Neurodiversity
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Most autistic people experience something called ‘autistic inertia’—the technical term for experiencing difficulties moving from one state to another. Here is a thread on autistic...
Are you autistic and also really good at puzzles and games like Tetris... or really good at organizing small spaces to fit more than what seems like is physically possible? I have...
Authority vs. values Find out why autistic individuals may be willing to defy authority to follow their conscience. https://t.co/0o24e3imSF
🧵//: Just to clarify, my autistic traits became more apparent once I started ADHD medication. They have always been there but they became much more obvious and intense. (i’ll post...
Part two. I asked autistic and ADHD people about the challenges they face at work and what helps or would help them. Out of approx 1500 replies, these were the most common response...
What if I told you that so many things you think are bad or distasteful or need fixing in Autistics are actually neuronormative myths? As an #Autistic psychotherapist, I can tell...
An interesting part of being autistic is having a series of rotating strong interests in varied things, and realizing that no matter what the subject is, everyone just fucking suck...
🧵Common warning signs of autistic burnout: Either that it's coming soon, or that you’re in it. People in burnout may experience some of these, but probably never all of them. #A...
🧵How to get out of #AutisticBurnout when you can't quit responsibilities (parenting/work/etc). This is meant as a framework, a guide. Please adjust for your own circumstances and...
What's the autistic version of the ADHD tax? How does it cost you more to go through life because you're autistic? #AskingAutistics #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticTwitter #AuDHD #Auti...
IQ tests and standardised tests for #Neurodivergent people. My personal experiences: 🧵
We get a lot of questions from Autists about plurality … and it’s rooted in the fact that Autists frequently experience dissociation (compartmentalization) and any mind that freque...
So ... my headcanon is the Columbo's wife is a Headmate (and I really like how it parallels with K and Joi in Bladerunner 2049 ... and trench coats) #ActuallyAutistic #PluralGang...
I just want to reiterate that “So I’m a Spider, So What?” Is *exactly* what some of you are looking for. It’s mostly about an Autistically coded young lady who gets isekai’ed i...
I have seen this a lot … there has been Autistic representation in Media was invented (very likely by Autists) … but a lot of the older gems are lost on newer audiences … and it’s...
@cynanthrope Last time I checked cynanthrope you identify as Autsitic. The fact that you engage with members of the Autsitic Community and sometimes agree with them More Than...
@TheNightLizard You didn’t sound rude. I have just learned to not make assumptions when engaging with fellow NDs, especially when I don’t know them directly.
whenever we talk about Autists having "slow and precise" thinking we get people saying "yeah ... but my brain is both fast and precise" ... please take a moment to read this thre...
#AskingAutistics Limerence?
Someone who is "atypically Autistic" is anyone who for whatever reasons does not present Autistically relative to *societal* *expectations* of what Autism *should* look like.
@audiepixie Autists (and yes Aliists, but Autists to a greater extent) can be largely assume due to Autistic Traits to have a greater propensity to mishear lyrics and them come up...
@juristhedragon @SonjaMynd Ok …. We imagine there is some confusion going on here so we are going to try to elaborate … - Anyone with a DX of ASD is Autsitic. - Not all Autists...
This is such a beautifully Autistic Meta-Experience … My meme about Autistic Reframing has revealed a moment of Autistic Alternate Association … https://t.co/zw7Zx77sA0
12-10 Gene looking at an album cover … “it makes me uncomfortable in a way I kind of like” This show gets me …