#askingautistics — Public Fediverse posts
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What if a meltdown wasn't a "bad" thing, but a signal that you're having trouble coping with something? Or that you need something you're not getting?
#AskingAutistics #ActuallyAutistic #BurnoutRecovery #Sensory #Interoception
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Can you read while there is audible language around you? Talking, shows, music, etc.
As for me, that’s a strong no.
#AskingAutistics #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Neurodiversity #Sensory #Interoception
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I struggle to rest and recharge as an #AuDHD because I need mental stimulation and I get bored easily with classic rest (watching a show doing nothing elese ? NOPE)... But maybe there is a form of active rest ? Activities with low sensory input ? What do you think ?
#actuallyautistic #askingautistics #actuallyadhd #askingadhders #askingadhd #askingaudhd #askingaudhdists(Edit to replace "Netflix and chill"... Seems used to say something else 😬)
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Is there any #AuDHD who have found a good life balance ? Enough stability, novelty, no crash / burnout ?
How does it look like ?
I need examples to try to build mine...
#askingautistics #askingadhd
Feel free to share, with or without more accurate hashtags 🥰 -
Any fellow Autistics on here have a good recommendation for truly seamless socks?
So far, everything I've found that is labeled "seamless" is straight up lying.
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Do any #autists out there have experience of living with & caring for a relative with end-stage #dementia?
I'm finding it very difficult. Any tips or advice, please? 🙏
#AskingAutistics
#ActuallyAutistic
#ADHD
#AuDHD
#dementia
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Does anyone know of any formal medical descriptions of how autists use language, & how we differ from NTs in this way? I have searched everywhere, & can't find anything.
We think and speak differently, but no formal recognition.
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#Autists (and others too ) might find this consideration of #honesty interesting...
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What do you like & hate related to senses?
Mine:
❌ grease on my fingers
❌ ticking clocks; dripping water
✅ sweets
❌ bitter; sour
✅ lots of pillows@autistics @actuallyautistic @youronlyone @youronly.one
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As I gradually see past my own gullibility, it seems our #ND community is an oasis of #honesty & #decency* in the barren desert of NT-world. Am I right, or just getting old?
* — But #Musk too. 😢
#AskingAutistics
#ActuallyAutistic
#ADHD
#AuDHD
#AskingADHD
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What are you #top3 current interests?
Mine: #fermentation #gutbrainaxis #finalfantasy6pixelremaster
@actuallyautistic #actuallyautistic #actuallyadhd #audhd #neurodivergent #askingadhd #askingautistics
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I have #autism (formal dx) and #ADHD (self dx). But I can't seem to separate the two. What are the differences between them? Or do they just blur into one another? Can anyone help?
#AskingAutistics
#ActuallyAutistic
#AllAutistics
#AuDHD
#AskingADHD
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As I come to understand my #autism better (I was only diagnosed 7 years ago, aged 63), I realise I have lived a hopelessly innocent and naive life.
I have always tried to live my actual real life trying to be decent (etc). I thought everyone did the same. What a fool I have been. 😢
#AskingAutistics #ActuallyAutistic
#AllAutistics #AuDHD #AskingADHD #adhd -
https://www.sedsconnective.org/post/health-challenges-with-hypermobility-autism-adhd-x-4
#AskingAutistics
#ActuallyAutistic
#AllAutistics
#AuDHD
#AskingADHDMy #HypermobilitySyndrome is showing itself ever more obviously, these days. 😢
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CW: A question for autistic writers
Are there any writers here who are autistic? How do you handle something that you don't understand or can't relate to?
My challenge is, there are so many things I can't grasp because of the way my brain works. For example, I see in novels and TV series/drama that a person loses focus when they hear a very bad news (like their health).
However, in my case, at least from my experiences of hearing bad news, I never once lost focus; instead, I am more focus on listening to the expert (like a doctor). I'm more attentive because in my mind, that's the only way forward.
So, if I want to write a character, I end up with something monotone or too generic. It is not realistic for most people, but it is for me.
Or say, a character who obviously shouldn't do something but they still do it anyway. I'm trying to understand why so I can develop the character, but I'm failing in it.
How do you handle it? Do you have a collection of examples, or watch something and put what you've watched into words?
Thank you!
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Allistic communication relies on #implication, and reading/writing 'between the lines', thereby retaining #deniability!
Yes, it would be *so* good if they could learn to #communicate #honestly, as we (mostly) do. 👍
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Anyone got any ideas on how best to avoid the Limp Pics?
We've just endured #Euros, then #Wimbledon, and now ... some more #sport. 😤 Why? 😭😭
Isn't psychological cruelty some kind of Crime Against ... Humanity? 🤔
#AskingAutistics #ActuallyAutistic
#AllAutistics
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How do you define the term, “Openly Autistic”?
* Is it an autistic person who rarely masks?
* Or, an autistic who isn't afraid and/or shy to share that they are actually autistic?
* Or, an autistic person who is active in the autism acceptance “movement” (if we can call it that)?
* Or, perhaps, an autistic who were interviewed and disclosed they're autistic?Maybe you have other considerations or criteria that defines “openly autistic” for you?
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NOTE: Being openly autistic is a choice and is _not_ for everyone. I think it is safe to say that we all face discrimination, stereotyping, and prejudice for being actually autistics, thus, most choose not to be open about it.
However, recently, there has been a slow growth in numbers of openly autistics, and like with most things in life, we have different criteria, definitions, and cultural considerations.
Thus, I am curious what _you_ think, personally or maybe your immediate environment or organisation, is an openly autistic person. Or, when do you consider one as openly autistic.
Again, this is not about if an autistic person should be openly autistic or not. ^_^
Thank you for your interesting insights!
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* Autism symbol by: MissLunaRose12
* License: CC By-SA 4.0 International
* Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Autism_Symbol_Proposed_2.png---
Tags: #OpenlyAutistic #OpenlyAutistics #ActuallyAutistic #ActuallyAutistics #AskingAutistics #Autistic #Autistics #Autism #AutismSpectrum #AutismAwareness #AutismAcceptance
Groups: @autistics @actuallyautistic
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Is this a 'thing', or is it just a joke? It seems to ring true to me...?
#AskingAutistics
#ActuallyAutistic
#AllAutistics
#AuDHD
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Terminology question!
What names and abbreviations do the behavioural therapies being used on autistic people/children have?
The ones I have so far are ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis), PBS (Positive Behavior Support), and SST (Social Skills Training).
Shares appreciated too 💓
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Terminology question!
What names and abbreviations do the behavioural therapies being used on autistic people/children have?
The ones I have so far are ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis), PBS (Positive Behavior Support), and SST (Social Skills Training).
Shares appreciated too 💓
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Terminology question!
What names and abbreviations do the behavioural therapies being used on autistic people/children have?
The ones I have so far are ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis), PBS (Positive Behavior Support), and SST (Social Skills Training).
Shares appreciated too 💓
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Terminology question!
What names and abbreviations do the behavioural therapies being used on autistic people/children have?
The ones I have so far are ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis), PBS (Positive Behavior Support), and SST (Social Skills Training).
Shares appreciated too 💓
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Terminology question!
What names and abbreviations do the behavioural therapies being used on autistic people/children have?
The ones I have so far are ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis), PBS (Positive Behavior Support), and SST (Social Skills Training).
Shares appreciated too 💓
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@VeryLateDiag @KoosPol @actuallyautistic
If you want to find us again, the following hashtags might help:
#askingautistics #ActuallyAutistic
#AllAutistics #AuDHD #AskingADHDNice to meet you! 😀
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☕ Whenever I drink #coffee it just makes me TIRED.
Yet I inexplicably keep trying...hoping for that mythical "energy boost" I've heard tell of.
Any other #ADHD #AuDHD #ActuallyAutistic #neurodivergent folks out there experience this with #caffeine ?
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To my fellow #ActuallyAutistics who are also into programming. Can you handle #RegEx / #RegExp?
Up to how much complexity?
When I was younger, it was easy. Today, I have to use a test tool! ^_^;;
#Autistics #Autism #ActuallyAutistic #Autistic #AutismSpectrum #AskingAutistics
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I found this on the ex-bird site. Could be useful, maybe important, to others of our #ND (#NeuroDiverse) community?
SEDSConnective
@SEDSConnective
If you have some of these symptoms or conditions but feel not believed you might want to connect to us
http://sedsconnective.org
#EDS #HSD #SymptomaticHypermobility #JH #neurodivergence #Autism #ADHD #Dyspraxia #Tourettes #IBS #Fatigue #fibro #allergies #Palpitations #anxiety -
I found this on the ex-bird site. Could be useful, maybe important, to others of our #ND (#NeuroDiverse) community?
SEDSConnective
@SEDSConnective
If you have some of these symptoms or conditions but feel not believed you might want to connect to us
http://sedsconnective.org
#EDS #HSD #SymptomaticHypermobility #JH #neurodivergence #Autism #ADHD #Dyspraxia #Tourettes #IBS #Fatigue #fibro #allergies #Palpitations #anxiety -
I found this on the ex-bird site. Could be useful, maybe important, to others of our #ND (#NeuroDiverse) community?
SEDSConnective
@SEDSConnective
If you have some of these symptoms or conditions but feel not believed you might want to connect to us
http://sedsconnective.org
#EDS #HSD #SymptomaticHypermobility #JH #neurodivergence #Autism #ADHD #Dyspraxia #Tourettes #IBS #Fatigue #fibro #allergies #Palpitations #anxiety -
Any other AuDHDers (or Autistics or ADHDers) here who struggle to cope with the change of clocks? ⏰
What effect does it have on you, and how do you cope?
I’m not too bad with it (though I don’t particularly like it), but it really affects my gf
Searching online yields two kinds of result (mostly):
1. Parents saying it disrupts their Autistic children’s routines
2. Opinion columns about the change that miss the point, suggesting changing the clocks is actually responsible for changes in daylight etc. 😳
Anyway, Daylight Saving Time is something we should do away with when we abolish capitalism 😉
#ActuallyAuDHD #ActuallyAutistic #ActuallyADHD #AskingAutistics #AskingADHD #DaylightSavingTime
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#AskingAutistics While watching videos about signs of #autism, I've noticed that some of the signs are similar to those of the #intp #mbti personality type. Has anyone else noticed this?
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Questions for all #neurodivergent practitioners...
Does it take you considerably longer to write up your session notes and reports than your #neurotypical colleagues?
If you're a private practitioner, do you find you should or do charge more for the extra time it takes you to write up your notes?
I find this is a common quandry for many ND people
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#AskingAutistics
#AskingADHD
#Autistic
#ADHD
#Neurodiversity
#Dyslexia
#Dyspraxia
#Discalculia
#OccupationalTherapy
#NHS
#WeAHPs
#AHP