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Dean Burnett (that brains guy)<p>Neurodivergent people have always been there (we just weren't 'looking' before)</p><p><a href="https://theneuroscienceofeverydaylife.substack.com/p/neurodivergent-people-have-always" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theneuroscienceofeverydaylife.</span><span class="invisible">substack.com/p/neurodivergent-people-have-always</span></a></p><p>The idea that the neurodiversity is a 'recent development' and hasn't been shaping all of human society forever is as wrong as it is unhelpful</p><p>My latest post explains</p><p><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/ND" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ND</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autism</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/ADHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ADHD</span></a></p>
AutisticMumTo3<p>Why are there so many studies trying to find a link between vaccines, especially the MMR, and autism?</p><p><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/independentsage/p/we-need-to-talk-about-measles-vaccines?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=android&amp;r=90m03" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.substack.com/pub/independ</span><span class="invisible">entsage/p/we-need-to-talk-about-measles-vaccines?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=android&amp;r=90m03</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vaccine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vaccine</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autism</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Measles</span></a></p>
Louis A. M. 🇨🇦<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autism</span></a> <br>Hopefully one day, we'll have a movie about <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Neurotypicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Neurotypicals</span></a> seen from the point of view of <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Autistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autistics</span></a> ! (<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Neurotypicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Neurotypicals</span></a> are very strange, I tell you! 😉)</p><p>In the meantime, there's a new movie: "The stimming pool"<br>I hope we can see it in Canada soon!</p><p>🔗<a href="https://www.thestimmingpool.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">thestimmingpool.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Charlotte Hunter<p>Been working on this diagnosis for two years and it's finally over. I'm glad I chose a neurodivergence-affirming assessor to label me as (officially) "ADHD Through-the-Roof" and "So-Very Autistic". Thanks, Embrace Autism. I'm doing exactly what the name of your company suggests. Yay! :-) &lt;3<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ADHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ADHD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/diagnosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diagnosis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neurodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neurodiversity</span></a></p>
argv minus one<p>“I can't see your medical condition, therefore you aren't actually suffering from it.” —thoughts that belong only in the minds of literal children</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autism</span></a></p>
David Gray-Hammond<p>I have once again been nominated for a National Diversity Award in the Catoegory of Positive Role Model- Disability</p><p>If you would like to vote for me, do so below, and remember to check your emails and junk for the link to verify your vote.</p><p>You can vote for multiple people</p><p><a href="https://www.nationaldiversityawards.co.uk/awards-2025/nominations/david-gray-hammond/?award=385687" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nationaldiversityawards.co.uk/</span><span class="invisible">awards-2025/nominations/david-gray-hammond/?award=385687</span></a></p><p><a href="https://disabled.social/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autism</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/NationalDiversityAwards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalDiversityAwards</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/ADHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ADHD</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/neurodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neurodiversity</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>actuallyautistic</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/autisticadvocacy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>autisticadvocacy</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/neurodiversity" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>neurodiversity</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@mentalhealth" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mentalhealth@newsmast.community</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/mentalhealth" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mentalhealth@a.gup.pe</span></a></span></p>
Silver Arrows<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://beige.party/@melindrea" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>melindrea</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@pythno" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pythno</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>actuallyautistic</span></a></span> that reminds me of an incident. When I was in year 10 (so age 14-15), I was walking home from school. These year 7 boys about 10 or 20 metres behind me started making fun of me, saying the only reason I had smiley face keyrings on my backpack was because I didn't smile, so the keyrings had to do it for me.</p><p>I had NO idea who these kids were. They were first years I didn't know any first years. They were behind me so it's not like they were looking at my face at the time to make that comment. I must have been famous for being expressionless. Which is weird, because I was also invisible (when I used to play cards with the boys, they'd frequently skip me because they just didn't remember I was there. And I'd have to keep saying, hang on, it's my go).</p><p>That incident still baffles me. 😅</p><p><a href="https://autistics.life/tags/actuallyautistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>actuallyautistic</span></a> <a href="https://autistics.life/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autism</span></a></p>
tasia<p>Disability checks go out a week from now, and I could really use some help getting by until then.</p><p><a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/ourinsatiabesouls" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">paypal.com/paypalme/ourinsatia</span><span class="invisible">besouls</span></a></p><p><a href="https://disabled.social/tags/MutualAidRequest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MutualAidRequest</span></a> <br> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/Disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disability</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MutualAid</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/disabilitymutualaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disabilitymutualaid</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/BlackMutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackMutualAid</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/crowdfunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crowdfunding</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/PWD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PWD</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/DisabilityCrowdFund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DisabilityCrowdFund</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/Queercrowdfund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Queercrowdfund</span></a> <br><a href="https://disabled.social/tags/BlackMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autism</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/HelpFolksLive2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HelpFolksLive2025</span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/mutualaid" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mutualaid</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hexbear.net/c/mutual_aid" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mutual_aid@hexbear.net</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://starflower.space/@mutual_aid" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mutual_aid@starflower.space</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@MutualAidVisibility" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MutualAidVisibility</span></a></span></p>
Matthew Sheffield<p>Elon Musk and other far right social media users often express pride in their <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autism</span></a>, but Musk and Trump are directly harming kids who are <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a> by firing Education Department workers who primarily help with civil rights and learning disability claims.</p><p>Unsurprisingly, Leon's solidarity rhetoric is a lie. <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/education-department-layoffs-students-disabilities-rcna196114" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcnews.com/news/us-news/educa</span><span class="invisible">tion-department-layoffs-students-disabilities-rcna196114</span></a></p>
ideogram<p>I went to visit someone in hospital today, and before I went I had to do a lot of planning. I checked my route, worked out carefully where I could park and I was still nervous walking up to the building. I ended up having a migraine later on, probably from the stress of that but also maybe walking around on a hot day. </p><p><a href="https://social.coop/tags/Autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autism</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/autistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autistic</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/neurodiverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neurodiverse</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>actuallyautistic</span></a></span> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/AutisticBurnout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AutisticBurnout</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a></p>
tasia<p>$25/$99 📱 bills<br>$85/$200⚕️ bills </p><p>Thanks for all the sharing and support 🥰</p><p><a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/ourinsatiabesouls" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">paypal.com/paypalme/ourinsatia</span><span class="invisible">besouls</span></a></p><p><a href="https://disabled.social/tags/MutualAidRequest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MutualAidRequest</span></a> <br> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/Disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disability</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MutualAid</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/disabilitymutualaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disabilitymutualaid</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/BlackMutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackMutualAid</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/crowdfunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crowdfunding</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/PWD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PWD</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/DisabilityCrowdFund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DisabilityCrowdFund</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/Queercrowdfund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Queercrowdfund</span></a> <br><a href="https://disabled.social/tags/BlackMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autism</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/HelpFolksLive2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HelpFolksLive2025</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/mutualaid" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mutualaid</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hexbear.net/c/mutual_aid" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mutual_aid@hexbear.net</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://starflower.space/@mutual_aid" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mutual_aid@starflower.space</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@MutualAidVisibility" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MutualAidVisibility</span></a></span></p>
AUTSCAPE<p><a href="https://c.im/tags/CallForProposals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CallForProposals</span></a> </p><p>We are now accepting proposals to the main conference programme for Autscape 2025: “Evolving Autistic Space”, held Mon 4th – Thu 7th Aug 2025 at The Hayes, Swanwick, Derbyshire, UK.</p><p>Read the Call for Proposals at:<br><a href="https://www.autscape.org/2025/proposals/cfp" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">autscape.org/2025/proposals/cf</span><span class="invisible">p</span></a></p><p>Submission deadline: Monday 31st March. Presenters will be required to attend in person.</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Autscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autscape</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Autscape2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autscape2025</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AutisticSpace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AutisticSpace</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autism</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/autistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autistic</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/neurodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neurodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/neurodivergence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neurodivergence</span></a></p>
Martin Rundkvist<p>Are content warnings for pictures with eye contact "performative allyship"? Honest question.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Mastodon/comments/18x1rdm/eye_contact_cws_question_to_autistic_people/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reddit.com/r/Mastodon/comments</span><span class="invisible">/18x1rdm/eye_contact_cws_question_to_autistic_people/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autism</span></a></p>
Your Autistic Life FR/EN/ES<p>She contacted me.</p><p>"Who?"</p><p>My ex.</p><p>"Which ex?"</p><p>The Republican.</p><p>"Republican? WTF????"</p><p>Listen, I did not know at the start of our relationship that's what she was. She was extremely forthcoming about other things... just not this.</p><p>"Did she want to gloat?"</p><p>Heck, no... she needed help.</p><p>"With what? Don't tell me. She wanted money, right?"</p><p>No, she did not want money. She did not know what to say to grandparents whose granddaughter had been diagnosed with autism and anxiety. They wanted to support their granddaughter, and my ex felt out of her depth. So she contacted me to help her.</p><p>"Oh..."</p><p>Her heart in this case is in the right place. I wouldn't have adored her when we were together if I did not perceive this in her.</p><p>"..."</p><p>So I helped her.</p><p><a href="https://mast.yourautisticlife.com/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autism</span></a> <a href="https://mast.yourautisticlife.com/tags/anxiety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anxiety</span></a></p>
David Gray-Hammond<p>If you haven't signed my petition about the autism and ADHD diagnostic process, here is a page all about it, there is also a survey on there which I would love you to fill out if you have the time!</p><p><a href="https://emergentdivergence.com/alsoadhd-autism-adhd-assessment/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">emergentdivergence.com/alsoadh</span><span class="invisible">d-autism-adhd-assessment/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://disabled.social/tags/AlsoAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlsoAutistic</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/AlsoADHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlsoADHD</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autism</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/ADHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ADHD</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>actuallyautistic</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/adhd" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>adhd</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/audhd" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>audhd</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/autisticadvocacy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>autisticadvocacy</span></a></span></p>
Richard Littler<p>For the avoidance of doubt, I would rather be autistic than either Donald Trump or Robert F. Kennedy Jr. <br>And I don't just mean now, I also mean when they were at the peaks of their physical and mental abilities.<br>Even then, I would still rather be autistic.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ASD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ASD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ADHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ADHD</span></a></p>
Silver Arrows<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Jaden3" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Jaden3</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsie.social/@servelan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>servelan</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>actuallyautistic</span></a></span></p><p>Given the climate in the US, it might be worth considering whether a professional diagnosis is better than a self diagnosis. Weigh up the pros and cons.</p><p><a href="https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/diagnosis/before-diagnosis/signs-that-a-child-or-adult-may-be-autistic#Signs%20related%20to%20the%20core%20characteristics" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">autism.org.uk/advice-and-guida</span><span class="invisible">nce/topics/diagnosis/before-diagnosis/signs-that-a-child-or-adult-may-be-autistic#Signs%20related%20to%20the%20core%20characteristics</span></a></p><p>I found this list to be useful. Copy it into a word processor or print it off and highlight all the ones you see in yourself. I did that, and got my ex to highlight what he saw in me. Before that I did used to doubt, but seeing that made me realise that I do have a lot of autistic traits (already got fobbed off once when trying for a diagnosis years ago, so I'm trying again).</p><p>Mine: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@SilverArrows/113996673046166222" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@SilverArrows/</span><span class="invisible">113996673046166222</span></a></p><p>There's also the raads-r test and a few other good ones on Embrace Autism, and idrlabs.com has a few that give you a cool pie chart. I find the AQ ones to be meh, the questions are too open for interpretation, but my GP required it before he could refer me.</p><p><a href="https://autistics.life/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autism</span></a> <a href="https://autistics.life/tags/diagnosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diagnosis</span></a> <a href="https://autistics.life/tags/neurodivergence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neurodivergence</span></a> <a href="https://autistics.life/tags/actuallyautistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>actuallyautistic</span></a></p>
Katy Elphinstone<p>Are these deficits?</p><p>I can certainly see why current human society would frame them as such!</p><p>But I have another word for possessing &amp; practicing less 'theory of mind';</p><p>Authenticity.<br>💝 </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Neurodivergent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Neurodivergent</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ASD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ASD</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autism</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AuDHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuDHD</span></a></p>
Katy Elphinstone<p>Our grey matter - and the sheer amount of it (energy-draining, esp when combined with the heavy skull it needs for protection) - grew that way to help us, as individuals living in human societies, a) detect deception, and b) deceive and outdo others. Of our own species.</p><p>Now, enter <a href="https://mas.to/tags/autistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autistics</span></a>.</p><p>Even the name, <a href="https://mas.to/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autism</span></a> - it's about not being what's considered properly 'socialised'.</p>
ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊<p>There is so much wrong with this statement by Health &amp; Human Services (HHS) Secretary RFK Jr. </p><p>1) Autism isn’t a chronic disease. It isn’t even a disease.</p><p>2) Autism doesn’t lead to someone potentially developing fatal encephalitis (brain swelling) or pneumonia. </p><p>3) Autism doesn’t require urgent medical hospitalization (which measles can) &amp; stress the healthcare system.</p><p>3) Autism doesn’t spread from person-to-person in the air.</p><p>/1</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>measles</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/rfkjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rfkjr</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FalseComparison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FalseComparison</span></a></p>