#neurodiversity — Public Fediverse posts

Internalized ableism is so pervasive in our society that it’s affecting you in ways you’ve been trained not to notice. Ways that you may be discriminating against yourself, and giving yourself a harder time than you really need to. 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙩'𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙪𝙡𝙩.

It's the CAN'T culture: The C̲apitalist, C̲olonized, A̲bleist, N̲eurotypical, and T̲raumatized culture, the society we live in. It's not you.

#ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Autistic #Neurodiversity

Internalized ableism is so pervasive in our society that it’s affecting you in ways you’ve been trained not to notice. Ways that you may be discriminating against yourself, and giving yourself a harder time than you really need to. 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙩'𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙪𝙡𝙩.

It's the CAN'T culture: The C̲apitalist, C̲olonized, A̲bleist, N̲eurotypical, and T̲raumatized culture, the society we live in. It's not you.

#ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Autistic #Neurodiversity

Internalized ableism is so pervasive in our society that it’s affecting you in ways you’ve been trained not to notice. Ways that you may be discriminating against yourself, and giving yourself a harder time than you really need to. 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙩'𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙪𝙡𝙩.

It's the CAN'T culture: The C̲apitalist, C̲olonized, A̲bleist, N̲eurotypical, and T̲raumatized culture, the society we live in. It's not you.

#ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Autistic #Neurodiversity

Internalized ableism is so pervasive in our society that it’s affecting you in ways you’ve been trained not to notice. Ways that you may be discriminating against yourself, and giving yourself a harder time than you really need to. 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙩'𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙪𝙡𝙩.

It's the CAN'T culture: The C̲apitalist, C̲olonized, A̲bleist, N̲eurotypical, and T̲raumatized culture, the society we live in. It's not you.

#ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Autistic #Neurodiversity

Internalized ableism is so pervasive in our society that it’s affecting you in ways you’ve been trained not to notice. Ways that you may be discriminating against yourself, and giving yourself a harder time than you really need to. 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙩'𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙪𝙡𝙩.

It's the CAN'T culture: The C̲apitalist, C̲olonized, A̲bleist, N̲eurotypical, and T̲raumatized culture, the society we live in. It's not you.

#ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Autistic #Neurodiversity

Autistic people are famously fond of logic, and data.

We’ve also repeatedly ‘failed’ in tests designed to evaluate our empathy.

Tests which I found more interesting as a ‘spot the assumption’ exercise than serious research – or at least, serious research into what the studies professed to be about.

(I wrote a thread on it, "Have you wondered where the claim that autistic people lack empathy came from?", link: https://mas.to/@KatyElphinstone/116070156336606549)

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#ActuallyAutistic #Neurodivergent #AutismResearch #Empathy #AutisticThinking #CriticalPsychology #Logic #Reasoning #Neurodiversity #DoubleEmpathy

Autistic people are famously fond of logic, and data.

We’ve also repeatedly ‘failed’ in tests designed to evaluate our empathy.

Tests which I found more interesting as a ‘spot the assumption’ exercise than serious research – or at least, serious research into what the studies professed to be about.

(I wrote a thread on it, "Have you wondered where the claim that autistic people lack empathy came from?", link: https://mas.to/@KatyElphinstone/116070156336606549)

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#ActuallyAutistic #Neurodivergent #AutismResearch #Empathy #AutisticThinking #CriticalPsychology #Logic #Reasoning #Neurodiversity #DoubleEmpathy

Autistic people are famously fond of logic, and data.

We’ve also repeatedly ‘failed’ in tests designed to evaluate our empathy.

Tests which I found more interesting as a ‘spot the assumption’ exercise than serious research – or at least, serious research into what the studies professed to be about.

(I wrote a thread on it, "Have you wondered where the claim that autistic people lack empathy came from?", link: https://mas.to/@KatyElphinstone/116070156336606549)

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#ActuallyAutistic #Neurodivergent #AutismResearch #Empathy #AutisticThinking #CriticalPsychology #Logic #Reasoning #Neurodiversity #DoubleEmpathy

Autistic people are famously fond of logic, and data.

We’ve also repeatedly ‘failed’ in tests designed to evaluate our empathy.

Tests which I found more interesting as a ‘spot the assumption’ exercise than serious research – or at least, serious research into what the studies professed to be about.

(I wrote a thread on it, "Have you wondered where the claim that autistic people lack empathy came from?", link: https://mas.to/@KatyElphinstone/116070156336606549)

⬇️

#ActuallyAutistic #Neurodivergent #AutismResearch #Empathy #AutisticThinking #CriticalPsychology #Logic #Reasoning #Neurodiversity #DoubleEmpathy

Autistic people are famously fond of logic, and data.

We’ve also repeatedly ‘failed’ in tests designed to evaluate our empathy.

Tests which I found more interesting as a ‘spot the assumption’ exercise than serious research – or at least, serious research into what the studies professed to be about.

(I wrote a thread on it, "Have you wondered where the claim that autistic people lack empathy came from?", link: https://mas.to/@KatyElphinstone/116070156336606549)

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#ActuallyAutistic #Neurodivergent #AutismResearch #Empathy #AutisticThinking #CriticalPsychology #Logic #Reasoning #Neurodiversity #DoubleEmpathy

A Free Guide for Job Interviews: A warm, grounding, and encouraging guide to help you prepare calmly, confidently, and successfully. From my blog about neurodiversity in daily-life situations.
https://www.adhdneurodiversitylife.com/adhdlife.html
🌿 If you would like additional support, send me a DM.
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#JobInterviews #Neurodiversity #CareerTips #Jobs #Neurodivergent #InterviewPrep #InclusiveWorkplace #CareerAdvice #ADHD #MentalHealth #JobHunting

A Free Guide for Job Interviews: A warm, grounding, and encouraging guide to help you prepare calmly, confidently, and successfully. From my blog about neurodiversity in daily-life situations.
https://www.adhdneurodiversitylife.com/adhdlife.html
🌿 If you would like additional support, send me a DM.
💗
#JobInterviews #Neurodiversity #CareerTips #Jobs #Neurodivergent #InterviewPrep #InclusiveWorkplace #CareerAdvice #ADHD #MentalHealth #JobHunting

A Free Guide for Job Interviews: A warm, grounding, and encouraging guide to help you prepare calmly, confidently, and successfully. From my blog about neurodiversity in daily-life situations.
https://www.adhdneurodiversitylife.com/adhdlife.html
🌿 If you would like additional support, send me a DM.
💗
#JobInterviews #Neurodiversity #CareerTips #Jobs #Neurodivergent #InterviewPrep #InclusiveWorkplace #CareerAdvice #ADHD #MentalHealth #JobHunting

A Free Guide for Job Interviews: A warm, grounding, and encouraging guide to help you prepare calmly, confidently, and successfully. From my blog about neurodiversity in daily-life situations.
https://www.adhdneurodiversitylife.com/adhdlife.html
🌿 If you would like additional support, send me a DM.
💗
#JobInterviews #Neurodiversity #CareerTips #Jobs #Neurodivergent #InterviewPrep #InclusiveWorkplace #CareerAdvice #ADHD #MentalHealth #JobHunting

A Free Guide for Job Interviews: A warm, grounding, and encouraging guide to help you prepare calmly, confidently, and successfully. From my blog about neurodiversity in daily-life situations.
https://www.adhdneurodiversitylife.com/adhdlife.html
🌿 If you would like additional support, send me a DM.
💗
#JobInterviews #Neurodiversity #CareerTips #Jobs #Neurodivergent #InterviewPrep #InclusiveWorkplace #CareerAdvice #ADHD #MentalHealth #JobHunting

What if you stopped blaming yourself for things that aren’t actually your fault?

What if you stopped pushing yourself so hard, getting on your own case, denying yourself accommodations, discriminating against yourself in ways that have been so normalized you don’t even notice you’re doing it? 1/2

#AskingAutistics #ActuallyAutistic #Autistic #Neurodiversity

What if you stopped blaming yourself for things that aren’t actually your fault?

What if you stopped pushing yourself so hard, getting on your own case, denying yourself accommodations, discriminating against yourself in ways that have been so normalized you don’t even notice you’re doing it? 1/2

#AskingAutistics #ActuallyAutistic #Autistic #Neurodiversity

What if you stopped blaming yourself for things that aren’t actually your fault?

What if you stopped pushing yourself so hard, getting on your own case, denying yourself accommodations, discriminating against yourself in ways that have been so normalized you don’t even notice you’re doing it? 1/2

#AskingAutistics #ActuallyAutistic #Autistic #Neurodiversity

What if you stopped blaming yourself for things that aren’t actually your fault?

What if you stopped pushing yourself so hard, getting on your own case, denying yourself accommodations, discriminating against yourself in ways that have been so normalized you don’t even notice you’re doing it? 1/2

#AskingAutistics #ActuallyAutistic #Autistic #Neurodiversity

What if you stopped blaming yourself for things that aren’t actually your fault?

What if you stopped pushing yourself so hard, getting on your own case, denying yourself accommodations, discriminating against yourself in ways that have been so normalized you don’t even notice you’re doing it? 1/2

#AskingAutistics #ActuallyAutistic #Autistic #Neurodiversity

Using ‘neurodivergent’ as a catch‑all term is problematic – here’s why
#Health #Neurodivergent #Autism #ADHD #MentalHealth #Health #Healthcare #MedicalResearch #Dyslexia #Neurodevelopment #Neurodiversity #The14Media
https://the-14.com/using-neurodivergent-as-a-catch-all-term-is-problematic-heres-why/

Using ‘neurodivergent’ as a catch‑all term is problematic – here’s why
#Health #Neurodivergent #Autism #ADHD #MentalHealth #Health #Healthcare #MedicalResearch #Dyslexia #Neurodevelopment #Neurodiversity #The14Media
https://the-14.com/using-neurodivergent-as-a-catch-all-term-is-problematic-heres-why/

Using ‘neurodivergent’ as a catch‑all term is problematic – here’s why
#Health #Neurodivergent #Autism #ADHD #MentalHealth #Health #Healthcare #MedicalResearch #Dyslexia #Neurodevelopment #Neurodiversity #The14Media
https://the-14.com/using-neurodivergent-as-a-catch-all-term-is-problematic-heres-why/

Using ‘neurodivergent’ as a catch‑all term is problematic – here’s why
#Health #Neurodivergent #Autism #ADHD #MentalHealth #Health #Healthcare #MedicalResearch #Dyslexia #Neurodevelopment #Neurodiversity #The14Media
https://the-14.com/using-neurodivergent-as-a-catch-all-term-is-problematic-heres-why/

Using ‘neurodivergent’ as a catch‑all term is problematic – here’s why
#Health #Neurodivergent #Autism #ADHD #MentalHealth #Health #Healthcare #MedicalResearch #Dyslexia #Neurodevelopment #Neurodiversity #The14Media
https://the-14.com/using-neurodivergent-as-a-catch-all-term-is-problematic-heres-why/

Internalized ableism, as I see it, is a deeply ingrained way of thinking that creates unnecessary pain and distress by comparing your current reality with some fictional ideal of what people "should" be able to do. It’s that “should” thing that’s really the key.

I wrote a blog post about it and how to dissolve it here: https://www.autismchrysalis.com/2024/04/13/dissolving-internalized-ableism/

#ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Autistic #Neurodiversity

Internalized ableism, as I see it, is a deeply ingrained way of thinking that creates unnecessary pain and distress by comparing your current reality with some fictional ideal of what people "should" be able to do. It’s that “should” thing that’s really the key.

I wrote a blog post about it and how to dissolve it here: https://www.autismchrysalis.com/2024/04/13/dissolving-internalized-ableism/

#ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Autistic #Neurodiversity

Internalized ableism, as I see it, is a deeply ingrained way of thinking that creates unnecessary pain and distress by comparing your current reality with some fictional ideal of what people "should" be able to do. It’s that “should” thing that’s really the key.

I wrote a blog post about it and how to dissolve it here: https://www.autismchrysalis.com/2024/04/13/dissolving-internalized-ableism/

#ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Autistic #Neurodiversity

Internalized ableism, as I see it, is a deeply ingrained way of thinking that creates unnecessary pain and distress by comparing your current reality with some fictional ideal of what people "should" be able to do. It’s that “should” thing that’s really the key.

I wrote a blog post about it and how to dissolve it here: https://www.autismchrysalis.com/2024/04/13/dissolving-internalized-ableism/

#ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Autistic #Neurodiversity

Internalized ableism, as I see it, is a deeply ingrained way of thinking that creates unnecessary pain and distress by comparing your current reality with some fictional ideal of what people "should" be able to do. It’s that “should” thing that’s really the key.

I wrote a blog post about it and how to dissolve it here: https://www.autismchrysalis.com/2024/04/13/dissolving-internalized-ableism/

#ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Autistic #Neurodiversity

I have nothing against watching TV in my pajamas, but it is a very limited scope of what rest could look like.

Because rest isn't necessarily about what you're doing and for how long, it's more about the mindset you have when doing it.

Doing something like painting, building a model train set or rock climbing can all be considered rest if you're enjoying it, guilt and shame free.

#actuallyautistic #autistic #neurodiversity #energymanagement

I have nothing against watching TV in my pajamas, but it is a very limited scope of what rest could look like.

Because rest isn't necessarily about what you're doing and for how long, it's more about the mindset you have when doing it.

Doing something like painting, building a model train set or rock climbing can all be considered rest if you're enjoying it, guilt and shame free.

#actuallyautistic #autistic #neurodiversity #energymanagement

I have nothing against watching TV in my pajamas, but it is a very limited scope of what rest could look like.

Because rest isn't necessarily about what you're doing and for how long, it's more about the mindset you have when doing it.

Doing something like painting, building a model train set or rock climbing can all be considered rest if you're enjoying it, guilt and shame free.

#actuallyautistic #autistic #neurodiversity #energymanagement

I have nothing against watching TV in my pajamas, but it is a very limited scope of what rest could look like.

Because rest isn't necessarily about what you're doing and for how long, it's more about the mindset you have when doing it.

Doing something like painting, building a model train set or rock climbing can all be considered rest if you're enjoying it, guilt and shame free.

#actuallyautistic #autistic #neurodiversity #energymanagement

I have nothing against watching TV in my pajamas, but it is a very limited scope of what rest could look like.

Because rest isn't necessarily about what you're doing and for how long, it's more about the mindset you have when doing it.

Doing something like painting, building a model train set or rock climbing can all be considered rest if you're enjoying it, guilt and shame free.

#actuallyautistic #autistic #neurodiversity #energymanagement

New preprint: I propose epiphanesthesia as a candidate third functional category of interoceptive content, distinct from homeostatic and affective signals, with a neurobiological hypothesis and four falsifiable predictions involving a dissociation in high-alexithymia individuals.

Critical reading welcome before peer review. Boost toward interoception/alexithymia researchers appreciated.

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20700796

#Interoception #Alexithymia #Preprint #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity #AuDHD

New preprint: I propose epiphanesthesia as a candidate third functional category of interoceptive content, distinct from homeostatic and affective signals, with a neurobiological hypothesis and four falsifiable predictions involving a dissociation in high-alexithymia individuals.

Critical reading welcome before peer review. Boost toward interoception/alexithymia researchers appreciated.

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20700796

#Interoception #Alexithymia #Preprint #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity #AuDHD

New preprint: I propose epiphanesthesia as a candidate third functional category of interoceptive content, distinct from homeostatic and affective signals, with a neurobiological hypothesis and four falsifiable predictions involving a dissociation in high-alexithymia individuals.

Critical reading welcome before peer review. Boost toward interoception/alexithymia researchers appreciated.

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20700796

#Interoception #Alexithymia #Preprint #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity #AuDHD

New preprint: I propose epiphanesthesia as a candidate third functional category of interoceptive content, distinct from homeostatic and affective signals, with a neurobiological hypothesis and four falsifiable predictions involving a dissociation in high-alexithymia individuals.

Critical reading welcome before peer review. Boost toward interoception/alexithymia researchers appreciated.

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20700796

#Interoception #Alexithymia #Preprint #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity #AuDHD

New preprint: I propose epiphanesthesia as a candidate third functional category of interoceptive content, distinct from homeostatic and affective signals, with a neurobiological hypothesis and four falsifiable predictions involving a dissociation in high-alexithymia individuals.

Critical reading welcome before peer review. Boost toward interoception/alexithymia researchers appreciated.

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20700796

#Interoception #Alexithymia #Preprint #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity #AuDHD

Lately, I’ve been obsessed with this singer. There is something about her voice that manages to bypass my alexithymia and shake me to my core.

https://youtu.be/r6L-GUOAhGo?is=DozvPm2Jx2FpHZYO

#music #alexithymia #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic #Maphra

Lately, I’ve been obsessed with this singer. There is something about her voice that manages to bypass my alexithymia and shake me to my core.

https://youtu.be/r6L-GUOAhGo?is=DozvPm2Jx2FpHZYO

#music #alexithymia #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic #Maphra

Lately, I’ve been obsessed with this singer. There is something about her voice that manages to bypass my alexithymia and shake me to my core.

https://youtu.be/r6L-GUOAhGo?is=DozvPm2Jx2FpHZYO

#music #alexithymia #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic #Maphra

Lately, I’ve been obsessed with this singer. There is something about her voice that manages to bypass my alexithymia and shake me to my core.

https://youtu.be/r6L-GUOAhGo?is=DozvPm2Jx2FpHZYO

#music #alexithymia #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic #Maphra

Lately, I’ve been obsessed with this singer. There is something about her voice that manages to bypass my alexithymia and shake me to my core.

https://youtu.be/r6L-GUOAhGo?is=DozvPm2Jx2FpHZYO

#music #alexithymia #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic #Maphra

For years I thought my emotional system was defective. I was wrong.
Alexithymia is not an absence. It is a “low-noise” operating system optimized for logic rather than biochemical storms. I explore this paradox between neurodivergence and neural architecture in this essay.
You can read it for free (no paywall) here:
https://medium.com/the-unexpected-autistic-life/the-fish-that-no-longer-wanted-to-fly-06a1305113cb?sk=e6828f387679f8ff43429d287970dff4

#autism #actuallyautistic #psychology #audhd #alexithymia #neurodiversity #neurodivergent #science

For years I thought my emotional system was defective. I was wrong.
Alexithymia is not an absence. It is a “low-noise” operating system optimized for logic rather than biochemical storms. I explore this paradox between neurodivergence and neural architecture in this essay.
You can read it for free (no paywall) here:
https://medium.com/the-unexpected-autistic-life/the-fish-that-no-longer-wanted-to-fly-06a1305113cb?sk=e6828f387679f8ff43429d287970dff4

#autism #actuallyautistic #psychology #audhd #alexithymia #neurodiversity #neurodivergent #science

For years I thought my emotional system was defective. I was wrong.
Alexithymia is not an absence. It is a “low-noise” operating system optimized for logic rather than biochemical storms. I explore this paradox between neurodivergence and neural architecture in this essay.
You can read it for free (no paywall) here:
https://medium.com/the-unexpected-autistic-life/the-fish-that-no-longer-wanted-to-fly-06a1305113cb?sk=e6828f387679f8ff43429d287970dff4

#autism #actuallyautistic #psychology #audhd #alexithymia #neurodiversity #neurodivergent #science

For years I thought my emotional system was defective. I was wrong.
Alexithymia is not an absence. It is a “low-noise” operating system optimized for logic rather than biochemical storms. I explore this paradox between neurodivergence and neural architecture in this essay.
You can read it for free (no paywall) here:
https://medium.com/the-unexpected-autistic-life/the-fish-that-no-longer-wanted-to-fly-06a1305113cb?sk=e6828f387679f8ff43429d287970dff4

#autism #actuallyautistic #psychology #audhd #alexithymia #neurodiversity #neurodivergent #science

For years I thought my emotional system was defective. I was wrong.
Alexithymia is not an absence. It is a “low-noise” operating system optimized for logic rather than biochemical storms. I explore this paradox between neurodivergence and neural architecture in this essay.
You can read it for free (no paywall) here:
https://medium.com/the-unexpected-autistic-life/the-fish-that-no-longer-wanted-to-fly-06a1305113cb?sk=e6828f387679f8ff43429d287970dff4

#autism #actuallyautistic #psychology #audhd #alexithymia #neurodiversity #neurodivergent #science