The crazy part about "Autism Awareness" is that it is just about being tolerant enough to let people be themselves, and I can't stop thinking about that.
EDIT: To clarify, this came from another conversation where it just seems a lot of people cannot just leave other people alone.
PS: And I think Neurodivergent people are easy at spotting one another because they don't have that tendency at all, and tend to be curious.
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Post 11 of my #autism awareness series is on maintaining friendships:
https://dev.to/raphink/maintaining-friendships-on-the-spectrum-42lc
My wife tells me I have friends. She's probably right. But I don't feel like I do — not in the way the cultural template describes. This post explores why maintaining friendships is harder than making them, what gets misread as manipulation, and the unexpected flip side of a system that doesn't store emotional weight.
"Being open from the start of the appointment about the emotional side of my request made it easier for me to communicate, something that can be hard being autistic, instead of trying to find the right words to say after I was already upset." Gage
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Post 10 in my #autism awareness series, on autism and the "genius" effect.
Rain Man or Sheldon Cooper — those are the two faces of autism most people know. But the vast middle is invisible, largely because it masks. This post explores the three dimensions you need to understand autism properly, why the "genius" stereotype is largely a visibility problem, and what actually happens when high IQ meets an insatiable information-gathering drive. Spoiler: it's a double-edged sword.
Post 9 in my #autism Awareness series:
Most people learn early that you don't look an adult in the eyes when you're being told off. For many autistic people, that reflex simply never installed. This post explores why — and what happens to the emotional cost of all that defiance that wasn't actually defiance at all.
A question at Eastercon had David Green pondering why neurodivergent creatives seek out other neurodivergent creatives: It’s all about acceptance.
https://britishfantasysociety.org/searching-for-people-like-me/
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🧠💛 For many autistic children, communication is shaped by how they experience the world.
When sensory input feels overwhelming, expression can become more challenging, but understanding this makes all the difference.
Nabeelah Kathrada, a Speech Therapist and Audiologist, shares more insights on supporting communication through sensory awareness 💛.
🔗 Read more here:https://zurl.co/mGH8Z
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