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Caddi

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Ain't Dead Yet, She/her: Pan and not looking. Neurodiverse yet hugger, Disabled PITA,Lefty hippy-type, Yarn engineer (crocheter), Believer in NHS. Retired. Proudly Working class. Dislikes: leaving anywhere, prejudice, pollution,
Loves: Tea, SciFi, Furry fiction, kindle, chocolate, kindness. CliFi
Collects: diagnoses, hobbies, yarn
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Dr_Obvious, to actuallyautistic German
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@actuallyautistic
Is it a common #autistic trait to have the urge to share experiences?

Like as a kid coming from camping, I would give my mom a daylong report about all the things that happened in details.

Or know when I read something interesting I have to show it to my wife. Or when we meet after work I have to let out all the stuff that happened at that very second.

Caddi,
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@Dr_Obvious @actuallyautistic I also get this; it is both part of my impulsiveness and my inability to avoid interrupting, both of which stem from (I believe) from my . My Beloved autist barely speaks about such things, until it hits one of his areas of special interest.

dave, to actuallyautistic
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@actuallyautistic

Late-dxed/IDed friends:

Once you realized you were autistic, did you encounter overwhelming and overloading situations that you remembered "dealing" with much better before you learned you were autistic? Like learning you were autistic somehow changed how you processed these kinds of situations?

I'd love to (and frankly, need to) hear your stories. Please share if you're comfortable 💚🙏

Caddi,
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@dave @actuallyautistic My beloved self-id his autism. As far as I could see he then became much more autistic which was both worrying to me and difficult for our relationship. When I realised that he had just stopped masking, it made it much easier to understand.
Communication can be difficult but is vital, as we learn to accept and assist each other's unmasked persona. We will be doing that as we age anyway, as we become less mobile, etc.
My discovery of my own has not helped.

Caddi,
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@nddev @dave @actuallyautistic Thank you. I can see where you are coming from, and I assume that you did discuss it with your Mrs Wife. Such a 'withdrawal' without explanation would be unbearable.
Interestingly, Though I am not autistic myself, I also find eye contact difficult.

exploreyourarchive, to histodons
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Hello Mastodon!

We are "Explore Your Archive"; an Archives and Records Association (ARA) platform to encourage everyone to visit, use, celebrate and be inspired by archives in the UK & Ireland.

We run monthly hashtags to share archives on particular themes, with a focus week coming up in November. See our website for further details and lots of other great content celebrating archives: https://www.exploreyourarchive.org/create/social-media/

Share your archives with us for October with the hashtag !

@histodons

Caddi,
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@exploreyourarchive @histodons is there any point in me keeping generations of photos - the printed kind? There is no one famous in our family. Would they be of any use to any archiver? To me they are just junk that my mum asked me to look after. I have no idea who they depict, most have no information. Should I 'lose' them? I have tried to pass them on but no-one seems interested. Or would there be an archive that I can pass them to?

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