i know y'all feel this like I do

https://lemmy.ml/post/45327281

Hello world! It is such a joy to be out and meeting all of you. Since this is a new account for a new me, here’s an #introduction!

Let’s see, where to start? I’m a girl and a woman, simultaneously a 60+ woman with white hair and a 13-year-old girl who insists she is already a woman. She is growing up fast, and I am elated that we are becoming one. i share this body with several other headmates. Rowan is mostly merged into me, but she/they still butt in occasionally. Auto (no pronouns, just Auto) is the autistic core of my being and takes care of repetitive tasks (like making coffee!), mediating between the rest of us and the pre-verbal parts of our brain, and otherwise runs things when we dissociate. There is a little fox girl who is mostly crepuscular and rarely speaks in words, but who delights in nature and cat photos. A couple of other headmates, including deadme, have been partially absorbed or archived, with the rest scattered to the psychic winds. Plurality is fun, when it isn’t like herding cats.

Um, I’m not sure what else to say about me. I’m queer and an open-arms lesbian. I like other women, cis or trans. Cis-men don’t do it for me other than cuddling with a big teddy bear. I’ve never been intimate with a trans-man, so I don’t know. I do find them hella attractive!

I’m retired, living off of the pension and savings left to me by previous tenants. Thank you very much, deadme, for sublimating your dysphoria into a lifetime of hard work, just in time for Rowan and me to take over. Deadme was Man of the Year material for sure, even if he was pretty careless with our body.

Oh, interests and stuff. I like words, being in nature, good coffee, feeling pretty, solving puzzles, playing games, meeting people (now there is something deadme would never have written!).

The rest? Well, let’s explore that together, shall we?

#ActuallyAutistic #neurodiverse
#queer #lesbian #sapphic #dadmom #trans

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

#ActuallyAutistic #Neurodivergent #Neurodiversity #Neurodiverse #ND

Something neurotypicals will never understand:
"I bought you a shirt!"
"Ah, so sorry, I don't like it."
"But it's just like that other shirt that you wear all the time!"
"No, no it's not, see...[monologue ensues]"
See also; music recommendation, Netflix, and social media algorithmic feeds.
#ADHD #Neurodiverse

And then there are the days that the adhd is really popping off...

#audhd #autism #adhd #disability #neurodiverse

Even though this program originated in Philadelphia, it's a great way for job seekers, employers, educators, and service providers to connect with the goal of gaining meaningful employment.

https://neurodiversityemploymentnetwork.org/job-opportunities/

#WorkplaceWellbeing
#Neurodiversity
#Neurodiverse
#JobSearch

Job Opportunities – Neurodiversity Employment Network

So much of our lives have been strongly influenced by social pressures or other factors outside of our control. 1/3

#Autistic #ActuallyAutistic #Acceptance #Understanding #Neurodiverse #Neurodiversity

Our next event is happening on the the 23rd April Online 2-3pm Fitting In and Standing Out: Exploring the Lived Experiences of #Autistic #Librarians in Ireland More info & book here ⬇️ www.eventbrite.com/e/fitting-in... #Autism #Library #LIS #Research #Neurodivergent #Neurodiverse

Fitting In and Standing Out: E...
Fitting In and Standing Out: Experiences of Autistic Librarians in Ireland

Join NLISN and Grace Dolan discussing her research findings about the lived experiences of autistic librarians in Ireland.

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