Zum heutigen Welt-Autismus-Tag eine neue Folge meines Podcasts, dieses mal über die Diagnostik und warum es gute Gründe dafür, aber auch dagegen gibt, sie machen zu lassen. .
https://audio.pepemoss.com/library/tracks/25667
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Submitting my fiction is like a gambling addiction.
I look at the guidelines and I try to figure out if it's a winner.
I only win once a year if I'm lucky.
I'm sure the autism part of my brain has something to do with it. If I can't read what people want in their voices and faces, how will I read it in the guidelines?
Maybe it's the ableist in me. I make more selling myself to readers than I do to editors.
I should really stop this shit.
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Also, we need slight mod for a non-online version of afk:
AFH
Avoiding
Frickin
Humans
I‘m rewatching #TheBigBangTheory, now 2 years after my #autism diagnosis. I dont know what people dislike about this show. Sheldon makes me feel very validated. his friends making fun of him both shows problems of modern society and boundaries we sometimes dont see (like speaking the truth when someone is already down).
Anyone else?
#actuallyautisic
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I keep seeing #actuallyautisic and #actuallyneurodivergent pop up.
Why? Is there a big movement of people faking it or something?
It's great to see the #Lego group bringing in changes to their stores to make the #neurodivegent experience better. The general public needs more awareness of hidden disabilities to help not only those who are aware of their difficulties, but also for anyone who is bit aware of their own #neurodivergence.
https://www.brickfanatics.com/lego-initiatives-autism-acceptance-month
#autism #actuallyautisic @actuallyautistic @actuallyadhd #adhd
Brick FanaticsLEGO announces Store and House initiatives for Autism Acceptance Month
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@KatyElphinstone It depends, if it's a situation with person asking who's not likely to engage in a sizable conversation with me, like a store entry greeter, then I'll generally lie or ignore the query but otherwise... I'm generally honest on this & if they make it a problem with their response, then it's on them for asking & I prefer weeding out such social prospects from my life sooner rather than later. #ActuallyAutisic
Am I imagining this or does the world just need a bit of #actuallyautisic justice?
I often feel like humanity makes everything complicated with social games, „nuance“ and trying to defend the perpetrators.
Housing crisis while CEO pay goes up 2000 percent? What would an autistic finance minister do? Would they give a shit about backlash from that group?
I‘m curious. @actuallyautistic
Lucy
| Revoluciana Has anyone tried the Loop brand earplugs? Especially the new ones that switch between three different volumes? I'm considering them, but they're expensive and I'm curious about people's experiences. Right now I'm leaning on the fact that I can return them if I don't like them.
#actuallyautisic Has anyone heard the idea that adults can't be diagnosed with ASD?
I don't buy that for a second but I am just now hearing this.
CW – Suicide Prevention Month (TBI and Suicide)
September is National suicide prevention month and many members of the Invisible Disability Community are at high risk but, they're not alone. Individuals in the LGBTQIA community are "four times more likely" to make such an attempt for much the same reason as disabled individuals. The way they are mistreated and stigmatized in society. It is also the second leading cause of death for young people in the US between the ages of 18 and 25. "Native American communities experience higher rates of suicide compared to all other racial and ethnic groups in the US being the eighth leading cause of death…".
I thought this would be a good time to migrate and repost a piece I did on TBI "traumatic brain injury" and suicide to include these other at risk groups. What can you do if someone in your life is at risk? Spend some time with them, don't be judgmental, listen and love. If you see them being victimized or bullied, stand up and say something.
TBI - Traumatic Brain Injury and Suicide (originally posted Dec 27, 2022)
Why support is so important for those that live with TBI and Brain Injury. Between 2014 to 2017, the traumatic brain injury-linked death rate rose from 16.3 to 17.5 per 100,000 people.
There were 61,131 TBI-linked deaths in 2017 alone, and nearly half of these deaths were by suicide or homicide from 2015 to 2017. Last summer, a rash of suicides on the USS Washington raised questions about lack of support and services said to contribute to these deaths.
The links below present the dismal statistics and some ways to help prevent suicide among the population living with Brain Injuries and other marginalized people.
Traumatic Brain Injury and Suicide | Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/evolutionary-psychiatry/201809/traumatic-brain-injury-and-suicide
cdc.gov
https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/prevention/index.html
TBI and Suicide – PubMed.gov:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22329620/
Indigenous communities and suicide:
https://www.publichealthpost.org/databyte/suicide-rates-indigenous/
Trevor Project– LGBTQIA suicide: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/article/facts-about-lgbtq-youth-suicide/
Science Direct:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563205000531
Association between disability and suicide – pub med.gov: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34465506/
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/users/geralt-9301/
#TBI #BrainInjury #suicide #SuicidePrevention #indigenous #native #disability #LGBTQIA #EmotionalSupport #inclusion #love #understanding #education #EndAbleism #DisabilitySolidarity #DisabilityCommunity #Here4All #ActuallyAutisic #InvisibleDisabilityRights #landback #TransLivesMatter
CW – Suicide Prevention Month (TBI and Suicide)
September is National suicide prevention month and many members of the Invisible Disability Community are at high risk but, they're not alone. Individuals in the LGBTQIA community are "four times more likely" to make such an attempt for much the same reason as disabled individuals. The way they are mistreated and stigmatized in society. It is also the second leading cause of death for young people in the US between the ages of 18 and 25. "Native American communities experience higher rates of suicide compared to all other racial and ethnic groups in the US being the eight leading cause of death…".
I thought this would be a good time to migrate and repost a piece I did on TBI "traumatic brain injury" and suicide and include these other at risk groups. What can you do if someone in your life is at risk? Spend some time with them, don't be judgmental, listen and love. if you see them being victimized or believed, stand up and say something.
TBI - Traumatic Brain Injury and Suicide (originally posted Dec 27, 2022)
Why support is so important for those that live with TBI and Brain Injury.
From 2014 to 2017, the traumatic brain injury-linked death rate rose from 16.3 to 17.5 per 100,000 people.
There were 61,131 TBI-linked deaths in 2017 alone, and nearly half of these deaths were by suicide or homicide from 2015 to 2017.
Last summer, a rash of suicides on the USS Washington raised questions about lack of support and services said to contribute to these deaths.
The links below present the dismal statistics and some ways to help prevent suicide among the population living with Brain Injuries and other marginalized people.
Traumatic Brain Injury and Suicide | Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/evolutionary-psychiatry/201809/traumatic-brain-injury-and-suicide
cdc.gov
https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/prevention/index.html
TBI and Suicide – PubMed.gov:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22329620/
Indigenous communities and suicide:
https://www.publichealthpost.org/databyte/suicide-rates-indigenous/
Trevor Project– LGBTQIA suicide: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/article/facts-about-lgbtq-youth-suicide/
Science Direct:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563205000531
Association between disability and suicide – pub med.gov: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34465506/
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/users/geralt-9301/
#TBI #BrainInjury #suicide #SuicidePrevention #indigenous #native #disability #LGBTQIA #EmotionalSupport #inclusion #love #understanding #education #EndAbleism #DisabilitySolidarity #DisabilityCommunity #Here4All #ActuallyAutisic #InvisibleDisabilityRights #landback
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#ConcussionAwareness #TBI #ABI #AnoxicBrainInjury #BrainInjury #SpineInjury #fibromyalgia #LimbDifference #ActuallyAutisic #OrthopedicDisabilities #SticksAndStones #BrokenBones #NaturesPharmaceutical #DisabilityAcceptance #EndAbleistHateCrime #StopAbleistSlurs #DisabilityEconomicJustice #CripTheVote #DisabilityLobby #HumanInterest #NonPartisan #research #Education #Knowledge
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Je ne parle pas couramment Français. I like using #HashtagsNobodyWillEverSearch
#FilmMaking #Writing #poetry
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#GardenCreator extraordinaire. #FlowerGardens #PhotorealisticImagination
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Just like many of us, this list is incomplete and still evolving. (he, him)
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"With Gentle Affect - Surviving Trauma"
Written with gentle affect and love for all:
Words can be a powerful thing. Sometimes we may say something unintentionally that can open the wounds of another. The range of emotion conjured, may sometimes be manifest in response. Sometimes it's an acquired instinct.
In a world that has become so full of hate, there are many that have survived great trauma. Words that may seem innocent, can be like thrusting the sharpest of double-edged swords, slashing open the heart's healing scars. Sometimes, if one pokes the hive, the bee is likely to sting out of instinctual self-preservation. It's important to be mindful of others we encounter. Only they may know know the shadows that haunt within them.
Being an advocate is not an easy task. You're basically telling people what they may do is not right but, without advocacy, where does #change lie? Taking the brunt and standing firm for others that may not have the strength? If one day it may help to prevent others with invisible disabilities from being subjected, how can I remain silent.
With that said, the last time I checked, I'm human too. I have a brain, a heart and everything. I also don't harbor bitterness or resentment... It messes up the atmosphere inside.[]
"If one breaks one's leg, they may have trouble walking, patience and understanding is key. The same is true for the brain": @OutOfExile_IDR
Today's installment was going to be about the brain and spelling. There's link to an interesting article below. I always welcome kind correction and thoughtful constructive feedback.
Don't Foster misconceptions.
What goes wrong in the brain when someone can't spell: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/02/160202185457.htm
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Buy finemayer a cup?:
https://pixabay.com/users/finemayer-1749939/
#Sensitivity #disability #TBI #InvisibleDisabilities #trauma #pain C-#PTSD #ActuallyAutisic #DisabilitySolidarity #equality
#accommodation #understanding
#disagreement #PeaceMaking
#communication #resolution #peace #consideration #coexist #healing #MentalHealth #patience
(Migrated reboot originally posted Dec 15, 2022)
:EA DATA. SF: #WFH #ReturnToOffice #OfficeReset
So they finally announced that they want people back in the office.
Before the pandemic, we had 15% of the workers who were "remote" workers. My entire team (which isn't very large) has been remote for at least five years.
When the pandemic started, remote worker numbers jumped to 50%.
Today, they have finally mandated that everybody who was not remote before the pandemic has to plan to be in the office four days a week and managers have to be in the office every day.
They've said that everybody who was hired as "remote" before the pandemic started will still be allowed to work "remote". So I will be fine.
I mean, #ThePandemicIsNotOver, right?
We have offices across the US South so mask mandates are a complete non-starter.
Also, all the talk about "people psychologically need to be around other people" is bullshit because I'm #ActuallyAutisic and I work much better when not surrounded by random sounds, voices, and the danger of unwanted drivebys.
Again, I'm fine. I get to work from home. But I am not the only #ND person who has benefited from working remotely who feels like the "you must be around people" line the exact opposite of what some people "need".
Our company strives for diversity in gender, nationality, and skin color but obviously doesn't feel the same way about #NeuroDiversity or they would have already known this.
My manager doesn't have to go to an office even though he lives within 45 minutes of one and we will still post our jobs as "100% remote" but the fact that the company as a whole is moving away from that is disheartening. It's not surprising in the least. But it is disheartening, nonetheless.
To those autistic people who are also LGBT: have you felt like you express your gender identity and/or sexuality in a distinctly different way from neurotypical folks? #askingautistics #actuallyautisic #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #queer #Neurodiversity
I thought it would be neat to go into the live butterfly exhibit.. I didn't realize how much #ActuallyAutisic panic that would introduce in me.. they were really pretty.. It's apparently just not the type of thing I can handle.
Every couple of days I have a random and unexpected "holy fucktwigglets I'm autistic!" moment. #actuallyautisic #autistic
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I don’t know of a paper or article off the top of my head but I bet someone else on this thread can find one… It’s a common enough talking point in the #ActuallyAutisic community and my personal experience and conversations back it
(ftr i really appreciate you taking the time to question the assumption that autistics have low empathy/perspective and I’m not at all bothered that you expressed it - good allying 
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