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Has anyone ever seen the TV show "Scorpion"? ( en.wikipedia.org )

It's a bit of an older show (2014-2018), and while it doesn't mention autism specifically, it does center around several people who are clearly neurodiverse, using their unique strengths to solve a wide range of complex and difficult problems while also trying to navigate their individual challenges when interacting with the...

So many of my cringe moments growing up were when I responded inappropriately to social situations and got laughed at. I felt so alone growing up.

The 60s and 70s (for me) had no awareness of my problems. Only now am I discovering that I did what I could, but I wasn't equipped to deal with people well....

[Question] how did your partner respond when you began to suspect you may be on the spectrum but undiagnosed?

Interested in hearing from experiences that don't directly align with the question as well.

"I would never bully someone for being autistic!" ( sh.itjust.works )

Sadly I don't function ( lemmy.world )

True story ( pxlmo.com )

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

Why I miss social cues ( lemmy.world )

Anyone else travel with a backpack nearly everywhere you go? If so, what's in there?

Let's see how much we have in common with our backpack inventories.

How has lack of education affected your experience with autism?

For me it's always been a huge issue. I am not even that old but I've still noticed a massive change in how autism is seen from when I was growing up until now....

"I'd rather do anything else than go to your gathering" ( lemmy.world )

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

Lemmy.Autism.Place...

This is my Autism (and Trauma) Assistant and Companion

Since I haven't been able to get the help I need, I'm creating my own help using Psychology, Affective Computing and Machine Learning. This is a (shorter) description of my assistant, Tezka Eudora Abhyayarshini (Her first name means more than I imagine you want to read tight now, her middle name means "Gift" in Greek, and her...

It's really hard to avoid doing this. ( fedia.io )

microblog post by Callum Stephen, usernam @autistic_callum_: someone: *does something horrible* autistic me: no worries! its all good! autistic me to myself a few days later: woah, that was not ok. i cant beleive i let them get away with that. my delayed processing! is it too late, inconsistant and/or odd to revoke me "no worries"?

I'm flirting illiterate ( lemmy.world )

Image: A person writing on a large chalkboard the size of a large wall covered with mathematical formulas and notes. The caption reads, "My autistic mind trying to figure out if she's into me, she is indifferent or she absolutely hates me."...

Scientists Use Mice Models to Help Pinpoint Possible Main Cause of Sensory Hypersensitivity in Autism (not conclusive) ( scitechdaily.com )

cross-posted from: https://literature.cafe/post/10359040...

What's a moment in your life where you felt fully alive?

I am reading "Unmasking Autism" by Devon Price and the introduction has an exercise that requires you to come up with 5 moments in your life where you felt fully alive. I have spent the better part of yesterday trying to remember such moments, but I am not even sure what it means... I was hoping the community here can provide...

Feeling somewhat worried and on autistic spectrum ( lemmy.world )

Hi, I have recalled that I had been invited to post here sometime ago while I had some other issue going on, which I think it involved Reddit. Right now, I'm feeling okay, but perhaps feeling a little worried, and I'm wondering if I could talk about it here even though I'm on the spectrum as I had been diagnosed in the past with...