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I don’t know what I’m doing, either.

I do a fair amount of boosting which, for me, means “this post has value”, so not necessarily that I agree with it.

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chevalier26 , to ActuallyAutistic group
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@actuallyautistic Do y'all know if it's an autistic trait to be super skeptical of stuff? Like, for example, my parents watch some questionable "health" people on YouTube, and when they show me a video from said people, I can tell IMMEDIATELY that they are grifters in it for money. Idk what gives it away but it's like a flashing warning sign in my brain.

I wonder if it has to do with social influence and the effects of charisma/agreeableness that NDs might not fall for.

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@AutumnWitch @chevalier26 @actuallyautistic Joke’s on you, advertisers! My card’s in my wallet and wallet is in my pants in the laundry basket because I forgot to switch stuff over into new pants so good luck getting any dough from me anytime soon!

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@chevalier26 @actuallyautistic It can be easier to reject someone trying to schmooze you when you’ve grown up knowing you are Weird and therefore Unworthy before you had a word or diagnosis for it so if someone’s trying to be nice to you, it’s because they want something.

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@maggiejk @AutumnWitch @chevalier26 @actuallyautistic Ditto that; half the time, by the time I get there, I’ve talked myself out of it.

The other half it’s like “eh it’s only $10, that’s fine” which, if you pull that shit multiple times a week, becomes Not Fine real quick!

ChrisMayLA6 , to bookstodon group
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I sometimes thought my father thought he could't die while he still had books on his pending pile (a stab at immortality I seem to be replicating)... so, it was strangely touching to see Tom Gauld has had similar thoughts.

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Cartoon: man talking to ghost - frame one: Man, 'I thought you'd died' Ghost (reading a book), 'My life has ended but I cannot pass over to the spirit realm when so much remains undone' frame two: Man, 'you mean all these books you bought and never got round to reading?' Ghost (floating next to a full/overflowing bookshelf), 'It won't take long, there are fewer distractions when you're dead'. frame three, A few months later: Man, 'Is it me or are these piles getting bigger?' Ghost (now surrounded by books), 'My library card still works, but once I I've read these I'll start on the ones in the attic'.
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    @ChrisMayLA6 @bookstodon 4th panel: Cut to the library circulation desk.
    Librarian: “No, the card doesn’t work, but they’ve been returning books in a timely manner and the deathly chill as they pass by is a nice break from the stuffy shelves in summer, so we’re fine with it.”

    Richard_Littler , to ActuallyAutistic group
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    If you've ever wondered what it's like being autistic with ADHD, it's a bit like this for me. (I always assumed everybody thought like this).


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    Them Talking (and what I hear): "Hello, Richard, I'd like you to make a note of the following very important things. Firstly, and probably the most crucial of all, is that you... (the rest of the text blurs out) MY ASD/ADHD BRAIN WHILE THEY'RE TALKING Ok, someone's talking to me now. Get ready because this is important. Here comes the first point... Point Blank. Point Break. Break Point. Point of view (point of you?) Pointillism: Developed by Seurat & Signac in 1886 and... Loud piercing door slam! Purple-blue flash! Where's my wallet? Focus! Ok, secondly. Secondhand. First hand. Short hand. "Nobody, not even the rain, has such small hands". E E Cummings. "If the rain comes, they run and hide their heads, they might as well be dead." Deadheads. Grateful Dead. Woodstock. Snoopy. Charlie Brown's teacher speaking: "wah wah wa wah wa [is that my allergy kicking off] wah wa." Ugh! The sound of that child shrieking outside is torturous! I just recalled my old sofa. "Erm. Yes. Absolutely."
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    @Richard_Littler @actuallyautistic Also if you hyperfocus on trying to hear them, it’s like reading a ransom letter with magazine text cut out: each word is eyecatching but it’s fricking exhausting to read a single sentence, and good luck actually parsing it!

    paninid , to histodons group
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    Hi, it’s me, I’m the problem, I know

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    WhiteCatTamer ,
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    @paninid @histodons “Did you know that Romans used a sponge on a stick after pooping?”
    “…and what will the lady be having this evening?”
    “The check.”
    “You haven’t ordered anything…?”

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