Mit #Autismus in der Natur auf #LSD ist die Durchzündung.
All das ohnehin angelegte Empfinden des Wundersamen in der Umwelt, das andere nicht so wahrnehmen können, und diese stete Ahnung:
"Da ist etwas Großes verborgen",
das bekommt mit dem Molekül Treibstoff.
Du erlebst dich als natürliche Sinn-Struktur, als einen kristallinen Motor, der erwacht, und erfährst dich ganz und gar erfüllt in deiner Existenz als vollkommene Schöpfung.
Du bist so gewollt gewesen.
Can anyone recommend any book(s) on #AuDHD? Looking for something that's not just a basic 'what's AuDHD?' but rather more about how #autism and #ADHD / #ADD interact, as well as how to cope. Bonus points if it also takes into account gender differences in presentation of both / either issues.
Articles / research projects also of interest, of course, if you're aware of any.
Been back at work one day and I’m already feeling as welcome as a fart in a spacesuit. I need an out but I simply don’t have one. 
#ActuallyAutistc
Wish me luck, im going to go through the Asd assessment questionnaires today, after being on assessment waiting list for over 2 years. Feeling wiped out by even thinking about it, stomach gone a bit berserk. It will be GRAND. #ActuallyAutistc #audhd
Multiple really good days. Got a lot done. Multiple situations where I remained calm, cooperative, instead of allowing my ego to take over and argue. Ensured that there is enough rest & recuperation time, enough movement, fresh air & sports.
And then - boom - suddenly all my energy is depleted. Literally from one second to the next.
New Instance, New #introduction
I'm a #millennial #transgender #woman in the #Chicago area. I am #ActuallyAutistc and #ADHD flavors of #neurodivergant I also have #cPTSD and I'm working though that. Very fun.
I work in the #tech industry as a #productmanager I don't talk about it much right now because I'm not super happy with this part of my life.
Hobby wise... I'm into #anime #videogames #scifi #dogs #trains #writing #politics and #camping you may hear about any of these things from time to time if you follow me.
My real passion is that I also #write a #hopepunk #webnovel called Last Contact.
Check it out at https://lastcontact.space new chapters every Friday
Unfortunately, the things I have to do (as an adult, worker, wife and mom) are so plentyful that it leaves almost no room (i.e. time) for the things I want to do. I've tried to schedule "me time" for self care (2 hrs on Wed). But it became just another item on my todo list and I couldn't get myself to actually relax and find the head space to even start exploring what I WANTED to do. But always being painfully aware of all the things I HAD to do. 2/3
I think I just realised that through all the different phases in my life, adhd struggles (just got my diagnosis) autism symptoms (still waiting for official dx) Anxiety and social confusions and now the onset of perimenopause hormone fubars, the one thing that has consistently not helped is pushing through. And realising that has been quite nice.
Am I going out? No! Why? I don't want to!
#audhd #ActuallyAutistc #perimenopause
I wish 'selective mutism' had a different name. The selective part seems to imply that there is choice in the matter. There is a massive difference between choosing not to speak and wanting to speak but struggling to form words or say anything.
There are great articles coming out. Another example of the double empathy problem, and the issues with the current diagnostic criteria:
"Our results thus support a reframing of autism from a social communication disorder to a “description encompassing a broad range of developmental differences and experiences”
Schuster, B.A., Okamoto, Y., Takahashi, T. et al. A cross-cultural examination of bi-directional mentalising in autistic and non-autistic adults. Molecular Autism 16, 29 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13229-025-00659-z
For late-diagnosed autistics/AuDHD folks only
RFK Jr is getting his database of autistics from Medicaid and Medicare.
1. Grateful, for now, not to be on either. He isn't (yet) getting it from insurance companies (but I do wonder if that is not far off).
2. Fuck everything about giving this dangerous moron PII from autistic people.
Found some preliminary science indicating that anti-inflammatory medication can treat autistic irritability:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22782459/
Second article/study is a bit gross in that children were being given risperidone (an anti-psychotic!) as well.
We're not fucking psychotics.
So these facial expression recognition tests are supposed to tell me that I am unempathetic? Because I cannot tell you within a millisecond that she looks surprised!? Fuck this shit!
Within 60 seconds I can tell you that she is not just surprised. This is the face of a person who has just learned that her lover betrayed her. She IS surprised, yes. But she's also angry, disappointed, devastated and planning revenge at the same time.
I went quiet because it seemed like I had blown my data limit but I now think it was just the sheer number of people (= phones) in a small area. I have a lot more pics I couldn't send, but summary is that it was immense, we marched down to st James park and there were speeches. I bailed out about 1600 as being typical of my #ActuallyAutistc self, I felt kind of out of place, not able to "interact" and pretty exhausted too. I'm on the train back now, surprised I can even post this as I've been having trouble texting my wife to keep her updated on events....
Made my first change at Wolverhampton, now on a train to Southampton, got to get off at Banbury for the next connection. Hella crowded, got a seat at first but left it because not sure if it was free for long enough to settle down and was feeling penned in, so now I'm shacked out in the luggage compartment. #ActuallyAutistc travel is the best.
I've been thinking about how difficult it is for a lot of autistic folks to have an enjoyable time of the entire sphere of experiences in society which are "go somewhere and pay someone to do something caring for you", e.g. haircut, body piercing, getting your nails done, getting a massage
Mostly because of sensory issues or society being extremely bad at communicating expectations
And it's unfortunate because those are one of the most straightforward ways in this society for a person to just be vulnerable for a bit and feel taken care of
@StrassenKatze @actuallyautistic Autism is also the superpower of seeing many things most people can't perceive, and intuitively understanding many things most people can't understand.
I hate it when autism is described in terms of its deficits. Yes, we do have deficits, and for some of us they're disabling -- but we also have strengths, and they're enormous strengths.
#ActuallyAutistc, and PROUD!
Hey, fellow people on the spectrum, when you do repetitive tasks (like shovelling dirt or sowing seeds or cutting carrot slices), do you usually count the repetitions? I do it subconsciously ever so often and then I become aware that I'm doing it and then I stop counting. Because I feel stupid for counting in my head, when it's not even necessary. Do you usually count repetitions? #ActuallyAutistc
So, anyone got some AuDHD-compatible time management tips?
