intellectual disabilities. They or them pronouns. my passion is fighting for civil rights all people with Intellectual and developmental disabilities. Founder of WA State Nothing About Us Without Us Act.
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Yeah. So many people like that think that if you can post on the internet, you must be Level 1 and not need any support.
May 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Yeah. So many people like that think that if you can post on the internet, you must be Level 1 and not need any support.
I love getting to work with her on AASPIRE
May 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I love getting to work with her on AASPIRE
That good thing we can’t let them take away our rights
May 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
That good thing we can’t let them take away our rights
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Research aimed at finding out what a few different stakeholder groups think often don't handle folks who belong to multiple stakeholder groups/have multiple roles very well. Makes it hard for autistic researchers, for example, or autistic parents of autistic kids.
#AutINSAR #INSAR2025
#AutINSAR #INSAR2025
May 11, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Research aimed at finding out what a few different stakeholder groups think often don't handle folks who belong to multiple stakeholder groups/have multiple roles very well. Makes it hard for autistic researchers, for example, or autistic parents of autistic kids.
#AutINSAR #INSAR2025
#AutINSAR #INSAR2025
Nope forcing people into any medical treatment is not ethical and people think that ok are promoting medical model abliesm not all body react same to treatments force never ok!
May 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Nope forcing people into any medical treatment is not ethical and people think that ok are promoting medical model abliesm not all body react same to treatments force never ok!
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Grant: Not including underrepresented autistics (with ID/HSNs) is AGAINST the #neurodiversity paradigm, which for autism is about the heterogeneity of the autistic community. We need to share power.
#INSAR2025
#INSAR2025
May 3, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Grant: Not including underrepresented autistics (with ID/HSNs) is AGAINST the #neurodiversity paradigm, which for autism is about the heterogeneity of the autistic community. We need to share power.
#INSAR2025
#INSAR2025
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And w/o denigrating the urgency of HSN people’s needs, mostly speaking autistics like me lose speech more frequently than non-autistics may think. However short my periods of speech loss may be, at those times my self-advocacy skills dip too.
May 5, 2025 at 1:54 AM
And w/o denigrating the urgency of HSN people’s needs, mostly speaking autistics like me lose speech more frequently than non-autistics may think. However short my periods of speech loss may be, at those times my self-advocacy skills dip too.
What happened to your socialized medicine seem UK has same problems as US we more alike then not…….
May 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
What happened to your socialized medicine seem UK has same problems as US we more alike then not…….
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More on the (common, despite professionals denying it exists) autistic profile of folks who can do academics, go to college, but are pretty severely disabled in terms of functional pragmatics, novel problem-solving, independent-living skills in general, etc.
May 4, 2025 at 1:39 AM
More on the (common, despite professionals denying it exists) autistic profile of folks who can do academics, go to college, but are pretty severely disabled in terms of functional pragmatics, novel problem-solving, independent-living skills in general, etc.
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I’m encouraged that she admitted that her view is in the minority.
May 1, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I’m encouraged that she admitted that her view is in the minority.
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Disappointed that Singer and Siegel doubled down on the importance of dividing the autistic community when asked what commonalities we can all come together and agree upon.
@johnmarble.bsky.social your question was so poignant and appreciated!
#INSAR2025 #autres
@johnmarble.bsky.social your question was so poignant and appreciated!
#INSAR2025 #autres
May 1, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Disappointed that Singer and Siegel doubled down on the importance of dividing the autistic community when asked what commonalities we can all come together and agree upon.
@johnmarble.bsky.social your question was so poignant and appreciated!
#INSAR2025 #autres
@johnmarble.bsky.social your question was so poignant and appreciated!
#INSAR2025 #autres
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This is why a virtual option would be so valuable. We need to see more humans like Grant! #ListenToNonSpeakers.
Damon Kirsebom was the ONLY Non-Speaker on a panel at the #CALS last week and he could not join in person so we saw a brief video from him but he also attended virtually.
Damon Kirsebom was the ONLY Non-Speaker on a panel at the #CALS last week and he could not join in person so we saw a brief video from him but he also attended virtually.
May 4, 2025 at 12:39 PM
This is why a virtual option would be so valuable. We need to see more humans like Grant! #ListenToNonSpeakers.
Damon Kirsebom was the ONLY Non-Speaker on a panel at the #CALS last week and he could not join in person so we saw a brief video from him but he also attended virtually.
Damon Kirsebom was the ONLY Non-Speaker on a panel at the #CALS last week and he could not join in person so we saw a brief video from him but he also attended virtually.
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No virtual option just shows how far behind the research is.
May 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
No virtual option just shows how far behind the research is.