Autistic musician.
Film nut.
Culture nerd.
Occasional training consultant.
https://headfirstonly.bandcamp.com/music
| Website | https://www.headfirstonly.com/blog.htm |
| Location | Gloucestershire UK |
| Pronouns | He/Him |
"Late‑diagnosed adults describe finally learning they are autistic as both relief and grief: relief at having a name and community that fit, and grief for all the years spent fighting the unnecessary battles."
Yes!!! But not so much "grief" as RESENTMENT, for how unnecessary it all was and is. 😡
I had a psych assessment this week.
The minimum PCL5 score indicating that someone has difficulties dealing with past traumatic events which "would benefit from psychological support" is 33 (out of a maximum of 80). I scored 59.
My PHQ9 score was 20 and my GAD7 score was 19, "indicating severe symptoms of depression and anxiety." The PHQ9 score is enough to trigger a recommendation of immediate treatment.
There I was, thinking I was "just a bit down"...
So perhaps autistic people aren’t empathy-impaired at all.
Just misaligned with a social order that expects empathy to be smooth, selective, strategic, performative, and status-aware.
And maybe that's really what gets pathologized.
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Full article, with refs, in the link below.
Stick Men (Markus Reuter, Tony Levin, and Pat Mastelotto) have just had the majority of their gear and personal luggage stolen while travelling by air in Chile.
Markus suggests buying their music if you want to help them out, but if you hear about their gear being traded - and it's pretty bloody distinctive gear - let them know.
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