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eaterofsnacks

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Cat ownee, half-hearted autodidact, Linux/BSD, pubnix/fediverse/smolnet, pencil/paper, autism/ND topics, home education, walking, reading, languages (human and programming), yak shaving, history, staring into the middle distance, stuff...
J'essaie de faire de mon mieux en français, mais n'attendez pas la perfection.

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Wivik , to bookstodon group
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My latest for Way Station by Clifford D. Simak. I've very enjoyed the story.

https://zedas.fr/posts/au-carrefour-des-etoiles/

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eaterofsnacks ,
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@Wivik @bookstodon Thanks for the reminder -- it was such a lovely book.

catswhocode , to ActuallyAutistic group
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@actuallyautistic @actuallyadhd Another question for both groups: do you find you have "spiky intelligence"? As in, you might be amazing in some areas like math, programming, etc., but struggle with executive functions. I'm good with a lot of artistic fields, but definitely struggle with organization, finances, navigation, etc. My wife and I compensate for each others' challenges.

eaterofsnacks ,
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@catswhocode @actuallyautistic @actuallyadhd Absolutely. Give me a problem that I can get my teeth into and I'll see you in a week or two when the answer has been polished to a fine gloss. Helping someone in an emergency? No problem. Figure out which chore to do next? Go away, I'm in hiding...

pa , to ActuallyAutistic group
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@NPR Here we go again... "treating autism". NPR, can't you do better? Or we're going back to treating homosexuality and transgender as well? 🤬
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@pa @NPR @actuallyautistic Ethics aside for a second (!), "May offer a strategy" is doing a lot of work there. The effects of changing the structure of a brain after the fact aren't going to be as predictable as all that ...

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