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Stuff I foundEverybody is valuable. It's just a matter of how you look at people. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/mentalhealth?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mentalhealth</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/autism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#autism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/thespectrum?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#thespectrum</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/asd?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#asd</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/anticapitalism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#anticapitalism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/eattherich?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#eattherich</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/feedthepoor?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#feedthepoor</a>

Stuff I foundEverybody is valuable. It's just a matter of how you look at people. <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23mentalhealth" target="_blank">#mentalhealth</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23autism" target="_blank">#autism</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23thespectrum" target="_blank">#thespectrum</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23asd" target="_blank">#asd</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23anticapitalism" target="_blank">#anticapitalism</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23eattherich" target="_blank">#eattherich</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23feedthepoor" target="_blank">#feedthepoor</a>

Steve Thompson PhDBig data for classifying ASD<a href="https://idp.nature.com/authorize?response_type=cookie&client_id=grover&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nature.com%2Farticles%2Fs41593-025-02046-6" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://idp.nature.com/authorize?response_type=cookie&client_id=grover&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nature.com%2Farticles%2Fs41593-025-02046-6</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#asd</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigdata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bigdata</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#neuroscience</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#press</a>

Ada :v_trans: :v_pan::boost_requested: Fellow neurodivergent people, do you have any sensory processing issues? If so, how did you realise & did you ever receive any support/tools to deal with it?<a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/adhd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#adhd</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/asd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#asd</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/neurodivergent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#neurodivergent</a>

JannekeThis post <<a href="https://pixelfed.social/p/stuffifound/844831816028127142" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://pixelfed.social/p/stuffifound/844831816028127142</a>> possibly helped me do some self-diagnosis as suggested by <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/@alice" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@alice</a> in their recently updated blog, <<a href="https://codeberg.org/alicewatson/asd-self-dx.git" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://codeberg.org/alicewatson/asd-self-dx.git</a>> via <<a href="https://lgbtqia.space/@alice/110788887452809618" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://lgbtqia.space/@alice/110788887452809618</a>>, also a good read.@actuallyautistic <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ActuallyAutistic</a> <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/Autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Autism</a> <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/ASD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ASD</a> <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/Barefooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Barefooter</a> <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/Poly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Poly</a> <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/SelfDiagnosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SelfDiagnosis</a> <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/SelfDX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SelfDX</a> <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/SelfDxIsValid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SelfDxIsValid</a>

Richard LittlerOk, so noise-cancelling headphones don't 100% cancel and can't do a thing about pounding vibrations. Considering that I can hear distant ants yawn, I've a feeling my hyperacusis* is going to be somewhat challenged.*Midweek Factoid: 90% of people with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ASD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ASD</a> experience some form of sound sensitivity.

Mx VerdaWhat is the reversal of infodumping? <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@actuallyautistic</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Autistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Autistic</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ActuallyAutistic</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Autism</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Asperger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Asperger</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Autist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Autist</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Autismal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Autismal</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/ND" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ND</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Neurodivergent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Neurodivergent</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Neurodiverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Neurodiverse</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Neurodivergence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Neurodivergence</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Neurodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Neurodiversity</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/NeuroType" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NeuroType</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Neurotypicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Neurotypicals</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/AS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AS</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/ASD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ASD</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Spectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Spectrum</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/AutismSpectrumDisorder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AutismSpectrumDisorder</a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/LoveOnTheSpectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LoveOnTheSpectrum</a>

JustRosy 🇺🇦<a href="https://journa.host/@fulelo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@fulelo</a> I have a family member who has Severe Classic Autism, who groped me when we were both adults. Not because they are a creep, but because they seriously don't understand that that's a wrong social interaction. I pushed them away gently, said no, and they respected my no.Yes, Autism IS a "free pass" for "bad behavior." People who don't understand that don't really understand Autism and shouldn't be allowed within 500 ft. of any Autistic person.Flat. Out.And fuck any "charity" or "organization" who doesn't agree with that. They're obviously doing no good in the Autism community, and are ignorant as hell.<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Autism</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ASD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ASD</a>

Ada :v_trans: :v_pan:Hey ND people, how'd you get over effectively being taught through your upbringing that your divergence is a burden on others?<a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/adhd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#adhd</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/asd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#asd</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/neurodivergent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#neurodivergent</a>

Matti JärvinenThe always brilliant & amazing <a href="https://front-end.social/@leaverou" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@leaverou</a> on BlueSky."Sure, ADHD/ASD can make many things hard (mainly because the world is not built for us — ADHD/ASD folks work GREAT together) but hyperfocus is such a superpower. I owe everything I have ever achieved to it. I have zero discipline. I’m just lucky enough to have “productive” special interests."<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/lea.verou.me/post/3lsskgqngus2r" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/lea.verou.me/post/3lsskgqngus2r</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ADHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ADHD</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ASD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ASD</a>

Ramin Honary<a class="u-url mention" href="https://infosec.exchange/@SecurityWriter" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@SecurityWriter</a> yes, you must stay informed, even though you can’t trust anything you see in the media. Thanks to the Internet you can now get your news directly from the primary sources, directly from the scientists and other experts who know what is going on better than anyone else.Re: the “Telepathy Tapes,” I don’t find it difficult to believe at all.Take three simple scientific facts that are now common knowledge:<ol><li>a symptom of ASD is that a person is far more sensitive to sensory input than the neurotypical baseline</li><li>with AI technology we are able to train machine learning models to find the most subtle patterns in the most noisy signals</li><li>any good poker player knows that every person has a “tell,” i.e. subtle physiological changes in a person that occur when they have a winning hand.</li></ol>So it is incredibly likely that when a parent is thinking something there are subtle physiological changes that “tell” what the parent is thinking, which a child on the Autism Spectrum can learn to detect by virtue of the fact that they are so sensitive to sensory input. It is even more likely that they can pick up on these patterns from someone they have loved and trusted since even before they were born, like their mother.<a class="u-url mention" href="https://techhub.social/@hosford42" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@hosford42</a><a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/actuallyautistic" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ActuallyAutistic</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/autism" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Autism</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/asd" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ASD</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/telepathytapes" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TelepathyTapes</a>

the dr. menlo showThis morning I ran across (the remnants of) another kindred spirit regarding Mikayla Raines here in <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Seattle" target="_blank">#Seattle</a> up at Cal Anderson Park. A shout-out to all my animal-loving brothers and sisters with <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23ASD" target="_blank">#ASD</a>. Hang in there. Don't give up. The world needs you. <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23MikaylaRaines" target="_blank">#MikaylaRaines</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23animal-lovers" target="_blank">#animal-lovers</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23empathy" target="_blank">#empathy</a>

Richard LittlerHow an autie feels when... ...approached by sales assistants in a shop. ...unexpectedly meeting neighbours in the street. ...juggling the 9432k outdoor sounds everyone else filters out. ...wearing socks with the wrong texture. ...molested by demons & gargoyles. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#asd</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#autism</a>

Ada :v_trans: :v_pan:Hit character limits but I want to explain point 2,3,4 here:<ul><li>2: When you change topic, ND people don't just change to what you said, their brain can attempt to pull in every bit of information that can possibly be related to it. It's less like changing a tab in a browser, and more like closing the program and opening another.</li><li>3: You can narrow this range, and have more of the 'upper' end, by simply providing/allowing adequate structure and for them to use their current fixation as motivation.</li><li>4: Neurodivergent people resist sudden change, because we rely on predictability and structure to follow neurotypical people's preferred ways of working.</li></ul>If you read this and think, "but wouldn't this benefit anyone?" Yes, exactly, that's kind of the point. Which just adds to the frustration that we don't do this more as a society.When accessibility measures include an entire group of people, and still benefits everyone, it's absurd that we don't do it more.<a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/adhd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#adhd</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/asd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#asd</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/neurodivergent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#neurodivergent</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tech</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#accessibility</a>

Ada :v_trans: :v_pan:This compulsive adherence to neurotypical social norms, and unwillingness to embrace neurodivergence, is what leads to social friction & conflict.Frustratingly enough, it's caused by often ignorant assumptions as to 'why' ND people will prefer A over B, there are countless examples of this:<ul><li>A preference for working alone/at home to better manage distractions, is seen as anti-social or 'difficult to work with'</li><li>Being unable to answer ad-hoc off-topic questions, is seen as unorganised or lack of intelligence.</li><li>Having variable (20-400%) effort and output, is seen as anything from 'lazy' to a variety of ways of saying 'you don't care'</li><li>Struggling with sudden changes to plans and structure, is seen as being difficult or unwilling to change/grow.</li></ul>All of this is trivially easy to solve, and the information need to understand it could be summarized in a freggin' PowerPoint presentation.It annoys me so much, because; Accessibility != Lack of ability<a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/adhd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#adhd</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/asd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#asd</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/neurodivergent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#neurodivergent</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tech</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#accessibility</a>

Ada :v_trans: :v_pan:Just to be specific for my fellow ND people currently thinking through millions of mentally simulated cases of this: the way we communicate, are motivated and preferred working methods & environments.<a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/adhd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#adhd</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/asd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#asd</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/neurodivergent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#neurodivergent</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tech</a>

Ada :v_trans: :v_pan:There are tech companies who have a neurodivergent majority working there, yet compulsively follow neurotypical social rules & norms.Even pointing this out could cause friction over awareness, while the absurdity of it all goes over their heads.<a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/adhd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#adhd</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/asd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#asd</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/neurodivergent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#neurodivergent</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tech</a>

Ada :v_trans: :v_pan:Which means I both have the opportunity and excuse to book each of them for an explainer on neurodivergency in IT/Dev and why that can be a benefit, especially for certain roles (DevOps, Infra).There are more of us than they're aware of in the company, and I think many of the current things that are causing friction in communication atm is down to a lack of understanding about how ND people best function & communicate.You give ND people structure and motivation through challenge, ideally gamified. Not providing them with direction and adequate motivation is equally a failure to facilitate the person and effectively utilizing their abilities.<a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/neurodivergent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#neurodivergent</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/adhd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#adhd</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/asd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#asd</a>

David Gray-HammondOnline Event for Parents & Carers!Do you want to better understand how to support your Autistic young person at school in a way that truly respects their neurodivergence?Join us for: Neuro-Affirming Support For Your Autistic Young Person At School Wednesday 11th June 6:00 PM (UK time) Online via EventbriteBook your place here:<a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/neuro-affirming-support-for-your-autistic-young-person-at-school-tickets-1362965419259" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/neuro-affirming-support-for-your-autistic-young-person-at-school-tickets-1362965419259</a><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@actuallyautistic</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/autisticadvocacy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@autisticadvocacy</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/neurodiversity" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@neurodiversity</a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ActuallyAutistic</a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#autism</a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/ASD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ASD</a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/School" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#School</a>

(❍ᴥ❍ʋ) ᚦᛟᚱᚾ<a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@actuallyautistic</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyaudhd" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@actuallyaudhd</a> <a href="https://toot.garden/tags/asd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#asd</a> <a href="https://toot.garden/tags/adhd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#adhd</a> Has anyone found a solution to the problem of friends and family ghosting you for no apparent reason? I feel like it must be me because it keeps happening... For over 40 years so far. It's kind of disheartening.

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