Autistic in the Machine

Sign our Petition to Rename Autism Acceptance Month to Autistic Pride Month by clicking the link in bio of this profile! #actuallyautistic #autism #neurodivergent #autismacceptance #disability

#ActuallyAutistic folk, you know that moment when you see someone smirk at your distress from a trigger and you know they're your enemy. I wish I'd been taught this as a child. It could have saved me a lot of trouble in later life.

Taking things people say at face value then finding out they didn't mean what they said makes autistic people untrusting of others and doubting every move they make. We're disadvantaged in the workplace when this happens. An accommodation is to say what you mean.

Three leading social media companies have failed to act over animations that are spreading hate and lies about disabled people who receive benefits at an “alarming” rate. #PIP #Instagram #Facebook #TikTok www.disabilitynewsservice.com/instagram-fa...

A big thank you to all who called out the press on their misrepresentation of the #Fonagy report 🙏. Whether it's part of your job or not it feels like allyship.

The deafening silence following the #Fonagy report by some who were very vocal against diagnoses. Their lack of calling out the media for its gross misrepresentation. They didn't know the strength of feeling. Too scared to speak out now.... or smug victory? #autism #ADHD #neurodiversity

Capitalism makes out neurodivergent/disabled people and families are traitors. But we're faithfuls (except the billionaires).

Helping Your Autistic Employees Understand Your Instructions Are you frustrated with your autistic employees not "reading between the lines"? They can't. How to explain things in their language. www.thearticulateautistic.com/helping-your... #Autism #Autistic #ActuallyAutistic #Corporate #Boss

Marginalised people who are protected by the Equality Act can face resentment from colleagues at work. They think we have an unfair advantage and 'play the disability/race card'. The reality is that under-employment, discrimination and harassment are far greater than is ever reported.

Disabled people can now report media coverage that scapegoats and stigmatises them and contributes to the hostile environment many of them face in their daily lives, thanks to a new campaign. #InclusionLondon #DisabilityMediaAction www.disabilitynewsservice.com/new-campaign...

Lucy Powell saying that #oracy is what makes us human. This isn't just marginalising for several groups, it's blatantly dehumanising.

Workplace culture prefers neurotypical communication style. As autistic employees we're often not fully appreciated for our skills and talent because of this.

One of the worst things about being #actuallyautistic is perpetually being misunderstood 😕

Exactly this. The Needs-led model doesn't give vulnerable people legal protection. Employers and schools will have even more of an excuse for not making reasonable adjustments. Accommodations will be seen as optional where funding is short. It's extremely naive to think Needs-led is a solution.

Of all the neurodevelopmental conditions in DSM, the Mental Health Review just targeted two. Autism and ADHD. The govt is only bothered when they're concerned about costs. #autism #ADHD

Mental Health Review report. I can't imagine how it feels for autistic & ADHDers & their families on the waiting list right now or seeking an assessment. The gov't is removing legal protection for masses at all ages. We need to be vocal when the Needs-led approach doesn't work. #neurodiversity

Mental Health Review Report: "Increasing participation in relationships, education, work, family and community life should be a central outcome and measure of success." Agree, but by which criteria? Success for one may be harmful to another. Risk of neuro-normativity national standards here.

Suella Braverman selling 106 copies of her book after all that publicity is so delicious.

Capitalism loves monotropism for productivity until monotropism becomes a force for clarity and social justice. #autism #monotropism

Watching Celebrity Traitors I'm clueless about their intentions and motives. I have to ask my partner to explain it and watch Uncloaked. Makes me realise how vulnerable we are in competitive environments and why we get eaten alive in the workplace. #autism #actuallyautistic

Support for autism and ADHD isn't just about practical things and self- awareness. A diagnosis helps (or should help) friends, family, colleagues, teachers understand reasons for behaviour so *they* can adjust their expectations and own behaviour. This improves relationships.

When people say "best version of yourself" it usually means conformity and normativity. If it means a neurodivergent person has to forego their authentic self, it's blatantly ableist.

#Cornell Student Code of Conduct. Restorative Justice does not give justice when the perpetrators are white, middle class males. It lets them off the hook. #IamJaneDoe

open.spotify.com/episode/2jmo... "The story of rock n roll is the story of men crowding out women. And white men crowding out black men. And finally, rich white men crowding out poorer white men until it eventually becomes a dull, conservative genre." Andrew Hickey

If you’re arresting a Jewish 94-year-old human rights lawyer for peacefully protesting, you’re on the wrong side of history. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10...

To every man appalled by the Cornell gang rape saying they want their daughter to be protected, tell yourself if you have one 'I have a son' and teach them not to grow up like these cunts. #CornellRapists

'Neurodivergent' is a useful umbrella term to describe ppl who's processing doesn't fit the neuromajority. But using it atm resources are being provided misses nuances in support needs. Those who want labels dropped use it so they don't have to say autism/ADHD. Hijacking the neurodiversity movement🙄