Ryan: Also, don't make assumptions. Just because an autistic person can do something one day doesn't mean they can do it the next day. Presume competence. #INSAR2025 - ThreadSky

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thinkingautism.com • 4 days ago

Ryan: Also, don't make assumptions. Just because an autistic person can do something one day doesn't mean they can do it the next day. Presume competence.

#INSAR2025

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thinkingautism.com•4 days ago

Ryan: Always be kind and respectful. Allow autistic people to say yes, and also to say no. Be mindful of deficit-based and dehumanizing language that contributes to stigma.

#INSAR2025

thinkingautism.com•4 days ago

Ryan: There is currently not a tool for helping staff/caregivers to clearly communicate with autistic people with high support needs. So Ryan's team created a toolkit/tip sheet.

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thinkingautism.com•4 days ago

Ryan: It's crucial for those supporting autistic people with high support needs to focus on trust, clear communication, and mutual respect. You can engage with Dr. Ryan at @proudmum95.bsky.social.

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thinkingautism.com•4 days ago

Now Dr. Holly Sutherland, an AuDHD multiply disabled academic, talking about communicatively resourceful, interpretatively curious" (mis)communications in social care settings for autistic people with high support needs. So basically what some term #ProfoundAutism.

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thinkingautism.com•4 days ago

Sutherland: Needing to access research subjects thoughts and feelings, needs and preferences. Ideally techniques are less invasive of HSN people's daily routines, & don't need to bring them into a scary disruptive lab.

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thinkingautism.com•4 days ago

Sutherland: Support people for autistics with HSNs are unfortunately unlikely to be autistic.

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