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thinkingautism.bsky.social @thinkingautism ·

9 Dec

People having mental health crises deserve a "rights-respecting and community-based alternative to over-medicalized and police-led responses" that include informed consent. @hrw describes a Toronto-based case study on how such models can work.

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9 Dec

Research shows that people with ID thrive if empowered to live their best lives, & that "Intellectual disability severity only had a negative relationship with QoL total level when not considered simultaneously with self-determination." (Paywall, sadly.)

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lisa chapman @commonsenseslt ·

9 Dec

"One of the most important things autistic people can offer parents is interpretation skills. Interpreting our culture/way of communicating. Preventing misunderstandings. Helping families to learn one another’s languages of love & caring" @thinkingautism

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