ScottinSoCal 🇺🇦 🕊 🏳‍🌈 @ScottSoCal@computerfairi.es

Morning! Have a wonderful day!

These two...oh my heart! 🥰

Another book on #autism, "Autism and Asperger syndrome in adults", by Dr Luke Beardon. I had seen him interviewed in a BBC programme on autism and was curious to read some of his work. The book is short and easy to read, and it's written as a dialogue with the autistic reader, discussing things that the autistic person should consider when choosing where to study at uni, where to work, whether to disclose their diagnosis (which he calls "identification", and I love that) etc. It's full of examples from the real life of autistic people and shows how amazing they can be. It's an overview based firmly on the social model, so doesn't go in depth, and it's largely uplifting and provides some practical guidance.
#DrLukeBeardon #AutismAndAspergerSyndromInAdults @bookstodon @actuallyautistic

Regardless of whether you were diagnosed early or later in life, you may have spent years suppressing your autistic identity and conforming to neurotypical norms. Our focus will be on self-advocacy, unmasking, and cultivating self-care and self-regulation techniques.

Let's embark on this empowering journey together! My #ActuallyAutistic workshops are built in order to create community and bring together like-minded autistic people looking to grow their autistic self. We are all looking to find or get further in touch with our inner lives and unmask and live authentically.

@actuallyautistic

https://www.theautisticcoach.com/autistic-self-advocacy-unmasking-exploring-the-autistic-self

A friend inspired me to share some of my personal poetry & short stories.

It's ironic, of course, that I share so much here with you all here and even more with those I work with, but I still have felt that this part of my life cannot be shared.

Here goes nothing....

https://www.theautisticcoach.com/autistic-poetry-autistic-fiction/easter-in-saint-michel

@actuallyautistic @poetry

McConnell apparently has a firmware glitch

Fun fact 4: "bat" spelled backwards is "tab", which among other things can refer to a personal line of credit held by a bar, restaurant, or other service provider. Bats do not have tabs because they do not have a money-based economy.

@melivia @ScottSoCal @actuallyautistic I had a copy of the writer's guide for Voyager, and it's full of stuff that never makes it into the shows -- for one thing, it emphasizes that writers should avoid nerding out on the details.

One of the details that struck me is that most of the volume of Starfleet ships is empty, and can be filled in quickly with modular units as needed for a given mission.

Untrue.

The reason we won’t have clean drinking water, biodiversity in our wetlands isn’t the EPA…

Is because of lavish yacht vacations and cheap-as-free real estate for our nation’s corrupt conservative Supreme Court

“No Labels” has a label. And that label is “front for electing more Republicans financed by wealthy Republicans.”

A 6-figure Donald Trump donor is now a No Labels adviser -
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/30/trump-donor-no-labels-adviser-00113395

A big part of masking is often eating things you don't actually like in my experience. NT people can get really angry if you don't eat something they made, and often are aggressive if you split up food and only eat parts.

Eating is often a very sensitive topic, and for many people is often a very stressful time. If it isn't for you, please try to remember to always be careful and think about what you say.

On top of that, a lot of people love focusing on food when gathering together. Going out for coffee, a dinner-date, and the movies, are just a few examples. This may be excluding some people who get stressed in these types of situations, so it might be a good idea to keep other ideas/suggestions ready.

@actuallyautistic #ActuallyAutistic

Adding "lol" to the end of your sentence is an ancient ritual to ward off existential dread lol

Welcome to #TransTuesday!

I’ve put this one off for actual years because I just didn’t feel able to discuss it. But now I do! Maybe? I dunno, let’s find out together as we talk FINDING OUR TRANS STYLE.

For trans people who transition as adults, figuring out our style can be a giant puzzle. It was certainly that way for me.

#trans #transgender #transrightsarehumanrights #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtqia #queer

https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vT5J9t3obx8RcqfWuA8QOnT5zTBq3aWfTDuhWaXH42raBlO0Fme4M1N46d6yRJXWl1obMp6hLiKLdpK/pub

Hi all! I don't know if I have any teacher friends on here (though if not maybe you know teachers!) but I'm trying to collect questions about AI (especially ethical/social implications) from kids and teenagers that I can answer. I have a feeling they will have very good questions that everyone can learn from. :) So help me out and share this with someone who might be talking to kids about this stuff? #ai #teachers https://forms.gle/61g8iSYswEZtZZGe9

When I was a kid I always so scared of the wicked witch in The Wizard Of Oz so I decided I would try something a bit more on the scary side, say hello to Hagatha!! Happy Tuesday:)
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#halloween #scary #witch #portrait #art #artist #artwork #arte #mastoart #pagan #fediart #fedigiftshop #artbooster #creativetoots #wallart #artforsale #buyintoart #ayearforart

FRIEND. :3

He let me pet him today. Chipmunks are so soft!!

💙💙💙

#animals #nature #chipmunk #cute #DontLookAtThisImageIf #YouHaveAPeanutAllergy

@ned call me old fashioned, but if my kids couldn't tell me something as important as who they are, and what they need to feel comfortable, I'd consider myself a failure as a parent and as a human being.