Coach Elizabeth Brink, SEP, ACC, BCC, CNC

The best part of being in a 6 day training is that I have no time or energy for headlines.

No matter how well I plan for being on time, I always have a moment of panic that I got the time wrong.

Vaccines don’t cause autism.

Vaccines aren’t even associated with autism.

The biggest predictor of autism?
GENETICS.

We have decades of data and millions of data points that to show this.

This lie insults people with autism too — as if it’s an “adverse effect” of medicine.

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“The joints are the storytellers of the body” - author unknown #somaticexperiencing #traumahealing

Day one of my last module of training for #somaticexperiencing! The finale of over two years of intense learning 💞💪🏻🙌🏻💆🏻‍♀️ @somaticexp.bsky.social

Lots of people are afraid of the word disabled.

“having a physical or mental condition that limits movements, senses, or activities.”

It’s not a bad word.

Everyone who lives long enough will become disabled if they aren’t already.

🤣🤣 this is me all through the night.. the demand avoidance with my bladder is next level.

Reaching is a core developmental skill that helps us know & express our wants and needs. If you were unable to reach or discouraged from reaching for things or people as a baby/kid, you might have a lot of trouble asking for help later in life.

Years ago I blasted onto the socials and posted alllll the time. Now when I try my brain shorts out and nothing is coherent or interesting. This what burnout looks like. A loss that doesn’t really come back. #autisticburnout #audhd

The winter will not last forever. The winter will not last forever. The winter…

red bunny on mint green background with a call to boycott on feb 28 - buy nothing, use small businesses and remember we have power

remember this can be one day or day one - do what you can!

The autistic urge to follow all rules while simultaneously believing authority and hierarchy is absolute garbo trash

As if an unexpected 8 day school break wasn’t enough, I now have COVID. 💀💆🏻‍♀️😮‍💨

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS IN CASE OF ICE: CONOCE TUS DERECHOS EN CASO DE ENCUENTRO CON ICE:

DO NOT OPEN YOUR DOOR. ICE cannot enter your home without a warrant signed by a judge. Tell the agents to show you the warrant by sliding it under the door. NO ABRAS TU PUERTA. ICE no puede entrar a tu casa sin una orden firmada por un juez. Diles a los agentes que te muestren la orden deslizándola debajo de la puerta.

ASK THEM TO LEAVE. If ICE doesn't have a warrant, tell them you do not consent for them to enter your home and ask them to leave. At work, ICE cannot enter employee-only areas without permission. 2 PÍDALES QUE SE VAYAN. Si ICE no tiene una orden judicial, diles que no das tu consentimiento para que entren a tu casa y pídeles que se vayan. En el trabajo, ICE no puede ingresar a áreas exclusivas para empleados sin permiso.

REMAIN SILENT. You have the right to remain silent. If the agents ask you questions, tell them, "I wish to remain silent." PERMANECE EN SILENCIO. Tienes derecho a permanecer en silencio. Si los agentes te hacen preguntas, diles: "Deseo permanecer en silencio".

It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too.

EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.

Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)

Several red state AGs including mine are suing to dismantle 504s in schools.

Please, call your reps and AGs to demand they let all children learn in public schools. The end goal is to delete all special education services. All accommodations.

This is why all elections matter, especially judges!

"Everyone has to mask to fit in... that's not unique to autism"

Maybe everyone masks, but most autistic people aren't doing it just to fit in. Most of us are doing it to protect ourselves from becoming a target of hostility and abuse.

Talking can be a form of #stimming and self-soothing. Also, singing and humming. The vocal box is v close to the vagus nerve. #nervoussystem #neurodivergent #audhd #actuallyautistic

Just spoke to a packed room of therapists about how to support Autistic folks. This might be my special interest. 🤓 #sesummitkc

A thought-terminating cliché is a succinct phrase or expression used to dismiss dissent, end debate, or resolve cognitive dissonance without addressing the nuances of the topic at hand. These clichés are effective because they provide a superficial sense of resolution, allowing the speaker or listener to avoid further intellectual or emotional effort.

🧵 RFK Jr’s Playbook 📓: The thought-terminating cliché.
A thought terminating cliché is a tactic to stop an argument from proceeding further, ending the debate with a cliché rather than a point. "Let's agree to disagree.”

Without downloading any new pictures, where are you at mentally right now?

Remember: they want us to be overwhelmed and scared. Take breaks and touch grass.💞

Autism community fears RFK Jr. would set back decades of progress Advocates worry that as HHS secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could undermine years of work to unlink autism and vaccines and divert precious research dollars to a discredited theory.

Autism advocates say they are fearful that if RFK Jr. is confirmed, it could undermine years of progress in unlinking autism and vaccines, while potentially diverting research dollars to a theory already discredited by hundreds of studies worldwide.

These are the good guys supporting DEI. Reward them with your business.

Costco
Meijer
Kroger
Giant Grocery
Ben & Jerry’s
Ulta, Macy’s
Old Navy
Nordstrom’s
TJ Maxx
GoTo Foods ( Moe’s Southwest Grill, Mcalister’s, Auntie Anne’s, Jamba, Cinnabon…)
Dollar Tree
Walgreens
Wegmans

we will keep track of all the changes, fight in every way we can, and deepen into our visions. but find your grief practice. so many people are going to suffer and die in so many unnecessary ways in the short term because of the decisions and moves being made. learn to feel your grief as we go.

When fear is the norm it shapes who we are. #sleepysisterspodcast

“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”

James Baldwin

Mexico refuses to accept a U.S. deportation flight The Mexican government has criticized President Donald Trump's unilateral immigration actions, and the landing would have required Mexico's assistance.

Latest: Mexico denied a U.S. military plane access to land Thursday, at least temporarily frustrating the Trump administration's plans to deport immigrants to the country, according to two U.S defense officials.

Every time I see you pitting audiobooks vs ebooks vs paperbacks vs hardcovers, I realize y'all truly don't know that this isn't a fun preference battle or about asserting a moral high ground, it's about #disability and #accessibility. #booksky 1/

Thisssss👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼