Watch your words. Furniture is functional; people shouldn’t have to be.
Recently I watched a yoga series for low back issues and the instructor looked at the camera, smiled, and said something to the effect of, "you really wan
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Watch your words. Furniture is functional; people shouldn’t have to be. - The Autistic Yoga Teacher

Recently I watched a yoga series for low back issues and the instructor looked at the camera, smiled, and said something to the effect of, "you really want to spend 20 minutes a day doing this so you can remain functional." My heart sank. I immediately thought of my spinal arthritis, how I'd been functioning

The Autistic Yoga Teacher - Beyond Yoga for Autistic & Neurodivergent Individuals

Maybe all of this will be meaningless soon if it becomes a paid app.

So maybe there won't be such a constant stream of brand new autistic ppl showing up wondering where they should be sorted according to #FunctioningLabels and parents who might still be salvageable if they get sent to humane places before #AutismSpeaks gets hold of them.

IJDK how I can set a healthy tone in a place where they promoted trained abusers before I even arrived. Def not all alone.