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I am finding the story of #JasonArday really tragic. It looks likely he was bullied into suicide by (mostly) the right wing UK press, despite the fact that autists are 9x more likely to kill themselves than the average person, and suicide is the second most common cause of death for autistics. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/14/jason-arday-found-dead-after-resigning-from-cambridge-over-plagiarism-claims?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other #Autism #autistic #neurodiverse @autistics #AutisticBurnout #ActuallyAutistic

RE: https://mastodon.social/@blogdiva/116590756282794370

IN OTHER #VACCINES NEWS

almost forgot to update y’all on my #shingles vaccinations: my pharmacist did call me to remind me of the second one. got it yesterday and today am a bit of an achy mess. not a surprise, since am #autistic with neurosensitivities and suffer from #fibromyalgia.

enisgüeis, if you got it right after me, your second shot is coming up soon.

am finally up to date with all my #vaccines. are you?

once again a night in which i wake up near overload because i am too hot, everything feels wrong and i just want to crawl out of my skin.
heatwave after heatwave, i am withering in this new reality. i cannot fathom, that this is only the beginning and it will only ever get worse.

as if life was not fucking hard enough already.

@autistics @actuallyadhd #autistic #actuallyautistic #heatwave #actuallyaudhd

Send complaints to all the 15 publications that hounded Jason Arday in one go. Also a IPSO complaint.
https://newscord.org/action/jason-arday-pile-on

#Autism #autistic #neurodiverse @autistics #AutisticBurnout #ActuallyAutistic

There has been absolutely no research I can find that explores if autists are more likely to be vegan or vegetarian than the general population. I find this extraordinary.
If you are autistic, (either clinically or self diagnosed) are you vegan?
#Autism #autistic #neurodiverse @autistics #ActuallyAutistic #vegan #VeganFood #AnimalRights

How did other #actuallyautistic #autistic fellows learn additional languages? I need to learn Danish. I feel like I need to focus on grammar and vocabulary first (i.e. written language) to be able to think complete sentences fluently and understand what I read, before being able to transition to speaking and listening.

But in Danish, all resources, schools, and teachers force spoken first. This had made learning the language a pain for me.

I am wondering if this is a me thing or if others are the same? If anyone finds this relatable, how did you get past it? How did you succeed on your language learning endeavors? #askautistic

That call screening feature on my phone that makes someone record an intro before putting the call through.

Chef’s kiss 😘👌

I’m so chill when rejecting calls now. 📵

#ADHD #AuDHD #Autistic #ActuallyAutistic @actuallyadhd @autistics

@autistics

did you know…

https://neurosciencenews.com/autism-bystander-effect-25105/

#bystandereffect #diffusionofresponsibilty #SocialContagion #neurodivergent #actuallyautistic #autistic

Three #autistic adults living in one house. We each need three weeks notice, in writing, if you want to turn the big light on. 💡

#ActuallyAutistic @autistics

I just realised a stim I have. I very gently clack my front teeth together in time with car indicators when they're left on for more than 5 or so seconds.

#Autism #autistic #neurodiverse @autistics #AutisticBurnout #ActuallyAutistic

My (#hyperallistic) wife and I have been watching the series "Atypical", about an #autistic high-schooler. Even though the series appears to be better than its reputation, I haven't enjoyed it as much as I expected to, because of an inability to identify with the autistic protagonist Sam. And it isn't just the age difference; I remember quite vividly what high school was like. It's more that I'm atypical even among the atypical — different from Sam in several ways:

(1) #Monotropism versus #kaleidotropy: Sam has a few stereotypically restricted and repetitive interests; for example, Antarctic penguins. Any one of my interests, viewed in isolation, might look like that from the outside — yet unpredictably, at any time, they can easily be pushed aside by other, even more fascinating special interests.

(2) Sensation avoidance versus sensation seeking: Sam must wear noise-cancelling headphones to avoid shutdowns and meltdowns, for example. I do have some sensation-avoidant characteristics; in particular, I detest clothing tags as torture devices. But my attitude toward bright light is an example of the opposite tendency. I wish the bright fluorescent panels at work were even brighter; it annoys me when old ones that are starting to dim aren't promptly replaced. And both at home and at work, I find myself staring at light sources without even thinking about it. It's a stim, or would be if I didn't consciously restrain myself from doing it, reminding myself that it isn't good for my eyes.

(3) Visual thinking versus verbal thinking: although Sam is quite articulate in words, he has a special talent for drawing, and at least some tendency toward "thinking in pictures". Although I have a vivid visual imagination, I can't really draw or paint at all; and even when I see vivid images in my mind, "left-brain" abstraction, logic, and calculation remain firmly in the driver's seat. I have a tendency to remember generalizations, and forget the examples or statistics that established them — which can be inconvenient when I'm trying to persuade someone else to agree.

(4) #Alexithymia versus no alexithymia: Sam has almost as much difficulty perceiving his own emotions as in reading other people's. For example, several episodes are devoted to his struggles to decide whether or not he is in love. By contrast, although I have stereotypically autistic difficulties in reading other people's emotions from their speech and behavior, I have never had any difficulty at all in perceiving my own emotions.

I'd be interested in hearing other people's reactions to the series "Atypical", or to the contrasts I've drawn here.

@autistics

Maybe it is actually #alexithymia speaking, but I am pretty sure I can’t feel hate.
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.

Maybe it’s just my #autistic negation to use definitive labels - like the hesitancy to consider what I can feel ‘love’ or to call someone a friend.

@autistics
#neurodivergent
#autism
#AuDHD

I generally am quite a clumsy person, but I just realized my clumsiness gets way worse when I am overwhelmed. Got to spend four days on the Easter holidays with my nephew - and till the end of the week it’s like clumsiness x10. Everything falls from my hands, I almost drowned my phone two times, accidentally broke several plates, a glass and a ceramic pot lid, flipped several dishes and bumped many things. I’m like a walking disaster by now, so I just am sitting on my sofa trying to not touch anything fragile or expensive till I get enough of my alone time.
Did you also noticed being much more clumsy when you are overwhelmed and not having enough alone time?
@autistics
#autistic
#AuDHD
#neurodivergent

Since I have been diagnosed I find showering much more difficult. I used to wash virtually every day, now I basically do it twice a week, or maybe every 4 days,and only then from a sense of shame.
#Autism #autistic #neurodiverse @autistics #AutisticBurnout #ActuallyAutistic

Ok, I think this one is a stretch, but I have to ask.

Are you an #autistic / #AuDHD bald man in the northern hemisphere, who wears a hat indoors as the weather moves towards winter?

I know everyone is different, but pls, recommend a comfy, not too warm hat that my sensory sensitivities can cope with. I live in Scotland, so has to be something I can easily get here or online from a UK/ EU based retailer.
I don’t get on with stiff labels and seams and absolutely do not enjoy or use real wool at all.
lol 😂

@autistics #Autism #Bald #ADHD #Hat #AskFedi thx! 🎩

Does anyone know any good blogposts / articles (or want to explain themself) about how autistic people socialize with each other? And could you share it with me please?

Search engines aren't helping. It's all about stuff like difficulties in interacting with neurotypical people, or the basic concept of the double empathy problem. Not what I'm looking for whatsoever. I want how autistic social interaction actually works. Of course, I'm pretty familiar with it since I do it myself but my goal is to inform others.

I don't know if it's just me, but I like the benefit of wearing a mask to prevent inhaling airborne pathogens, but also to hide behind - it makes societally essential 'masking' easier. For example when I'm at work and interact with the public.
#Autism #autistic #neurodiverse @autistics #AutisticBurnout #ActuallyAutistic #N95 #COVID #influenza #flu

I'll be as critical with #ExtraordinaryAttorneyMinami ( #南田南弁護士は天才肌 ) as I was with #ExtraordinaryAttorneyWoo ( #이상한변호사우영우 ).

First reaction: similar look & haircut = stereotype. No two #autistic persons are the same!

#Jdrama #Netflix

I'll be as critical with #ExtraordinaryAttorneyMinami ( #南田南弁護士は天才肌 ) as I was with #ExtraordinaryAttorneyWoo ( #이상한변호사우영우 ).

First reaction: similar look & haircut = stereotype. No two #autistic persons are the same!

#Jdrama #Netflix #autism

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There is only one person I know who cancels the repeat bleep from unacknowledged messages from the pager at work. It's really fucking annoying. Every minute maybe, a loud bleep. She's probably autistic huh? I mean, I like her, she very sarcastic. Another clue. Liking, not sarcasm. But has anyone researched allistic vs autistic people in use of sarcasm? I'm not even bothering Google scholar. #Autism #autistic #neurodiverse @autistics #AutisticBurnout #ActuallyAutistic

This video by @hmm_cook on #AutisticBurnout, its patterns, and how to recover from it is very insightful and I think all #Autistic people should see/hear it. I myself am going through this now re: life and my creative project.

There's so much subtle ableism and capitalist "normal" expectations everywhere, but sadly autistic people are gaslit into believing it and our experiences of it aren't real (it very much is) or "overreacting". @autistics

https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=6dbP9E1aY5w

#ActuallyAutistic #Autism