#autchat Transcript

Healthcare social media transcript of the #autchat hashtag.
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Welcome to #autchat, a weekly chat for autistic & similar people Sundays 8pm UTC / 9pm BST / 4pm EDT! https://t.co/rRrhi8Ysri #autchat hosts chats on topics related to our experiences as neurodivergent people. See our past topics here: https://t.co/F56bZKXGAW
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Other people can post, retweet, or share any of our posts or links. This includes our tweets, our Facebook posts, links to our website, and links to Wakelet. If you want your tweets excluded from future #autchat transcripts, reply here or (preferably) DM us.
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#autchat is a tag for autistic people & "autistic cousins" (people with similar experiences due to hydrocephalus, cerebral palsy, ADHD, etc). We welcome autistic/similar people whether formally diagnosed, self-dx'd, or questioning/wondering if they are autistic/similar.
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We post transcripts of the weekly chats to our website, https://t.co/QrdW2e85Ey. We link to them on the #autchat tag and on our Facebook page. Transcripts are created with Wakelet, and are visible there and on our site.
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For #autchat announcements and weekly questions, follow this account. Reply here to receive reminder tweets. How to participate in #autchat and other twitter chats: https://t.co/SkuXgvACRk
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We usually fave everybody's intro tweets to welcome you to #autchat. Both mods are out of town (these tweets are prescheduled) so we may not be able to do that as usual. We're happy you're here even if we're not here to fave you this week!
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Questions are prefaced Q0, Q1, Q2, etc. When you reply, preface tweets with A0, A1, etc & include "#autchat" so others see them! Quick reference for this week's #autchat questions (please wait till they're tweeted to answer): https://t.co/ud9pSPgCYz
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Q0: Introduce yourself! Say anything you like about yourself or your interest in #autchat or in today's topic: self-acceptance.
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Q1: What does self-acceptance mean to you, with respect to being autistic or similarly neurodivergent? #autchat
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Q2: Is self-acceptance a goal for you? Why or why not? #autchat
Steve Lieberman @stevemlieberman
@autchatmod A0: Good afternoon! I am a married father of a 10-month-old son who is the only openly-autistic staffer in the United States Senate. Self-acceptance is a critical part of any autistic person’s personal journey. #autchat
Steve Lieberman @stevemlieberman
@autchatmod A1: Self-acceptance for autistic people comes as you incorporate your autism as a part of your identity. It is a process that clarifies the experiences of your life through an autistic lens and creates an opportunity for personal reflection and growth. #autchat
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Q3: If self-acceptance is a goal for you, what have you done to become more self-accepting? Has this changed over time? #autchat
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Q4: What advice do you have for other people who want to become more self-accepting? #autchat
Steve Lieberman @stevemlieberman
@autchatmod A2: I think I have fully accepted myself at this point. It took a few years, but I understand myself - my strengths, my needs, and my areas I can improve on. #autchat
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Feel free to suggest ideas for #autchat topics (or offer to help write questions)! For scheduled topics, see https://t.co/QrdW2e85Ey Every topic we've ever run: https://t.co/F56bZKXGAW We're happy to rerun past chats we haven't revisited in a while.
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Reminder: We create weekly transcripts of #autchat using Wakelet, and post them to our website. We also link to them from our Facebook and Twitter accounts. To be excluded from transcripts, reply here or (preferably) DM us.
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Next Sunday’s #autchat is on alexithymia (difficulty recognizing emotions), Sun Aug 26, 8pm UTC / 9pm BST / 4pm EDT. If you know anyone who might be interested and is autistic or similarly neurodivergent, we encourage you to invite them.
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The scheduled #autchat is wrapping up. It's fine to keep chatting, join in late, or use the tag at other times!
Justin Ekis @jekis
RT @autchatmod: Next Sunday’s #autchat is on alexithymia (difficulty recognizing emotions), Sun Aug 26, 8pm UTC / 9pm BST / 4pm EDT. If you know anyone who might be interested and is autistic or similarly neurodivergent, we encourage you to invite them.
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