Autistic burnout recovery is not a linear process. It's an ever-changing, morphing, iterative process, that when graphed looks like a big messy plate of spaghetti.
Is it just me or is drinking water a wildly unpredictable sensory experience? Like I want to drink more, but there’s so much VARIANCE. Curious what y’all’s thoughts are 🚰💦
I'm working on a blog post about meditation for people who find meditation really difficult, especially thinking about autistic and ADHD folks. If this is you, I would love to know what concerns or questions you have about meditation. Please reply to this post and let me know, what makes meditation difficult for you? @actuallyautistic#actuallyautistic#adhd#audhd
I’m learning to trust my instincts in the face of NT stupid. I show up at ortho office with son’s appliance, after having emailed them to describe how it’s pinching the tendon right in the middle underneath his tongue.
They grind all around the edge. Not in the middle in the physical gap between parts. 🤦♂️ I try to clarify where it’s affecting him. They didn’t acknowledge a word.
So I used 400 grit on it tonight and much better! Trust gone.
@yourautisticlife I’m honestly happy to have at least said something. I don’t expect much in the way of response. But now I’m on record as being clear I find the treatment poor.
Right now the bigger target of my ire is the therapist #KaisePermanebter sent me to. There is a member services conversation I need to have about reimbursement for an outside therapist. I’m not even going to complain about HIM, but rather suggest they’ve generally been useless.
@autism101@actuallyautistic@rubenerd In the thick of depression, I’ve learned to take it really slow. That the only thing I need to do is breathe. Sometimes even that is challenging. Luckily it’s a reflex. If I managed that for an entire day, I’ve accomplished something. Everything else is optional.
When I manage to eat something, it’s an accomplishment. When I take a couple of steps outside, it’s an accomplishment. Allowing myself to be “broken” and not struggle against what currently is.
Sometimes it is difficult for me not to bring up a special interest in conversation. And I can’t read when others aren’t really interested in hearing about it.
@autism101@actuallyautistic I thought the woman's special interest in this meme was the man, who is the life of the party (of two lol) because he was talking to someone off camera. 🤔 I was a bit surprised she was "bored" according to the Alt text. 😅
Exceptions are:
-if I repackage it in a script as something entertaining
-work, since there's little negative ramifications for sounding like I know how to do my job 😅