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

#ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Autistic #Acceptance #Neurodiversity

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.

#ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Autistic #Neurospicy #Neurodiversity

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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

I am performing a solo show in Manchester on 11th May - hope to see some of you there

https://www.anthonyburgess.org/event/literature-robin-ince-book-tour/

#comedy #poetry #neurodiversity

Our society is set up on the assumption that the only reason people do anything is out of fear or discipline.

Our workplaces, schools, families, volunteer organizations, and the government are all structured to put fear into people, and relentlessly pressure them into being disciplined about doing things, whether or not they want to do them.

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For anyone interested in research around neurodiversity this is worth a read.

From the prolific & insightful Bridgette Hamstead

#evidence #research #neurodiversity

The Evidence Base for Neurodivergent Interventions Is Not What It Claims to Be https://bridgettehamstead.substack.com/p/the-evidence-base-for-neurodivergent?utm_source=substack&publication_id=5962049&post_id=191677247&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=false&r=46j807&triedRedirect=true

There’s a lot of room in every market for lots of players, because you’re going to have a different take on things than someone else will. 1/3

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