New blog post: Special Interest(s) vs Expertise
https://mellowfish.blog/autism/2025/04/09/special-interests-vs-expertise
New blog post: Special Interest(s) vs Expertise
https://mellowfish.blog/autism/2025/04/09/special-interests-vs-expertise
It occurs to me, there's nothing wrong with my brain.
I would thrive in a slow, gentle world focused on candor and justice with lots of quiet, natural environments to chill and let deep thoughts unfold.
I just happen to be terribly wired for a society that's pretty much going off the rails in all directions.
So I missed World #Autism Awareness Day by about a week, but what the heck, shout-out to everyone who has treated me like a broken lazy waste-of-space too-needy too-sensitive freak throughout my entire life. (1/2)
My #WorldAutismDay episode of Autistic Storytime With David from the other day
https://www.davidgrayhammond.co.uk/p/autistic-storytime-with-david-episode-dd0
#ActuallyAutistic #autism #AutismAcceptanceMonth #AutismAwarenessMonth #AutisBewarenessMonth @actuallyautistic @autisticadvocacy
Here is my World Autism Day episode of "Autistic Storytime With David", previews available!
https://www.davidgrayhammond.co.uk/p/autistic-storytime-with-david-episode-dd0
The autistic urge to over share but the autistic skill to "overthink" and edit or delete your messages/posts. If only you could do this in real life.
#autistic
#autism #actuallyautistic
#Neurodivergent #AutismAwareness #AutismAwarenessMonth #adhd
Many Christians can be harmful, especially toward autistic individuals. Their actions and beliefs often create unsafe environments for us. They are people we need to stay away from.
Read more about this here:
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#autism #actuallyautistic
#Neurodivergent #AutismAwareness #AutismAwarenessMonth #christianity #church
Many christians run to grace churches in the hopes that they will be shown "grace" and "mercy" little do they know that such churches are lead by narcissist pastors, ready to trap them and destroy them.
Learn why you should not attend a grace church:
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#Neurodivergent #AutismAwareness #AutismAwarenessMonth #adhd
#lgbt #trans #transgender
#Christianity #Christian #church #bible #god
BALTIMORE! @AEWTogether@twitter.com & @JimmysSeafood@twitter.com are partnering up for Meet & Feast THIS TUESDAY! Don’t miss out on your chance to meet #AEW stars, eat delicious food, and win prizes! All benefiting @kulturec@twitter.com for #autismawarenessmonth!
My special interest: Dogs
Autistic me sees a book on a table tittled "Underwater Dogs"
Oh I didn't know there were dogs under water... Let me learn... "Opens book"...
Pictures of normal dogs in a pool or underwater.
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#autism #actuallyautistic
#Neurodivergent #AutismAwareness #AutismAwarenessMonth #adhd #dogs #dog
Autistic community: What is ableism in your own words?
Your comments may be used in an up coming Podcast and Substack anonymously.
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#autism #actuallyautistic
#Neurodivergent #AutismAwareness #AutismAwarenessMonth #adhd
Every autistic person needs support and help. We should not be ashamed to ask for help and asking for help should not be used against us.
#autistic
#autism #actuallyautistic
#Neurodivergent
Autism is NOT a disease or something to discriminate someone over!
Pass it on.
Happy World Autism Awareness Day, 2 April 2025. 2025 Theme: "Advancing Neurodiversity and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)". This theme highlights the intersection between neurodiversity and global sustainability efforts.
Happy World Autism Awareness/Acceptance Day, and the start of Autism Awareness/Acceptance Month! Remember that Autism Speaks is a hate group, and you can show your support for actual autistic people by wearing #RedInstead!
So it's #autismawarenessmonth apparently. I got my official diagnosis last year at the age of 39. I wouldn't call myself a part of the #autism community (yet), so I can't and won't speak about other autistic people (or is it autists? I'm still learning!).
I always knew I was "different"; school and my parents noticed it in third grade. I was diagnosed as highly gifted with a personality disorder (thank God for the German healthcare and school system!). Two therapies during my childhood 1/5
Well, that went down like a lead balloon bar one person (new to the company and eager to please) who took a book home to read.
This is my first #AutismAcceptanceMonth. Before last September I didn't know I was autistic. I'm still learning to accept and love myself. It's been a crazy journey, but I wouldn't trade it for anything else. It's been wonderful to share these self-discovery moments with the autistic community especially here in the Fediverse. You've always been so kind to me. Thank you. I know I don't post a lot, but that's ok. I don't think I need to post a lot to let you know I appreciate you. Just knowing there's a whole community of us here makes me feel safe in a world that is constantly vile towards us. And autism acceptance month should be every month.
To allistics: You should be doing more. You should be loving us, not pitying us. You should be admiring us, not trying to turn us into something we'll never become. Instead you should be helping us become whatever we want to become. We're diverse, beautiful, and we'll keep resisting and fighting to be loved, accepted, supported, and admired.
#AutismAcceptanceMonth
#ActuallyAutistic
#AutismAwareness
#AutismAwarenessDay #AutismAwarenessMonth
#AutismAcceptanceDay #ASD #Autistic
Happy Autism Acceptance Month!
As an autistic person, I want to show part of my life story, which covers the following:
- My own journey as an autistic child
- My motivation to pursue non-profit work & public service
- My hopes & ambitions for myself
Read it here:
https://medium.com/@ken-vu-777/a-prayer-for-ms-annie-0187dd24574c
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#autismacceptancemonth #autism #actuallyautistic #autismawarenessmonth #neurodivergentadult #neurodivergent #autisticadult #reflection #lifejourney #rolemodel #acceptance #belonging #community