The offspring asked me for something to read for autism awareness month. I didn't know it was autism awareness month. But apparently I finally got through to her that invalidating my late diagnosis of autism was hurtful. I ended up sending this, which in my opinion is far better than most that I've seen in the genre of "what autistic people wish NTs knew"
#ActuallyAutistic https://www.heyasd.com/blogs/autism/what-its-like-to-be-autistic
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@autistics #ActuallyAutistic so proud of myself…
...in a meeting and feeling no shame for needing to go off camera after being on for half of it...
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@autistics #ActuallyAutistic someone just pushed me too far and they received my truly unfiltered response…
…i kept telling my therapist it would happen and funny it happens the day after our last session
@autistics #ActuallyAutistic silly me, i thought everyone knew this...
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Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 899 , Tuesday 14/04/2026
Tuesday started at around 07:15 after a rough night, whatever I did to my leg last week it wasn’t improved by yesterday’s romp.
Breakfast was followed by the usual chores then, just for a change, the radiator valve in the lounge decided to sick open. Foolishly I tried to fix it while it was still hot … the upshot was painful.
Having let the thing cool down I subdued it & lubed it up like a … well I’ll leave that to your imagination dear reader. All working & tickety boo now!
Spent the afternoon playing Elite - I had forgotten just how involved one can get in that game, also how easily it is to get the ass shot out of one’s ship if one isn’t careful!
I’ve been travelling to an ‘Engineer’ a specialist to tune my engines. Having crossed a decent amount of space I’m now in the right system, all I need now is to wangle an invitation to their hideout!
Final Thoughts.
Well I’m hoping that I’ll be ok on Friday for my first gym session!
It’s amazing to me that with Elite, I’m playing a game that I started playing at age 16 & 40 odd years later I’m playing it again … ok it has gone thru many iterations since then but very few games have been around this long!
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 would i get fired if i put this on a work kudoboard?
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Brain study reveals hidden link between autism and ADHD | ScienceDaily (@sciencedaily.com)
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260408225941.htm
'You aren't broken, you are you' - Emmerdale's Bradley Riches on being autistic in the public eye | Elizabeth Cotton for Manchester Evening News
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/tv/you-arent-broken-you-you-33746032
@autistics #ActuallyAutistic tonight after work i have my monthly therapy appointment and it has been a long month indeed
my therapy notes for this month is only 19 items, but it's a very weighty 19 items and all around a single theme:
"The ableism is coming from inside the house.”
@autistics #ActuallyAutistic just me that reinvention seems to be an almost daily basis?
@autistics #ActuallyAutistic if one more person in a meeting thinks i just need to be “drawn out” to participate, i will lose it…
ah, there's another memory getting audited for Autism - Dad's this time.
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My sib would do something hyperactive, break something and Dad would start in on them for it, and they would start to say, "I didn't think (something)," and Dad would cut them off with, "That's right, you DON'T think (like, period)," and it's still rather shit of Dad, but boy oh boy, don't I, maybe don't we, think that about people sometimes, don't you people ever stop and think, LOL.
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I mean, that's what CBT says too.
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#ND #AuDHD #ActuallyAutistic @autistics #Psychology
my interoception may be suspect, but judging by the way my face is all screwed up like Mo
from the Stooges, I’m guessing something hurts 😠
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#ND #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #IWatchTooMuchTV @autistics
listened to a cancer research ad and I heard something nasty in it, like, "ending cancer forever," sounds like "ending Autism," what, there's no money for treatment, we don't want to support people with cancer, we want to end it forever so we don't have to
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but I got a bad attitude, I guess
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#IWatchTooMuchTV #ND #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD @autistics
Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 917 , Saturday 02/05/2026
Saturday was supposed to start quite late but, as is the way of these things, in fact started around the normal time of around 07:15
Made breakfast for the 2 of us & then did my chores.
Then spent about an hour & a half tidying up the worst of the mess that the builders left. I was going to brutally jetwash the whole thing but there is a promise of rain tonight so I will see what effect that has first.
Managed to squeeze in an hour on the PS5 before Mrs S got back with the shopping.
We spent the afternoon catching up with a couple of her shows & then watched an episode of ‘Sherlock’ while we tucked into a chinese takeaway.
Final Thoughts.
I wish I had some help with these big jobs, far more would get done in a single sitting.
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 934 , Tuesday 19/05/2026
Well that day went quick!
Not at all sure what I managed to do other than the usual chores!
Final Thoughts.
Nope, nada, nowt, so empty headed there’s an echo!
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 has this thought to tweak
Positively 4th Street, Bob Dylan for #ND folks, but it hardly seems necessary to change a thing. I always wondered just who he was talking to in it. I guess it was normal people. 😀💜
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“You got a lotta nerve to say you are my friend
When I was down, you just stood there grinning
You got a lotta nerve to say you got a helping hand to lend
You just want to be on the side that's winning
You say I let you down, you know it's not like that
If you're so hurt, why then don't you show it?
You say you lost your faith, but that's not where it's at
You had no faith to lose and you know it
I know the reason that you talk behind my back
I used to be among the crowd you're in with
Do you take me for such a fool to think I'd make contact
With the one who tries to hide what he don't know to begin with?
You see me on the street, you always act surprised
You say, "How are you?", "Good luck", but you don't mean it
When you know, as well as me, you'd rather see me paralyzed
Why don't you just come out once and scream it?
No, I do not feel that good when I see the heartbreaks you embrace
If I was a master thief, perhaps I'd rob them
And now I know you're dissatisfied with your position and your place
Don't you understand, it's not my problem?
I wish that for just one time you could stand inside my shoes
And just for that one moment I could be you
Yes, I wish that for just one time you could stand inside my shoes
You'd know what a drag it is to see you”
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#ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD @autistics
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Denominating the autistic communication style, that is more precise, detail focused and blunt as disordered, strongly reflects the problematic culture of neuronormativity.
Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 935 , Wednesday 20/05/2026
Up bright & early, to get my own back on them flaming birds! Oh & to go to the gym! 😆
Other than that it’s been a quiet day with nothing much to report.
Final Thoughts.
I’m struggling to people at the moment, the gym was very busy this morning & it kinda used up all my peopling spoons.
Hey ho, tomorrow is another day.
In other news looks like next door have sold their house… wonder what the new neighbours will be like!
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
After the realization I'm autistic, I've made adjustments that make me feel better. This includes items considered childish by some. Here's my main collection of nice and cute small things in my office. Looking at this shelf brings me lots of joy!
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@autistics #ActuallyAutistic you know you watch too many medical shows when you’re watching a non-medical show and you’re yelling at the TV “Don’t remove that, he’ll bleed out faster!”
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@autistics #ActuallyAutistic a few months ago i started adding #RandomMovieTVQuotes to the top of my board newsletter...
…originally as a passive aggressive fuck you to people…
…but i just received my first positive comment to the below quote from this past month's newsletter:
Look, I may be agonizing, annoying…
And I may not know when to stop talking,
but isn’t that who you want fighting for you?
—Jacob Hill, Abbot Elementary
…take that all you fuckers trying to keep me down
I am not here for the ones who were the cool kids. I am here to connect with the ones who have always been the outcasts.
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@autistics #ActuallyAutistic first thought on nearly every interaction i have lately...
…i'm that over this shit...
…also i like the image in general
