Bobbi Elman

Bobbi Elman

@autismadvocate.co.uk

#Queer #AuDHD #Coach #Presenter #Educator #PostGradAutism #LGBTQAI2S🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️ #TransAlly Board member of @aim-rainbow #hEDS #AuDHDInfluencer website autismadvocate.co.uk (under construction ) blog- autismadvocacylondon.co.uk

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Bobbi Elman
@autismadvocate.co.uk

Mom I am celebrating who you were today—your spirit, your humour, and the huge heart you shared with everyone. I miss you more than words can say, and I love you always. Happy birthday 💔🫶🏻

Bobbi Elman
@autismadvocate.co.uk

Here we go again… You missed out an important part. #Autistic children do not automatically need anything, And that includes therapies and “medical interventions” like medicinal cannabis. Stop using deficit based thinking about us. We are NOT BROKEN WE ARE #AUTISTIC

Montel Williams@montelwilliams.bsky.social

NEWS You Might Have Missed @thinkingautism.com @autismkids.bsky.social @autismadvocate.co.uk #autism #kids #health #wellness #mmj #mmjpatient #mmjcommunity #usa #america #healthcare #patientcare #selfcare #care

Bobbi Elman
@autismadvocate.co.uk

Thread 🧵 #Autistic #Grief

Bobbi Elman@autismadvocate.co.uk

I’ve not been on here or any social media for a while .. My partner of 35 years died of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, a particularly aggressive form of pancreatic cancer, which had already spread to his liver and bones. The cancer had caused extensive damage…. 1/ #Cancer #Grief

Bobbi Elman
@autismadvocate.co.uk

I’ve not been on here or any social media for a while .. My partner of 35 years died of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, a particularly aggressive form of pancreatic cancer, which had already spread to his liver and bones. The cancer had caused extensive damage…. 1/ #Cancer #Grief

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Bobbi Elman
@autismadvocate.co.uk

I deal with #Autistic #Alexithymia ( difficulty identifying, distinguishing, and describing one's own emotions based on neuronormative standards ) It can make it hard to put feelings into words. I’ve lost my dad (at 15) and a dear friend as well as my mother in ‘21. #Autistic #Cancer 6/

Bobbi Elman
@autismadvocate.co.uk

Each time I’ve dealt with a death I’ve reacted the same way . My processing is delayed. I share this because #Autistic grief is different and everyone does grieve differently. It’s just we don’t follow neuronormative standards of #Grief I hope this helps any #Autistic person who feels alone End/

Bobbi Elman
@autismadvocate.co.uk

I’ve not been on here or any social media for a while .. My partner of 35 years died of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, a particularly aggressive form of pancreatic cancer, which had already spread to his liver and bones. The cancer had caused extensive damage…. 1/ #Cancer #Grief

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Bobbi Elman
@autismadvocate.co.uk

At the beginning of August, we first began to suspect that something wasn’t right. None of us could have imagined that, just a few short weeks later, we would be saying goodbye .. My (adult) children and I are devastated and still in shock if I’m honest… 4/

Bobbi Elman
@autismadvocate.co.uk

Grief is different ( of course ) for #Autistic people . It does not always follow standard steps like sadness or crying… Many #autistic people like me experience a delayed emotional reaction, where the full weight of the loss hits days, weeks, and even months later. 5/ #Autistic #Cancer #Grief

Bobbi Elman
@autismadvocate.co.uk

I’ve not been on here or any social media for a while .. My partner of 35 years died of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, a particularly aggressive form of pancreatic cancer, which had already spread to his liver and bones. The cancer had caused extensive damage…. 1/ #Cancer #Grief

Bobbi Elman
@autismadvocate.co.uk

with pockets of bone missing throughout his torso, chest and spine. Sadly, the radiotherapy didn’t work as we had hoped and, heartbreakingly, seemed to make things worse…. 2/ #PancreaticCancer

Bobbi Elman
@autismadvocate.co.uk

We had desperately hoped that my partner would be able to come home, where he could spend his final days surrounded by the comfort of home and the people who loved him. Sadly, things didn’t work out that way, and we never got that opportunity…. 3/ #Cancer #PancreaticCancer

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Robert Chapman
@drrobertchapman.bsky.social

I don't know loads about Dolly Parton but our baby daughter gets one book a month from Dolly Parton's Imaginarion Library and will do until she is five. I think setting up a charity to provide free books and inspire reading in children was a really incredible thing to do. imaginationlibrary.com/uk/

imaginationlibrary.comUnited Kingdom - Dolly Parton's Imagination LibraryDolly Parton's Imagination Library launched in the United Kingdom in 2007 and today serves England, Northern Ireland and Scotland.
Bobbi Elman
@autismadvocate.co.uk

Yep I need space to process with no one around me or I will continue to spiral into a complete and long lasting overload #AutisticExperience

Thinking Person's Guide to Autism@thinkingautism.com

What can lead to an autistic meltdown? What does it feel like from the inside? "I need time & quiet to calm down before I can think properly, & every new demand is just prolonging how long that will take." Sonny Hallett @scrappapertiger.bsky.social, at TPGA. thinkingautismguide.com/2019/03/melt...

thinkingautismguide.comThe Meltdown: How Autistic Humans Experience CrisesA meltdown is a reaction to difficulty & stress that is normal to autistic ways of being, but not nearly well enough understood by others.

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TizzyEnt
@tizzyent.bsky.social

If you miss the premiere of my show "How to catch a Dirtbag" on Discovery Channel last night, you can now watch it free on YouTube

Bobbi Elman
@autismadvocate.co.uk

#Nepal's longest single-span pedestrian suspension #bridge is the Gandaki Golden Bridge (also known as the Baglung-Kusma-Bangechaur bridge), measuring 567 meters (1,860 feet) long and hanging 122 meters (400 feet) above the Kaligandaki River #SuspensionBridge #Reddit

Bobbi Elman
@autismadvocate.co.uk

“The open book fountain designed like a book being turned page by page. This fountain is located in Egyetem Square in Budapest, Hungary, and is known as the Open Book Fountain.

Bobbi Elman
@autismadvocate.co.uk

It was created in 2012 by artist Kelecsenyi Gergely and engineer Jozsef Szita.The sculpture is made of marble and shaped like a large open book. Water jets from the spine of the book every few seconds, creating the illusion of pages being turned.” #Reddit

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Erin Reed
@erininthemorning.com

Replying to @erininthemorning.com

3. The review was commissioned in May 2024 in the wake of the Cass Review. The Health Council’s committee ran systematic literature searches and consulted outside clinical experts chosen for their differing perspectives on the care—a list that included Hilary Cass herself.

Bobbi Elman
@autismadvocate.co.uk

This #TransLivesMatter

Erin Reed@erininthemorning.com

1. In an incredible new landmark review, the Health Council of the Netherlands has declared that gender-affirming care for trans youth works, reducing wait times is "morally urgent," and regret is rare. It is the latest of many Euro countries to advance care. Subscribe to support our journalism.

erininthemorning.comLandmark Official Dutch Review Recommends Trans Youth Care, Call For Expanding TreatmentThe review finds that wait times must be shortened, that few people detransition, and that trans youth care has enormous benefits.
Bobbi Elman
@autismadvocate.co.uk

This is superb #AutisticCommunity

David Gray-Hammond (NeuroHub Community)@neurohubcommunity.org

We've been featured in THE MAG! convering neurodiversity in the Brighton and Hove area. Please do check out this issue to se all the cool stauff about us they have included! themagbrighton.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-... #ActuallyAutistic #autism #ADHD #AuDHD #neurodiversity

themagbrighton.blogspot.comTHE MAG PRIDE SPECIALTHE MAG PRIDE SPECIAL  Introduction  Welcome to THE MAG PRIDE SPECIAL. It's going to be a busy few weeks in Brighton & Hove with so much goi...

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David Gray-Hammond (NeuroHub Community)
@neurohubcommunity.org

We've been featured in THE MAG! convering neurodiversity in the Brighton and Hove area. Please do check out this issue to se all the cool stauff about us they have included! themagbrighton.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-... #ActuallyAutistic #autism #ADHD #AuDHD #neurodiversity

themagbrighton.blogspot.comTHE MAG PRIDE SPECIALTHE MAG PRIDE SPECIAL  Introduction  Welcome to THE MAG PRIDE SPECIAL. It's going to be a busy few weeks in Brighton & Hove with so much goi...

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Margery BLooM
@margeatlarge.bsky.social

This is what it is important to pay attention to. We are watching national news and YouTubers devote time to the reflecting pool while ignoring the impact of a memo about the Olmsted act. As we argue about dramatics, policy change continues.

Bobbi Elman@autismadvocate.co.uk

Remember #Project2025 ? No one really speaks about it & yet it’s decimating #Rights and utterly destroying #America’s #democracy As Planned Did you know it’s over 54% now? We have ONLY 2 years, 3 months, and 19 days until the presidential election. project2025.observer/en

Bobbi Elman
@autismadvocate.co.uk

“the #HeritageFoundation is imagining a future that looks a lot like the past: one where a key provision of #TitleIX, a foundational law preserving gender equality, is gutted;” How more aren’t screaming about #Project2025 is beyond me open.substack.com/pub/erininth...

open.substack.comAfter Trans Athlete Bans, Heritage Foundation Sets Its Sights On Dismantling Title IXThe Heritage Foundation report argues Title IX rollbacks are needed to preserve girls’ “fertility.”
Bobbi Elman
@autismadvocate.co.uk

Remember #Project2025 ? No one really speaks about it & yet it’s decimating #Rights and utterly destroying #America’s #democracy As Planned Did you know it’s over 54% now? We have ONLY 2 years, 3 months, and 19 days until the presidential election. project2025.observer/en

Bobbi Elman
@autismadvocate.co.uk

Thread 🧵 This !!! 🚨‼️🚨 “A new #AmnestyInternationalUK analysis confirms what #trans people have felt for years: this is not a spontaneous debate but a coordinated, funded campaign. ….. 1/

Bobbi Elman
@autismadvocate.co.uk

Highly recommended to follow this amazing #BlackAutistic woman She is amazing 💜🫶🏻♾️

🦋 Phenomenally Autistic 🦋| Ayanna Sanaa Davis@ayannasanaa.bsky.social

Celebrate Black neurodiversity, inspire inclusion & kindness, one vibrant page at a time! “I’m Autistic & I’m Phenomenal” does all of the above 📚 💜🫶🏽♾️ #autismacceptance #autismawareness #neurodivergent #kidlit #autisticauthor #autisticartist

Bobbi Elman
@autismadvocate.co.uk

I have to say I’m not shocked but deeply disappointed and dismayed by the overtly racist comments that were on this post. We don’t speak about the internal #racism within our #Autistic / #Neurodivergent community and the fact IMHO that so Many in the community speak over them. 1/

19thnews@19thnews.org

This week, Grammy-winning singer SZA, née Solána Imani Rowe, shared that she had received a formal autism diagnosis. It may help more Black women and girls see themselves in a community that often overlooks them. https://bit.ly/4wyEgxP

bit.lySZA’s autism diagnosis is a familiar story for many autistic Black womenBlack women and girls on the spectrum have long been under-diagnosed and overlooked. A diagnosis arrives late for many of them — or not at all.
Bobbi Elman
@autismadvocate.co.uk

I’m tired of it and this white ( like think Mayflower ancestry) will ALWAYS give space for Black, Brown & Indigenous Autistic & Neurodivergent people. We white #Autistic / #Neurodivergent people need to work harder . 19thnews.org/2026/07/sza-...

19thnews.orgSZA’s autism diagnosis is a familiar story for many autistic Black womenBlack women and girls on the spectrum have long been under-diagnosed and overlooked. A diagnosis arrives late for many of them — or not at all.