@servelan @simid @actuallyautistic
"brain trying to process everything" serves me
when I 'read poetry' or
have enough leisure to grok 'ALL the contexts'. 《 wink 》

sometimes, though it serves me better
to pay attention just one or two contexts

when I drive my old car, it serves me better to focus on the road
even with that aspiration, I still miss many turn offs.
shucks ... but not to worry ...
getting lost can become a dandy detour

#autisticJoy #ADHD #LateDX

Some of my favorite places in Washington. Nooksack River near Mt. Baker. I love to go gold panning. Sifting quietly for hours at the waters edge is a great day to me. #pnw #autisticJoy #autistic

@actuallyautistic @actuallyautistics I've just written an email explaining all of that to my family members. I think some of the people in the list did not even know that I'm on the spectrum. I also had to translate all of that to French. I had no clue how to translate "stimming" to French. It is "auto-stimulation." It makes sense, but until you know the right term, you're in the dark.

#AutisticJoy #AutisticPride

@actuallyautistic @actuallyautistics There's a little more to my story. When I arrived at my destination yesterday, I was also walk-dancing. Not fully dancing but my body was moving in rhythm to the beat.

Then I realized that I was embodying *to other people* the notion of someone "marching to the beat of his own drum."

Then I started laughing out loud. Then I realized how this laughter must have looked to other people. And I laughed even more.

#AutisticJoy #AutisticPride

@actuallyautistic @actuallyautistics On the way to and from an event tonight I allowed myself to stim on the subway. First time in my life.

I had my noise cancelling earbuds on, and I stimmed to the music. It felt really great to just be myself, and not give a flying fuck about social conventions.

I sent a clip to Pretty Impala (current gf) and she replied "nice!"

😍

To the other passengers I probably looked like an old coot enjoying his music way too much. 🤣

#AutisticJoy

Spending the last evening on the first vacation since the pandemic started and my partner and are trying to figure out the different meanings of bird calls while sitting next to a fire in the mountains #AutisticJoy

Just spent three hours talking about my current #SpecialInterest with a credentialed expert/educator in my current Special Interest - reeling with #AutisticJoy over here

#SpIn @actuallyautistic

Why am I so silly?

Life is difficult and scary these days so I enjoy having fun and being silly on Mastodon.

#AutisticJoy

#AskingAutistics What does #ActuallyAutistic community mean to you?

To me, it means a lot. Where else in the world could I show up and say things like "I had to leave that museum because its too many paintings overwhelmed me" or "yay, my local health center now has online booking system and I don't have to talk to anyone in order to book an appointment"
and have people understand me instantly AND correctly?

It's extra amazing, that you lovely people live all around the world!💚 #AutisticJoy

I love the smell of stones since my childhood.
The soft feeling they leave on my palm, too.

Great stimming playground for me.

#stones #stimming #smell #soft #autisticadult #autisticjoy #actuallyautistic

I love colored lights. One of my #AutisticJoy things. It would be a lot harder to be housebound if I couldn’t change the light colors to whatever mood I’m in.

Yesterday and today I’ve sat in dim blue lights in my apartment. The only white light is the icicle outdoor christmas lights. Helps a lot having nice lighting.

I still sit outside on my patio once a day too so I see sunlight.

Anyone else love the colored lights? #AskingAutistics

Nikita has taken over my elephant and fox plushies today. :RedHearts: She’s experiencing #AutisticJoy.

Do your pets like plushies too? #AskingAutistics

@actuallyautistic

Yesterday, someone told me about a positive development in their lives and I jumped up and down clapping. Then I realized I was doing it and felt hyper-aware. A little later, I talked to someone else who was clearly Autistic and I knew just enough about his special interest for him to get super-excited. #AutisticJoy

I had a work call where I didn’t have to talk, just listen, and I was cuddling with my penguin and periodically chewing on my chew necklace the entire call. I felt super #Autistic haha. Yay for #AutisticJoy :RedHearts:

I never thought I had a chew stim, as I mostly eat soft foods and get overwhelmed by chewing food. But I decided to give the Teardrop chew necklace a try. I’ve had it since before my store opened. I must say… I’ve been chewing and biting down on this thing for 15 min now, and it’s so satisfying it’s hard to stop myself.

Learned something new about my #ActuallyAutistic self. Discovered a new stim! I feel #AutisticJoy. :RedHearts: :RainbowInfinity:

I’m obsessed with my colored smart lights and the #AutisticJoy they bring.

Got new colored lights in the dining room, 2 in this lamp, 2 lights in the bedroom in 2 lamps. Icicle Christmas lights over my doorway too.

I can turn them all off and on with my voice, which makes me giddy and autistic joyful.

Creating opposing colors to create color mixes boosts my mood a lot. I haven’t used regular lights in my apartment since I got them.

@actuallyautistic

@ElizabethLeeCo This probably sounds weird, but working on a new project for my business. It’s such a peaceful joyful experience for me. Doing what you love can also be #AutisticJoy.

AND my colored lights! I’m obsessed with them and I’ll never sit in regular lights at home again. I have color settings based on my moods. NYE today is a light purple. Brings me autistic joy daily. I plan on getting more colored smart light bulbs.

A boy sang with unbridled joy at a school show. Mariah Carey noticed. https://wapo.st/3HO4CGe Such joy!!!! 🥹🥹🥹 #autisticjoy #autism #christmas

You can't convince a queer and #autistic person that #queer and autistic people are miserable. #QueerJoy #AutisticJoy #ActuallyAutistic

I'm crocheting a new kitty cat hat for my daughter. It's going to be calico.

So basically, I get to stare at my rainbow sparkly nails and rainbow crochet hook, and make something that will delight a child while listening to content I love. I'm having butterfly pea flower tea with lemon.

What brings you joy today?

#AutisticJoy #QueerJoy #ActuallyAutistic #Crochet #FiberArt