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clarkiestar

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She/her/fuckthepatriarchy/equal rights. Atheist. Trans ally. BLM. Pro PR, UBI, EU, Doughnut Economics. Anti-Tory, anti-fascist. Sick of the cult of growth. It’s a finite planet. Solo parent of two neurodivergent kids. On waiting list for ADHD assessment myself. Had #longcovid. Have a #longcovidkid Three cutest cats and the cutest dog in the world. Here for some joy and learning. Interested in most arts. Was a dancer. Design nerd. Have done various things in life. Raised in NZ and UK.

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CynAq , to ActuallyAutistic group
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“Go out of your comfort zone to grow as a person and become capable of doing more things”

Translation for my and friends for whom this doesn’t seem to work:

“Get yourself exposed to more uncomfortable situations which the neurotypical brain will automagically become desensitized to”

My brain doesn’t get desensitized to virtually anything. “Go out of your comfort zone” isn’t the helpful encouragement you think it is for me.

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@CynAq @actuallyautistic Totally agree. The advice I’ve found so far re my selective mute autistic child is to expose her to social interactions. But that will only be traumatic for her. Surely, even for a neuro typical child, if they are selective mute, it is for trauma related reasons, and simply pushing them out of their comfort zone is dangerous? A lot of neuro and mental health advice really sucks

clarkiestar , to ActuallyAutistic group
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Can anyone recommend a true crime podcast where they actually solve the crime? @actuallyautistic teen is finding it very frustrating. Enjoys true crime - loves the investigative side - but thinks what’s the point if it doesn’t go anywhere. She’d like to listen to one where it comes to a conclusion on who the guilty party is

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