@zigi_now9 My son sometimes laughs when stressed. For myself I tend to shut down and zone out, so my expression tends to go more flat than usual.

If I have to fake smiles intentionally, it’s just long enough to flee dangerous allistic situations, including work. I include in “dangerous” situations where expressing honestly would be labeled “bad.”

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Good morning @actuallyautistic

I started watching #theaword yesterday on #DisneyPlus and it seems nice. It’s a series about an #autistic boy and his family.

I haven’t checked if the actor is #actuallyautistic and obviously warning for #pathologizing so beware.

Please #nospoilers but feel free to lmk if you watched it and if you liked it or not and why.

That said I‘m incredibly happy that content about us gets out there because peeps still think we cant talk of something.

it does more harm than good to prop up the myth of the ‘neurotypical’ who completes tasks cheerfully with no issues. this #person is a #capitalist #fantasy. the more you define yourself in comparison to this myth the more you justify #social #structures staying the same with minor accommodations to the ‘exceptions’ and the continued #pathologizing of discomfort under #hostile #conditions

@actuallyautistic Well I got a reply from school today. Director reports that staff have met, and will be taking better care to better contextualize and avoid #pathologizing my son’s behavior. Promise made. Promise kept? Time will tell.

His 1:1 started yesterday. Observing for low but will probably start working with him next week. 🤞🤞🙏

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Any #attraction a cis man feels to me, a trans woman, is framed as a character flaw and a red flag. That attraction is #pathologized and #stigmatized even by my own "#allies" and "fellow" #queer and #trans people. 2/3

#bi #bisexual #biromantic #biphobia #transhet #transgender #transsexual #transfeminine #transwomen #transwoman #transgirls #transgirl #transmisogyny #stigma #stigmatizing #stigmatized #stigmatization #pathologize #pathologization #pathologizing

I genuinely don't know which I find more frustrating, the way I'm treated as a #trans woman for being #attracted to any cis man, or the way any cis man is treated for being attracted to me. 1/3

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