How do people make a social context or group or culture more accessible to Autistic people?
#actuallyAutistic @actuallyautistic
(Edit: not that I don't have an answer or two, but I want *your* answer.)
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@autistics #ActuallyAutistic now more than ever, prove their asses wrong…
@autistics Do any other #ActuallyAutistic people have experience with dream enactment? (As in, you are dreaming of doing something and are doing it while asleep. In my case it's dreaming of running from something and I'm lying there "running" very fast).
I have an appointment with a sleep specialist (in two months...) but I'm curious if - given our propensity towards sleep disorders - this is something anyone else on here has experience with.
Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 857 , Tuesday 03/03/2026
Tuesday started at around 5am when some weird noise from next door woke me up … I managed to roll over & finally got up just after 7am!
It’s been a lovely sunny day so of course the door demons were on patrol.
I did manage to put in just over an hour in the box room, it is slowly moving towards the point when actual decorating can take place!
We had some pulled pork lasagna for tea - very nice!
Final Thoughts.
Dare I say it, not a bad day, shame about next door being noisy buggers but I shall defeat them tonight by employing my ear plugs!
Mrs S is off to the office tomorrow so I can have a lie in!
Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖
@autistics
#TimsASDjourney #ActuallyAutistic #Neurospicy #TheMammutMoves
Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 858 , Wednesday 04/03/2026
Wednesday started at just after 7am, I had wanted to have a lie in but my body decided that it wanted to get up so up we got!
It been another lovely sunny early Spring day.
Chores were followed by an hour or so working in the box room.
Also got more books put away in new homes so that is getting closer to completion!
Final Thoughts.
I often wonder what life would have been life had I stayed a singleton.
Ah well back to the treadmill.
Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖
@autistics
#TimsASDjourney #ActuallyAutistic #Neurospicy #TheMammutMoves
@autistics #ActuallyAutistic in the years leading up to my burn out i was suffering from (and still to some extent) an “Abusive or Narcissistic Leader”…
…and i'll admit i was in “The Ignored" camp most of the time as a coping mechanism...
...but these past two years i am back to my roots of the “Whistleblower” as an act of self care…
…and while this "change" is making some uncomfortable, i'd remind them that…
… no one ever said you were owed a pain free life
@autistics #ActuallyAutistic so just another day proving people wrong?
@autistics #ActuallyAutistic the disabled affinity group (the one that banished me) is holding an “Autism in the Workplace” event that is claiming to be two internal professors:
"lead[ing] a conversation…and share insights into the experiences of autistic employees and how workplace environments can both support and challenge people with this identity.”
i’ve no hope this will be anything more than PR spin excusing the already rampant bad behavior and expecting us to "assume positive intent”
Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 872 , Wednesday 18/03/2026
Wednesday started around 7am, well actually just before because my brain decided to spring athletically into action while my body was somewhat less enthusiastic!
I managed to have a quiet day today, did my chores and then settled down to a a day of gaming & the 2nd Jack Reacher movie.
I did take time out to fix the dragon that I got for Christmas that fell over when I was sorting out my books. Hopefully Mrs S will never notice!
Final Thoughts.
A quiet day & my back is a lot more friendly towards me tonight!
We have reached the time of year where if we have a sunny day the solar panels produce enuf power to run the various bits & bobs around the house, this cheers me up no end!
Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖
@autistics
#TimsASDjourney #ActuallyAutistic #Neurospicy #TheMammutMoves
I had a "theory of mind" breakthrough today. There are 2 kinds of truths apparently. One kind of truth - the kind you can expect all #actuallyAutistic people to subscribe to - is about plain facts, and objective reality.
The second kind of truth is for the more salesperson-minded types (and narcissists can be expected to think this way). It's a *subjective* sort of truth. It's the truth of what the current trends and sentiments are, temporarily running through a culture. Truth is that which causes people to open their wallets and purses, and make impulsive spending decisions. That's a more malleable truth, which these types can shape and mold through their salespersonship skills. It's anybody's game - to them - to be on-trend and profit from trends, through narratives and charisma. The sky's the limit. These narratives only need to be loosely based on a true story (of objective reality), playing on people's willingness to enjoy a good story, in order to be swept up into the emotional affect of it; the hope, the hype, the dreams, the optimism.
@autistics
Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 859 , Thursday 05/03/2026
Thursday started a little later at just before 07:30.
Breakfast was followed by the inevitable chores.
Its been another bright & sunny early Spring day here in deepest, darkest Yorkshire which boosted my internal solar batteries & I was off like the energiser bunny!
I have nearly finished the great book re-organisation, the main problem now is that despite having moved all my non-fiction books downstairs I still appear to have 3 bookshelves worth of books & only 2 bookshelves left!
Progress has been made in the box room, however my spine is giving me grief this evening so it might have to be a sofa surfing day tomorrow.
Final Thoughts.
Not a bad day, I do so love sunny days!
Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖
@autistics
#TimsASDjourney #ActuallyAutistic #Neurospicy #TheMammutMoves
@autistics #ActuallyAutistic anyone else find metal renditions of other music really soothing?
for example...
Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 908 , Thursday 23/04/2026
Up just after 7am, made breakfast & did my chores.
Then spent a couple of hours in a not totally successful attempt to clean the paint off the bottom of the backseats of the car.
Did some prep work to enable the scaffolding to go up tomorrow, we’re having to have the exterior walls of the extension re-pointed & also the gutter replaced. We have been meaning to do it for a while as it does need it!
The rest of the day has been mostly chilling out playing on the PS5. There is other stuff to be done but I have neither the motivation nor the energy to do any of it.
Final Thoughts.
Tomorrow & the early part of next week is going to be busy, noisy & dusty!
I’m not looking fwd to any of that!
Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖
@autistics
#TimsASDjourney #ActuallyAutistic #Neurospicy #TheMammutMoves
@autistics #ActuallyAutistic just finished a 90 minute seminar from our internal civil rights office that was super light on how to recognize discriminatory behavior and how to address it in manager/employee relationships
but it did include this question to participants (and yes they were serious):
"What actions can you take to prevent discrimination?”
because nothing says "We support you" like preemptively blaming you for not preventing your being discriminated against
Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 860 , Friday 06/03/2026
Friday started at just after 7am.
The weather turned today & its been a grey, damp & cold day.
Despite this I managed to get some more done in the box room, mostly filling in the various holes revealed when the old wallpaper came off. Some of them are quite deep so a layered approach is required.
Spent some time in medieval Bohemia too which was nice!
Had ¾ of a calzone for tea - the other ¼ is in the fridge so lunch tomorrow is sorted!
Caught up on a couple of episodes of ‘Silent Witness’ we think MH services today are bad, they have nothing on the practices of 50 years or more ago!
Final Thoughts.
A better day than I feared it would be. Time will tell if I can maintain this level in the absence of sunlight!
Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖
@autistics
#TimsASDjourney #ActuallyAutistic #Neurospicy #TheMammutMoves
I saw this 'autistic survival pipeline' explained on TikTok, and thought it was useful to share. It is described in detail on lots of websites.
#Autism #autistic #neurodiverse @autistics #AutisticBurnout #ActuallyAutistic
@autistics
Announcement: #Voxelibre multiplayer casual game tomorrow (Sat) for 4 hours in the late afternoon to evening (North America).
Voxelibre is a free and #OpenSource #Minecraft clone. More details here:
https://docs.autis.toque.im/
Damage has been turned off. People with #Autism, #ADHD or #AuDHD are invited.
Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 861 , Saturday 07/03/2026
The day started around 07:40, it being the weekend & all!
I made us both breakfast & then did my chores.
I spent some time battling with the holey walls in the box room, armed only with my spreader & a tub of Polyfiller™!
Finished watching ‘Hijack’ with Idris Elba, which I have enjoyed enormously, although I was struggling to concentrate on it today.
We had a Chinese takeaway for tea & I trued duck in orange sauce for the first time. I normally love oranges but I don’t know that I will have it again, or perhaps if I do I will have it with boiled rice rather than egg fried rice because the flavours of the orange & the rice really did not do anything for me.
Final Thoughts.
Despite the weather being grey, dark & generally uninspiring its not been a bad day!
Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖
@autistics
#TimsASDjourney #ActuallyAutistic #Neurospicy #TheMammutMoves
@autistics #ActuallyAutistic left button, every damn time
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#ThatAwkwardAutisticMoment when you’re asked for advice on how to proceed in a professional interaction
Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 874 , Friday 20/03/2026
Friday started just after 7am, not sure why but even after a full nights sleep I was dog tired.
It’s been a quiet day, I managed to do a few bits and pieces including fixing the catch on the bed that stops the storage draws opening of their own volition! I caught it the other day but it’s all fixed now!
I managed to watch ‘Prometheus’ all the way through, although the alien at the end looks slightly comical!
Chinese takeaway in the shape of Duck in plum sauce for tea, very nice!
Final Thoughts.
I’m struggling at the moment, peopling, even on here is a very conscious effort, & multi tasking is dead & buried to all intents and purposes.
Getting things done is also something of a struggle & fighting the door demons is a bit of a non-starter!
Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖
@autistics
#TimsASDjourney #ActuallyAutistic #Neurospicy #TheMammutMoves
Katta's new fringe, AuDHD edition.
After decades of not having a fringe, I decide that I want one. I resit the ADHD impulse to do it myself and make an appointment at my hairdresser, bringing pictures of curtains bangs.
After less than an hour later sensory issues drive me crazy, the hairdresser doesn't answer the phone. I remember where I actually saw the fringe I wanted, look at old pictures of Jane Birkin and cut it myself. Now I have the fringe I wanted an no sensory issues, because the hair doesn't touch my eyelids. Happy End.
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Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 1014 , Friday 07/08/2026
Friday has been a day & a half!
Woke at 06:30 & having hung the laundry out I headed to the gym.
Not a bad gym session, managed to do all my reps without feeling like I was being tortured (except the warm up on the bike which always feels like a form of masochism!)
Had to head back pronto to give Mrs S a lift into the office - then a quick breakfast before heading across to my late MiL’s for the (hopefully) penultimate time!
Got back just before 2pm for a late lunch & then, after finding homes for all the stuff that came across I settled down for a couple of hours exploring the galaxy.
PIzza for tea with a couple of eps of Babylon 5.
Final Thoughts.
A very busy day, hopefully next week will be quieter!
Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖
@autistics
#TimsASDjourney #ActuallyAutistic #Neurospicy #TheMammutMoves