#introduction post?
I'm Dan.
I don't generally do social media.
And yet here I am.
Trying out this Fedi thing,
excited to have a space where I can just be myself.
Being #AuDHD is a unique experience in the context of the neurodivergent world It gives us special abilities to experience the world, but comes with its own challenges as well
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My therapist also reminds me, it’s a long process, you don’t just wake up one day with all the answers. But that doesn’t stop the autistic parts of my brain from being like “NO I NEED ANSWERS NOW! How am I supposed to walk a path I don’t know without answers?” but that’s how life is anyway.
Damn, girl. That's definitely a mood I know too well, but yeah it's an ass-whipping that way - which is ok if that's your thing lol #AuDHD
@JeremyMallin@actuallyautistic For me I can hyper focus on things even if it’s not a special interest as much as it’s something that I like. But I’m #AuDHD it’s probably play a part in it.
The large print version of Late-Identified #AuDHD: A Starter Workbook is almost done! This is a starter workbook for those with late-identified #autism and #ADHD.
I aim to keep the cost of paperbacks the same for equitable access. This version should be live by 8/18/2023! #autistic#actuallyautistic
@admin On a philosophical note, we sense the same room. How we perceive it is quite different. The larger point allistics may miss is that, despite their normative socialized interpretation, even THEY don’t perceive the room the same way. They just have more of a shared social expectation of what the room should be. Ultimately, “read the room” is less about “this is how I see the room” and more about ableism and shaming.
Yes, as others have said, we see the room quite clearly, but we think and observe differently, so the impressions we gather are not those an NT would gather.
And because we don't see what they see, they conclude we see nothing at all.
REALLY sick of hearing about how you have the experience to make value judgements about the experience of being diagnosed as a child.
I get that the diagnosis is a revelation.
And it is. I agree .
But i want to puke remembering how that "privilege" was used to justify telling kids "IF you manage to prove that you are able to emulate a person you can be awarded honorary adult status"
Otherwise you count as something between a child and an animal
@CatHat This is curious. I don’t feel #special because I “successfully” #masked all these decades. I can’t know if it would have been better had I been #DX as a kid. I never got into real trouble, but there are many parts of my youth I don’t care to remember. It was awful. Each time I peeled back the #onion, thinking that I knew why, there was more. Now I know #AuDHD was underneath it all. Not alone but there. @actuallyautistic#ActuallyAutistic
@CatHat The closest I ever got to detection was my 5th grade #teacher. She warned my mom about #anxiety. No follow up.
My son’s #DX at age 5 has brought mixed results so far. At age 10 I finally feel like we’re on solid ground. But i thought we were good at age 8 too! I still fear we’re one well-wisher #ID10T “professional” away from a major setback. I will rejoice when he can shake off adult “support.” #ActuallyAutistic#AuDHD@actuallyautistic
Autism can be messed up.
Medical drama for the last month, and the ER doctor filed a report with the DMV that got my license suspended, pending medical review. Many, many doctor appointments later, with multiple specialists, and today I got the letter that my license is now reinstated.
For a month I've been stressing about not being able to drive or go into the office. Now I'm stressing about going back into the office.
@ScottSoCal The harm caused by erroneous diagnosis should bounce back to them. Here lose a month of your compensation for screwing around with people’s lives. Just saying… #ActuallyAutistic#AuDHD@actuallyautistic
@actuallyautistic@audhd
Week two into my move and new job. Rumbling has been a difficult to manage, but I’ve known for a long time that good and bad experiences can lead to rumbling and meltdowns or shutdowns. I’m hopeful for a time soon when the newness wears off a bit and routine can shoulder some of the burden of stimulation. #autism#autistic#audhd
I take your point about 2 second interruptions. I was thinking only that most interruptions last longer than 2 sec. Even a 'brief' interruption lasts maybe 2 minutes or so, and that's all I was getting at.
I'm #AuDHD, and yes, even 2 seconds can often collapse my mental 'Cathedral'! 😉
If we put our thoughts in writing, we have more time to examine our words, to try to anticipate the way(s) NTs could misunderstand our intended meaning. It's still v. hard, though... Like #masking, I suppose?
complicated feelings
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