The common misunderstandings about #Autism I learned:1. Levels. The common misconception is that Levels 1, 2, & 3 refers to "severity", or as a NeuroTypical ("NT") parent said, "stages of autism".…
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I am so dissociated that I'm amazed I can even engage in brief conversations.
#Autism #autistic #neurodiverse @autistics #AutisticBurnout #ActuallyAutistic
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I'm not an easy person to figure out, until you learn one or two random weird things about me and then I feel like I'm a real easy, open book.
Every once in awhile I change my header to something that I feel like has an interesting or informative story behind it to fill in the lines of my...well, let's be generous and call it my eccentricity: a collage of quirkiness
The most current one is my hope that #Denmark annexes #California... I would bet lots of money that the vast majority of people prefer that idea to anything maga has in store..
For a long time I identified as Eli wallach's favorite bass... That story is pinned on my jorts account
The Janis Joplin thing is cuz I was born 72 days after she died in the same town and if she wanted to come back as anything it was as a wellborn white boy with a big....voice 😇
Marina abramovich story is pinned here
I call myself the Duke of California because if the United States had a way for upper-class people to participate in society instead of with destruction and extraction and there were actual responsibility attached to their privilege instead of money and power some sort of mix of hereditary and meritocratic guidelines would pretty easily Grant my grandfather, Warren Dorn, the duchy of California... Apart from being one of the main architects of postwar, Southern California he, with one sentence, changed the world
As supervisor of #LACounty he had the largest block of constituents South of San Francisco. And he got them behind the aqueduct with the addition of a lake
"LA will get behind this if we get a lake* out of the bargain"
And that is a trait that we all have to one degree or another in my family... The ability to grasp what's happening with a large group of people and put it into a sentence
The rest of my family has squandered that with privilege and vibe
I'm the only one with that #lordNelson level #imposterSyndrome driving me to do public service, art, advocacy etc.
It comes from #autism and #CPTSD...most find it tiresome and I've been thoroughly ridiculed in my life, but generally find that people come around to whatever crazy thing I've said eventually
*What we call #lakeCastaic was promised to be Dorn lake... But the slander he had to endure that ended his Los Angeles service reduced it to The Warren M Dorn recreation center instead
Somewhere I have an "86 LA times article from the front of the metro section where they begrudgingly admit to his contribution to the aqueduct but I just spent some time looking for it unsuccessfully
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This is a trigger warning. I don't mind if you don't watch this. We each have to protect ourselves to the best of our ability.
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I start by explaining why I don't smile in my videos; but I do in real life.
https://nebula.tv/videos/foreignman-racism-in-gaming/ #gaming #game #terminallyonline #racism #racisme #rassigheid #foreignman #rassisme #Caribbean #woke #Caribisch #Gatekeepers #Genderfication #autism #adhd #autisme #Battlefront #Creed #racist #gamergate #boycot #black #inclusion #whitesupremacy #sexism #feminism #lhbti #womensrights #righttovote https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0g3DEvvCfc
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A rare #autistic moment of boost fame - hard to come by (Golden Tortoise Beetle post today). Surely they'll kick me out of the Halls of Banghalla once they find out. Don't tell them, OK? @autistics #autism
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Trip. By Amie Barrodale.
You are the mother of an autistic teenager, and when you accidentally die at a conference for afterlife studies, you find you have an unexpected chance to maybe fix some things you think you did wrong, though your impact on the living is slight, brief and unwieldy.
4 of 5 library cats 🐈 🐈 🐈 🐈
@bookstodon #books #reading #bookstodon #death #autism #parenting #teenagers
#Wednesday S02 is super enjoyable!#FOBI = Fear Of Being IncludedYeah, /metoo#ActuallyAutistic #AutisticActually #Autistic #Autism
I'm getting a lot out of the Neurodivergent Insights newsletter by Dr. Megan Anna Neff. For example, this post about the overlap of ADHD and autism:
https://neurodivergentinsights.com/misdiagnosis-monday/adhd-vs-autism/
Dr. Neff is herself AuDHD who turned her hyperfocus on her neurotype into a PhD in psychology. She's also raising a neurodivergent kid with strong PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance, which she calls Pervasive Drive for Autonomy):
https://neurodivergentinsights.com/blog/pda-or-demand-avoidance/
I haven't seen this particular video for years, not since I lost my link to it. So I was very glad it popped up in my feed today. It remains one of the most powerful representations of what it can mean, at least for this autistic, to be non-speaking. It is essentially told in two halves, using her language and ours and whilst she is sadly no-longer with us, this remains as a hell of a legacy and almost a must-see for autistics in my opinion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Fnfe7lHFpQ&pp=ugUHEgVlbi1HQg%3D%3D
Hey, so, I know this might be a weird thing to ask for and certainly a "git gud" on my part to some extent, but if you ask a rhetorical question or just would like to vent, it would be nice to note this somewhere. Otherwise please be aware that not everyone might be able to "read" your intentions and that a person "lecturing you with unsolicited advice" is trying to help you in good faith because they thought you actually asked a question.
I am autistic. In my specific case (we're not a monolith) this means social behaviours are a thing I learn, not some vague self-explaining instinct I have out of nowhere. "Someone asking a question in my general direction means they want an answer from me and it is rude to not give one" is one of the first things I learned.
However, "Someone asking a question in my general direction means they don't want any reaction at all aside maybe from 'that sucks' or a nod and if you reply you give unsolicited advice which is super rude" seems to be out there as well and just as common (and it feels like it's getting more common than the first one in recent years).
I have no way to tell which one you mean. I learned when it's a stranger it's helpful to ask "do you want advice or just vent" and this might work, but apparently even among friends it seems to be common and I can't tell how tired I am for being considered rude either for not answering an actual question or for answering a rhethorical one. (Not to mention extreme cases where people assume I'd be some person who would want to pick a fight, and "is looking for excuses" when I simply try to explain my reasoning like I do now.)
Any sort of pointer would be appreciated.
I've been reading more #Wikipedia articles on #autism-related topics. I'm currently in the middle of the article on "Theory of mind". I've criticized the "theory of mind deficit" theory before, as both misleading and demeaning. But I was still unprepared for one revelation from the Wiki: the "theory of mind deficit" theory wasn't even developed as a way of understanding #autistics. It was introduced by Premack and Woodruff as a way of understanding CHIMPANZEES, and adapted by Baron-Cohen, Leslie, and Frith to apply to us! Apparently it didn't occur to them that it might be problematic to use the term "theory" so broadly as to refer to any mental structure used to comprehend other minds — however lacking it might be in the explicitness and logical structure implied by that term. Or that it might be MORE problematic to do so in reference to autistics than in reference to chimpanzees. Thus it was that the science of autism lent credibility to a confusion between our comparative lack of INTUITIVE understanding of other minds, and our supposed inability even to understand the CONCEPT of other minds.
Premack D, Woodruff G (December 1978). "Does the chimpanzee have a theory of mind?". Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 1 (4): 515–526. doi:10.1017/S0140525X00076512.
Baron-Cohen S, Leslie AM, Frith U (October 1985). "Does the autistic child have a "theory of mind"?" (PDF). Cognition. 21 (1): 37–46. doi:10.1016/0010-0277(85)90022-8. PMID 2934210. S2CID 14955234. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2017.
🚨 EMERGENCY MUTUAL AID POST 25/1150 🚨
y'all, I got my due date for the electric bill extended to the 26th but I have to pay in full by then
I need $1150 to pay them
if you can spare anything, please help, my autistic child, my two disabled partners, and me all depend on it
I'm really at a loss, please help 🙏
#mutualaid #mutualaidrequest #transmutualaid #disabledmutualaid #bills #electric #help #begpost #autism #disabled #native #adhd #ptsd #helpme
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Fellow autistics, how do you avoid litigating every social interaction that didn't go as planned in your head over and over and over for hours after the fact? Repeatedly telling myself "you didn't do anything wrong, their reaction was their fault not yours and you were in the right" is not working #autism #actuallyautistic #autistic
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Are there any meds autistic people take to reduce the sensitivity of all of their senses ? 🤔
Kim Dami's character—Yun Ina—seems to be Autistic-coded. It's hard to be sure since Kim Dami explained in an interview that her character was scarred by what she witnessed when she was 19, so she's acting like a 19-year old with an intellect of a 29-year old.#Autism #Neurodivergent #Autistic
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:6kg6emlwd6bfmyf3i5zyn264/post/3lpsqliujit2c
WTF! I said they would be coming for #Autistic folks (and services) next...
In Case You Missed It: Dr. Oz Puts #Mills on 30-Day Notice Over MaineCare #Autism Billing
By Jon Fetherston, February 9, 2026
WASHINGTON – "Maine is back in the national crosshairs after CMS Administrator Dr. #MehmetOz publicly warned late Friday that Gov. #JanetMills (D) has 30 days to answer federal questions about MaineCare billing tied to autism services, and that 'CMS is ready to take action' if Washington isn’t satisfied with what it sees."
cc: @autistics
Mills: Oz's fraud allegations pull from 'malicious playbook' for targeting #Trump's political foes
Maine Public | By Steve Mistler
Published February 9, 2026
"Gov. #JanetMills says the #Trump administration is using findings from a routine social services audit to drum up allegations of fraud for political purposes. The governor's comments follow threats from a top #Medicaid official to cut off the state's federal funding.
"In the past several days, Centers for #Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator #MehmetOz has made allegations of widespread fraud in Maine's social services programs, at one point drawing comparisons to the scandal unfolding in #Minnesota.
"In a recently posted social media video, the former celebrity TV doctor suggested that Maine could lose its federal Medicaid funding.
" 'If we don't like what we see, CMS will work with Maine to put their house in order. And if we're not satisfied with their progress, we reserve the right to cut off their payments entirely,' he said.
"Those threats follow a recent audit by the Office of Inspector General that found the state made $45.6 million in improper payments to providers for #autism services. That review, initiated during the Biden administration, did not allege fraud, which is different than improper payments. However, the state may have to pay back $28.7 million to the federal government.
"Mills, a Democrat running for the U.S. Senate, said in a statement Monday that Oz's statements mark another example of the Trump administration's 'malicious playbook' of targeting its political opponents.
" 'Let’s be clear about what this is: Maine is facing a political attack from a president who uses allegations of fraud as a pretense to send (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) and other weaponized federal agents into states led by Democrats with devastating consequences,' she said in a statement."
cc: @autistics
I combined the Autigender symbol by themogaidragon and Neurogender flag by kasatate1 to create a beautiful #Autigender flag.#Autism + #Neurogender
I combined the Autigender symbol by themogaidragon and Neurogender flag by kasatate1 to create a beautiful #Autigender flag.
I combined the Autigender symbol by themogaidragon and Neurogender flag by kasatate1 to create a beautiful #Autigender flag.
#Autism + #Neurogender
#Autism + #Neurogender
Hot take: Refusing to adapt to AI/LLM mirrors a lack of patience for autistic & neurodivergent persons. If you can't handle an AI, you can't handle a person. I'm talking communication & treatment, not Copyright. Refusing explicit context reveals bias.#AI #Autism #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic
Hot take: Refusing to adapt to AI/LLM mirrors a lack of patience for autistic & neurodivergent persons. If you can't handle an AI, you can't handle a person. I'm talking communication & treatment, not Copyright. Refusing explicit context reveals bias.
