I told another couple of people at work that I am autistic and they didn't seem surprised or hugely curious. I think I have built telling people to be the size of a cow but it's actually just a slightly interesting factoid for them.

At dinner this evening my daughter mentioned that in something she watched someone got shocked and horrified reactions to saying they were autistic.
"So ridiculous, it's only autism, it's not like they have stage 4 cancer!" She's 9, and probably autistic.

Hey #neurodiverse peeps!

Any #suggestions for dredging up the #executivefunction to #vacuum?

This is a highly despised task for me. It's necessary but it's loud, hot and smelly.

I struggle getting it done and a lot of my adaptations that help with other hated tasks are useless here.

@drjolenebrighten

On April 16, RFK Jr. gave a speech about autism that included some alarming language, particularly for those of us who are autistic or care for

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I feel like this is me, at least a few times a week.

And this is why I always use Google maps when leaving my town.

NEW VIDEO!

My autistic every day carry

#actuallyautistic #autistic #autism #neurodiverse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GOrSLD3Vfk

Something that I have long suspected, talking to another neurodiverse person is like speaking in another language, I often feel like I'm not even the same species as neurotypical people.
#autism #autistic #neurodiverse #neurodiversity #adhd

Sometimes I wonder if I should just "pull myself together" and then at other times I think that in some in some idealized future people like me will be diagnosed early and allowed enough sleep and given opportunities to help society with their weird ideas.

#Autism #autistic #neurodiverse @actuallyautistic #AutisticBurnout #ActuallyAutistic

So, ich bin weiter am planen für eine #Neurodiverse Instance wahrscheinlich geht es Mitte nässten Monat damit los, es gab ja viele Gesuche danach.

Ich würde gerne von denjenigen die interessiert sind wissen, was ihr euch vorstellt wie soll euer SafeSpace aussehen ?

Was braucht ihr ? Barrierefreiheits Tools ?

Und würdet ihr Instancen lieber Blacklisten oder Whitelisten ?

Blacklist = Schädliche Instancen werden Blockiert
Whitelist = Gute Instanzen werden erlaubt

Beides hat vor und nachteile, wehre schön wenn diejenigen sich mal Gedanken machen würden wie ihr SafeSpace aussehen soll, ich Persönlich lege viel wert auf eine sehr einfache Bedienung und UI.

#adhs #autismus #autismusspektrumsstorung #hsp

Oh no, I made the mistake of scheduling two things outside the house today.. and both of them involve talking with people.

I'm autistic.

I'm not looking for sympathy. I'm enjoying my life and hope you are too :)

I don't learn social rules the way other people do growing up or in life generally.

I live in the Now according to Eckhart Tolle to ameliorate the effects of the autism.

One of the things I do to live in the Now is nurture a bad memory;

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AUTISTIC AS FXXK
For Autistic punks, rebels and misfits forging their own path in a neurotypical world.

Raise your middle finger to neuronormativity!

↳ Source: https://www.autisticasfxxk.com/

How autism affects me:

1. We autistic people don't grow up learning social rules the way other people do. That affects how I text others bc texting is full of social rules. Most autistic people are ok texting.

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I'm autistic.

I was diagnosed 11 years ago at the age of 46 by my sixth therapist and second psychotherapist.

Initially I told everyone and most people stopped communicating with me.

I only put it on my bio now bc

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I am like autistic people described in this article except this is how I can be in writing. In talking I have learned that by living in the Now according to Eckhart Tolle, avoiding fruits most vegetables and texting, and practising mindfulness I can be centered continually. In this state I can pick up on others responses to me so I can explain the autism if need be?
https://autisticscienceperson.com/2021/01/09/neurotypicals-listen-to-our-words-not-our-tone/

Yeah...this is me.

I know few things about a lot of things, but a lot about a few things.

Me:
I'm going to run out and pick up some groceries, and run some errands, maybe I'll take the dogs for a walk when I get back.. I'll change my sheets and put another load of washing on, and then I have a bit of uni work to do as well..

Also me:
hmm. no.

Having some time off I realise just how much sleep I really need. It turns out it's about 10-12 hours a day.

#Autism #autistic #neurodiverse @actuallyautistic #AutisticBurnout #ActuallyAutistic

Me at 3 PM.