"No, we're not firing you because you're autistic."
"We're firing you because of the way you communicate with your team. And because you expressed sensory needs at a company event. And because of the structure you seem to need."
"So you see you're just not a fit. It's got nothing to do with the fact you're autistic."
'Fit' can be ablist. It can be all kinds of exclusionary. Hire better.
@actuallyautistic, thank you for listening /vent
@theautisticcoach @actuallyautistic @actuallyautistics
My everyday shoes and dress shoes are all lace-up. I have some boots - both cowboy and biker - that are slip-on. And then I have some costume boots (with 8" soles) that are zip-up.
Shoes are sort of a "thing" with me.
How would my #ActuallyAutistic comrades rate their shoe tying skills?
Are you better at tying one foot more than the other?
A particular type of laces?
Or do you got for laceless shoes altogether?
Shorter Clarence Thomas: I got what I want - fuck you.
Reflections on the streets of Granada #Nicaragua
Prints here: https://mark-tisdale.pixels.com/featured/reflections-on-historic-granada-nicaragua-mark-e-tisdale.html?add-to-cart=&product=art-print
#DigitalArt #architecture #LatinAmerica #FediGiftShop #MastoArt #ArtMatters #MarkOnArt
@NiteThief @SrRochardBunson One of this best moments was when he said to TFG, in national TV, live, "will you shut up, man." To his face. While TFG was President of the US.
No one has done this. No TFG's opponents, critics. Not Chris Christie. Not George Conway. Not DeeeeSantis. This is some grit right there.
We carry on!
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote in her well-reasoned dissent, โdeeming race irrelevant in law does not make it so in life.โ This fight is not over!
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/read-supreme-court-justice-ketanji-150423547.html
@Sci_Fi_FanGirl @librarianknight @actuallyautistic If the meal is meant to be eaten hot, I'll reheat it. I cannot imagine voluntarily eating cold baked mac & cheese, or cold burrito bowls, ew...
I do have a few exceptions. I don't have a problem with cold hardboiled eggs, and sometimes I don't bother to reheat my pizza.
@Carex @theautisticcoach @actuallyautistics @actuallyautistic I think it applies to everyone. People who pretend they're someone else when dating. Well they're gonna end up with someone who's right only for the person they pretended to be.
It's one of the things I'm so proud of about autistics, we're often fiercely, unapologetically ourselves. I actually think this is one aspect that annoys NTs. Our bold authenticity highlights their own inauthentic persona. (NTs also mask, they're just better at it).
Even if you buy it, it can disappear. That happened to several people in Canada and the EU, and their software deleted things they'd bought and downloaded, because of some licensing issue with Apple and the company they were licensed through.
This is your periodic reminder that, unless you buy and download the music you love, it will absolutely disappear out from under you at some point.
I failed to heed my own advice! This album is pretty obscure, sure, but now it's grayed out on Apple Music, and totally gone from the iTunes Store, so too late there. Bummer.
SCOTUS struck down AA b/c itโs allegedly discriminatory. Hereโs the Facts:
โขAA benefitted white women more than all other groups COMBINEDโplaintiffs never complained about that
โข43% of white Harvard students are legacy or athlete students, of which 75% would not be admitted otherwiseโplaintiffs never complained about that
โขAsians are 6% of the population & 26% of Harvard admissionsโplaintiffs never complained about that
This SCOTUS ruling is 100% anti-fact & 100% anti-Black racism.
I hope that Biden highlights that these recent #scotus rulings - many contrary to precedent, facts, logic and majority views - clearly demonstrate that the Supreme Court is out of touch with the American people, is vulnerable to manipulation & corruption and must be reformed - while everyone is paying attention today. #politics
So... me. Work in aerospace, more space, not as much aero. Can fix my own car, choose not to. Can fix the random appliance of your choice. Hardcore introvert in person, which is why I love online. Lifelong science fiction fan. Read constantly. Scalzi is my favorite author, because he mixes exactly the right amount of snark into his writing. Together with a guy 30+ years, married since it was legal. Own a home in CA and don't plan to leave unless I immigrate to another country.