Peter/Roll for Kindness (Autism advocacy TTRPG GM, M.Ed.)

Ow. (I included planks after. I don't like planks.)

I recently started doing the OPM workout daily for about a month, then I stopped a few months back... This could be a good way to get back into it. Fuck it. 4.

That game goes in some truly madcap directions

Something I've been looking at a lot recently is screentime use and neurodivergence, and how to build agency around how they engage with screens to be beneficial. A big problem is that the online ecosystem has grown more toxic and harmful. Interesting study here- publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...

the ol cheesegum

Isn't it awful? <3

this is fun also I made you another one

Roll For Kindness Using Tabletop Gaming for Good

For #worldkindness day I should probably plug rollforkindness.com, my site on how to use tabletop gaming to teach not just social skills, but the skill of kindness.

I had a training today where the trainer kept on saying, "Right?" after half of her sentences, and that in particular is like an electric shock. Hate hate hate.

On it.

Fun fact, get a bunch of old logs in your yard and you might get these dudes everywhere. They live to randomly fly into you.

And this is frankly why we need more unmasked, authentic autistics in services. I know there's a lot of autistics working in the autism world, but most of them are masking and burnt out. We need to make a better setting for autistic leadership. Nothing about us without us.

I think the big reason I was able to be reasonable was the fact that I knew what it was like to be treated different for being autistic, in a bad way. I treated them different in a respectful way- I communicated with them as a fellow autistic, and I think that built a huge amount of mutual respect.

Key to me being a reasonable adult was treating the kids with dignity and as peers (to a degree), being very flexible, having very high expectations and being frank, letting the small stuff slide, and seeing the big picture of who they were as a person.

A lot of ABA folks, teachers, etc, don't.

A while back one of the students in my D&D autism group called me 'The most reasonable adult' she knew, and it was sad.

That means that in that student's life, there were a LOT of unreasonable adults. And I've seen it, autistics are CONSTANTLY dealing with adults who are arbitrarily unreasonable.

Depends on the sandwich. If it's made with dwarf bread (a la Pratchett) it could do some damage.

I wonder if there's been any studies looking at autistic kids who love to line up and organize their toys, and autistic adults who love playing solitaire. Just putting things in very nice, orderly stacks is fun.

"Autism and disability aren’t insults. They’re realities. They’re languages of access, of shared experience, of boundaries learned the hard way. ... Because every time we distance ourselves from disability, we reinforce the very structure that made distance necessary in the first place.

Loved this. Love that Garth absolutely can not conceive of any metaphor, ever.

I'm a poet who has written over 3k poems, many of which are horror themed, just a horror story in a poem. Went to a poetry gathering, said "I've met poets who use metaphor, and they're all cowards."

They were big mad.

Supporting youth mental health services at the Rise with Ryther luncheon. Glad to be doing good with this org.

What type of work? Unfortunately I have seen a lot of just awful workers, but something that is frustrating is it has led to me running into difficulties when doing community outings with clients. I had to start wearing my badge constantly due to the harassment.

Especially given a lot of abusers target autistics, they often are raised on compliance and not trained to ID red flags.

Tacoma No Kings

Generally bad idea. Don't want to assume control of a person's character in a therapeutic environment and have bad things occur without their consent. Also, I'm not a therapeutic DM. But I generally just have them be 'uhh, standing over there.' a la The Gamers.

Trump's new layoffs hurt disabled kids "This is absolutely a violation of federal law."

“This is absolutely a violation of federal law.”

For @motherjones.com, I reported about how reduction-in-forces in the Office of Special Education Programs will lead to disabled kids' needs not being met, as funding may not be distributed. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

You should do that, and highlight local community orgs (like the various Arcs.) The BEST thing parents can do is connect with their local disability advocacy orgs and find the systems navigators and support groups, etc.

While they're still around. (I got DOGE'd.)

Nice, again, looks hella sharp!

Looking sharp dude!! Lmk how it is!

And... I've been hired on as Aspiring Youth's Advocacy and Outreach specialist. Very excited to be doing a lot more TTRPG, gaming, and autism work, as this is absolutely my passion.

Ok upon listening to it a few more times, nah, it actually really rules. Just took a while to warm up, as I was expecting something Daft Punk Tron Legacy level, but it's definitely something different, and, once I opened myself to it, it's real fun. Not the Daft Punk masterpiece, still great tho.