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Is it just me, or is there a general disdain by certain parents of autistic kids regarding the very existence of autistic adults?

It's like "autism families" are their special little project, and those of us who were formerly kids (many years ago), upset their mental model of how ASD is supposed to work. #ActuallyAutistic

blankie going places 2h ago

made a teeny tiny stimtoy #stimtoys #fidgettoys #beads #crafting #diy #actuallyautistic

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Goiterzan/Amygdalai Lama 2h ago

@hellomiakoda
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I agree with the idea that the spectrum isn't the right way to look at it and also that Autism isn't a single thing.
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But I do not agree that Autism is a million different disorders like cancer is either, FFS. 😲
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The solution to the question these folks are trying to answer is that Allism is a thing, the thing, and all "Autism," means is not Allistic - but there's another problem - there's no actual definition for the real thing, Allism.
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So yeah, when your definition of Autism is "not Allism," but you have no definition for Allism, that is a problem.
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#ActuallyAutistic

Miakoda

2h ago

I'm not sure comparing it to cancer is the best choice....

#ActuallyAutistic

blankie going places 3h ago

my chest muscles are fina getting better #sideeffects #muscles #face #happy #emoji #securityblanket #stimtoys #actuallyautistic

Goiterzan/Amygdalai Lama 4h ago

post hatching I’m still forever in the same situation I’ve always been in, of talking all day, look at my output here, and still being continually surprised that no-one knows where I’m at
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I mean, it’s a complex stance to be sure, but the world is full of things people do that are too complex for me, I can’t even begin with music theory or chess or even language
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but genetics and neurotype don’t work that way, it’s not a spectrum from simple to complex whatevers, it’s usually specific, isn’t it. Neurodiversity’s spiky ball of traits shows that types are brilliant in some areas and slower in others, like in the absent minded professor meme, which is real in many cases, just because you grok relativity doesn’t prove you can tie your shoelaces.
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I am feeling spectacularly rare over here. 😳💜💜💜
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@autistics
#ActuallyAutistic #ND #AuDHD

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Stephen Gutknecht 5h ago

@autistics @autism101

https://youtu.be/PPukR7PI834?t=867
157,322 views May 4, 2022

"and like i said i'm not accepted in autism communities because i think differently and instead of that being accepted because they should know how that feels... you know, they think differently to the general population so they create a community. And then I pop up and go I also think different but i do think different to you too... can I still be part of it? And I get shouted out attacked bullied you know kicked-out, #blocked ! Which is weird because you'd think #autistic people would understand how it feels to treat people like that. But i digress"

#Autism #AutismSpectrumDisorder #Mastodon #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiverse /\

Adult with Autism | Dark Side of Autism | Late Autism Diagnosis

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Goiterzan/Amygdalai Lama 5h ago

it’s not up to me whether you’re #ActuallyAutistic or not, but it is up to me to know when to stop fucking talking 🙄

Tim McTuffty 5h ago

Diary of an AuDHD Squirrel. Day 950 , Thursday 04/06/2026

Up at just before 7am because … neighbours!

Git breakfast & did my chores - initially I was going to have an easy day to rest my back but my ND brain was having none of that so I spent several hours building the bottom half of the flat pack desk Mrs S ordered for her ‘study’.

It’s actually 4 pieces of furniture in one - there is a narrowish book case as one leg, a cupboard with a shelf & a draw as the other leg. Then (& this is tomorrow’s job because it will need 2 people to lift it into place) there is a set of overhead cupboards & a couple of small shelves that sit on the back of the desk top. Finally there is the actual desktop which comes with a built in power supply (that one has to fit as part of the build) & LED lighting strips.

Watched ‘Silence of the Lambs’ while I worked, with pauses as required by particularly arsey fittings.

Managed to squeeze in some NMS & some Starfield.

Final Thoughts.

Not a bad day at all - on a bit of a roll at the moment. The only fly in the ointment is that I am really, really struggling to engage with folk at the moment!

I don’t know if it is that I am simply overwhelmed by all that is going on or if my hermit style tendencies are ratcheting up a notch or 3!

Thank you to all those who are helping me on this journey, in a myriad different ways. I am thankful to each & every one of you! 🫂 🫶🐿️🖖

@autistics
#TimsASDjourney #ActuallyAutistic #Neurospicy #TheMammutMoves

Heather Cook🖖Autistic Coach 6h ago

So someone was asking me recently how to ask for accommodations for their sensory needs without coming across as needy or complaining. So here’s my three-step suggestion: 1/3

#ActuallyAutistic #Autistic #AuDHD #Neurodivergent #Sensory