Felyashono · @felyashono
33 followers · 537 posts · Server disabled.social

My parents came to visit yesterday. It was good to see them, and we had some productive conversation about , but it was a lot. I woke up today with no spoons, and still haven’t gotten out of bed. Today’s going to be a crash day.

#autisticburnout #actuallyaustistic

Last updated 1 year ago

Felyashono · @felyashono
33 followers · 537 posts · Server disabled.social

Is there a difference between “autistic” and “autist”?


#askingautistics #actuallyaustistic

Last updated 1 year ago

Felyashono · @felyashono
33 followers · 537 posts · Server disabled.social

@AutisticAdam @actuallyautistic There are contexts where non-autistics feel free to express their reluctance to change. For example, when technology they rely on changes, they’re don’t hesitate to complain to the companies that make the tech.

But of course, they’re not comfortable with the tech in the first place. Whereas we’re not comfortable with the world.

#actuallyaustistic

Last updated 1 year ago

le kendall :infinity_rainbow: · @ephant
770 followers · 1333 posts · Server neurodifferent.me

I generally think of my as very emotional and focussed on feelings… but today when I read a piece for my writing group someone pointed out that I don’t use ANY emotion words in my writing? 😅

It was complimentary though—they said they were blown away by my ability to convey and evoke strong emotions in my piece without actually naming or describing any feelings… pretty of me 😅

Eg:

“You hold a cat in your arms. The vet pushes a syringe. Then what you’re holding is no longer a cat.

You have two cats, and then you have one.

You have one cat, and then you have none.

But last night, she was here.”

(The piece can be found here on my website: lekendall.com/off-topic/last-n)

#writing #actuallyaustistic

Last updated 1 year ago

Fugue State Audio · @fstateaudio
291 followers · 1154 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.org

@theautisticcoach @actuallyautistic a little less than a year ago, at age 45. I've known most of my life that something was up, and in recent years began to suspect that I might be autistic. Thanks to reading about the experiences of comrades and some resources shared with me by someone close, I now understand that I'm not just a messed-up jerk.

#actuallyaustistic

Last updated 1 year ago

@Vincarsi I follow and learn from plenty of folks on Twitter and don't have this problem there, though.

#actuallyaustistic

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The science guy · @aheisleycook
8 followers · 114 posts · Server hachyderm.io

looking for friends or a girlfriend I like anime and computers and programming I like bash c and python

#actuallyaustistic

Last updated 1 year ago

Valerie Roney · @vlrny
1494 followers · 5135 posts · Server disabled.social

Heya my crew (or any nerdsz really)!

I wanna double check, does anybody have this eReader and can confirm you can turn the screen light OFF entirely?

I am replacing my old school one that is just a basic e-ink screen. I hate illuminated screens for reading; if I buy this thing and it glows at my eyeballs I will throw it through a frickin window.

ca.kobobooks.com/products/kobo

#actuallyaustistic #ereader

Last updated 1 year ago

This April, we have been asking ourselves the question: are we , or do we just have trauma which seeded a strong sense of justice, a desire for clarity, and anxiety that leaves us prone to overstimulation and gives us difficulties in socialising with neurotypicals?

— Nellie + Rowena

#actuallyaustistic

Last updated 2 years ago

Adam Greenfield · @adamgreenfield
1737 followers · 3924 posts · Server social.coop

But for now, what an astonishing moment of efflorescence we’re in. I just wanted to pause and express my gratitude, particularly, for folks who have done so much to push this discourse forward. You’ve opened up (and held) a space that has allowed me and some I love dearly to understand the way our own minds work a little better, with less judgment, and a little more generosity for ourselves at the inevitable moments of friction and confusion and dismay. It’s a tremendous gift.

#actuallyaustistic

Last updated 2 years ago

PixelChonk Ⓥ :mastoalt: · @PixelChonk
61 followers · 214 posts · Server mstdn.social

I'm and 42. I'm good at masking, and I'm not going to unmask. If you think that makes me a coward then okay I guess, but the whole idea is being true to yourself and to me it's just better for me to keep that to myself

#actuallyaustistic

Last updated 2 years ago

gillianography · @gillianography
175 followers · 414 posts · Server mstdn.social

Hi everyone. Sorry for the radio silence. I’ve been busy trying to generate work and clients and building my blog on Substack.

You can read my latest on executive function and ASD. Currently it’s free to read. However, if you’re feeling generous, you can buy me a coffee at the link embedded in my blog or below 👇🏻 or on a link I’ll leave here too

open.substack.com/pub/storystr

#actuallyaustistic

Last updated 2 years ago

Minnesotan · @Minnesotan
47 followers · 790 posts · Server kolektiva.social

I love my autistic self for trying to make sense of a world that does not make sense.

I love my autistic self for seeing patterns and pathways in unexpected places.

I love my autistic self for being authentic and empathetic to other people.

#actuallyaustistic #ilovemyautisticself

Last updated 2 years ago

Susan60 · @Susan60
506 followers · 5407 posts · Server aus.social

scientificamerican.com/article I just read this. I’m 10 or more years older than the writer & Ive always happily identified as female, even as I have rebelled against conservative stereotypical notions of femininity. But the stuff about identity & roles? About needing to know the required dress codes so as to “fit in” & taking cues from those around me? That’s me, but I’ve only started to recognise it in the last year or so. I’m not aware of knowing any other autistic women my age. I feel like an actor, or an impostor who’s moved through various roles.

#actuallyaustistic

Last updated 2 years ago

PixelChonk Ⓥ :mastoalt: · @PixelChonk
61 followers · 209 posts · Server mstdn.social

Where do my friendos stand on regular old talk therapy? I've never gotten much out of it, I find it hard to connect with a therapist and almost impossible to place myself inside the sort of hypotheticals they commonly use. I kind of enjoyed just having someone I could rant to but that's not worth the money alone.

#actuallyaustistic

Last updated 2 years ago

Jenny Andrew · @drandrewv2
1470 followers · 681 posts · Server freeradical.zone

Here’s a pointer to, and a few personal reflections about the much-maligned and misunderstood profile of

Let me tell you: if this was better known, *I* wouldn’t have made it to my 40s in any doubt that I’m

pdasociety.org.uk

#autismawareness #pathologicaldemandavoidance #autism #actuallyaustistic

Last updated 2 years ago

Neverfadingwood · @Neverfadingwood
455 followers · 4621 posts · Server lingo.lol

It's
I must confess I feel accepted. Mostly, I suspect, because I've surrounded myself with empathic understanding people. Thank you all.

#autismacceptancemonth #actuallyaustistic

Last updated 2 years ago

Beardguy · @beardguy
17 followers · 223 posts · Server mstdn.social

@youronlyone @actuallyautistic @neurodivergence I'm self diagnosed. I love in a country where medical and psychological care are paywalled, so getting a "legitimate" diagnosis is a) cost prohibitive, and b) honestly pointless. I would get any extra help, benefit, or financial security for having a piece of paper, so I'd be spending money I need for food and utilities to get a meaningless document. I can't afford therapy, so it wouldn't help me at all.

#actuallyaustistic

Last updated 2 years ago

Tari :autism: · @Tariaswen
154 followers · 514 posts · Server social.tchncs.de

Heute kann ich nicht mal Milchreis essen. Ich liebe Milchreis, aber heute ist er sensorisch einfach nicht zu ertragen.

#actuallyaustistic

Last updated 2 years ago

Josh Susser · @joshsusser
805 followers · 981 posts · Server neurodifferent.me

cooking while

#actuallyaustistic

Last updated 2 years ago