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this except everywhere all the time, including in my home country m

onion article titled "tourist immediately breaks 34 sacred local customs while deboarding plane

Neurodiverse communication ( inv.tux.pizza )

If someone thinks that autists have trouble communicating, they just need to see us talk to each other!...

Having to go to an unexpected meeting really messes with the flow of your whole day.

shutdowns/meltdowns in dreams

[cw: cptsd? meltdowns/shutdowns]...

Had my final assessment for autism the other day

I was diagnosed 7 years ago as autistic, though I didnt realise at the time it was a diagnosis, I was informed a few years later that what I thought was a specialists opinion was actually a formal diagnosis. But due to family history, my adhd was addressed first. They were supposed to refer me to autism specialist after the adhd...

I suffer from this thing called object permanence

A thing only exists if I know it exists. I experience good days and bad days but I do the best I can to keep moving forward despite this flaw. I don't have any wisdom to share but I hope y'all have a nice day 😊

identifying triggers for overload

Hi ppl,...

being deprived of solitude long enough will eventually kill me.

I can actually vibe quite bigly and be very animated/engaged, but at the end of the day, I am an introvert, and a certain amount of mental recharge time is absolutely 100% required or my mind will stop working right....

Pourque no los dos? ( lemmy.world )

I am myself and myself is bad at fitting in ( i.imgur.com )

cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/13715105...

We have our own instance: lemmy.autism.place ( lemmy.autism.place )

Lemmy.Autism.Place...

How to spot autism in High Masking Autistic Women - What’s behind the mask? -- Autism from the Inside ( youtu.be )

I think that this video has helped me develop some insight on how to spot high-masking autism, not just among women. I found a lot of the material covered in the video relatable even though I am male. Maybe that has something to do with our elevated rejection of established gender roles as a whole. Regardless, I like how...

AuDHD meme: why is it always thinking ( lemmy.world )

Need noise cancelling headphones recommendations

I'm really needing new headphones to drown out the noise when I'm out on Public transit or just at home during panic attacks....

Is somebody ever completely demotivated with everything? How do you deal with it?

Occasionally I have these days where I don't feel like doing work or chores. So I'm thinking, why not just enjoy myself, do something that interests me?...

How was this show made ( lemmy.world )

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16132498...

Just got done at the doctor, over explaining everything to the point of them tuning out. I feel like such a loser right now.

Why can't I just be normal. Why do I have to be so zoned in. Why does my attention never go beyond my own skin.

Wait, its all autism? ( lemmy.dbzer0.com )

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/13942739...

Nearly every time 🙃 ( lemmy.world )

The voice in your head may help you recall and process words. But what if you don’t have one? ( theconversation.com )

How does this play for you ? I identify as spectrum, what used to be Asperger's, and have to work really hard to get to visual phantasia, but I can. Also worked hard to remove aural phantasia? via meditation because of negative self talk. Do you see 'aphant' as a useful designation? Thoughts, Ideas?