Show threadBarefoot Rambling12h ago

@hosford42 @actuallyautistic

Wow I feel this.

I had no idea things like my reaction to brushing the shower curtain or the tile wall on the other side was part of my sensory...stuff. I mean, why wouldn't it be? I just never thought about it.

Sensory Reverb is now not only my favorite new phrase, it's also going on my list of awesome band names!

#ActuallyAutistic #ActuallyADHD #auDHD

Libre 15h ago

Unlearning conformist bigotry is so weird when you've been entrenched in it and brainwashed with it since you were a child. Instead of all those triggers at the world tells you you should be weirded out by, you now have to take that and flip that into celebration

It's very freeing but that freedom is also mildly anxiety inducing as you have to re-learn boundaries of what is actually unacceptable. No, the person showing their interests full blown is perfectly fine and a good thing. Yes, the "cool" people mocking people over being themselves should be viewed as toxic and are not cool at all. Etc.

#BeYourself #Bigotry #ConformistBigotry #Unlearning #ActuallyAutistic #ActuallyADHD #LateDiagnosis #SpecialInterests

Show threadEmily Moran Barwick15h ago

@barefootrambling
I really enjoyed reading this. I keep learning more and more about my blend of #AUDHD

In some ways it's validating and enlightening. In other ways I'm still left with "okay but HOW DO I DO LIFE???"

I just wish the understanding of being #ActuallyAutistic and #ActuallyADHD *ALSO* came with a "SO NOW WHAT" manual 🙃

I know I’m not alone, though. And it always makes me feel "seen" when I hear other people sharing their explorations.

@actuallyautistic @actuallyadhd

Show threadEmily Moran Barwick1d ago

To all my fellow #ActuallyAutistic #ActuallyADHD and #AUDHD double-winners, I’m curious if you too have felt you had to “make yourself smaller”?

For me it was a survival mechanism…much like masking and passing. And just as damaging.

That’s what drove me to write this essay. I want more of us #neurodivergent people to take up space. To be who we are fully. Not who makes others comfortable.

We need more neurodivergent joy and safety in this world.

@actuallyautistic

Emily Moran Barwick1d ago

I've spent a lifetime making myself smaller for everyone.

Making myself the version of me that was most useful and comfortable for everyone around me.

And I *HAVE* to stop before I disappear.

I wrote about learning to TAKE UP SPACE: https://fromemily.com/space-taking-defiance/

Maybe you've made yourself smaller too? Let's TAKE UP SPACE together.

@actuallyautistic

#ActuallyAutistic #ActuallyADHD #mentalhealth #neurodivergent #neurodiversity #writing #FromEmily #SmallWeb #writersofmastodon

I’ve Spent a Lifetime Making Myself Smaller and I HAVE to Stop Before I Disappear (or “How Buying an Oversized ‘Everyday’ Bag Was a Revolutionary Act of Space-Taking Defiance”)

I'm learning I'm allowed to take up space. (And doing it with one BIG-ASS-BAG.)

...from Emily Moran Barwick
Mitch Effendi (ميتش أفندي)1d ago

RFK Jr. Set to Launch Disease Registry Tracking Autistic People

https://newrepublic.com/post/194245/rfk-jr-disease-registry-track-autistic-people

#news #actuallyadhd #actuallyautisic

RFK Jr. Set to Launch Disease Registry Tracking Autistic People

And he’s using private medical records to make it happen.

The New Republic
Cassian [main]1d ago

ADHD is so weird!

*drinks coffee* Mmmmm lovely, time for a nap

*puts TV on* oh, magically I am able to tidy my desk now

#ActuallyADHD

Show threadEmily Moran Barwick2d ago

@StaceyCornelius I’ve been (unsuccessfully) seeking that Goldilocks “sweet spot” for a lifetime now..

I crave it with all of my being but seem to always swing too far one way, then overcorrect with a vengeance.

Being #ActuallyAutistic & #ActuallyADHD sometimes feels like an impossible combination to “please”. Your graceful way of wording this makes me want to try a gentler approach with my #neurodivergent self.

…I always forget to be gentle…

Verđandi K. Soldusty3d ago

@actuallyautistic
And two hours after my Mam's weekly phone call, I can definitely say that & has done a number on me. Still totally burned out from it & the frelling Waiting mode before it.

I'm just going to have to call tomorrow & Tuesday my weekend. Just me, my chocolate eggs & I… well, okay probably some Mastodon too.

#Burnout #Spoons #AuDHD #Autistic #ADHD #ActuallyADHD #ActuallyAutistic

Show threadWhinery3d ago

@flexghost

#RFKjr is a bad person, some doctors say the definition of autism is too broad.

https://nypost.com/2023/04/24/doctor-who-broadened-autism-spectrum-sorry-for-over-diagnosis/

#reserach #actuallyadhd #actuallyautistic #autism
#ADHD #science #factsmatter

Doctor who helped broaden autism spectrum 'very sorry' for over-diagnosis

According to a Rutgers study published earlier this year, autism rates in the US have increased some 500% over the past 16 years. And “profound autism” cases — those who are likely to n…

New York Post