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aloopapu, 6 months ago to actuallyautistic

@actuallyautistic
Have you seen this it looks like a great resource.

KitMuse, 6 months ago to actuallyautistic

I'm going to throw this out there and it may sound a bit controversial, but keep in mind I have nearly 20 years's experience as an entrepreneur. Is there ANYONE who works with #neurodivergent business owners or #ActuallyAutistic business owners who don't just regurgitate the same allistic/neurotypical "marketing advice" that's sold all over the groups and "free offers"? Because I'm not seeing anyone doing anything different from the NTs. @actuallyautistic @actuallyautistics

aloopapu, 6 months ago to actuallyautistic

@actuallyautistic does anyone else, when they are stressed, have an internal dialogue where they patiently explain how something works as if they were teaching?

independentpen, 6 months ago to actuallyautistic

My head is spinning ... from not sleeping last night, from two conferences a week apart diappearing the last three weeks, from the deadlines I'm behind on, from finding my elderly friend dead in his house ... one , day , at a , time , right ? @actuallyautistic

tomkindlon, 6 months ago to disabilityjustice

(UK)
A worrying development for many with disabilities and disabling illnesses

“Disabled people must work from home to do ‘their duty’, says UK minister

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/nov/21/disabled-people-work-from-home-laura-trott-benefits

#disabled #chronicillness #disabilities @disability @disabilityjustice @chronicillness @spoonies @mecfs @longcovid #mecfs

sahat, 6 months ago to actuallyautistic

I once had a relationship with an AuDHD male. He had a certain trait. It's not very common, but I have heard from people that experience this.
It was scary and it ended the realtionship. He used to get into a form of meltdown where he would be uncontrollably agitated.. Rage, despair, IDK what to call it. It looked like anger. And then he would loose the memory about what had transpired. He did not recall what he had said or how he had behaved. It must be hard to live with this, cus I am sure, it wrecks relationships, period. Now I am curious, have any of you this trait, has anyone experienced this, either in my role or in his? I would be interested to hear more about this. I recently talked to him after many years of silence. It brought this all up. He didn't know about his neurodivergence at the time. And it scared the heck out of him to be hearing me describe, what took place, when he stopped having memory.
@actuallyautistic

theautisticcoach, 7 months ago to actuallyautistic

Do you use the word "Neurodivergent"?

Why or why not?

Do you think it's ableist?

If you don't use it, what word do you use?

#ActuallyAutistic #AskingAutistics @actuallyautistic

EVDHmn, 7 months ago to actuallyautistic

@actuallyautistic
If anyone doesn’t mind much I have a random question!
Not so much a poll, but does anyone else sometimes have the problem of seeing things from too many angles, i was wondering if it worsens by expanding perceptions. I don’t mean in a hallucinations way, it’s just like they kinda contour in almost like a dataset, of theoretical, probability etc.or what could that be like, what could cause that, I know for myself it’s difficult. But rewarding in many ways. Please and thank you

aloopapu, 7 months ago to actuallyautistic

@actuallyautistic what are the spoons I see referenced frequently.

theautisticcoach, 7 months ago to actuallyautistic

How did my #ActuallyAutistic comrades come to know that they’re autistic?

#AskingAutistics @actuallyautistic

spika, 7 months ago to actuallyautistic

One of the things that made it really hard for me to even consider that I might be autistic was the reputation that (verbal) autistics have for being direct and literal communicators.

I've never felt like I am a particularly direct communicator because of how often I have misunderstandings with people, autistic and allistic alike, for not being direct enough and relying too much on things like context clues and body language to reveal how I'm feeling about a particular thing rather than just coming out and being direct by saying it with words, and I think it's particularly a struggle around issues where there are a lot of mixed emotions and uncertainty around feelings.

@actuallyautistic #ActuallyAutistic

independentpen, 7 months ago to actuallyautistic

People keep sitting down right next to me when there's plenty of other space. Are small space bubbles an NT thing? @actuallyautistic

PossiblyAutistic, 7 months ago to test

Let's try the AQ, at https://embrace-autism.com/autism-spectrum-quotient/#test

@actuallyautistic

Whats your current hyperfocus?

This week mine was homemade soda. Fermented sodas, citric acid + bicarbonate sodas, different juices and flavors like lime + lemon + cherry and pomegranate or mango peach or cola (homemade knock off)

AutisticAdam, 9 months ago to actuallyautistic

Autistic people are often criticised for “reading too much into things” and “assuming” the worst, but usually what we deduce is highly accurate, thanks to our pattern-spotting and dot-connecting abilities. I think the real issue is we typically unearth truths others want to remain hidden.

@actuallyautistic #actuallyautistic

How do you handle being misunderstood?

I’m sure lots of ADHDers know what I mean. Situations where you’re not meaning ill intent, but the way that a situation turns out makes it seem like you’re the bad guy/girl....

Witches and Faggots, Dykes and Poofters [Documentary] (archive.org)

A documentary about the first Mardi Gras parade in Sydney, Australia. I found a copy of this earlier in the year and posted it on archive.org. Content Warning for police brutality.