The past week with the heat, and now last night with sporadic thunder and smoke from the fires and the house still being hot has been bloody awful. Nothing compared to what people in the fire zones are experiencing, but still grim.
#vicpol #auspol #climate ##Autism #autistic #neurodiverse @autistics #AutisticBurnout #ActuallyAutistic
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I need to take a bath. Not enough time before #Monsterdon
After movie… need to take a bath. I didnt change clothes for two days. I need to do one activity not caring for dog or watching movies after the movie. But I don’t think I will get to it.
How do you convince yourself to learn something small first?
I have a difficult time starting anything and an even harder time finishing. And I have been known to start at later steps than I should. I was even like that with reading.
I end up all or nothing a lot.
I just finished 'Is this Autism? A guide for clinicians and everyone else'. It's really good and if autism is a special interest of yours, like it is for me, you'll love it. I would also strongly recommend it for any healthcare professionals.
#Autism #autistic #neurodiverse @autistics #AutisticBurnout #ActuallyAutistic
cc'ing @autistics
Disabled woman speaks about her confrontation with #ICE
"In the video, Rahman could be heard saying 'I’m disabled, I’m trying to go to the doctor up there… I am an #autistic disabled person, I’m trying to go to the doctor,' according to RegTechTimes."
By Randall, January 16, 2026
"A #USBornCitizen dragged from her car Tuesday by ICE agents is speaking out for the first time.
"#AliyaRahman told Newsweek that the last few days have been 'traumatizing and overwhelming.'
" 'First and foremost, I feel lucky to be alive. What I thought would be a routine trip to my appointment at the Traumatic Brain Injury Center turned into an assault by federal agents,' said Rahman who was raised in Bangladesh.
"A New York Times reporter described what he witnessed in this video...:
Read more:
https://asamnews.com/2026/01/16/autistic-woman-ice-arrest-raises-questions/
A thousand words on two and a half years of knowing I was autistic. I'd love you to read it.
https://matricardo.substack.com/p/i-didnt-always-know
#autism #autistic #neurodiversity #neurodivergent #actuallyautistic #disabled
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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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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#introduction Hi!.
I'm Michael, or Fubsepude.
I'm a 30's #blind and #autistic person from Denmark.
My interests include:
#accessibility #music #tech and connecting with folks.
#Wednesday S02 is super enjoyable!#FOBI = Fear Of Being IncludedYeah, /metoo#ActuallyAutistic #AutisticActually #Autistic #Autism
As an #autistic person, I feel like I can almost always tell when someone who is neurotypical answers my email inquiries.
I'll send out a message with a VERY precise question about a VERY precise problem, only to get paragraphs of convoluted word salad in return that confuses me.
I don't understand it. This has happened, and continues to happen, in all aspects of my life.
I'm trying really hard not to be an asshole by posting about this -- but I feel like my fellow autistic folks might be able to relate. It takes us *so* much energy just to sort out what I need to ask, how to phrase it, and the courage to send it -- only to get replies like that in return. It's exhausting.
(and no, I'm not talking about AI chatbots for large corporations, I'm talking about emails to actual people.)
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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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I like the concept of a Parisian bakery, but not the shit ton of people in too small a space. @autistics #autistic #autisticadult #sensoryoverstimulation
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
Listening to an intense #Interzone radio show tonight, which includes an interview with the #autistic woman who was harassed, traumatized and injured by #ICE. Wow...! I'll post a link to the podcast after it airs.
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
If you're going to use `ai;dr`, triple check you are not replying to an #autistic person because that's considered defamation, slander, discrimination, etc.The way many Autistics write is often seen by anti-AI checkers as AI. So, if you reply or quote with `ai;dr` that's 100% defamation.
If you're going to use `ai;dr`, triple check you are not replying to an #autistic person because that's considered defamation, slander, discrimination, etc.
The way many Autistics write is often seen by anti-AI checkers as AI. So, if you reply or quote with `ai;dr` that's 100% defamation.
I had friends who supported me against bullies. These students should be lauded, not suspended!
#Maine high school suspends 19 students who stood up to alleged bully targeting #autistic student
Story by Peter Rubinstein, 2/11/2026
"Veronika McKenney, mother of one Oxford Hills student who was not part of the suspended group, maintained that the group was nonviolent. 'They kept their hands off. They used their words,' she told WGME.
"Other students began to follow, eventually forming a crowd around the alleged bully. Only one person in the group spoke to the student accused of kicking the autistic student, the suspended student added.
"When school staff noticed the crowd, they intervened and removed the alleged bully from the middle. Administrators identified the students that had gathered and began notifying their parents.
"Their suspensions ranged from two to five days.
"The story quickly caught attention among school parents on social media, many of whom defended their children's presence in the crowd and condemned the school's decision to suspend them."
What proportion of your classic autistic symptoms do you think are due to you being autistic, and what proportion may be due to trauma you've suffered?
List of trauma symptoms here, for those not familiar: https://www.neurofabulous.org.uk/trauma-symptoms.html
List of classic autistic symptoms, as listed in the DSM, here: https://www.autismspeaks.org/autism-diagnostic-criteria-dsm-5
#Autism #ASD #Autistic #AuDHD #Neurodivergent #Neurodiversity #Trauma #CPTSD #ActuallyAutistic
Options: (choose one)
Here in the #Philippines the word #Autistic is still considered derogatory, offensive, ableist, often used as a joke and/or to mean "abnormal". This is despite years of usage from amongst us, the autistics.
It still is a "war", but we are making progress. Keep fighting!