dheadley @dheadley@learningdisability.social

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UK
@BylinesNetwork
@TheConversationUK
@NationalWorld
@newstatesman

LOCAL UK NEWS

ENGLAND
@BylinesEast (East Anglia)
@CentralBylines (Central England)
@KentBylines (Kent)
@NEBylines (NorthEast England)
@NWBylines (NorthWest England)
@SussexBylines (Sussex)
@WEBylines (West England)
@YorksBylines (Yorkshire)

SCOTLAND
@Broadcastscot
@BylinesScotland
@TheNational
@theferret
@BylinesScotland
@TheNational
@theferret

WALES
@BylinesCymru
@NationCymru

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@actuallyautistic

Clarification on Frozen.

Frozen isn’t a *great* romance but it’s an extremely Autistic film with all the main characters showing Autistic traits …

From most to least typically Autsitic … (Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff, Anna) …

And Anna and Kristoff have a cute, traditional, and actually realistic screw ball comedy Autistic romance …

We have lots going on, and we're completely broke.
We have just gotten nine #transgender people out of danger. 4 of those by getting them asylum in the Netherlands.
We are absolutely desperate for funds, folks. We're currently funding operations from our personal rent money.
Please boost this, we've never been this desperate.
https://transrescue.org/donations/donate.

@Pxrpleberry @actuallyautistic

My close friends are neurodivergent people too so definitely recommend that as a route

Have you looked into groups (IRL or online) for neurodivergent or autistic or ADHD adults/young adults in your area? Failing this finding online or IRL groups for your special interests in your area can be a good place to start too

@ratcatcher @Pxrpleberry @wilbr @stevesilberman @Pathfinder @CarolNelson523 @btaroli @actuallyautistic

Agd regardless of what that looks like for an individual we're all equally autistic

Attempts to assign degrees of severity/autism are just the high/low functioning labels with a different skin on it with the same inherent issues

"Low severity/least autistic"(High functioning) people are denied the support they need as these labels minimise the challenges they face in a neurotypical focused society

"High severity/most autistic"(low functioning) people have their ability for self determination and autonomy minimised or negated as their high support needs are equated with lack of intelligence/understanding/cognitive ability or their personal needs

Both of these situations are incredibly harmful and problematic for those affected

Speaking from experience as a "high functioning" autistic who received no support as a kid and had it profoundly impact my life as an adult

Also, I had well over 8k followers on #twitter but seem to have much more engagement here on #mastodon already and I only have 28 #followers so far so IDK why that is but it’s a good thing. Sometimes twitter felt like you were shouting into a void even though your statistics would show you had tons of views.
#twitterexodus

Welcome to Mastodon…

Please, spay and neuter your bigots.

@actuallyautistic

That said, whenever possible people should accommodate disability and ideally be open about it.

In our humble opinion, observing society, People should not use disability as an explanation *after the fact* but ideally should be open about disability prior to an *unfortunate event*

In a more responsible society, disabled people should feel safe to be open with their disabilities and be able to openly request necessary accommodations ahead of problematic events.

Updated list at:
https://newsie.social/@ZhiZhu/109535917701223440

News orgs on Mastodon/in the Fediverse.

News orgs host that their own instance:
@TexasObserver
@TucsonSentinel
@restofworld

News orgs that have created official Mastodon/Fediverse accounts:
@ProPublica
@texastribune
@damemagazine
@COTimesRecorder
@rferl
@msfreepress
@Chron
@themarkup
@TheConversationUS
@sfstandard
@sfgate
@sfchronicle
@RollingStone
@gbhnews
@theintercept
@thevallejosun
@thenarwhal
@thenation

Expand to see whole list/thread.

Substances influence our experience of ADHD. Stimulant medication, for example, helps many ADHD'ers manage their symptoms.

Alcohol, because of its effects on brain regions related to executive functioning, balance, and attention can often make ADHD symptoms worse.

At the same time, alcohol can reduce stimulation needs and lower reliance on anxious coping strategies for some people, making the interaction between alcohol and ADHD particularly complex

My auto-updating list of famous/famous-ish people on Mastodon is getting more interesting. :)

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cpUKkoT1MUn8_xM4usiERn-IdEuh0hXfBrwbbThwGiI/edit

1) @Mastodon - 714,352
2) @georgetakei - 286,573
3) @Gargron@mastodon.social - 273,479
4) @neilhimself - 187,196
5) @janboehm - 153,956
6) @mollyjongfast - 104,551
7) @godpod - 83,590
8) @gretathunberg - 73,853
9) @auschwitzmuseum - 62,385
10) @Popehat - 56,869

A partial list of our reporters you can follow on Masto:

•Caroline Chen @carolinechen

•Annie Waldman @AnnieWaldman

•Perla Trevizo @Perla_Trevizo

•Jeremy Schwartz @JeremySchwartz

•Emily Hopkins @emilyhopkins

•Ken Armstrong @bykenarmstrong

•Mariam Elba @mariamelba

•Jessica Lussenhop @lussenpop

•Ellis Simani @emsimani

•Justin Elliott @elliottjustin

•Max Blau @maxblau

•Andy Kroll @andykroll

•Kartikay Mehrotra @kartikay

•Jeremy Kohler @jeremykohler

•Neil Bedi @neilbedi

I’m down to 190. I’ve lost 90 lbs to date this year. I’m gonna cry.

Got my 2nd tin sign in the mail today. It’s the one on the right.

Thought I’d stick with the whole my life philosophy things. I have another one on the way that says “Rise and Grind” to put next to these 2.

Yesterday evening I gave a presentation to friends and family. In two hours, I explained them what professional genealogists encounter in their work, what kind of products they offer to clients and how they often deal with sensitive information and difficult situations. The audience appreciated my talk a lot, and came to the conclusion that #genealogy or #familyhistory is much more than drawing a family tree.

Verified Media on Mastodon

Rolling Stone @RollingStone
Meidas Touch @MeidasTouch
Democracy Docket @democracydocket
RiffReporter @riffreporter (German)
STAT @STAT
Pro Publica: @ProPublica
FAIR @FAIR
SFGATE @sfgate
The Markup @themarkup
Texas Observer @TexasObserver

Verified via 1) website link, 2) birdsite link, or 3) Mastodon verification.
Reply to recommend more authentic media instances.

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#twittermigration #publications #news #journalism #media

FRIENDS: We are MeidasTouch, the unapologetically pro-democracy organization many of you know from Twitter, YouTube and elsewhere.

With the chaos at Twitter, we want to build our platform here on Mastodon to make sure we can continue to spread our message.

Can you please BOOST this post, FOLLOW our account and encourage your followers to do the same?

Many of the journalists Elon suspended today on Twitter are here on #Mastodon. Please follow and boost:

Drew Harwell, Washington Post
@drewharwell

Donie O’Sullivan, CNN
@donieosullivan

Steve Herman, VOA
@w7voa

Micah Lee, Intercept
@micahflee

Tony Webster
@tony

Matt Binder, Mashable
@MattBinder

#freepress #journalism #journalists #news

Went to Walmart as a last resort to buy something we couldn't find elsewhere. Saw boxes and boxes of free covid home test kit laying around on a table. Grabbed one just in case, and also because other people didn't seem to be interested in getting one. Now we have 3 or 4 of them at home. We've only ever used them once in the spring this year after my in-laws came to visit to celebrate my birthday and tested positive the next day. We both tested negative but self-isolated for a week anyway.