this (previous toot) is also why diagnosis can be important: it allows for learning accommodations to be made and for teaching environments to be more equitable.

lectures take me 1.5-2x as long to watch (recorded) now because of how many times i have to go back and replay.

there's nothing wrong or unintelligent about me: my learning needs are simply different.

honestly fuck all the teachers that reprimanded me for "taking too many notes" over the years and fostered the shame i now have around how i learn.

just realize how ableist this shit is. as an #actuallyautistic person one of the things i struggle with most is auditory processing.

the *only way* i know what you're saying and can follow your train of thought is if i write down almost verbatim the words coming out of your mouth.

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