@TheUSASingers@union.place
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY0WxgSXdEE
@theautisticcoach @actuallyautistic @actuallyautistics
I like how you always initiate debates between autistic people. It's so good to read how others experience things.
Also I agree with you on not putting us into different boxes, bit sticking together and speaking out for one another.
Ron De Fascist wants to be Adolf so bad. The sad thing is, some people are waiting until he DOES the heinous things Adolf did before they wake up and sayββDAMNβthis guy is Adolf!β
Please donβt wait til thenβNOW is the time to raise your voice. VOTE.
NEVER AGAIN! means something
Not ADHD, as far as I know, but enjoy untying knots. Except when it's the knot on my PJ bottoms, and I really, really have to pee, and the knot is tangled up. That isn't a fun knot at all.
@Sci_Fi_FanGirl @actuallyautistic
I write much better than I speak, by the way. I'm the king of e-mails and powerpoint, but in person I've been described as "intense".
@Sci_Fi_FanGirl @actuallyautistic
It's not about the label, it's about the behavior. They know I'm a pain in the ass to work with. They know I don't respect titles, position, or salary. They know I won't hesitate to tell them they're wrong, when they are.
I'm "not a team player", and I don't "communicate effectively". Just look at any of my performance reviews. But I do get the job done, well enough that I've out-lasted just about everyone who had a real problem with me.
@theautisticcoach @actuallyautistic @actuallyautistics
OK, I'd never heard of hyperlexia, but yeah, that's me. I was reading more than a year before kindergarten, usually the newspaper, because we didn't have a lot of books in my house.
@Sci_Fi_FanGirl @actuallyautistic
I work in a highly technical field, and I frequently joke that there are more PhDs per square foot at my company than in a hospital. My situation would be very similar.
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Okay, I confess: I've started watching #TheGoodDoctor out of curiosity.
Now, I need to talk about it with the @actuallyautistic people, but I'm also interested in non-autistic impressions.
Of course there's the question of representation. #seanmurphy is the stereotypical savant autistic. But there are people like him, right? To me, that's fine.
Then there's a lot of prejudice. To me, it seems a bit exaggerated. If he has succeeded in studying medicine, why are they so concerned?
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@Sci_Fi_FanGirl @actuallyautistic
"Then there's a lot of prejudice. To me, it seems a bit exaggerated."
I've watched it since the beginning, and I'd say if they're not accurate on the prejudice, they're down-playing it. I think IRL it would be much worse than what they've shown.
Last spring we had ravens nesting nearby. They are loud! They didn't nest here this year but they're still around, often calling to each other. Here's my tribute to this intelligent bird - I have added a quilted effect to my #artwork to give it a 3D look.
Art is here - https://peggy-collins.pixels.com/featured/the-raven-quilted-peggy-collins.html
#raven #birds #birdart #nature #flying #wildlife #AYearForArt #MastodonArt #FediGiftShop #MastoArt #FediArt #BuyIntoArt #peggycollins
@theautisticcoach @Uniflame @actuallyautistic @actuallyautistics
I correspond to Level 1 on that, but my "support" is rigid routine. I've worked out systems that ensure everything is done by following a script. If I get interrupted or things happen out of order, it all falls apart.
https://www.lanermc.org/community/lane-health-blog/the-3-levels-of-autism-explained
I wasn't diagnosed originally with any of these, but Aspergers Syndrome. Only years later when I had to be diagnosed AGAIN in a different country from where I was born post DSM-5 did I receive this diagnosis of Level 2. Which is ironic, of course, in that people often equate "aspergers' with "level 1".
Listening to NT βautism expertsβ speaking about things like unmasking, making boundaries, and advocacy is like listening to Jerry Falwell talk about reproductive rights or Enoch Powell speaking about race relations.
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.