Commented - Autism

Anyone figure out what the fundamental difference between autistic and NT brains is?

We know that we behave and think differently. We generally have more difficulty with social situation and are hypersensitive to sensory input. But to me, these seem like impacts of a fundamental difference. For example, we have social difficulties in NT environments because something with our neurotype is different. What is...

OP: Giles Corey ( lemmy.world )

Cross posted from https://startrek.website/post/5847747

How do you cope with autism?

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....

I'm just trying to relate ( lemmy.world )

Image of a screenshot of Twitter of a screenshot of Facebook....

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?...

Is it possible that gender dysphoria could be misdiagnosed as autism?

I feel like it's a bit of a long shot. I could see how certain things like being depressed could contribute to being withdrawn and lead to a lack of social skills....

shutdowns/meltdowns in dreams

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

My encouragement to the others

https://lemmy.today/pictrs/image/3fb1d0d8-05fa-48d3-90d0-24eff00610db.jpeg...

Internal dynamics during a hyperfocus session ( lemmy.world )

Image: They Don't Know meme template....

We may not have everything pinned down yet, partially because of the "I am/my kid is special too!" movement; but if several or more symptoms aren't shared, the specific label shouldn't be shared. ( lemm.ee )

What's up brother? ☝️

Matthew explains autism to Philip [The Chosen] ( youtu.be )

The Chosen is a video series based on the Biblical New Testament. It does like to take a good bit of creative liberty, to make it a good series, such as fleshing out minor characters in the Bible, inventing backstories and personalities for them, many are fully fleshed characters based on some brief description from the Bible....

Respect ( lemmy.dbzer0.com )

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/17147012...

[Video] Why do autistic people toe walk? ( youtu.be )

The fear of being perceived + autism ( lemonandlively.com )

Did I do a faux pas here? I literally figuratively get more autistic when I have to txt ( lemmy.world )

why did the app do me like that with the spacing...

AI-screened eye pics diagnose childhood autism with 100% accuracy ( newatlas.com )

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/9724922...

$1 grilled cheese (Does anyone else here like their food super simple and plain?) ( mander.xyz )

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...