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@actuallyautistic @autistics #ActuallyAutistic

Alt text: Instagram post from user “neurodivergent_lou” with a light pink background.

Large text reads “My Autistic CONTRADICTIONS” with the word “contradictions” in bold, uppercase letters. Below is an illustration of two stick figures engaged in a tug-of-war.

One figure is inside a blue circle on the left, the other inside a red circle on the right. Both pull on opposite ends of the same rope.

The username “@neurodivergent_lou” appears in small text at the bottom left.

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@autistics #ActuallyAutistic How universities can become neuro-inclusive — and what can help autistic students thrive | Megan Ames, Associate Professor, Psychology, University of Victoria; Carly McMorris, Associate Professor of Education, University of Calgar for The Conversation Canada (@ConversationCA)

https://theconversation.com/how-universities-can-become-neuro-inclusive-and-what-can-help-autistic-students-thrive-261150

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@autistics #ActuallyAutistic i was effectively ex communicated from the disability advocacy group at work for having this sort of energy
https://mas.to/@skeletor/115186329935014072

A dramatic meme featuring a close-up of a detailed Skeletor figurine, the iconic villain from *Masters of the Universe*.

He is posed with his mouth open in a wide, menacing grin, showing his bony skull face with glowing green eyes beneath a deep burgundy hood. His muscular blue body is clad in armor with a bone motif across his chest, and he grips a staff that extends upward out of frame.

The background is completely black, emphasizing his figure. Bold white text in all caps frames the image, reading at the top: “IF NOT US, THEN WHO?” and at the bottom: “IF NOT NOW, THEN WHEN?”

The overall tone combines motivational poster style with Skeletor’s eerie, villainous presence.

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@actuallyautistic @autistics #ActuallyAutistic running (mostly) the board summer retreat presentation and already:

(1) found major agenda/time screw up as we started

(2) having trouble focusing since there is A LOT of new people i do not know and needing to stay on camera

(3) adjusted the schedule to accomodate the error from (1)

really hope i can keep it together for the next 3-4 hours and am able to keep talking without stumbling on my words

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@autistics #ActuallyAutistic there's a fog warning for Seattle until 11am and while most are cheering the 11am hour, i am dreading it, since i like the fog and gray

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@actuallyautistic @autistics #ActuallyAutistic this is so perfect for a recent Teams discussion going on at work today...

…unfortunately, i could never get away with posting this to the conversation
https://mas.to/@skeletor/115033668134709437

Don't try to explain yourself to idiots. You are not the fuckface whisperer. Says Skeletor while looking at one of the most annoying people in Eternia - He-Man.

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@actuallyautistic @autistics #ActuallyAutistic a spanking choice from @cottonbureau…

A navy blue long-sleeve shirt featuring a graphic of a melting ice cube shaped like a measuring cup.

The cup is filled with water and labeled with levels that read from top to bottom: "Overwhelmed," "Whelmed," "Anxious," "Nervous," and "Calm."

The design uses light blue, white, and red accents for contrast.

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@autistics
Since realizing that I'm autistic and working on accepting myself as I am, I'm finding it WAY more difficult to deal with people misunderstanding me, especially friends.

Like a friend telling me that it's great that I'm volunteering at the SPCA so that I can interact with people more...um NOPE it's the DOGS come on, is that really so weird?

They mean well, they're a great person, but it hit a sensitive place I didn't know I had!

Honestly I'm probably just really annoyed with myself for responding "Yes the staff are great" rather than "Uh, nope, not gonna lie, it's all about the doggos!"

#ActuallyAutistic

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@autistics #ActuallyAutistic former manager (now unit head) is trying to drag me into a “check-in” under the guise of “I’m due”

he does this performative crap with others in the unit and up until now has left me alone

in no way comfortable with this even if i can get approval for a second person there to be a witness

asked my neurotypical friend for advice (he knows the history) and all i get is “Sorry to hear that you are potentially experiencing this unnecessary meeting”

fucking typical

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@autistics

I have a dilemma. I don't like using photos of myself on my profile pictures because I don't recognize myself or I don't like the way I gesture in them. I understood it has to do with autism and trying to appear pleasant in photos, or at least not look grumpy or moody. The current one is from 2021 and my wife took it at a country restaurant. I didn't like it, but I accepted it and use it almost everywhere. I have a more recent one from 2024, but everyone who sees that photo tells me two things: 1) That I'm more truly myself, and 2) That I look like a mobster. The truth is, I was very calm and took a selfie to show my wife that I had cut my hair. I'll leave it here, and if you want, you can tell me what you see. Later, I can answer about my true state of mind at the time of the photo and what I was doing just before taking it.
It is very funny that many of us with autism do not have a facial expression that clearly reveals emotions or mental states to others. 😅

#actuallyautistic #autism #autistic #bipolar #neurodivergent #mentalhealth

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@actuallyautistic @autistics #ActuallyAutistic if made a drinking game of saying the below to people during the day (when appropriate), i'd have alcohol poisoning:

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. —Inigo Montoya, The Princess Bride

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I recently read about the autistic tendency of not being able to start working on something when something else hasn't been done. This week, we had a research group meeting where each of us planned tasks for the coming term. Now, being a senior researcher, I have plenty of projects I'm in. Therefore, I only focused on tasks related to this particular group. However, this meeting inspired me to think about the other projects I know I need to work on in the coming months. I updated my post-it system for each of them, tweaking the system a bit, as I usually do when a new term begins. I wasn't prepared to what happened.

Yesterday, I picked on one project that's been on hold for some weeks. I managed to get my work done and sent the manuscript to my coauthor. In the afternoon, I started working on another project that's been on hold. I never work on two manuscripts on the same day but now I did! Not only that, neither gave me the dread they often do! Somehow planning the fall in advance for ALL ongoing projects freed bandwidth to work on the most acute ones without stress.

#ActuallyAutistic @autistics

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@autistics #ActuallyAutistic i thought everyone did this by default?
https://mas.to/@skeletor/115191915942392873

A vintage-style cartoon still from the 1980s animated series *He-Man and the Masters of the Universe* has been turned into a motivational meme.

On the left, He-Man, a muscular blond hero wearing a sleeveless harness with a red cross emblem, red shorts, and wrist cuffs, walks with a confident expression.

On the right, Skeletor, his archenemy, appears in his classic design: a blue muscular body, purple hood, and yellow skull face, striding forward at his side.

The two unlikely companions are framed against a dark, rocky background. Bold white text with a thick black outline overlays the scene. At the top, it reads in large block letters: “HAVE HOPE!” At the bottom, the caption continues: “AND IF YOU DON’T HAVE HOPE, AT LEAST KEEP TRYING OUT OF SPITE.”

The combination of heroic and villainous characters together with the humorous yet defiant motivational message creates a mix of parody and encouragement.

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@actuallyautistic @autistics #ActuallyAutistic
https://mas.to/@skeletor/115061807037965531

A vivid, painterly illustration of Skeletor, the classic villain from the Masters of the Universe series.

His skull-like face is bright neon green with deep black shadows and glowing red eyes, set beneath a dark hood. He wears his signature armor with a red gem at the chest, rendered in textured brushstrokes of blue and gray.

The background is chaotic and expressive, painted with swirling reds, pinks, and purples that give a fiery, turbulent feeling.

Bold white text in an all-caps meme style frames the image: at the top, “IT’S OKAY TO FEEL LIKE SHIT.”

At the bottom, “I’M DOING IT RIGHT NOW.” The overall effect is both dramatic and humorous, combining the ominous figure of Skeletor with a candid, relatable message about struggling with emotions.

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@actuallyautistic @autistics #ActuallyAutistic i've been watching the Mad About you 2019 revival season and the attached quote had some serious resonance…

…and it was by far one of the most uncomfortable 4 minutes i've ever watched

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@actuallyautistic @autistics #ActuallyAutistic another meeting, another “retreat" planning discussion, another “othering” by the mob...

… at least 3 people in said meeting are aware i have an accommodation that impacts in-person participation in said “retreat" and yet…

…the mantra is all in-person, in-person, in-person…

…because as usual, only the feelings of the neurotypicals count

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@actuallyautistic @autistics #ActuallyAutistic in a Zoom meeting and had to go off camera since i am not having a good day executive function-wise…

…struggling with sharing screen as i’m the admin support

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@autistics #ActuallyAutistic no she fucking didn’t…

…and by Secretary Brainworm logic, that’s why i’m autistic

https://www.instagram.com/p/DOgXMI2kQ_p/

A humorous meme referencing the Destiny's Child song "Say My Name."

At the top, Instagram post header from the account "80svintagevisions" links to the song. Below, bold yellow text asks, "Did she ever say your name?"

The main image is a still frame from Romper Room, an old children's TV show, showing Miss Molly, a woman with short brown hair, holding a colorful plastic ring up to her face, making it look like she is framed inside the circle.

She appears to be speaking or singing energetically. Two children in the background are slightly out of focus.

The overall design combines nostalgic 1980s--1990s television imagery with a playful lyrical reference, suggesting a double meaning about whether the woman in the show ever actually said the viewer's name.

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@actuallyautistic @autistics #ActuallyAutistic

A meme with two parts.

The top text reads: “Neurotypicals: ‘How do you function every day even when you don’t feel good?’ Me:”.

Below is a still from the movie The Avengers showing Bruce Banner (played by Mark Ruffalo) turning to speak, with burning cars and wreckage in a city street behind him.

Overlaid text says: “That’s my secret… I never feel good.”

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Ok ... wait ...

Just saw a video clip and the content is irrelevant, but the tag was "autistic kids always ask permission" ... and this brought a memory back from when I was like 4 or 5 and asking my mother for permission to play with one toy or another ... she had to work to get me to believe that if a toy was mine and I was playing by myself, I automatically had permission.

Is this really an autistic trait? If so it's yet another "gee, maybe there were signs after all" ...

#actuallyautistic

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Watching the same show over-and-over again is one way I regulate the autistic side of my brain. But the ADHD side sure gets bored sometimes.

Do you watch any shows on repeat?

#AskingAutistics #AskADHD #ActuallyAutistic @actuallyautistic

image: @NoNonsenseND

A character drawing shows two frames side-by-side. A caption a the top reads, “Watching the same show I like over and over”. In the first frame the character looks bored and the caption reads, “My ADHD”. In the second frame the character is so excited he is shaking up and down. The caption reads, “My Autism”.

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@actuallyautistic @autistics #ActuallyAutistic

link is 10 panels — too hard to recreate here directly…

https://www.instagram.com/p/DNTaiqOtNIF/

A cozy indoor scene with a neutral beige background. A person with short dark hair, dressed in loose, light-colored clothing, sits sideways at a white desk working on a laptop. Large tropical green leaves extend over the desk, adding a natural element to the space.

On the desk are a few small objects, including a paper lantern-style lamp and scattered items. Overlaid in large white serif text is the phrase: 'How Dyspraxia can show up in Autism.'

At the bottom is the Instagram handle @sensory.overload.squad.

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@actuallyautistic @autistics #ActuallyAutistic Construction Begins On First-Of-Its-Kind Apartment Complex For Adults With Autism | Allison Pries for NJ.com courtesy of #DisabilityScoop

https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2025/08/26/construction-begins-on-first-of-its-kind-apartment-complex-for-adults-with-autism/31598/

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For the first time in months, I forced myself to get off the f—ing computer and go for a f—ing walk, where I met this little guy...

If at all possible, go outside sometime...

...your brain may stay in its spiral

...you may not notice any beauty

...but you may just encounter a random #cat in the middle of Amish farmland (who has no respect for it not being #Caturday) and be reminded for a moment that life...life is a thing

#MentalHealth #ActuallyAutistic #ADHD #AuDHD #CatsOfMastodon

A grey cat I "met" whilst walking has his front paw on my chest and is looking up directly into my face as I caress the back of his neck. He has a look of contentment on his face and (while not evident in the photo) is purring deeply.

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@actuallyautistic @autistics #ActuallyAutistic with all due respect to Ms. Schwartzberg, “being direct, clear and setting boundaries never “gives the narcissist less fodder to manipulate the narrative.”" in my experience...

...quite the contrary, it just makes them more hostile https://flipboard.com/@newyorktimes/health-lkpsa1qsz/-/a-BsUPmtQkSSmfdLv6Dw0f3w%3Aa%3A3195393-%2F0

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