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One effect from my #LateDiagnosis of #AuDHD that I hadn't expected: having spent all my life hating myself for not being 'normal' enough, I now find myself also feeling guilty for not being #autistic enough AND for not thriving as a #neurodivergent person.
Complicated business, this life thing.
@dave@autisticnomad.socialMy #ADHD traits are so much more pronounced when I'm exhausted.
I can barely hold a thought for longer than 30 seconds today.
@StaceyCornelius@zeroes.caBack in 2002 I landed in the ER twice due to what I now know was #neurodivergent burnout. They shrugged and turned me away. It took months to recover.
It's 2025 and I'm more tired now than I was then. Last week's "I can't diagnose you with #ADHD because it's too complicated" pretty much gutted me.
But there are deadlines and commitments looming so on we go somehow.
The system is a gong show.
@alexocado@tech.lgbtSome people are so _poisonous_ that not even understanding them is an effective _antidote_.
@BeAware@mementomori.socialYou're telling me it DOESN'T belong in a huge pile in the middle of the floor?!? 
I've made two modifications to the Neuroqueer Meetings. These are meetings held face to face in the Hyattsville, MD area.
1. From now on, when the weather permits it, we will hold picnics in a park. When the weather does not permit it, we will hold meetings at a restaurant.
2. I've created a Signal group to inform attendees about what's going on. You need to join the group to get latest.
More info here:
www.yourautisticlife.comNeuroqueer Meetings – Your Autistic Life
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Foof!
Hey, at least now I know all the ways I went wrong in life.
@alexocado@tech.lgbtHow does one recognize whether or not what one experienced was narcissistic abuse?
It's not like one can ask the hypothetical abuser. They will deny it. Is learning about the patterns of narcissistic abuse and subsequently recognizing them as how they show up in one's lived experience the best one can do?
I find that a very unsatisfactory conclusion but it does seem like the best one can do. I probably lived in a relationship with at least narcissistic abuse patterns. And the unsolvable ambiguity of it all bothers me.
Aha!
These ‘48 laws of power’ could go some way to explaining why autistics don’t do very well socially...
(From the bestselling '48 laws of power’ by Robert Greene)
New Podcast! Please do check it out!
@StaceyCornelius@zeroes.caPlease nobody tell me Bill Dodson is problematic. I've listened to a 2-part interview with him on the Neurodiversity Podcast about RSD and he's so smart and compassionate.
And I love how he voices his frustration with the outdated diagnostic criteria in the US (and Canada).
Here's the podcast if anyone's curious:
The Neurodiversity PodcastEpisode 256: Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria with Dr. Bill Dodson (Part 1) — The Neurodiversity PodcastEmotional dysregulation is a big part of living with ADHD that doesn’t always get the attention it deserves.
@slreed@bikers.socialReally interesting article about what it's like to grow up with undiagnosed autism, have a successful corporate career while feeling dead inside, and becoming a speech language pathologist only to find out that "social skills" training for autistic and neurodivergent kids is worse than useless. #autism #neurodivergent
https://therapistndc.org/so-an-slp-was-late-diagnosed-as-autistic-this-week/
Therapist Neurodiversity Collective · So an SLP was late-diagnosed as Autistic this week...“... scores on the CAT-Q indicate she engages in a significantly higher level of camouflaging than neurotypical people and elevated camouflaging even when compared to other autistic individuals. It is highly likely that she has camouflaged so much and for so long that she fails to see some of her autistic traits even though they may appear obvious to others.”
@alexocado@tech.lgbtI feel this must be a deeply autistic experience: the disbelief when people actually try to convince you that they didn't mean what they said. And I'm not talking subtext, I'm talking about the grammatical meaning of their verbatim words and sentences.
And then you ask them to clarify and through a convoluted sequence of justifications they end up at "see? And this is why I couldn't possibly have meant this!".
Like wat? Why did you say/write it then in the first place? So fucking confusing. But maybe the explanation really is that autistic people choose their words much more carefully. It's certainly our lived experience.
#neurodivergent #neurodivergence #ADHD #actuallyADHD #Autism #autistic #actuallyAutistic #AuDHD #actuallyAuDHD @actuallyautistic @actuallyaudhd
Autistic Coach @hmm_cook@universeodon.comAnxiety or Sensory Sensitivity? Here's How to Tell
@BeAware@mementomori.socialYeah....then I don't remember a damn thing they said.
please help a #disabled, #queer woman with #groceries, menstrual products, transit fare, utilities, & medical #bills. she's really been struggling with all her bills. anything helps!
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"Fear is NOT the mind-killer. Denial is.
I must honor my fear.
Fear is my guardian. My junkyard dog. My screaming siren."
How Trump's attacks on #Neurodivergent’s affect 1 in 4 US homes.
Our most viral episode ever. Listen now.
https://open.substack.com/pub/johnnyprofaneknapp/p/living-autistic-in-dangerous-times
@actuallyautistic @actuallyadhd @actuallyaudhd @neurodivergent
Yet again, my partner fails at an interview for a proofreading job she is massively qualified to do because she is somewhat #neurodivergent and struggles to think on her feet.. The feedback is always the same, use the STAR model but no matter how much she prepares she can't do interviews... But she makes her (meagre) living as a proofreader and people often say she is the best proofreader they've had... Why doesn't that matter more and what is she supposed to do? I'm devastated #neurodiversity
@StaceyCornelius@zeroes.caShouldn't post this, will likely delete later. Got my not-typical brain formally assessed but the NP said because it's complicated she's not qualified to offer any help.
Not remotely surprised, tbh. It's the theme of a lifetime.
The system here is beyond broken, so finding someone who can tease everything apart and offer real, thoughtful, minimally biased support is next to zero.
I really wish I wasn't dealing with this in the horror show of 2025.
Meanwhile, a living must be made, because there's a cat who is absolutely everything.