Practical Tips for Disclosing Your Autism​

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRIDawKhKms

Feb 22th I experienced major stress episode. I'm autistic and my only meaning of life is art and such, and after that I lost all my creative intuition and complex array of feelings connected to it. Almost no sexual attraction too.

How long does it take to recover from severe stress? And generally what's the med protocols to treat something like I described?

@actuallyautistic

Can anyone recommend a therapist that fits the following criteria:

1) Man who was growing up in the 80s.

2) Audiophile and/or film nerd and/or gamer.

3) Does EMDR.

4) Excellent knowledge of neurodivergence.

5) Trauma informed.

Are you a mental health provider or coach who works with neurodivergent clients who:

(1) struggle with their careers, and/or

(2) have self-limiting beliefs about their leadership potential?

If so, I would love to get you an advance reader copy of my upcoming book, since your clients are one of my most important reader segments.

And, I’ll add you to my referral and potential collaborator list!

Hey, fellow #neurodivergent folks! Especially fellow #AuDHD folks.

Do you have a flirt radar?
I do not.
I never know when anyone is flirting with me.
Almost all the time when it does happen, someone else has to point it out to me & even then, I usually don't see/understand what they're talking about.
I do not know how to flirt either.
I am very direct. In the past, my straight forward nature has intimidated many NTs & some NDs who haven't invested much time in getting to know me better.
I'm quite friendly & engaging with almost anyone whom I find interesting & seems to share similar core values. It doesn't matter what gender, if any, they identify with either.
My straight forward friendly style seems to make many CIS guys think I'm interested in more than platonic friendship, when I am not.
If I like anyone more than just a platonic friend, I am pretty open about telling them that, directly.
If I don't say it - don't assume more than I actually say. I have this thing called, emotional maturity.

Dammit.

This is me.

I do not enjoy small talk & find it exhausting/boring as heck.
I enjoy meaningful conversations & find them energizing/inspiring as heck.
I also really appreciate folks who invest time to initiate quality conversations. It shows me they are not lazy with their communications & don't expect me to initiate all the time.

After asking here about decentralized/self-hosted chat options akin to Slack and Discord, I started playing with Matrix last night.

Got my own server up and running pretty easily.

A friend and I have been kicking around ideas for a chat app with a customizable and flexible UI that can be tailored to your communication and thinking style, allowing for deep threads and cross-linking of threads and messages.

Almost like a mindmap, in a way, but for communication.

So many communication tools force us into a linear way of thinking and communicating, and I'm curious to explore what a non-linear communication tool could look like.

real

Proposing "neurosupremacy" as a term where people of a certain neurotype (neurodivergent or neurotypical) hold their neurotype to be better than others as a form of bigotry. (Assuming it is not already in use for that reason.)

We have some forms of this in the "asperger's/aspie supremacy" phrase but this broadens it to be usable for any neurotype, including neurotypical or allistic.

May be useful where "ableism" may not be an accurate fit.

Autistic Parenting: Parenting through burnout Adulting is hard enough, parenting is hard enough. https://emergentdivergence.com/2024/03/06/autistic-parenting-parenting-through-burnout #ActuallyAutistic #autism #ADHD #neurodiversity #neurodivergent

"Theory of mind"

And why it isn't all it's cracked up to be.

A thread.

Yeah....my brain doesn't like me sometimes.

Question for the Fediverse: Where would I be able to purchase Neurodivergent (Infinity Symbol) pins for Autism Acceptance month—preferably from creators and/or vendors who identify as neurodivergent themselves?

I’m trying to combat misinformation about Autism locally—current political situation notwithstanding—and thought that just making people more aware of self-advocacy would help.

Thank you in advance!

CC: @actuallyautistic

The hardest part about unmasking is developing the courage and resilience to act against the interest of another person (usually by upholding a personal boundary you've ignored so far) and to then strike the right balance in determining who deserves an explanation (because they actually want to listen) and who is a lost cause and just wants you to admit that you're wrong.

It's a really odd thing to go through when so far you've tried to please everyone. Who are you to put your judgement over the judgement of other people?

Kind.Social is a general Mastodon server with a community consisting heavily of queer, disabled, and neurodivergent users. We strive to foster a genuinely enjoyable shared social experience, so come check us out, and we hope to make you feel welcome!

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The kindle version of my book is still 1.99 until March 11th! 2 days left!

A Guide to Autism and Psychosis

https://mybook.to/autpsychosisguide

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