#autism

"Who needs labels anyway?" sounds progressive, but isn't. A 'label' can give people language for their experiences, a basis for organising, and access to a community. The interesting question - I think - isn't whether we have categories or not (we do. Ask any librarian or linguist). It's who gets to make and use the categories... and for what purpose. 💟 #Autism #ActuallyAutistic #ADHD #AuDHD #Neurodivergent #SocialJustice #EpistemicInjustice

@wrzky@kolektiva.social @mutualaidspace@mutualaidspace.org @wrzky@wrzky.com @mutualaid@ovo.st @mutualaid@fedigroups.social @disability@fedigroups.social @disability@ovo.st @QuyetPawz@tech.lgbt @ellespeaks@mastodon.social @edendestroyer@social.chinwag.org Every cent would help me reach my goal. A service dog would make my life so much easier. 🐕‍🦺 https://www.goodcrowd.org/autism-service-dog #invisibleDisability #disability #autism #adhD #audhd #hypersensitivity #meltdowns #panicattack

"Restricting social media will not make public transport easier to use, youth clubs more welcoming or local venues less overwhelming. It will remove a route through which young people currently gather the information and contacts needed to navigate those settings" #Autism #SocialMedia #UKPolitics Social media provides valued community spaces for autistic young people https://theconversation.com/social-media-provides-valued-community-spaces-for-autistic-young-people-286874

#ActuallyAutistic #Autism #Autistic #AuDHD #Neurodivergent

Hello everyone! We'd like to say a bit about ourselves. Yeah, we're a small organisation that Jim founded. We initially wanted to maintain the software he created, but we also support the movement of migration to #FOSS. So we'd love to host a few services (coming soon) like emails, XMPP and "walled garden" alternative front-end services (like Nitter and Kittygram). We haven't bought the domain with our organisation's name yet because of some money problems with our founder. We'll have the domain bought and a few hardware items to create the home servers soon, so we'll be able to offer you some of the services we mentioned. And, yeah, jimedrand.org's all for the movement to let people use the #FOSS goods (like GNU/Linux or BSD) on their computers, apply 80/20 dependents on the digital life for our own sovereignty, and get people out of "walled garden hell" to save their mental health. We're also for the movement to provide help for people with intellectual disabilities (like ASD/autism, ADHD, and impulsive problems). Great to finally be here in the #fediverse via Misskey Indonesia (yep, we're based in Indonesia). It's great to see you all! #introduction #organisation #asd #autism #adhd #sovereignty #nonprofits

I was and still am a "picky" eater. Everything plain, except for BBQ and cheese sauce. I've never eaten ketchup, mustard, or any of the condiments and sauces most people like, aside from when my order was wrong and I didn't check before I bit into my sandwich. Lesson learned. One day, it hit me that it's probably unusual to have eaten like that for 40 years. I'd never thought much about it until after I was diagnosed. #Autism #Adhd #Audhd #ActuallyAutistic

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I am just speechless. The Orwellian wording of a ‘minimum wait’ of 2 years before the real clock even begins to even start ticking of getting a diagnosis for #Autism and #ADHD is just spite. It’s wrecking kid’s lives. Waiting lists have existed for years, but this is a period of being locked out before you are even on the waiting list. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/sep/24/nhs-integrated-care-boards-england-two-year-waiting-times-adhd-autism-assessments

A stranger who never learned to mask described the collapse my own masking led to. One counterexample undid the theory. New essay on situational mutism and embodied cognition. Read free: https://medium.com/the-other-mind-autism-cognition-identity/masking-never-caused-my-silence-a-stranger-proved-it-eacac0176d20?sk=d0f2e986101ef6a0161c2fc1144d0af0 Following is free and keeps this writing going: https://medium.com/the-other-mind-autism-cognition-identity #Autism #Neurodivergent #AuDHD

Apparently some Anthropic researcher is going around explaining LLM language tendencies and styles by comparing them to autistic people. Unacceptable. *Very* not cool. We've already had enough of this crap, being compared to computers and robots. We aren't fucking language models. We are living, breathing, multifaceted *human beings* who happen to have a different wiring plan than the majority of other human beings. Learn the fucking difference and stop comparing us to automated, unfeeling, unthinking, non-conscious, unnuanced, unnatural systems. #autism #LLMs #AI #GenAI #ActuallyAutistic #Anthropic #Claude

"In the midst of increasing misinformation about acetaminophen (#Tylenol) and its relationship to #autism, many expecting women feel confused about what they should take if they experience a fever. A paper published today found that there’s no causal link between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and autism or attention deficit, hyperactivity disorder (#ADHD)." https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/anti-science/tylenol-during-pregnancy-not-linked-autism-adhd-major-review-finds

I'm loving the «it's finally autism» jokes and art but I would love it slightly better if the text read «it's finally autismn» #autumn #autism #silly

#ActuallyAutistic #Autism #Autistic #AuDHD #ADHD #Neurodivergent

#adhd #neurodivergent #autism #audhd

I know there's a bunch of #autism / #adhd / neurospicy people on here: anyone have any experience of Auditory Processing Disorder? It's becoming more obvious to me that I'm finding it hard to understand people, particularly in busy environments or when they speak quickly, but I'm aceing all the standard hearing tests so I'm starting to wonder if I have APD. I know there's overlap between neurodivergence and APD, and while I'm not diagnosed with anything it wouldn't surprise me. OTOH it has only started becoming a problem the past few years. Any adjustments which worked for you, experiences getting diagnosed etc., would be helpful to hear. (Ha, ha)

Eu já ia denunciar o site investigaautismo.com.br/ por oferta comercial de "diagnóstico de autismo 100% online" e emissão paga de laudos médicos oficiais com assinatura digital ICP-Brasil, com promessa expressa de aceitação em órgãos e processos federais. @rond@masto.donte.com.br Só que topei com um sério problema: não tem canal viável de denuncia! Se eu for no MPF, tem obrigatoriedade em preencher campos engessados como (Estado onde ocorreu, Município onde ocorreu, Quando, e quem é que estou denunciando). O problema é que é um site que não diz nada disso. Alguém sabe como denuncia? Então me dirigi ao CRM-MG (mesmo problema) e ainda tenho que fazer a denuncia de próprio PUNHO com campos igualmente engessados. MPE? Igualmente! Então eu desisti? Nem fodendo! Se liga: #autismo #autism #pcd #autistas

Is empathy a less reliable basis for morality than people tend to assume? A thread on empathy, morality, and autistic reasoning ♾️ Empathy works a bit like a spotlight. It illuminates a certain bit of the landscape – the bit that’s in front of us, or that we choose to see – but not all of it. That's a problem if we confuse empathy with morality. (Note: at the end I've explained what I mean by 'empathy') ⬇️ #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodivergent #Autism #Empathy #Morality #SocialJustice #CriticalPsychology #AutismResearch

Umiem angielski lepiej niż lata temu, ale nadal nie na tyle, by mój mózg nie wyłączał się przy zbyt długich zdaniach... Ech... Dlatego brak automatycznych napisów jakie mogę przetłumaczyć tak mnie frustruje, wiecie, dosłownie jakby pokazano mi "Pierdol się" Dosłownie będą zmuszać do dania alt textu, ale jak mówisz, że brak automatycznych napisów dosłownie cię blokuje to nagle, że napisy są light techno-faszyzm, czy coś... #Youtube #Video #English #ASD #Autism #Problem

It's a bit like saying pacing back and forward within ten feet squared is a natural feature of a certain type of lioness, without taking into account the fact that she was kept in a cage that size for twenty years. 🐾 🔒 So... what about autism? ⬇️ 8/13 #Autism #Neurodiversity #Neurodivergent

They're accessible. It's easier. No one powerful complains. We say an autistic child has “social difficulties” when they get bullied in the playground. Without looking at the behaviour of the kids who are supposedly okay. The bullies. The bystanders. It's the strangest thing ever. I've often found myself scratching my head over it, and why everyone acts like it makes sense. 10/13 #SchoolTrauma #Autism