After a long day, out in the wilderness of the #neuronormative world, a late night self made comfort food now.

#AuDHD

@samhkennedy Here I was thinking Mastodon was a safer place than the bird site, or other performative platforms. A place where I could take off my mask and be a little vulnerable and honest about how I experience the world.

Judging from your reply, it seems like that’s not the case.

Do you see how you’re doing the same thing my supervisor does? I’m talking you carefully through my thought process, and you jump to the conclusion that I need or want help.

I am a professional writer and editor, and I teach writing and editing. I already think intensely about the practice of writing and I don’t need tips.

Your reply shamed me. It made me feel patronised and belittled in the same way my supervisor does. Maybe, like her, you didn’t realise that’s what you were doing.

Please reflect on your communication practices, as I’ve been doing, rather than trying to dictate to me how to feel. That’s a #neuronormative practice and I’m trying to evade that here.

Really interesting observations by Kabie Brook just now on #Autistic play and the problems of looking at children’s play and child/parent interactions through a #neuronormative lens

They are talking at #Autscape2022 about their MRes research into this