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This morning’s first workshop is about eating disorders, and the presenter mentioned poor interoception, or one’s ability to understand the signals the body is sending.

As a person with ADHD, I *really* relate to this. I’m not hot until I’m sweating, or cold until I’m shivering, or hungry until I’m starving, or in pain until I’m in agony. It’s a weird way to be.

I’ve always found it super impressive when someone has a really sensitive awareness of what’s going on in their body, like they’re immediately aware of how a certain food affects them. It often takes me literal years before I understand how certain foods make my body feel.

Are y’all smelling what I’m stepping in?

#ADHD
#neurodivergent

#autistic #neurodivergent #memes

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Okay so I feel like mastodon.social is a little too general for me. I feel like I want more of a safe space for #neurodivergent folks, and folks who want to #decolonize their minds. Genuine #BIPOC allies. #culture enthusiasts. #history geeks. Like #nature and #geology. #witchy but the ancestral folk wisdom, grandma kind.

...too general still? But too specific for general. 😤

I was just thinking about something I do that seems very autistic to me, but I haven't seen or heard of anyone else doing it, so I thought I'd ask.

Many years ago I made a chronology of my life. A timeline listing various events in my my life by date, such as places I've lived, places I've worked or went to school, relationships, organizations I've belonged to, I even have what cell phones I've used. This way I can reference not only what I was doing at various times, but also see for how long, in case I didn't know. I also have some details on there like the addresses of places I've lived. And since I made it I just update it with new information every so often. Some of the older information is not entirely complete since I had to go from memory, but there's still a good amount there. I have found the project both useful and fun.

So does anyone else do this?

#ActuallyAutistic @autistics #neurodivergent

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

@autistics

- If I tell you I have bipolar syndrome, you'd think I'm crazy.

- If I tell you I'm autistic, you'd think I'm retarded.

- If I tell you I have a high IQ, you'd think I'm arrogant and conceited.

I don't need you to tell me anything to realize what you are...

#actuallyautistic #autism #bipolardisorder #giftedness #neurodivergent

In that discussion about learning languages, I asked the opponent why wouldn’t the approach with throwing into the language one is learning not work for most people if that’s the exact way the kids learn to talk: kids don’t have any language to translate to - and they told me that we’re not kids and that adults learn differently.
And I was thinking: do we really? Maybe that’s exactly why #autism and #ADHD are considered neurodevelopment disorders: we just partially stay kids forever? Like, a lot of things which are symptoms are considered normal for kids of certain age. Like, most of what makes others consider my behavior weird in my forties is something that would have been seen as totally natural to a seven-years-old, no?
#neurodivergent
#AuDHD
@autistics

Was talking with someone recently about learning languages, and they were complaining how in a new country the language classes for the newcomers who supposedly don’t know the language or know very little(A0) are made in a language which they are learning. The person complaining was saying that this shouldn’t be the case because it’s impossible to learn this way.
I was very surprised to hear that, because I also passed through the similar classes - and this actually is THE MOST efficient way to learn a language for me. I need to be thrown into it and don’t have any way to slack, don’t have any way to express myself in another language. Giving me vocabulary and rules per se is not going to help me talk. But having no other way to interact does help me understand the language kinda intuitively, to feel the grammar - and to learn all that vocabulary in a much more efficient way. I do need to learn the rules - absolutely, but I need to learn them along the way.
And as for making me talk - oh my! - it’s easier to me to talk here in Spanish to a person I don’t know than it was in my own country in my own language: somehow it becomes more a linguistic quest than a social interaction, and the linguistic quests I was taught to solve in these classes.

I wonder if this need to not have other options has something to do with being #neurodivergent and #AuDHD in particular.

#AskingAutistics

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

Now that I'm spending more time on Mastodon, I'm realizing I don't follow enough people. Many of them are inactive accounts.

My feed is running dry rather quickly.

Who are some good people in the autistic and neurodivergent spaces to follow?

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#neurodivergent
#ADHD

Meanwhile, this is the #Neurodivergent symbol.See: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ne...

The Reason why we don’t use the puzzle piece a the official logo for Autism Acceptance it’s because The Puzzle Piece makes us feel like Something is missing or something is wrong with us. Now The reason why we use the rainbow or gold infinity symbol instead for autism acceptance its because we are embracing who we are as people as well as expanding with other neurodivergent people. So Reject the Puzzle Piece and Embrace the Infinity symbol! #actuallyautistic #autismacceptance #neurodivergent

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Today I had a moment of autistic joy in a social situation.

Where I live there are no parks close by, but three beautiful graveyards, where I go for a walk with Lumi daily.

This morning a woman asked me for specific details about the graveyards, because she wanted to attend a funeral and didn't know which of the three was the right one and I was able to provide these details for her, because recognising details and patterns is how my autistic mind works and experiences joy. It made me very happy that I was able to help her and that I had a social interaction without having to mask my autism, but it being useful for someone else instead.

This reminds me of the comment of a mutual on my post about infodumping concerning the autistic need of gaining knowledge and sharing it with others.

"As an autist, adquiring expertise on something and beeing helpfull with it feels central to socialisation." @maleza

So true.

#ActuallyAutistic #autism #AuDHD #neurodivergent @autistics

This week, while trying to catch up on schoolwork, I've been discovering all the things that put my body into nap mode, and wow, it’s a lot. Pillows, recliner angles, even kicking my feet up can flip the switch from "study" to "sleep."
It's been like running my own ergonomic lab this week, testing what keeps me awake vs. what puts me to sleep.
Turns out I focus way better with my feet supported, but that's tricky when you’re short and most setups aren't built for you. Fully kicking my feet up feels nice… until I wake up two hours later wondering what happened.
I can't tell you how many hours I've lost to nap mode when I was trying to study, but maybe now that won't happen anymore.
#disability #DisabilityLife #ChronicIllness #Fibromyalgia #RheumatoidArthritis #Neurodivergent #Fatigue #Accessibility #StudyStruggles #Ergonomics #ShortPeopleProblems #DisabledAndStudying #NapMode #ActuallyAutistic #Spoonie #CollegeStudent
@disability @autistics @spoonies @chronicillness @accessibility

One giant leap for a neurodivergent,
One small step for neurodivergents.

I think that makes sense.

So I had a big victory today. I have been applying for income assistance with my provincial government. I was hesitant because I had tried it once before many years ago and it was such a dehumanizing experience that I couldn't continue past the first orientation meeting. They were more concerned with catching people trying to defraud the government than they were helping anyone. But a friend of mine that has been helping me get my life together pushed me into it.

Yesterday I had an assessment over the phone that lasted an hour. Yes, I hate the phone too, so this was nerve-wracking. But due to my situation they said that since I didn't have a diagnosis for anything (I told them I was autistic, ADHD, and suffering from burnout), that unless I could get a doctor's note right away saying I can't work, that I'll be denied. I don't have a family doctor so the woman told me to just walk into a clinic and do it.

Now I thought that it was over because I didn't think I could convince a doctor that I couldn't work for these reasons in one visit any more than I could convince this woman. But I went in today, waited in the waiting room anxiously, and then told the doctor my situation. I barely had to explain anything, just that I was applying for income assistance, needed a note saying I couldn't work, and when he asked the reason, I told him that I was pursuing a diagnosis for ADHD, autism, and burnout. He said ok, I can give you three months.

😳

🤯

And that was it. I got the letter. Didn't even charge me for it. 🎉

Now this doesn't automatically mean that I'll get the income assistance, but my odds sure look a lot better. I've met all the terms this woman laid out for me. I guess we'll see... 🤞 In any case, while I'm still exhausted from this whole mess, my mood is sure a lot brighter now. 😊

#ActuallyAutistic @autistics #neurodivergent #ActuallyADHD

If I see #ableist comments and the context/explanation they themselves provided 100% points to #ableism, instant block from me.I've dealt with such people offline and they will never meet you halfway even if you make the first step. They're a total waste of time.#Autism #Neurodivergent

If I see #ableist comments and the context/explanation they themselves provided 100% points to #ableism, instant block from me.

I've dealt with such people offline and they will never meet you halfway even if you make the first step. They're a total waste of time.

#Autism #Neurodivergent

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It is often said that autistic people have difficulty finding employment (I once read that 70-80% of autistic people are unemployed), but on the internet I mostly come across autistic people who do have jobs. So I would be interested to know how things are for you – whether you have a job or are unemployed. You can also describe your situation in the comments, e.g., why you have trouble finding a job.

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Hallo alle!

Ich bin nicht #neuhier aber möchte ein bisschen meine Bubble auffrischen.

Gerade bin ich eher leise, meistens gibt's von mir Geschichten aus dem Alltag oder Gedanken zum aktuellen Zeitgeschehen und zur Gesellschaft. Mein Problem ist, ich will alles wissen. 😂

Sagt gerne hallo. Ich bin auch interessiert an Lebensrealitäten, die anders sind als meine.

Themen die mich interessieren:
#neurodivergent #ADHS #Nachhaltigkeit #Balkongarten #Bouldern #Wandern #Geschichte #Bookstodon #Natur

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For that reason I am so critical of media presenting autistic people as savants.

You don't have to be a genius, a celebrity, exploit your special interest for capitalism, you don't have to be useful to deserve kindness, patience and love.

https://youtube.com/shorts/qhgtwvF8hY0?si=CO1VqbD2_4UtuPnw

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The fediverse didn't turn me trans, but it has helped me to realize my neurodivergence.

Yesterday, today and forever,
#TransRights are #HumanRights

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