@robrecht SBC works in isolation from RL #autists. That's why only 50% of what he says has merit. And he is a 'world expert' on #autism... 🤔 If only he would pass his ideas past *us*, for comment and clarification. 😤

@grammaticus @Sci_Fi_FanGirl @robrecht @theautisticcoach @actuallyautistic

Sorry if you thought my words harsh. I intended only (#autistic) honesty. No judgement; no challenge.

We are #autists — we say only what we mean; we mean only what we say. 👍

#AuDHD

@theautisticcoach @actuallyautistic

We know the answer? What is it?

One thing that nearly all #autists have in common is a deep commitment to #honesty! It shows in different ways. Maybe the main way is that we won't and don't lie. If we do (e.g. #masking) it makes us uncomfortable and stressed...

"I can't lie" — #GretaThunberg

@AutisticAdam @actuallyautistic

This thread, and all the other interlocking ones, are *awesome*! 😃

This is the only 'therapy' that #autists need — #interaction with people capable of #meaningful #conversation! I.e. other autists! 😃

Thanks! 😃

@jcgonra21 Perhaps mosaic would be a better description than spectrum, for some #autists, especially visual learners. @leahdriel @housepanther

#Autism #Solipsism
I'm wondering what other #Autists think about the "idea that only one's mind is sure to exist".
"Solipsism" has never been a concern for me... Perhaps as an #ActuallyAutistic I compensate for my weaker #TheoryOfMind , but I have no difficulty believing that other people have their own mind!
This article is worth a read 🔗 https://johnhorgan.org/cross-check/the-solipsism-problem

I'm loving #Mastodon listening to it's #neurodivergent users. So after reading insightful posts all week: It's time for the #autists to lead. Our #powerlevels are unstoppable. The reign of the #neurotypical is over.

#aspergerssumpremacy #tnd

I don't know if I have any fellow #autists following me #OnHere, but I want to recommend the book Humble Inquiry: The Gentle Art of Asking Instead of Telling by Edgar Schein. It is short -- 144 pages (paperback) -- but it contains a depth of wisdom.

I never realized that questions instead of statements established a protocol of trust and humility. It's excellent. I highly recommend.

@HauntedOwlbear

This is a very revealing thread about eye contact, #autism as per the self-identified community and why #contentwarnings are entirely proper when E.C. is part of a post.

Hence, I am making this reply "public" rather than "unlisted", because imho these points summarize what has been revealed, as I understand it

What strikes me is that a lot of the things that self-identified #ActuallyAutistic people have said about #eyecontact is quite perceptive and seemingly applicable to so-called "normals".

I speculate that these sensitivities about eye contact actually are "normal" and that the distinciton with #nuerodivergent folks, to the extent they "diverge" is that they are just somewhat more sensitive to the invasiveness which is characteristic of eye contact.

Backing this up in my own experience w #dogtraining there is something called "thewolf stare" which is considered to be a prelude to potential aggression.

I think that "normal" people are simply in the habit of eye contact which is (1) brief and
(2) occasional.

Another proof is that it is considered socially unacceptable to stare.

In some sense, then, the #autists are right and the "normies" are violative if they impose an expectation of an eye contact regime which makes others uncomfortable.

#Autism #Autistic #DoubleEmpathy #Autists #Allists #GoodPlace
@milton_damian

Contrary to popular belief, #autists are not robots with zero emotions. In fact, we have a whole range of emotions, just like any other human. We may express them differently, but that doesn't make them any less real. Just don't expect us to cry at every sappy movie like neurotypicals do. #ASD #neurodiversity

@PhoenixCelt
Blimey! We #Autists are fond of deets.

Who are the #autists here who are worth following?

(Redraft on #MetaText and hashtagged intro from a few days ago)

Love this server! Looking forward to socials as a #TwitterQuitter.

I am self-dx #Autistic, with #cPTSD, #ADHD, and #OCD. Local providers are reluctant to officially diagnose me bc I’ve defaulted to masking after over 40 years of struggling to fit into neuro normative circles. So, to them, I’m #GAD and #MDD from the childhood SA. Maybe that’s true, but I find it easier to relate with #autists than anyone else. I’m learning to #unmask, but it’s a process bc my tendency at this stage of my life is to roll my eyes and disengage when I’m misunderstood rather than throw a tantrum like I used to in my younger years. 💜💚

Gisteren voormiddag hebben vake en ik gepoetst want moeke heeft het verschot. Namiddag deden we met z'n allen boodschappen. De rest van de dag was ik moe en #overprikkeld. Vandaag ben ik nog moe en herstellende van gisteren. #autisme #autists

https://crookedtimber.org/2022/11/08/takethemaskoff/ a summary of some understandings of #autistic #masking, #neurodivergence, and the #TakeTheMaskOff campaign.

"So I am just going to put it out there for people who know more to tell me whether I am on the right track or not." - this seems like an invitation for #autists to comment on her Crooked Timber post