#autism

My autistic granddaughter has life limiting social anxiety & had to give up her electricians job because she couldn't cope (& she really was struggling, sticking at it for 8 years) she's set up a business making nature-friendly products from rescued oak and I think she's made a good job. Next step, selling some. #Nature #Environment #Rescued #Reused #Autism #SocialAnxiety

Who'd have thought? 😂 #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticExperience #Neurodivergent #Autism

Today I got my official diagnosis. Asperger's syndrome, at 31. My feelings about it are mixed. For years I was sure this was not about me, that I was just tired, or difficult, or not trying hard enough. Then about a year ago I hit an autistic burnout, the kind where you cannot pretend anymore, and I started digging into myself for real. Now there is a piece of paper that says what I had slowly started to suspect. Part of me feels relief, because so many things finally make sense. Another part of me keeps rereading my whole past with this new filter, and that part is not so calm. I will need some time to sort out what this changes and what it does not. #ActuallyAutistic #Autism #Asperger #AuDHD #Neurodivergent #LateDiagnosis #Fediverse

When autistic people struggle to understand others, it's seen as our deficit. When others struggle to understand us, that's seen as our deficit too. But... communication goes both ways! 🤔 (Slide credit to Chris Bonnello, at AutisticNotWeird) #Autism #ActuallyAutistic #DoubleEmpathy #Neurodiversity

Wildfire smoke exposure during pregnancy linked to higher autism risk https://www.earth.com/lifestyle/wildfire-smoke-exposure-during-pregnancy-linked-to-higher-autism-risk/ #environment #wildfire #wildfires #health #PublicHealth #pregnancy #autism

Autism is a lifelong state, known to be highly heritable. In modern usage, we usually describe it as a 'neurodevelopmental disorder' or 'neurological condition'... But, even while this framing is widely accepted, autism continues to be clinically measured (in the absence of biomarkers, despite the hopeful billions spent in research money) almost exclusively through its outward manifestations. Some of which may look suspiciously like distress. It’s a bit like measuring the water in a glass only by looking at the condensation on the outside, without taking into account things like room temperature. It’s not that there isn’t any water; it’s just that the way you’re measuring it is highly unreliable. https://www.neurofabulous.org.uk/the-trap-of-diagnostic-circularity.html #Autism #Trauma #Neurodevelopment #Autistic #Pathologising #AutismResearch

Hello~. The name's Tsubo-kun. I really love computers, video games, Linux, all that stuff. I speak English, Spanish, and a good bit of Japanese. I am very much an autistic fellow myself. I use Fedora, as I'm happy with it. I'll try to be somewhat consistent, but occasionally quirky with my posts. #introduction #autism

HELP! PLEASE BOOST URGENTLY FOR ME! Argh! Just when I think I'm making headway, the bank has been slow to take out payments and as a result I'm overdrawn🥺I feel stupid for not checking closer. Brain fog from disability got in the way😞 I'll be charged a fee, and it all means I can't get groceries for next week, or pay bills. As someone who's under the poverty line, disabled, and chronically ill, this is obviously extremely frustrating and super stressful, and has a knock on effect on my chronic illness and disabilities, and ability to manage. I'm trying my hardest but I am stuck and exhausted. If you could help me at least clear the overdraft and fees it would be so much appreciated. I can't manage it on my own. My goal is $145.00. Every bit helps! Thank you so much💖EDIT: ONLY $120 TO GO NOW TO REACH THE GOAL! #help #gratitude #disabled #disability #chronicillness #chronicpain #fibromyalgia #ptsd #cptsd #witch #catlover #chronicfatigue #hope #smalljoys #lgbtqia #trans #bisexual #transmutualaid #MutualAidRequest #mutualaidspace #disabledmutualaid #cats #disabledcrowdfund #anxiety #depression #queer #poverty #povertykills #MutualAidSavesLives #halloween #attitudeofgratitude #fedifriends #fediverse #mastodon #community #communityaid #aid #struggle #determined #resilient #tired #boost #boostforreach #boostforhelp #booatplease #please #boost4reach #mutuals #mutual #assistance #love #care #urgent #sotired #sotiredofthisshit #holdon #keepgoing #keepthefaith #creative #youcandoit #thankyou @amber@hear-me.social @mutualaid@fedigroups.social @mutualaid@ovo.st #audhd #adhd #autism #neurodivergentmutualaid #povertycrowdfund #povertyawareness #povertyistrauma #povertyisviolence #povertyisexpensive #disabilitytax #spoonie #SpoonieLife #depression #cptsd #survivor #womeninpoverty #woman #communitysaveslives #trans #transgender #lgbtqia #witch #LGBTQIA2S #mutuals #mutualsupport #spiritual

Ok, I think this one is a stretch, but I have to ask. Are you an #autistic / #AuDHD bald man in the northern hemisphere, who wears a hat indoors as the weather moves towards winter? I know everyone is different, but pls, recommend a comfy, not too warm hat that my sensory sensitivities can cope with. I live in Scotland, so has to be something I can easily get here or online from a UK/ EU based retailer. I don’t get on with stiff labels and seams and absolutely do not enjoy or use real wool at all. lol 😂 @autistics@fedigroups.social #Autism #Bald #ADHD #Hat #AskFedi thx! 🎩 *Edit Thank you all for the responses! Got a lot to think about. Thank you! 🤩

Hi, I am Sandfish, I am on here for a longer time already but never participated much. Here is my #introduction. I am a cybersecurity professional from Germany. I am mostly interested in offensive security research and #appsec. I absolutely love to learn new things and thus have taken up many different hobbies during my life. Most consistent ones are #gamedev, #musicmaking (piano and digital production), #juggling and #bouldering. I also like all kinds of puzzle solving. I am a pretty private person so don't expect a lot of public posts. However, I am open minded and happy to connect and chat with people. I struggled a lot in my early life with always feeling like the odd one out and am probably somewhere on the #autism spectrum. My views reflect that in that I don't want others to have to feel that way. Consequently, I support #lgbtqia and minority rights and strongly oppose #facism. Glad to be here!

Please read and sign if you agree #autism #neurodiversity #health #education

"Who needs labels anyway?" sounds progressive, but isn't. A 'label' can give people language for their experiences, a basis for organising, and access to a community. The interesting question - I think - isn't whether we have categories or not (we do. Ask any librarian or linguist). It's who gets to make and use the categories... and for what purpose. 💟 #Autism #ActuallyAutistic #ADHD #AuDHD #Neurodivergent #SocialJustice #EpistemicInjustice

@wrzky@kolektiva.social @mutualaidspace@mutualaidspace.org @wrzky@wrzky.com @mutualaid@ovo.st @mutualaid@fedigroups.social @disability@fedigroups.social @disability@ovo.st @QuyetPawz@tech.lgbt @ellespeaks@mastodon.social @edendestroyer@social.chinwag.org Every cent would help me reach my goal. A service dog would make my life so much easier. 🐕‍🦺 https://www.goodcrowd.org/autism-service-dog #invisibleDisability #disability #autism #adhD #audhd #hypersensitivity #meltdowns #panicattack

"Restricting social media will not make public transport easier to use, youth clubs more welcoming or local venues less overwhelming. It will remove a route through which young people currently gather the information and contacts needed to navigate those settings" #Autism #SocialMedia #UKPolitics Social media provides valued community spaces for autistic young people

#ActuallyAutistic #Autism #Autistic #AuDHD #Neurodivergent

Hello everyone! We'd like to say a bit about ourselves. Yeah, we're a small organisation that Jim founded. We initially wanted to maintain the software he created, but we also support the movement of migration to #FOSS. So we'd love to host a few services (coming soon) like emails, XMPP and "walled garden" alternative front-end services (like Nitter and Kittygram). We haven't bought the domain with our organisation's name yet because of some money problems with our founder. We'll have the domain bought and a few hardware items to create the home servers soon, so we'll be able to offer you some of the services we mentioned. And, yeah, jimedrand.org's all for the movement to let people use the #FOSS goods (like GNU/Linux or BSD) on their computers, apply 80/20 dependents on the digital life for our own sovereignty, and get people out of "walled garden hell" to save their mental health. We're also for the movement to provide help for people with intellectual disabilities (like ASD/autism, ADHD, and impulsive problems). Great to finally be here in the #fediverse via Misskey Indonesia (yep, we're based in Indonesia). It's great to see you all! #introduction #organisation #asd #autism #adhd #sovereignty #nonprofits

I was and still am a "picky" eater. Everything plain, except for BBQ and cheese sauce. I've never eaten ketchup, mustard, or any of the condiments and sauces most people like, aside from when my order was wrong and I didn't check before I bit into my sandwich. Lesson learned. One day, it hit me that it's probably unusual to have eaten like that for 40 years. I'd never thought much about it until after I was diagnosed. #Autism #Adhd #Audhd #ActuallyAutistic

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I am just speechless. The Orwellian wording of a ‘minimum wait’ of 2 years before the real clock even begins to even start ticking of getting a diagnosis for #Autism and #ADHD is just spite. It’s wrecking kid’s lives. Waiting lists have existed for years, but this is a period of being locked out before you are even on the waiting list.

A stranger who never learned to mask described the collapse my own masking led to. One counterexample undid the theory. New essay on situational mutism and embodied cognition. Read free: https://medium.com/the-other-mind-autism-cognition-identity/masking-never-caused-my-silence-a-stranger-proved-it-eacac0176d20?sk=d0f2e986101ef6a0161c2fc1144d0af0 Following is free and keeps this writing going: https://medium.com/the-other-mind-autism-cognition-identity #Autism #Neurodivergent #AuDHD