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Liz Maxim

@cloudfire26

Likes old engineering with soul; biker, VW bay window co-owner; love music I can get lost in - live and loud :-) and all round very quiet person

Joined October 2011
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If you are at secondary school, or know someone who is, encourage your teacher to sign you up to this talk with @heritage_crafts Co-Chair @jayblades_, organised by us and @speakrs4schools, and hosted at @HollingworthAc, on 14 July. Teachers sign up at forms.office.com/pages/respo….
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As an autistic person, I may cry and my voice might shake when I ask why something is happening. That does not mean I am ‘unstable’ or ‘toxic’ It means that I am genuinely confused. Honestly and genuinely confused. I am not playing games. I am not manipulating a situation.
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Just listened to @apocalypticafi Farewell back to back with @LordOfTheLost Lighthouse... Now.... there are two songs with a common musical core 😳😥😍
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This year our housing association has let the common land go unmowed. The bare earth is molehills, the diversity of flowers is natural airborne overspill from our garden. It's so much better than scorched grass 😁😁
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Apart from the hay fever, the constant sweat, the sunburn, the lack of sleep, the wasps, the bug bites, the baking hot car, the 3am sunrise, the non-stop disco from next door’s garden, the yellow lawn, the heat rash, the absence of air con and the complete lack of energy… I’m actually a big fan of Summer.
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Asking for adjustments in a current job is like a police caution... "You do not have to say anything. But, it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned something which you later rely on in court. Anything you do say may be given in evidence.” #ActuallyAutistic
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Hugo Tagholm@HugoSAS4 Jun 2023
RT if you think these should be banned. 🔥❌ @4peatssake2
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I've heard, and liked, @LordOfTheLost on @PrimordialRadio for a while..... But since eurovision they've become a bit of an obsession. Albums, concert tickets.... And the purchase of some bright pink @drmartens to add some fabulous to my black/grey wardrobe 😁
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A sad tale of endangered crafts, most of which have survived many centuries but still have a key place in today's digital & virtual world to say nothing of being at the heart of sustainability. Congrats @heritagecrafts for keeping the conversations live and current @jayblades_
Heritage Crafts (@heritage_crafts) profile pictureHeritage Crafts@heritage_crafts11 May 2023
It's been two years of waiting and six months of intensive research led by Endangered Crafts Manager Mary Lewis and funded by @ThePilgrimTrust, but the 2023 edition of the Red List of Endangered Crafts is out! heritagecrafts.org.uk/redlis… @jayblades_ @RoyalMintUK #craftsredlist2023
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Looking forward to our fieldwork season 10-29 July at Warham Camp #LaterPrehistoricNorfolk. Working with wonderful colleagues @RestoTrust @CambridgeUnit @NNArchaeolSoc @HolkhamEstate #Archaeology #Wellbeing #CultureTherapy
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Are you #ActuallyAutistic and feel tired often, even when you haven't done anything "tiring"? You're not alone. It IS exhausting just being autistic in a neurotypical world. You're not broken. Help spread this message and reach those who think they're alone and reply below!
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Long weekend, beautiful sunny day. Body decides it's the perfect opportunity for a joint flare..... Oh well, another weekend lost to damage limitation rather than achieving anything 😑😑
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A few ways Autists and ADHD’ers may express romantic and platonic love 🖤
A pale pink visual slide with a list of autistic and ADHD love languages, in black, each with a corresponding black illustration. The love languages mentioned are: gifting you things you like, sharing their interests with you, researching things you like, helping you with things, parallel play and body doubling, asking you questions, spending time with you, infodumping and deep pressure hugs.

ALT A pale pink visual slide with a list of autistic and ADHD love languages, in black, each with a corresponding black illustration. The love languages mentioned are: gifting you things you like, sharing their interests with you, researching things you like, helping you with things, parallel play and body doubling, asking you questions, spending time with you, infodumping and deep pressure hugs.

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Them: Why were you fine before your autism diagnosis, but you're suddenly struggling now. Me: I wasn't fine. Like at all. I was struggling. A lot. More than I even realized. But now, I understand my struggles a whole lot more and I'm not trying to hide them anymore.
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Same goes for adults locked in overwhelming appraisal systems...
Reframing Autism (@ReframingAutism) profile pictureReframing Autism@ReframingAutism15 Mar 2023
If we want our Autistic students to meet SMART goals, we need to set them up for success with SMART instruction. Smart instruction is Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-bound.
Against a peach-coloured background, title text reads: In order to achieve SMART goals, Autistic students need SMART instruction. There is a round illustration of a girl sitting at a desk with some books looking confused. Branching off are 5 text boxes. The first one labelled S reads: SPECIFIC: Has the task been clearly communicated to the student, with each step articulated and in view for referral? The second box labelled M reads: MEASURABLE: Does the student know what output is expected of them and their options for delivering it? The third box labelled A reads: ACHIEVABLE: Does the student have the skills and accommodations they need to complete the task? The fourth box labelled R reads: RELEVANT: Has the real world context and relevance of the learning been explained to the student? The final box labelled T reads: TIME-BOUND: Has the instruction been given at a time when the student feels safe, well-regulated and able to attend? The Reframing Autism logo is in the bottom corner.

ALT Against a peach-coloured background, title text reads: In order to achieve SMART goals, Autistic students need SMART instruction. There is a round illustration of a girl sitting at a desk with some books looking confused. Branching off are 5 text boxes. The first one labelled S reads: SPECIFIC: Has the task been clearly communicated to the student, with each step articulated and in view for referral? The second box labelled M reads: MEASURABLE: Does the student know what output is expected of them and their options for delivering it? The third box labelled A reads: ACHIEVABLE: Does the student have the skills and accommodations they need to complete the task? The fourth box labelled R reads: RELEVANT: Has the real world context and relevance of the learning been explained to the student? The final box labelled T reads: TIME-BOUND: Has the instruction been given at a time when the student feels safe, well-regulated and able to attend? The Reframing Autism logo is in the bottom corner.

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Replying to @ItsEmilyKaty @AutisticGirls_
That they lack empathy. The opposite - too much empathy, seeing multiple viewpoints at once, automatically standing in everyone's shoes. It is perceived as lack empathy by NTs because the autistic person doesn't take THEIR side, rather no sides, waiting for wisdom, if it comes.
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Rush Matters in Bedfordshire is looking for 2 apprentices to join its dedicated team. The company, led by Felicity Irons BEM, harvests English bulrush to make rush floor matting and other items. facebook.com/story.php?story…
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Just watched @linkinpark and @myMotorhead 'new old stock' releases back to back and my heart is so full to hear their music carrying on in full depth and beauty 😍
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