@Alejandro_P @johnnyprofane1 @actuallyautistic @actuallyadhd @actuallyaudhd @actuallyautistics @neurodiversity
On the birdsite, I saw several accusing tweets conflating "Nazi" and "autist"! 
I really wish they wouldn't. 
Don't they think we have enough to worry about, being universally rejected, that we can stand also being considered to be Nazis?!!
#AskingAutistics
#ActuallyAutistic
#AllAutistics
#AuDHD
#adhd #AuADHD
I have #autism (formal dx) and #ADHD (self dx). But I can't seem to separate the two. What are the differences between them? Or do they just blur into one another? Can anyone help?
#AskingAutistics
#ActuallyAutistic
#AllAutistics
#AuDHD
#AskingADHD
#ADHD
As I come to understand my #autism better (I was only diagnosed 7 years ago, aged 63), I realise I have lived a hopelessly innocent and naive life.
I have always tried to live my actual real life trying to be decent (etc). I thought everyone did the same. What a fool I have been.
#AskingAutistics #ActuallyAutistic
#AllAutistics #AuDHD #AskingADHD #adhd
"Do you find #pain non existent or overwhelming?
Do you know when you are tired, hungry, thirsty?
Do you know when your heart is racing ?
This is our well known #interoception sense infographic. #hypermobility #neurodivergence
[Stolen from @SEDSConnective on the birdsite.]
This looks like an alternative to DSM-5. published by the #WHO. The bit on #autism starts on page 124.
https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/375767/9789240077263-eng.pdf?sequence=1
From the birdsite, courtesy of NoNonsenseND
@KatyElphinstone Autistic children learn very quickly to be or become "hyper-independent". Rejected by the outside (NT) world, they create their own internal worlds, and live there.
Don't we all do that? I did. I didn't want to, but I could see no other choices or options. What I really wanted was to be a member of the group or gang, as all humans do...
https://www.sedsconnective.org/post/health-challenges-with-hypermobility-autism-adhd-x-4
#AskingAutistics
#ActuallyAutistic
#AllAutistics
#AuDHD
#AskingADHD
My #HypermobilitySyndrome is showing itself ever more obviously, these days.
"So remember, check your sources on anything"
#FactChecking is your only friend.
https://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2024/10/29/dwp-pip-reach-news/
@actuallyautistic
@actuallyadhd
What are the hashtags most commonly used here to identify us?
Here are the ones I normally use:
#AskingAutistics
#ActuallyAutistic
#AllAutistics
#AuDHD
Am I missing any that would be useful for me to include?
Their purpose? To reach as many of the assembled autistic/AuDHD/ADHD throng (
) as I can. 
@LehtoriTuomo @actuallyautistic
I think your feelings are quite common amongst us. Not so sure how common they are among NTs, though.
I often feel it would be nice to reconnect with the (very) few people I've ever been close to during my life. Just as you seem to.
Awareness and knowledge are good, but there's always more. For example, EDS (and similar conditions) are common among people with #autism, as well as ME and other conditions.
https://www.thecanary.co/long-read/2024/10/01/pots-eds-mecfs/
https://captapnetwork.wordpress.com/2023/09/19/how-to-talk/
I am an #autistic person with #autism. Every time this is mentioned, I see a different recommendation. I try to use the 'right' one, but there's always a different view.
From now on, I will stick exclusively to "#autist". 
I love the night, the peace and quiet, the stars and the tiny night noises...
#AskingAutistics #ActuallyAutistic
#AllAutistics #AuDHD
https://aeon.co/essays/tender-and-creative-is-the-night-on-the-benefits-of-insomnia
"creativity is not impeded in autism spectrum disorder, but what is more difficult for #autistic people is the ability to be creative with the words of others during conversation"
Worth reading.
