Mastodawn

I actually did a blog post. A discussion of personal energy levels, what uses energy, and what energy reserves help me do, with a bonus meander through masking. #acutuallyAutistic
#autistic #autism #AuDHD #autisticBurnout #autismAwareness
https://marcus.helvig.net/neurodiversity/2026/03/23/what-is-energy-for-autistics.html

What do I mean when I talk about energy, anyway?

While this article was written as part of my employer’s development day, all opinions are mine alone. Before I begin, Autism and ADHD is different for everyone. I make some general statements here, but remember they don’t apply to everyone. This was written in one session, without planning where it would go. The style of writing changes as my emotions grew stronger throughout writing; I could edit it, but that is just as important to convey. As someone who was diagnosed with Autism and ADHD (abbreviated to AuDHD) in my mid 40s, I’m still learning to understand what being AuDHD means on a practical day-to-day level. Over the last six months, or so, I’ve been starting to understand my energy levels, and my resilience.

Marcus Unmasked

Marcus Helvig 1d ago

RE: https://mas.to/@PatternChaser/116273363214994741

A great article. In my experience, I’ve gone from grief to outright anger at how unnecessary my pain is, simply because my authentic self doesn’t fit neurotypical’s fucking view of how a person should exist, behave, or what I require. #acutuallyAutistic #autistic #autism

nocci [cyberpunk'd]Dec 11

Ich hab IRL nur zweieinhalb menschliche Freund*innen. Das ist okay.

Es ist halt auch schwer Leute zu finden wo man hingehen, nichts weiter sagen, zwei Stunden schweigend bei einer Tasse Getränk zu hocken und dann zu gehen... und beide dann hinterher das Gefühl haben, dass es eine tolle gemeinsame Zeit war.

#acutuallyautistic

gato Mar 9, 2024

Yesterday was a really bad brain day. I could not do anything. All I did was binge watch supernatural academy on netflix. I really loved seeing the non binary aromantic character Jae and feel a strong gender longing towards them. I say gender longing to mean something similar to gender envy, but with less of a negative conotation to it. I felt gender envy before and to me it has a touch of bitterness to it. While, gender longing is similar, it does not have this bitterness. it just made me feel good seeing them on screen, an oh how i wish it was possible to me to present as they do.

#AcutuallyAutistic #adhd #trans #NonBinary #gender #SupernaturalAcademy

darrellpf Dec 30, 2023

Fawn is my norm. I never want to be seen but am keenly aware, gathering information and figuring out how things work.

Freeze is my first response. I get stuck waiting for the threat to leave.

Flight is rare. I will try to significantly override to maintain freeze.

Fight means you've reached the end of my rope. There is a complete refusal. My invisible meltdowns devise a way to "fix things" so whatever got me to that state will never happen again.

#acutuallyautistic @actuallyautistic

Jeremy Mallin Oct 10, 2023

Are there any Autistics who do not have any auditory sensory issues at all? I've found plenty with different auditory triggers than I have—some times even seemingly opposite to mine.

The construction equipment working in this grocery store parking lot is emitting a high decibel low frequency bass that is killing me while I'm waiting for my pickup order.

#AcutuallyAutistic
@actuallyautistic

@Phoenixrisen Sep 3, 2023

In my quest to fully understand my brain I am reading books about #Autism. So far I have finished #UnmaskingAutism and Aspergirls. Now I’m reading NeuroTribes and then I have I Will Die on this Hill. Do any of my #acutuallyautistic folks have recommendations for other books I should read?

⁂ Fish Id Wardrobe Jun 12, 2023

@Rachel_Thorn I come at this from a different perspective. I'm a cis male so I don't get the media/peer pressure to be fashionable or pretty. But I'm #AcutuallyAutistic, and I have spent my whole life trying to fit in. So I'm in the first category. I'll only wear what I think will be accepted, because I don't want to be laughed at. (I won't ever "look good in this". The bar is "folks won't point and laugh.")

Ofc as a 50yo cis male I have more leeway than most. But.