AutistrainJan 1, 2024

I saw that a study says that #actuallyAutistic don't like going outside in nature. Well, nature is a must for our mental health! I love the botanical garden. It provides good visual stimming.

The other point is that I hike quite a lot and being in nature is vital for my anxiety.

It's another good example of how we are misunderstood. It's another example of how we are seen as a deficit. It's totally dehumanizing us. We are human with human needs. It's not because somes don't understand our cognition that we aren't fully human.

@actuallyautistic @neurodiversity

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@Autistrain @actuallyautistic @neurodiversity Was the study conducted by allistics by any chance?

Lifelong nature lover & autistic.

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@sentient_water

I read it yesterday and don't remember clearly. To do some sarcasm, I could answer “I assume”.

@actuallyautistic @neurodiversity

Show threadAerlissJan 1, 2024
@Autistrain @sentient_water @neurodiversity could you poke through your browser history to see if you can find it again? I've spent some time on various search engines, including Google scholar, but using the word "nature" throws up a lot of "the nature of x in autism" type articles.
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@Aerliss @Autistrain @neurodiversity This isn't the one I'm talking about but it illustrates the same point.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140131130630.htm

Autistic brains create more information at rest, study show

New research finds that the brains of autistic children generate more information at rest -- a 42 percent increase on average. The study offers a scientific explanation for the most typical characteristic of autism -- withdrawal into one's own inner world. The excess production of information may explain a child's detachment from their environment.

ScienceDaily
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@sentient_water @Autistrain @neurodiversity thank you! You're a star. I'll have a read over my next cup of tea.
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@Aerliss @Autistrain @neurodiversity Found this other one too. Where the fact that we have more neurons in our prefrontal cortex is still pathologized!

https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/autism-brains-have-too-many-neurons-study-suggests/

Autism brains have too many neurons, study suggests

Children with autism have an abnormally large number of neurons in the prefrontal cortex, a brain region important for abstract thinking…

Spectrum | Autism Research News
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@Aerliss @Autistrain @neurodiversity This seems to be like saying your computer is broken because it's got too much RAM & memory.
Show threadAerlissJan 2, 2024
@sentient_water @Autistrain @neurodiversity I have a lot of RAM and my CPU is good, but my HDD needs defragging, and the system needs a better cooling system. Plus I think a mouse got into the casing and dislodged a few bits of welding 😆
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@Aerliss @Autistrain @neurodiversity Mine is like a supercomputer if it was designed by Rube Goldberg.
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@sentient_water @Autistrain @neurodiversity I know quite a few of those! It's about the journey, right?
Jan 2, 2024 at 1:21pmTusky