Weird Thought
Does anyone else ever want to just jump into the ground and swim through it or is that just me?
It feels like my skin is expanding 🫠 ( lemmy.world )
Autism Simulation Video ( youtu.be )
They did two simulations of sensory sensitivity. I thought it was going to be bs, but when they did the park and mall videos, I laughed because I found it to be so true for me. Then, I realized that NTs live like they're in a movie: they can focus only on what they intend to focus by tuning everything else out. Wowwwww....
AI-screened eye pics diagnose childhood autism with 100% accuracy ( newatlas.com )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/9724922...
A picture of me at a meeting ( lemmy.world )
I don't know what's up with the three commas....
Having Autism and feeling like I'm a complete loser
So recently I feel like I don't fit in anymore, like the world is turning around in shame to me....
[Trigger Warning] Fawning Causes Abusive, Toxic Relationships for Autistic People ( youtu.be )
The trigger warning is because the topic can be emotionally heavy for autistics since it talks about the social abuse autistics endure and how we react to it by masking. The guy has an apparent justifiably angry tone throughout the video. Otherwise, I think it is fine and there are no sensory issues to worry about....
Let's discuss monotropism
Monotropism is a theory of autism that posits that the main functional characteristic of autism is a cognitive configuration that prefers to have less channels of attention. Despite the fact that there's very little discussion about it, it is incredibly consistent regarding what we know about autism, and it might help us...
Society loves autistic coded characters more than they love actual people with autism ( lemmy.world )
Getting a Diagnosis in the UK
Hello, I've decided to finally get the answer, and go get tested, someone posted a comic of @cypopps a few days ago here and I read all their creations because it connected a lot with me....
Be yourself and be true to who you are. Don't let neurotypical conditioning define your identity. ( lemmy.world )
Smart kid! ( infosec.pub )
$1 grilled cheese (Does anyone else here like their food super simple and plain?) ( mander.xyz )
Let's Play AQ-10 • results ( sh.itjust.works )
(first post)...
A different point of view (shamelessly stolen from an imgur dump) ( i.imgur.com )
I like this approach. "funny meme" aside, I think it is a good way of showing how much a certain language can affect how other people think and feel about a subject. Just read it THAT way and "being neurotypical" suddenly sounds like a disorder that isn't fully compatible with the public, doesn't it?...
TIL that the Māori word for autism is "Takiwātanga" meaning "their own time and space." I also learned that it's not without controversy (see inside). ( lemmy.world )
I thought the word and the definition sounded beautiful, but then I also learned that it was coined in 2017 and has been accused of imposing outside culture. Namely, here is a criticism I found on Twitter and Reddit but without further attribution or detail:...
All of this because of a pack of gum.
My partner and I were out at the store grabbing some groceries. I needed more gum but I highly prefer the gum in a plastic box, with the flip lid. Not the plastic cups with the cubed gum, but the box with the sticks. I simply cringe with paper box containers for gum because everything can get squished in my purse. Well, we ended...
I'm just trying to relate ( lemmy.world )
Image of a screenshot of Twitter of a screenshot of Facebook....
If there was a superhero called Super-Autist, what would be his superpowers?
(this is meant as a light humor post)
Social interaction ( lemmy.zip )
Does anyone wish they had a pet but also know that taking care of a pet is too much executive functioning for them right now?
It's sad 😞