At the time college was the "normal" next step, and intellectually college would have been good for me, but I just couldn't stand being around all those noisy people. Went to vocational school, but it wasn't better, and I didn't finish that.
@NeurodivergentBC@actuallyautistic@allautistics@neurodivergent@academicchatter@edutooters A bit like wiping hell with holy water. I can hardly imagine anything more absurd than frontal teaching for autistic people. If I want to know something, I learn it. I don't need lectures on a blackboard and noisy crowds between lectures, thank you. But I would find the option of being officially tested quite charming.
What would work well for you? We don't really have much in the way of text books at a high level in my subject. Short videos? Lists of what think are the most important primary literature? What about more skills based topics? Or are you saying you don't think the concept of formal education is something that could ever appeal to you?
Much better than my in-person uni experience back in the day (long before I knew about #Autism ). Never graduated: happy to discuss what went wrong (doubt anyone interested).
I live in a house next to a railway track. People ask, how does the noise not bother me, particularly if they know I'm autistic and sensitive to noise.
It's a single line and there are 2-4 trains each hour. They mostly take about 20 seconds to pass, apart from freight trains (2-3 per day) which take longer. I actually like hearing the latter pass.
Trains don't run overnight. There can be occasional maintenance work on the tracks at night, which can be annoying if it goes on too long. But, in the overall scheme of things it's not a major issue.
I think the key, for me, is duration and predictability. If a dog starts to bark, you don't know how long that's going to continue. Could be less than a minute, could go on for hours. Similarly for some other noises. That's what really stresses me.
Of course the other advantage of living next to a railway is that it's unlikely (unless the line gets closed) that I will ever have close-up neighbours on that side.
I can get used to noise that has a pattern, predictability, and expected.
Dog barks, are none of the above. And in my specific situation, having purposefully chose to live in a neighborhood that had "No Dogs Allowed" before laws were made to allow ESA to be proteected from rules forbidding dogs...
I continue to expect my freedom from this random sudden, patternless, noisy interruptions.
@ratcatcher@actuallyautistic@allautistics@autisticme when I first lived in London (a seeming lifetime ago), the flat I lived in was bordered by the Westway main road, the mainline railway running into Paddington, and the Hammersmith & City tube line. The sound of the road reminded me of coastal sounds - a continual low white noise “roar” and the trains and tubes were frequent and regular enough to be easy enough to deal with. But when dogs started barking or music started blaring, that’s when hell emerged.
I love dogs. But selfish dog owners who can’t be bothered to give their dogs an environment that doesn’t lead them to bored barking for extended periods need to be kneecapped.
Are you still keeping quiet about your autism? Well, maybe not as quiet as you think.
Helen was chatting to a friend today about something I'd done. The friend immediately said, "Oh, that's obviously the autism." We've never told a soul about my autism, but this friend has an autistic son and she saw it straight away.
@anti42@actuallyautistic@allautistics
The reason I haven't come out after my recent self-diagnosis is that people here said they'd had mixed experiences after revealing their diagnoses.
My employer is considering introducing psychometric tests for job candidates. Quite apart from the facts that these tests are arguably pseudoscience and that many of our stalwarts would never have passed one, I can't see how they can do it without discriminating against neurodivergent candidates. I'm wondering whether to break cover to make that point, or whether it would just cost me my privacy and achieve nothing.
@anti42@actuallyautistic@allautistics
I don't think legal advice would help, because they're only considering this for new recruits, not for existing staff. If I say nothing, everything goes on (for me) as before. It might be possible to argue the case for ND people without revealing that I'm one of them, but it would be a weaker case.
Notices local grocery has crablegs on sale tmr
*Drives down to the local grocery and sees a millennial who is working stocking fresh salmon
*Looks at the empty spot in the freezer where crab legs would be.
*”Hey, …I see your out of crablegs” any chance you just got some in the back?, *wink looks up to me and just remarks, “just because we both have autism, doesnt mean that I will give you priority access to crab legs
@bike@nddev@actuallyautistic@allautistics I often feel I need to use my privilege to educate people about autism - explaining my experience and advocating for support for myself and others but it does feel risky at times. Can be met with embarrassed looks or people think I’m being narcissistic or worse
@bike@nddev@actuallyautistic@allautistics I think it’s a very individual thing, both for us, & regarding the people we meet & deal with. Some of us might feel more up to it, with some people, in some situations. I’m an educator & I tend to take on things that are challenging, sometimes overreaching, but even I am taking it very slowly.
@bike@jgjgjgjg@nddev@actuallyautistic@allautistics there should be separate instances just for autistics, I guess I am one too. Just thought of
Autistici.org....haha but this isn't really about autism
We have a really lightweight down blanket. I keep that above my head and pull it over my eyes at night to stop the always-on street lights from outdoors when the moon is empty and the sky should be dark.