Autism

My room is basically empty except for my bed, computer/desk, birdcage, and fan. It even has grey walls lol. This is mostly because my preferred horde is old books and they are pretty expensive so my collection is small. I also like maps, historical trinkets/artifacts, and indegenous art but I am unemployed lol.

I don't dislike what I currently have but I do wish I had unorganized stacks of books everywhere (if only my bird would not poop on them)

My boss's boss is in town today. And wants to do a ride along with me. I should see this as a compliment it is, but I don't want anyone else in my vehicle.

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We just finished an Australian show called "Mr. In between" pretty dark comedy. We enjoyed it.

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I like talking to new people at cafes and gatherings. But I don't like it when people touch me

I'm here! I'm here! Sorry for being late.

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I woke up at 3:30AM and couldn't fall back asleep until 5AM and woke back up at 6:30AM. I am all out of whack. If anyone knows where I can get some whack let me know please.

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David Geier has been hired as a senior data analyst at H.H.S. According to several people, he will examine any potential links between vaccines and autism that were debunked long ago.

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Welcome to /c/autism there is a two post minimum and don't forget to tip your moderator. I'll be here all week! (This is a joke. You do not need to make two posts. But it is encouraged.)

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I hear people talking about being a better man. Don't try to be a better man. Be a better person. Once you take away the gender from the equation, you can remove the toxic masculinity. That's my opinion.

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It's April fools Day. Not my favorite holiday.

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Well it's Monday happy campers.

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We had thunder last night that shook our house for a full minute. Sounded like a train was rolling over us.

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Did you watch the movie? Do you find the main character Bella to be autistic? If you didn't watch it, but would like to, then you can find it through torrents or on pirate websites.

I was held back in kindergarten. I was a advanced reader, but they didn't think I was maturing as fast because I didn't interact with the other children.

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Its really fascinating to get a view of something thru what people view as representativr

I have a meeting that I have to show up to in person today. I don't want to but I have to. And the title was almost the date only. Almost forgot the Hey what's going on part.

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To me, it feels like it is some sort of desperate attempt to not say 'autistic'/'autism', but I don't fully understand why. Most people I've seen using 'on the spectrum' are either actively questioning whether they or someone they are close with are autistic, or think it but don't care all that much. Personally, I find referring to autism as 'the spectrum' a bit offensive, as the only reason I can find to use the term is to forcibly emphasize that whoever is referred to (hereafter: 'me', although sometimes I am a spectator) is not like other (higher needs, lower perceived status) autistics. They suggest that they think badly of autism this way, and ungroup me from that group so it's not insulting (but it is, to the entire group and thus to me, who is, could be argued, also insulted directly). Although I know that basically everyone perceives people unalike themselves as 'worse' (human nature sadly) and it isn't on purpose, it is still very insulting to me. I already knew I was a joke to most people, so please don't make fun of me for things I have trouble with. Am I wrong about the reason people use the term? Do you agree or disagree and most importantly: why?

~7 minute scene from a Survivor episode. One of the contestants, Eva Erickson, gets a meltdown and tells the public about her having autism afterwards.

Hey, what's up.

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Hello everyone! I posted about a month or so ago about a new website for us. I decided to add an old school BB forum since Reddit has become unusable due to censorship. We have Lemmy, and it’s awesome! We simply need an exclusive area for us that are ND.

It’s ready for use while I tweak things. I’m also still working on the main website thedigitalaspie.com

I’m also still looking for writers/contributors and now moderators for the forum.

There is a dedicated board on the forum for suggestions and requests also.

We watch Community on an endless loop as our comfort show.

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While this is just a theory for the most part it is kind of interesting to think about. What if the double empathy problem is really just people who socialize like Neanderthals

Last day of on call. I would actually enjoy it if not for the disruption in sleep.

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So I only recently heard that it is an actual autism thing for the comfort zone for stimulation levels to be pretty small in general for autistic people, causing both overstimulation and understimulation to easily occur. I had noticed this previously in myself, but I just thought something like: "I guess I maybe have ADHD as well then?". The main questions (though responses not answering these are also appreciated): do you also experience feeling both simultaneously at times? Or that the comfort zone has a negative size in general?