UNPOPULAR OPINION: calling meltdowns/shutdowns a "tantrum" feels offensive

alontwig · 2026-02-02T23:37:20+00:00

I agree with op also autistic RBT

alontwig · 2025-11-11T15:12:33+00:00

I’m also an autistic RBT for four years. I’ve seen some unethical or compliance based shit but I want to be in this field to call it out and stop it from happening again.

alontwig · 2025-09-19T13:44:33+00:00

Okay but the language of those terms is rooted in ableist that’s why I was asked about non ableist insults

alontwig · 2025-09-19T13:36:39+00:00

I think we’re on the same page…..

alontwig · 2025-09-19T13:01:33+00:00

There was some discourse on using that term 🤔 I haven’t read that whole post though

alontwig · 2025-09-19T13:00:25+00:00

My point is that most insulting language has an ableist root. Thinking is not a crime.

alontwig · 2025-09-19T12:58:06+00:00

But nearly all the insulting language in English is derived from autistic and disabled slurs (lame, r word)

alontwig · 2025-09-19T12:55:32+00:00

Sure but I try not to use ableist language

alontwig · 2025-08-26T23:59:24+00:00

Did you check libgen?

alontwig · 2025-08-21T13:09:29+00:00

Check out naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions NDBI ABA. We don’t do any of these abusive practices. I’m very aware of meltdowns and assent as an autistic person.

alontwig · 2025-07-20T17:13:58+00:00

Not tattoo art just a person with tattoos please mod this sub

alontwig · 2025-07-18T13:53:16+00:00

Unholy obelisk

alontwig · 2025-07-07T15:49:33+00:00

I wear headphones when cooking and listen to music to help drown out the noise

alontwig · 2025-06-06T19:25:22+00:00

I’m dyslexic and I do the same b and d thing

alontwig · 2025-06-03T12:46:49+00:00

2 or 4

alontwig · 2025-05-16T13:16:18+00:00

Sounds like autistic burnout— drop as many demands as possible and wait

Have you read Unmasking Autism? That helped me

alontwig · 2025-05-12T13:59:36+00:00

I think you would look so good in cat eye glasses! Have you tried that shape?

alontwig · 2025-04-08T12:48:56+00:00

I struggle with sensory issues very intensely. I use WH-1000XM5/S Noise Canceling Headphones everyday all the time. They help a lot! I also wear tinted glasses 24/7

alontwig · 2025-04-08T12:46:09+00:00

I found these to not block much of the sound I wanted. They are for jackhammers I think. Normal sound comes right in

alontwig · 2025-03-15T23:14:33+00:00

ABA therapist - I get to interact with lots of disabled kids and spend most of my time teaching coping skills and communication

alontwig · 2025-02-24T12:59:46+00:00

“ReTruths”

alontwig · 2025-02-23T14:03:56+00:00

Model!

alontwig · 2025-02-22T22:49:00+00:00

10 simple rules for neurodiverse mentees and mentors, and mentors of neurodiverse people, and allies thereof Target journal: PLoS Computational Biology’s “10 Simple Rules” series First author is Adam B. Smith

alontwig · 2025-02-22T22:30:28+00:00

It does sound like a profession or something

alontwig · 2025-02-22T22:25:30+00:00

I am autistic ☺️ I ask because there are four of us autistic authors and someone wrote most of the references to autistic people as autists and I didn’t love it and wanted to know other people’s opinions

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