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 )
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:...
I'm just trying to relate ( lemmy.world )
Image of a screenshot of Twitter of a screenshot of Facebook....
Social interaction ( lemmy.zip )
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?...
Y tho ( lemmy.world )
Sadly I don't function ( lemmy.world )
True story ( pxlmo.com )
Anyone else insist on dark mode for all their screen time use? ( lemmy.world )
A photo looking up at a residential building at least 6 stories tall. It is night time, and the vast majority of windows are dark. The windows of one residence are slightly lit. Then, the window of another residence has a light that is extremely bright blaring out of it. The caption reads, "When I open a web page that forces...
The reactions from the kid and barber 🥹 ( lemmy.world )
Creator: https://www.hausofdecline.com/
I have done this with ex-partners when we were mad at each other ( i.imgur.com )
Don't talk, but please continue touching me a little.
I'm in this post, and I like it. ( lemmy.world )
Trying to sneak in your special interest of the moment ( media.kbin.social )
Cross-post from the inactive !aspiememes
I always thought it was called "learning" and that people enjoyed it ( lemmy.world )
Like, why wouldn't people be interested in knowing that the African slave trade of the colonial period actually started with Jewish kids, but they all died in the African climate of Sao Tome, so the Portuguese started buying slaves from the Congolese, which they captured from neighboring tribes, to work the fields??
I just want someone to come to my house and do their own thing for the day. We don't even have to talk. I would be so happy and productive. ( lemmy.world )
This is my life ( lemmy.world )
Thoughts on why small talk is so uniquely painful ( lemmy.dbzer0.com )
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