ScottinSoCal πΊπ¦ π π³βπ @ScottSoCal@computerfairi.es
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- So gay. So, so gay.
- JoeMyGod
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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.
Joined Nov 2022
Iβm autistic. Not an alien. Not a baby.
Iβm a human who is worth as much as you because, I am a human.
My value isnβt dependent on what I produce or even what I do.
My value exists because I live and breathe.
And thatβs the case for every other #ActuallyAutistic human too.
@loops @somecat @Pathfinder @simid @rabia_elizabeth @actuallyautistic
"I'm sorry your workplace isn't as accessible as you need, are there any organisations that can help?"
I don't know how to approach this, given my workplace doesn't see the issue as systemic but entirely about an individual (me).
..." Everyone else who works here has no problem walking up the stairs. Why do you feel so priviledged. You are offending people with your neediness.".
...(looks down at wheelchair)... "What?"
Speaking of autistic traits - does anyone else shred the upholstery if you're in a car that squeaks or rattles? I can't buy a car if it has anything like that, and if one develops I'll track it down and refasten it, lubricate it, or replace it.
Patterns of noise I can handle, but random noise just tap dances on my last nerve.
The hyperfocus thing can be a real benefit. I restored a 1978 Mercedes 450SL - a car I knew nothing about, except it was cute, and I wanted it. By the time I was done I was the forum subject matter expert for the Bosch D-Jetronic mechanical fuel injection system, the suspension, and the vacuum system (door locks, HVAC, a bunch of stuff).
@doggle @actuallyautistic
Mine started when I was about 23. Like you I just get the light show, which is over normally quite quickly. Never have worked out what triggers them, beyond sometimes a bright flash of light.
It's okay to resist capitalism on an iPhone. The feudal lord who owned the pitchforks the peasants killed him with probably observed the irony too.
@PatternChaser @actuallyautistic itβs not my article
@Pathfinder
That overlay has been very difficult for me to interface with. Having to realize that the question "so what do you do?" was more often code for "what is your job title?" essentially, and that there is an instant hierarchical judgment and placement made at the response.
If i'm responding to "so what do you do?" naturally, it ends up being verbs and identifiers, traits, things like that, like this thread mentions above.
them: "so what do you do?"
me: "oh, i tinker, i make, i mess with things really, i like learning things, i try to be helpful and try to show that i care, ..."
them: "..."
Remember Christian Cooper? Bird watching while black in Central Park had 911 called on him because his blackness threatening someone. Must have been those dangerous binoculars!
Christian will be the host for National Geographic's new show "Extraordinary Birder", a six-episode series to premiere June 17, on Nat Geo.
'I asked people one question: Who are you?
Almost unilaterally, non-autistic people began describing themselves in terms of their relationships to othersβ if they were a parent, a spouse, what their career was, where they lived, what their religion is, and what their roles were related to others (sister to a Senator, military brat, pastorβs wife, soccer mom, etc.).
And, almost unilaterally, #Autistic people described themselves as what they loved to do, what their values were, and what they had experienced. Many even said this, having intuited the basis of the theory. Among the answers were, βI am a verb,β or βI am what I love,β or βWho I am is what I do.β Autistics would answer, βLover of Justice,β or βDreamer,β or βOne who values autonomy.β Some would describe themselves as a βlover ofβ or βobsessed withβ an intense passion, like trains, lichen and fungi, or theoretical physics and black holes.'
@ScottSoCal This fellow who owns the channel appears to be a very ethical person.
I was asked by a woman "why would you give up your womanhood, such a great thing to be?" about me being non-binary. I never gave up womanhood. I have never been a woman. I used to wish I could be, tried forcing myself to be, because I agree, womanhood is a wonderful thing to experience and it's so amazing and powerful. But I never related to it, never satisfied *any* gender expectations, never looked in the mirror and felt like I'm a woman. So I'm non-binary, and it's just as wonderful.
Would you like to watch some videos about a guy who rescued a lobster from a supermarket and built him a fantastic aquarium. Do a (you tube) search for leon the lobster.
π Florida Is Openly Hostile to African Americans
As a registered Black voter who has had his Black-held Congressional district gerrymandered out of existence, rest assured when I tell you things arenβt as bad as youβve heard. Theyβre WORSE. β¨
β@clayrivers @ourhumanfam
#Allyship #BlackFedi #BlackMastodon #Florida #Inclusion #Justice #RacialEquity #Racism
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- So gay. So, so gay.
- JoeMyGod
- Ε ΔΕΕ§Ε§ Δ - πΊπ¦ π
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.
Joined Nov 2022
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