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amygravino.bsky.social
Autism sexuality advocate, consultant, author, international speaker, enthusiastic home cook, and the Taylor Swift of the autism world. She/her. #TheNaughtyAutie
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Went to the New York premiere of #UnbreakableBoy last night! Very strange to see "official" pictures of myself, but here we are... #autism #autismacceptance #autisminthemedia #movies 📸: @gettyimages.com

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One of the things that no one tells you about getting older is that at a certain point, the month of February stops being about feeling sad over not having a significant other for Valentine's Day and starts being about "how do I keep my aging parents alive until Spring" instead...

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People like this are exactly the reason why I stopped going to church years ago...

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As an American, I am just trying like hell to hold on and not give up right now…

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One of the things I have noticed in the past week is the visceral ferocity with which the "R-word" has come back on social media (specifically on Twitter). It's as if people were champing at the bit to say it again, and are taking a perverse, childish glee in not caring who they hurt by saying it...

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Being autistic does *not* make someone give a Nazi salute, just as being autistic does not make someone commit sexual assault or shoot up a school. Being someone who knows they absolutely will not face any consequences or accountability for their actions is what makes someone give a Nazi salute...

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A little bit of Christmas magic tonight… 🎄🎁 ❤️

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Trimming the tree with Mom yesterday and she asked me to put on Christmas music. I put my own cultivated playlist on over the Bluetooth speaker. Two or three songs in, Eric Idle’s “Fuck Christmas” comes on. I have never run for the Skip button so fast...

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Excited to share that I have won a Rutgers Presidental Employee Excellence Recognition Award as a member of the Rutgers Center for Adult Autism Services team! The award was given to the directors of the RCAAS units and to me, for my work at Rutgers and in the community. So grateful for this honor!❤️

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Sometimes I think about the idea that “it’s better to be wrong in a group of people than right by yourself.“ People prefer being surrounded by those who are likeminded, because it’s safer. But for me, I would rather know that I stood up for what I believe in, even if it means being alone…

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I was in this exact Waterstones last month and bought a little journal for writing about my London adventures and I'm slowly dying right now...

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Me pretty much every say since arriving home from my trip last month. London, I still hear you calling...

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Sharing some more favorite moments from my first-ever trip to London last month. Got to visit the Globe Theatre for the first time and saw this quote from Much Ado which gave me a lot of Good Omens vibes... ❤️

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I've seen a lot of transphobic wingnuts on Tw*tter yelling about how all children "have the right to puberty." Does that include the cis autistic/disabled kids whose parents have asked me if it would be "easier" to prevent puberty in them? Or is this all a smokescreen for your own hate? I wonder...

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I just spent two minutes yelling at my screen over something called “caramel apple tiramisu.” It’s like the New Orleans Deconstructed Tiramisu Incident of 2016 all over again, and I’m having war flashbacks. Cream + cake + layers =/= tiramisu. TIRAMISU IS TIRAMISU. Thanks for coming to my TED talk…

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I can't begin to express how dismayed I am at this man's nomination. People like RFK Jr. and Jenny McCarthy have caused incalculable damage to autistic people and our families. There is so much more willingness to listen to a celebrity than to do research, and the consequences of that are dire...

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Last month, I had the opportunity to appear on the Autism Weekly podcast to talk about all things #autism and sexuality, as well as the AASK (Adult Autism & Sexuality Kit) sex ed curriculum that I have just co-created and why autistic people need access to sex education. Click below to watch/listen!

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