<p>Hmm… <a href="/tags/askingautistics/" rel="tag">#AskingAutistics</a> </p><p>What is the meaning of <a href="/tags/autistic/" rel="tag">#Autistic</a> Spicy? I recently started seeing it but what is it? There is also: <a href="/tags/adhd/" rel="tag">#ADHD</a> Spicy.</p><p>~trying so catch up with the times 😆</p>
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<p><a href="https://theconversation.com/why-its-time-to-rethink-the-notion-of-an-autism-spectrum-263243" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/why-its-time-to-rethink-the-notion-of-an-autism-spectrum-263243"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/why-its-ti</span><span class="invisible">me-to-rethink-the-notion-of-an-autism-spectrum-263243</span></a>. "Language will never capture every nuance, but words shape how <a href="/tags/society/" rel="tag">#society</a> treats <a href="/tags/autistic/" rel="tag">#autistic</a> people. Moving away from the idea of a single <a href="/tags/spectrum/" rel="tag">#spectrum</a> could be a step towards recognising <a href="/tags/autism/" rel="tag">#autism</a> in all its <a href="/tags/diversity/" rel="tag">#diversity</a>, & valuing autistic people as they are."</p>
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<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@autistics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>autistics</span></a></span> </p><p>If you're autistic and struggle with making phone calls, what is the major challenge for you?</p><p>- Getting started (inertia)<br>- Delayed processing of audio input (need for clarification requests)<br>- Anxiety (fear of missing info, being rude, bothering sb, relying on notes taken...)<br>- Something else (please comment)</p><p>Or all of it? </p><p>Please comment if you don't struggle with this (anymore).</p><p><a href="/tags/actuallyautistic/" rel="tag">#actuallyautistic</a> <a href="/tags/autistic/" rel="tag">#autistic</a></p>
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<p>I reckon that living as an autistic is creeping me out when you have your parents still sticking to this VAGUE advice of being positive when all you can do to piss them off (even when they say they aren't 'angry') is unintentionally becoming mentally distracted while you're peacefully preparing to take a little shower.</p><p>I hate returning to feel these moderately long grievance moods. Every time it happens i'm losing confidence to talk to my parents about everything.</p><p><a href="/tags/autistic/" rel="tag">#Autistic</a> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@autistics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>autistics</span></a></span></p>
<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@actuallyadhd" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>actuallyadhd</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@autistics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>autistics</span></a></span></p><p>Today is not going according to my wishes or vague plans. Trying not to stress out over it & I'm losing myself in thoughts over how to simplify & organise next year's bullet journal.<br>This spiralled into, how can I get back on the, dealing with housework & cleaning wagon, as at some point I completely fell off. So, major paralysis on how or where to start. </p><p>Toying with the idea of introducing a, do one small thing everyday either before or immediately after breakfast, so that it's done.<br>Just small things like, clean the bathroom sink or pick up some random crap that I never tidied up.</p><p>If I can persuade myself to write down that I did it & when & then do the same for the following times that things get done, I might eventually have a realistic roster of things. Just need to remember to keep it flexible. If the day the floor need vacuuming I'm not up to it, swap it for something else or just shunt everything along a day.<br>As long as I don't fall into the trap of shunting things along indefinitely, I might be okay. </p><p><a href="/tags/audhd/" rel="tag">#AuDHD</a> <a href="/tags/autistic/" rel="tag">#Autistic</a> <a href="/tags/adhd/" rel="tag">#ADHD</a> <a href="/tags/actuallyadhd/" rel="tag">#ActuallyADHD</a> <a href="/tags/actuallyautistic/" rel="tag">#ActuallyAutistic</a> <a href="/tags/life/" rel="tag">#Life</a> <a href="/tags/tidyup/" rel="tag">#TidyUp</a> <a href="/tags/cleanup/" rel="tag">#CleanUp</a> <a href="/tags/burnout/" rel="tag">#Burnout</a> <a href="/tags/spoons/" rel="tag">#Spoons</a> <a href="/tags/nospoons/" rel="tag">#NoSpoons</a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/autistic/" rel="tag">#autistic</a> <a href="/tags/neurodivergent/" rel="tag">#neurodivergent</a> <a href="/tags/memes/" rel="tag">#memes</a></p>
<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@actuallyadhd" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>actuallyadhd</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@autistics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>autistics</span></a></span></p><p>I really wish my Mam wasn't such a technophobe. Doubly annoying that she lives so far away & triply so that she doesn't ask one of her more tech savvy friend's to help her get to grips with her phone.</p><p>The flip side is that she's the only person who phones me so I have no way to verify if all the phone call woes are her accidentally triggering things by touching buttons or things on screen (I can imagine her holding the phone slightly away from her ear so the in-call screen is displayed) & putting herself on mute or me on hold.</p><p>Is it her or has my phone, network or the Lineage OS developed problems? </p><p>After today's particularly Mute & Hold heavy call, or calls - I'd have to hang up & phone her again & again to get back to having a conversation instead of hearing nothing or being on hold - I hope she will take my strong suggestion of asking one, or some of her friends to help her. </p><p>I was hoping she would be coming over for xmas or new year's, giving me a chance to check her phone, maybe minimize google spying & if I can figure out how to be patient enough show her how to use her phone whilst knowing she won't remember or will struggle to remember. <br>I'd also have to hope I can still fathom how phones running android OS work as it's been several years. </p><p>I don't have the spoons to go visit her & with the festively terrible (non-existant) public transport between hers & the nearest hotel ensuring my spoon tank is permanently empty for the duration so it's probably not a good idea. <br>Last year I left her's on xmas day just before we were going to have dinner. Walking back to the hotel in tears & having snacks instead of a good meal. I do not recommend as it's probably my worst xmas & would not like a repeat. 😔😢😞.</p><p><a href="/tags/audhd/" rel="tag">#AuDHD</a> <a href="/tags/autistic/" rel="tag">#Autistic</a> <a href="/tags/adhd/" rel="tag">#ADHD</a> <a href="/tags/actuallyadhd/" rel="tag">#ActuallyADHD</a> <a href="/tags/actuallyautistic/" rel="tag">#ActuallyAutistic</a> <a href="/tags/burnout/" rel="tag">#Burnout</a> <a href="/tags/spoons/" rel="tag">#Spoons</a> <a href="/tags/nospoons/" rel="tag">#NoSpoons</a> <a href="/tags/selfcare/" rel="tag">#SelfCare</a> <a href="/tags/technophobia/" rel="tag">#Technophobia</a> <a href="/tags/techeducation/" rel="tag">#TechEducation</a> <a href="/tags/techfails/" rel="tag">#TechFails</a> <a href="/tags/epictechfails/" rel="tag">#EpicTechFails</a> <a href="/tags/enshittification/" rel="tag">#Enshittification</a></p>
<p>Is autistic self-identification valid?</p><p>I just completed a quantitative research paper comparing autism traits in medically diagnosed autistic people with the same traits in self-identifying autistic people and I can definitively say with more stats behind it than I care to ever think about again, THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE!</p><p><a href="/tags/autistic/" rel="tag">#autistic</a> <a href="/tags/neurodiversity/" rel="tag">#neurodiversity</a> <a href="/tags/neurodivergence/" rel="tag">#neurodivergence</a> <a href="/tags/autism/" rel="tag">#autism</a></p><p><a href="https://www.autisticculturepodcast.com/p/is-autistic-self-identification-valid" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.autisticculturepodcast.com/p/is-autistic-self-identification-valid"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.autisticculturepodcast.com</span><span class="invisible">/p/is-autistic-self-identification-valid</span></a></p>
<p>I'm migrating my account again, and to start again, I want to repost this from almost a year ago on this new account. I still think the same way, but I'm calmer and less stressed about the world...</p><p>AN AUTISTIC URBAN HERMIT<br>(you may not understand if you are not autistic)</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@autistics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>autistics</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@autism101" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>autism101</span></a></span> </p><p>For many years, I've been a very curious person. I've learned many things and done many things that I found interesting: science, art, computer science. Like a voracious animal, my mind has consumed all kinds of information, eager to understand everything around me and everything I experienced. Soldier, doctor, monk, musician, hacker, etc. Until one day, staring at the ceiling in the bed of a psychiatric hospital where I was hospitalized, I asked myself: "How did I get here, to this?" And that night, 17 years ago, another part of my life began. I began to die and be reborn, to discover how and why I had gotten to that situation. I discovered that I have high abilities, that I am bipolar and autistic. But for every limitation I discovered, I also discovered the limitations of the world and the human society in which I live.<br>Today I know that nothing has meaning and that life doesn't need to have it; that what many see as progress and evolution, I see as barbarism and brutality, and that humanity is the stupidest species on the planet, not the best. I don't have goals anymore, I don't need them. But I do have a compass, a kind of direction without needing to get anywhere. To live as peacefully as possible and need very little, being aware and critical of everything. A peaceful dwelling isn't just my house tucked away in the middle of the city, but also a peaceful inner life, without the noise and clamor of the lives of "normal people," without socializing more than the bare minimum necessary for survival. And this isn't because of autism; it's because of a kind of purge, a psycho-spiritual hygiene. The forced social being I often was is dying. Until a few years ago, there wasn't so much exposure and socialization; it wasn't mandatory or essential to living and working in this world. With all the technology and supposed progress, there is increasing misery, hunger, war, and violence everywhere, which makes me think that it's more of a trigger than a solution.<br>Being overly intelligent and being autistic is a fatal combination that guarantees the death of the social being and the development of the inner hermit that every gifted autistic person potentially is. I'm slowly retreating from the world to my quiet inner abode, where a very narrow door filters who enters and who doesn't. Just my small family group and a minimum of kindness toward a few people is more than enough.<br>I thought a lot about sharing what I'd learned, about helping, but I realized that idealism and the romanticization of compassion are useless when the sufferer doesn't understand the root of their problems and isn't willing to do their part. Human nature is to be a soulless son of a bitch, held back only by fear of punishment, whether from human law itself or some imagined deity. It's better to live in full awareness of the suchness of things. I myself can be a compassionate genius and in the next moment break your head for being rude and treating me badly.<br>We live in the worst of all possible worlds, and with that, we are warned that the worst can always happen. Knowing that, any good thing that comes or appears is a gift, a bonus track.<br>I don't give unsolicited advice, but if you want some, it's this: "Step away from the world as it is and watch it burn from a distance."</p><p>(An autistic person becoming an urban hermit.)</p><p><a href="/tags/actuallyautistic/" rel="tag">#actuallyautistic</a> <a href="/tags/autism/" rel="tag">#autism</a> <a href="/tags/autistic/" rel="tag">#autistic</a> <a href="/tags/gifted/" rel="tag">#gifted</a> <a href="/tags/giftedness/" rel="tag">#giftedness</a> <a href="/tags/zen/" rel="tag">#zen</a> <a href="/tags/society/" rel="tag">#society</a> <a href="/tags/humanity/" rel="tag">#humanity</a> <a href="/tags/hermit/" rel="tag">#hermit</a> <a href="/tags/philosophy/" rel="tag">#philosophy</a></p>
<p>Fasting for blood tests has thrown my whole morning. Not because I am hungry, but because it messed up my morning routine of eat first, then do chores. Without the eating bit, I can't seem to latch on to what's next.<br><a href="/tags/autistic/" rel="tag">#Autistic</a><br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@autistics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>autistics</span></a></span></p>
<p>Maybe it is actually <a href="/tags/alexithymia/" rel="tag">#alexithymia</a> speaking, but I am pretty sure I can’t feel hate. <br>Like, I can feel despise, disgust, loathe, horror, fear etc - but hate? Hate assumes certain amount of passion, strength - it’s something too big to bother to maintain for someone you don’t like. </p><p>Maybe it’s just my <a href="/tags/autistic/" rel="tag">#autistic</a> negation to use definitive labels - like the hesitancy to consider what I can feel ‘love’ or to call someone a friend. </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@autistics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>autistics</span></a></span> <br><a href="/tags/neurodivergent/" rel="tag">#neurodivergent</a> <br><a href="/tags/autism/" rel="tag">#autism</a> <br><a href="/tags/audhd/" rel="tag">#AuDHD</a></p>
<p>I really like this <a href="/tags/autistic/" rel="tag">#Autistic</a> symbol proposal by MissLunaRose12.See: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Autism_Symbol_Proposed_2.png" rel="nofollow">commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Au...</a><a href="/tags/autism/" rel="tag">#Autism</a></p>
<p>As an <a href="/tags/autisticactually/" rel="tag">#AutisticActually</a> , I get annoyed whenever established terms are incorrectly used, especially in database usage. For example, cameo vs guest.- cameo: no impact to the story; often as "self"- guest: with impact to the story; often as a fictional character<a href="/tags/autisticactually/" rel="tag">#AutisticActually</a> <a href="/tags/autism/" rel="tag">#Autism</a> <a href="/tags/autistic/" rel="tag">#Autistic</a></p>
<p>As an <a href="/tags/autisticactually/" rel="tag">#AutisticActually</a> , I get annoyed whenever established terms are incorrectly used, especially in database usage. For example, cameo vs guest.</p><p>- cameo: no impact to the story; often as "self"<br>- guest: with impact to the story; often as a fictional character</p><p>What's your pet peeve <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@autistics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>autistics</span></a></span> ?</p><p><a href="/tags/actuallyautistic/" rel="tag">#ActuallyAutistic</a> <a href="/tags/autism/" rel="tag">#Autism</a> <a href="/tags/autistic/" rel="tag">#Autistic</a></p>
<p>I feel grateful that there's a means by which so many <a href="/tags/autistic/" rel="tag">#Autistic</a> people have to discover and connect with each other. And it's federated! That's even cooler. It lets us attach our cat photos directly. We must be living in a dream or something. This wasn't really possible 20 years ago. <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@autistics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>autistics</span></a></span></p>
<p>I just invented the verb 'aut' in a comment on TikTok. "I aut like mad...". Is this a neologism? </p><p><a href="/tags/autism/" rel="tag">#Autism</a> <a href="/tags/autistic/" rel="tag">#autistic</a> <a href="/tags/neurodiverse/" rel="tag">#neurodiverse</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@autistics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>autistics</span></a></span> <a href="/tags/autisticburnout/" rel="tag">#AutisticBurnout</a> <a href="/tags/actuallyautistic/" rel="tag">#ActuallyAutistic</a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a><br>Toujours un peu dans la lune, trying to remember to breathe.</p><p>Working for a charity - <a href="/tags/dementia/" rel="tag">#dementia</a> awareness and Gipsy, Roma & Traveller <a href="/tags/women/" rel="tag">#women</a>'s health</p><p><a href="/tags/knitting/" rel="tag">#Knitting</a>, <a href="/tags/humanrights/" rel="tag">#HumanRights</a>, <a href="/tags/adhd/" rel="tag">#ADHD</a>, <a href="/tags/autistic/" rel="tag">#Autistic</a> <a href="/tags/neurodiversity/" rel="tag">#neurodiversity</a>, <a href="/tags/transrights/" rel="tag">#TransRights</a> . </p><p>Migrant based in the UK.<br>Trying to be a good ally, working on it.<br>Toots auto delete after a month. No <a href="/tags/alt/" rel="tag">#alt</a>, no boost.</p><p>Will accept your follow request after interaction.</p>
<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@actuallyadhd" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>actuallyadhd</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@autistics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>autistics</span></a></span></p><p>Really need to get to bed before midnight tonight, or I turn into a gremlin or something 🤷.</p><p>I need to start reclaiming my mornings as it would be nice to get to about lunch time & actually have accomplished some thing. Just simple things maybe but things like a bit of house cleaning, going for a walk, some reading & maybe a little bit of writing & drawing. </p><p>Maybe it could boost my confidence & make it possible to volunteer somewhere, even if the local volunteering options are only charity shop work. </p><p><a href="/tags/audhd/" rel="tag">#AuDHD</a> <a href="/tags/autistic/" rel="tag">#Autistic</a> <a href="/tags/adhd/" rel="tag">#ADHD</a> <a href="/tags/actuallyadhd/" rel="tag">#ActuallyADHD</a> <a href="/tags/actuallyautistic/" rel="tag">#ActuallyAutistic</a> <a href="/tags/mindfog/" rel="tag">#MindFog</a> <a href="/tags/burnout/" rel="tag">#Burnout</a> <a href="/tags/spoons/" rel="tag">#Spoons</a> <a href="/tags/nospoons/" rel="tag">#NoSpoons</a> <a href="/tags/lackoffocus/" rel="tag">#LackOfFocus</a> <a href="/tags/selfcare/" rel="tag">#SelfCare</a> <a href="/tags/depression/" rel="tag">#Depression</a> <a href="/tags/life/" rel="tag">#Life</a> <a href="/tags/sleep/" rel="tag">#Sleep</a> <a href="/tags/sleepproblems/" rel="tag">#SleepProblems</a></p>
<p>Are you <a href="/tags/autisticactually/" rel="tag">#AutisticActually</a> ? Are you curious about the <a href="/tags/autistic/" rel="tag">#Autistic</a> community here on Bluesky?There are a lot of us here!Pin/subscribe to this Feed to see content about <a href="/tags/autism/" rel="tag">#Autism</a> today. (It will show as a tab in your client. And don't forget to like the Feed!)<a href="https://deer.aylac.top/profile/did:plc:bpotnohnlgcj3fbmp7ugx4en/feed/aaaj7qkwceak6" rel="nofollow">deer.aylac.top/profile/did:...</a><br><br>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bpotnohnlgcj3fbmp7ugx4en/feed/aaaj7qkwceak6" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bpotnohnlgcj3fbmp7ugx4en/feed/aaaj7qkwceak6"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bpotn</span><span class="invisible">ohnlgcj3fbmp7ugx4en/feed/aaaj7qkwceak6</span></a></p>
<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@actuallyadhd" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>actuallyadhd</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@autistics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>autistics</span></a></span><br>I keep forgetting that even good being social knocks me so far sideways that all I've managed is a bit of washing up & hanging washing. <br>Whilst I loaded & started the washing around midday, it was something after 18:00 before I even got anything else done.</p><p>Just about managed feeding myself, even though I was hungry for tea I had zero idea or enthusiasm for cooking. Plan A failed as I didn't have any mixed veg in the freezer to go with whatever tinned thing I picked. <br>Plan B just about made it. </p><p>🎶 Hello AuDHD, <br>it's nice to talk with you ag-<br>…</p><p>OK! Come back here! … </p><p>My plans for getting a decent start on decorations flunked & has not returned. <br>Just finished tea 'bout half an hour ago & it's already pretty much supper time, if I want a chance of waking up early enough & feeling remotely productive tomorrow, that is.</p><p><a href="/tags/audhd/" rel="tag">#AuDHD</a> <a href="/tags/autistic/" rel="tag">#Autistic</a> <a href="/tags/adhd/" rel="tag">#ADHD</a> <a href="/tags/actuallyadhd/" rel="tag">#ActuallyADHD</a> <a href="/tags/actuallyautistic/" rel="tag">#ActuallyAutistic</a> <a href="/tags/burnout/" rel="tag">#Burnout</a> <a href="/tags/spoons/" rel="tag">#Spoons</a> <a href="/tags/nospoons/" rel="tag">#NoSpoons</a> <a href="/tags/selfcare/" rel="tag">#SelfCare</a> <a href="/tags/timeblindness/" rel="tag">#TimeBlindness</a> <a href="/tags/executivedysfunction/" rel="tag">#ExecutiveDysfunction</a></p>
<p>Introducing, the <a href="/tags/neurodivergent/" rel="tag">#Neurodivergent</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/popfeed.social" rel="nofollow">@popfeed.social@bsky.brid.gy</a> List for movies and TV shows!<a href="https://popfeed.social/list/at://did:plc:bpotnohnlgcj3fbmp7ugx4en/social.popfeed.feed.list/3m5yyg5xby224" rel="nofollow">popfeed.social/list/at://di...</a>Check it out and find your next watch!<a href="/tags/neurospicy/" rel="tag">#Neurospicy</a> <a href="/tags/neuroatypical/" rel="tag">#Neuroatypical</a> <a href="/tags/autistm/" rel="tag">#Autistm</a> <a href="/tags/autistic/" rel="tag">#Autistic</a> <a href="/tags/adhd/" rel="tag">#ADHD</a> <a href="/tags/audhd/" rel="tag">#AuDHD</a> and more.<br><br><a href="https://popfeed.social/list/at://did:plc:bpotnohnlgcj3fbmp7ugx4en/social.popfeed.feed.list/3m5yyg5xby224" rel="nofollow">Popfeed</a></p>
<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@autistics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>autistics</span></a></span> The woman who was removed was <a href="/tags/aliyarahman/" rel="tag">#AliyaRahman</a>, the <a href="/tags/autistic/" rel="tag">#autistic</a> woman who was terrorized by <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> </p><p> 'Chilling': Dem fumes after guest 'aggressively handled' and 'forcibly removed' from <a href="/tags/sotu/" rel="tag">#SOTU</a></p><p>Robert Davis<br>February 25, 2026</p><p><a href="https://www.rawstory.com/ilhan-omar-2675335407/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.rawstory.com/ilhan-omar-2675335407/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.rawstory.com/ilhan-omar-26</span><span class="invisible">75335407/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USPol</a></p>
<p>A while ago I was listening to the Autistic Culture Podcast and Matt (who's since left) brought up the intense world theory of <a href="/tags/autism/" rel="tag">#Autism</a>, which explains a lot about our brains.</p><p>According to studies (in link below), generally, the <a href="/tags/autistic/" rel="tag">#Autistic</a> brain generates 42% more information at rest, over-activates upon eye contact and reading faces, and has closer synaptic firing. No wonder we get easily overwhelmed by the world! 😵💫</p><p><a href="https://autism-living.fandom.com/wiki/Intense_world_theory" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="autism-living.fandom.com/wiki/Intense_world_theory"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">autism-living.fandom.com/wiki/</span><span class="invisible">Intense_world_theory</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@autistics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>autistics</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/intenseworldtheory/" rel="tag">#IntenseWorldTheory</a> <a href="/tags/actuallyautistic/" rel="tag">#ActuallyAutistic</a></p>
<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@actuallyadhd" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>actuallyadhd</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@autistics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>autistics</span></a></span></p><p>Random thoughts & feeling energised in a knackered sort of way. If I was less knackered & not aiming for the end of day wind down I'd get of my backside & do things. </p><p>If this foes turn into a solid bit of insomnia, maybe I should use it as it'll mean that I won't get nothing done tomorrow. </p><p>Hello insomnia, my old frenemy. </p><p><a href="/tags/audhd/" rel="tag">#AuDHD</a> <a href="/tags/autistic/" rel="tag">#Autistic</a> <a href="/tags/adhd/" rel="tag">#ADHD</a> <a href="/tags/actuallyadhd/" rel="tag">#ActuallyADHD</a> <a href="/tags/actuallyautistic/" rel="tag">#ActuallyAutistic</a> <a href="/tags/life/" rel="tag">#Life</a> <a href="/tags/sleep/" rel="tag">#Sleep</a> <a href="/tags/insomnia/" rel="tag">#Insomnia</a> <a href="/tags/sleepproblems/" rel="tag">#SleepProblems</a></p>