A lot of allistics who socialize more easily are able to avoid situations which they find awkward or embarrassing.

They, too, have miscommunications, and are excluded, and have the whole gamut of negative social experiences, but they can usually minimize those encounters. And when they do avoid them, they’re avoiding a minority of their social experiences. 1/2

#ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Autistic #Neurospicy #Neurodiversity

#Autism
#ADHD
#AuDHD
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#neurodivergence

#Difference is not always WRONG or BAD! 🙄😮

https://aeon.co/essays/how-the-hypercuriosity-of-adhd-may-have-helped-humans-thrive

RE: https://mastodon.online/@Psychonaut/116327853134506072

"I'm looking for a psychiatrist specializing in people who are late diagnosed" — Can anyone help?

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#ADHD is "‘a persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development.’ — DSM-5 The emphasis is on impairment: something is not working as it should."

And this is the problem: researchers identify difference as *DEFECIT*!!!

https://aeon.co/essays/how-the-hypercuriosity-of-adhd-may-have-helped-humans-thrive

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A classroom, a flickering light, the sound of a pen clicking over and over again. Before the lesson even begins, your mind is already full...

School buildings are not neutral. They shape who gets to learn... and who is left surviving.

My new article explores neurodiversity, sensory-friendly design, and the politics of space in education.

Because learning begins not with a blackboard, but with the senses.

https://www.academia.edu/165436301/Room_for_Your_Brain

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💯% true!

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As you’re trying to make your work better for you, you’re going to have to deal with a lot of internal messaging around internalized ableism, capitalistic messaging, and people-pleasing thoughts. Processing through that takes time. 1/2

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Every self-employed Autistic I work with blames themselves.
They're exhausted, stressed, wondering if they're cut out for this.
But they're not the problem. Standard business advice wasn't built for neurodivergent brains.

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1/2

I want to float an idea.

There's a version of being sensitive to the other person, of being aware of them and attuned to them, that isn't masking. 1/3

#AutisticMasking #ActuallyAutistic #Autistic #Neurodiversity #unmasking