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Rachel McDove<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AskingAutistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AskingAutistics</a>How are you engaging with your special interests today/this week?I'm scanning for snails and shells even more eagerly than normal on my morning walk. Hopefully spring will mean seeing more of them soon 🤞🐌Also, watching Star Trek and Taskmaster as usual!<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpecialInterestsHeal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SpecialInterestsHeal</a>

Fergus MurrayI've been thinking about how autism is considered a medical condition... but how many of us have ever seen a medical professional about our autism, except in the process of being diagnosed?Have you? If so, who? (Would appreciate sharing for wider reach) <a href="https://autistics.life/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActuallyAutistic</a> <a href="https://autistics.life/tags/AskingAutistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AskingAutistics</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@actuallyautistic</a>

JB 🐎 :neuro:<a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@actuallyautistic</a> Going to attempt to clarify my query from the above post!Ultimately, I want to know why I feel this kind of stressful anticipation when my routines change, even if everything is fine and I know everything will be fine.I know anxiety is common for autistic people, but this does NOT feel like anxiety. I can’t even say what I would be anxious about. But it does feel stressful, and that level of stress can be high even when there is a pre-planned routine change and I’ve even experienced it before (just not routinely).(Also - why can’t my ADHD side take over and see this routine change as an ideal opportunity for some fun novelty?!)**Why do autistics even feel stress at ALL when routine changes happen?**<a href="https://beige.party/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActuallyAutistic</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/AskingAutistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AskingAutistics</a>

JB 🐎 :neuro:Question for other <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActuallyAutistic</a> people and also <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ActuallyADHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActuallyADHD</a>:[Long post due to lots of context]When there is a change to my routines - even if it’s an expected change that has been planned for days or even months in advance - I can feel something like “anticipation” until I’m back to familiar routines. This is also true when starting a new routine until it feels familiar.The “anticipation” is strange as it manifests as if it’s anxiety with all the physical signs, but the word “anxiety” does NOT feel right to me at all.I know it is definitely related to “uncertainty”. And that’s true even when I have a very good idea of how the change in routine will pan out (i.e. I have low levels of uncertainty, not always high). So this also excludes catastrophising MOST of the time because I already know nothing awful will happen. If I can’t predict how the change of routine will unfold then I find my brain tries to calculate ALL the possible outcomes - good, bad or indifferent - and try to prepare for as many of them as possible. This response seems learned; I’ve been in situations when I’ve had an unexpected routine change in the past and been unprepared which led to awful outcomes. After those events, I have often reflected and seen that it might have been possible to predict what happened and prepare to a reasonable degree. So that’s what I do now. If this is catastrophising, then it ALSO includes the BEST possible outcomes and everything in between. So it’s not straight forward, anxiety-driven catastrophising which is focused only on the negative.I really wanted to learn more about autistic “anticipation” as it relates to routine changes, or even “anxiety” in response to routine changes (even though anxiety doesn’t sound like the right word for me), but I couldn’t find much online.So, do any of you have any good online resources that could help me understand myself better when it comes to this? (I may want to share a resource with a neuro-affirming therapist in future so an online resource would be great.) Could be blogs, articles, videos, etc. I’m not great with podcasts unless there is a full transcript.Or, do you have any personal insights that you could share with me that might help me understand this better?Key to note here: I can understand the anticipation or anxiety if something potentially bad might happen (classic anxiety / catastrophising) but I ALSO feel this way when I KNOW the routine change should bring about normal life things, just slightly differently. I.e. nothing bad and there are even benefits to the routine change! So this is the part I am most stuck on and wanting to change… if it’s even possible.Phew! Long post. Please feel free to ask any clarifying questions. Alexithymia is common for us autistics so this question might not be easy to understand, and that’s okay 💗<a href="https://beige.party/tags/AskingAutistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AskingAutistics</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@actuallyautistic</a>

JB 🐎 :neuro:<a href="https://mas.to/@pete" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@pete</a> First, I’ll add the <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActuallyAutistic</a> hashtag and tag the group <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@actuallyautistic</a> - it’s totally ok for you to use these! That’s even if you’re still not sure if you’re autistic. It’s a way to ask the autistic community questions, along with the <a href="https://beige.party/tags/AskingAutistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AskingAutistics</a> hashtag. The main ‘autism’ hashtag also works, but it tends to be used more by the autism industry, not necessarily by autistic people themselves. And yes! Face blindness seems to be quite common for autistic people, to varying degrees. The word for it is prosopagnosia. You’re not alone there!I’ve also heard the opposite - that some autistics are extraordinarily good at recognising faces. And this is because autism is a spectrum with people having traits that are often outside the ‘norm’ (statistically speaking) and that can go either way. But mostly I’ve heard autistic people talk about the challenges of face blindness versus strengths of facial recognition.

Katy Elphinstone1. You can't have a partner (if you have one, you lose part or all of your benefits).2. You can't own a house (you're only allowed to give your monthly allowance into the hands of a landlord, not use it towards a mortgage).3. You can't study for higher education (any grant or scholarship you get, even if spent on tuition, is counted as income - regular income, not self-employed income that would allow it to be set against expenses).Anyone know of any more?<a href="https://mas.to/tags/AskingAutistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AskingAutistics</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Disabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Disabled</a>

David Gray-Hammond<a href="https://disabled.social/tags/AskingAutistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AskingAutistics</a> How do you feel about the concept of autism awareness? Is it enough, or do we need more? I will be exploring this with Tanya Adkin on <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/WorldAutismDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WorldAutismDay</a>Register Here <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/autism-awareness-or-autism-acceptance-tickets-1219619257029" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/autism-awareness-or-autism-acceptance-tickets-1219619257029</a><a href="https://disabled.social/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActuallyAutistic</a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#autism</a>

Katy ElphinstoneQuestion about books 📚 I'm looking for books on power dynamics... in human society & also interpersonal relationships. Practical guides especially, e.g. for those needing info so they can spot when they're being abused or gaslit, not just from other individuals but by society too.Specifically, if any such books exist as guides for autistic people to navigate human society.Any suggestions, ideas or leads v appreciated!Reposts really appreciated, too 😊 <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AskingAutistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AskingAutistics</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Books</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Power</a>

Johnny Profane ÂûI'm thinking of adding something. More sponstaneous. Letting me post more often. A podcast: "Trigger Warnings: Fercely 'Divergent News." A sort of "Gimme 10 minutes? I'll give you my neurodivergent world." Cover one pressing story each episode in some depth... from a broader perspective, like politics or world geopolitics... with an autistic eye. Plus quick headlines on neurodivergent research, institutional abuse, significant intiatives.Maybe could do 2 or 3 a week. I think. Or rather if I DON'T overthink...But what do YOU think?<a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/AskingAutistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AskingAutistics</a> <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActuallyAutistic</a> <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/ADHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ADHD</a> <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/Neurodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Neurodiversity</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@actuallyautistic</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyadhd" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@actuallyadhd</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyaudhd" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@actuallyaudhd</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/neruodiversity" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@neruodiversity</a>

PatternChaserAngry posts rarely achieve anything useful or valuable. But things like this make me ... angry. Sorry. 😡"More than 2,000 autistic people & people with learning disabilities are still detained in mental health hospitals in England - including about 200 children."I thought all this stopped when Queen Victoria was still on the throne. I'll bet you did too?<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly43png991o" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly43png991o</a><a href="https://mas.to/tags/AskingAutistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AskingAutistics</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActuallyAutistic</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ADHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ADHD</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AuDHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AuDHD</a>

Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한 🧇What do you like & hate related to senses? Mine: ❌ grease on my fingers ❌ ticking clocks; dripping water ✅ sweets ❌ bitter; sour ✅ lots of pillows <a href="https://fedigroups.social/@autistics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@autistics</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@actuallyautistic</a> <a href="https://c.im/@youronlyone" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@youronlyone</a> <a href="https://app.wafrn.net/fediverse/blog/@youronly.one" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@youronly.one</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://app.wafrn.net/dashboard/search/AskingAutistics" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AskingAutistics</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://app.wafrn.net/dashboard/search/AutisticActually" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AutisticActually</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://app.wafrn.net/dashboard/search/ActuallyAutistics" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActuallyAutistics</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://app.wafrn.net/dashboard/search/Autism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Autism</a>

AaronQuestion for my more nonverbal fellow autistic people:Do you have trouble verbalizing because of difficulty organizing your thoughts into words, difficulty getting your mouth to respond to your intentions, or something else altogether?I find I'm most likely to struggle in the first few hours of morning. It's not impossible, but it's a serious struggle, and my words come out reluctantly and tend to be jumbled and full of false starts.<a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@actuallyautistic</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActuallyAutistic</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/AskingAutistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AskingAutistics</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Nonverbal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nonverbal</a>

Johnny Profane ÂûI’m in my 70s, my friends. I can only speak freely when I cosplay being a podcaster.Trauma strikes deep. Into your soul it will creep. In time? It transmutes you into gold… or lead. Sometimes both at once… like quantum shit.How's about <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/neurodivergent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#neurodivergent</a> you?<a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/AskingAutistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AskingAutistics</a> <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActuallyAutistic</a> <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/ADHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ADHD</a> <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/AutismAtWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AutismAtWork</a><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@actuallyautistic</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyadhd" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@actuallyadhd</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyaudhd" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@actuallyaudhd</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/neurodiversity" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@neurodiversity</a>

David Gray-HammondAre there any you would add to this list?<a href="https://disabled.social/tags/AskingAutistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AskingAutistics</a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActuallyAutistic</a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#autism</a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/AuDHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AuDHD</a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/ADHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ADHD</a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/neurodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#neurodiversity</a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/neurodivergent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#neurodivergent</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/audhd" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@audhd</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/adhd" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@adhd</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@actuallyautistic</a> @autisticadvocacy.a.gup.pe <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/neurodiversity" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@neurodiversity</a>

Johnny Profane ÂûI'm <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/autistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#autistic</a>. I've re-read the Dune series... maybe a dozen times since 1965.How about you?Are you <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/Neurodivergent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Neurodivergent</a>? Do you re-experience your faves?<a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/AskingAutistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AskingAutistics</a>I love re-reading. LOVE it.I relive memories. I'm back in the moment. Like that, I re-experience the depth of emotion, insight, beauty each re-visit of a book or movie. It becomes a deeply nuanced experience. Layers of feeling & sensations from various ages I re-read.👉 You can pick all that apply! 😎(I've watched The Expanse? 5 times. Handmaid's Tale? On my 4th. Deep Space 9? I've totally lost count.)🚨 What are your faves? 💯<a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@actuallyautistic</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyadhd" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@actuallyadhd</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyaudhd" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@actuallyaudhd</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/neurodiversity" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@neurodiversity</a>

pete *huh*<a href="https://mastodon.social/@dawiidio" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@dawiidio</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@actuallyautistic</a> I am only responding to this because you have effectively called me an idiot. Of course I understand that all of my views are coloured by my life experiences as well as my genetics. That's nature nurture 101, who knows what the balance is, that's a huge part of psychology and social psychology research isn't it? I suggest you research into the truly awful history of autism speaks which historically has funded a lot of the autism research. And finally to turn your question around, when the researchers are setting up their experiment do you not think that their science is also coloured by their own NT root and that that is therefore problematical. As I said in the example of moral behaviour the researchers there's said that autistic people are damaged because they keep to their moral framework when not being observed, the implication of that is that the researchers themselves think it perfectly normal and reasonable to be shitty if they can get away with it, is that really normal well of course we can look at many people who do behave badly like that, but I would say that they are the damaged ones? Just so you know this sort of gaslighting behaviour is a massive trigger to me and I am now in a very low state. I do NOT want to engage any further. You are now on warning that I will block you if you continue to troll me on this matter and I would warn other autistic people to take note of this discussion.<a href="https://beige.party/tags/actuallyautistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#actuallyautistic</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/askingautistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#askingautistics</a>

pete *huh*<a href="https://mastodon.social/@dawiidio" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@dawiidio</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/actuallyautistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@actuallyautistic</a> My last words on this with you.1. Have you read the double empathy theory? If not you should it would explain to you why I have the views on autistic people being involved 2. Regarding harm, well if the questions are directed at autistic people in burnout then highly likely that it will also include people with PTSD and so a high probability of triggers, I speak from direct experience here and also with having been harmed by NT psychologists and psychiatrists, both within the health system and also the world of work. That included a professional saying that they didn't realise that autistic people had comorbity of anxiety and further whether anxiety would be a problem within the realm of UK discrimination law. Which is just despicable. 3. An indication of how far apart we are is the now infamous research where some NT people claimed in a published paper that autistic people were damaged because we kept behaving to our moral rules even when people weren't looking, whereas the researchers said they only behaved morally when being observed.I don't believe on point 3 that being a shit is normal for NT people either, but it just shows you the kind of people you could be dealing with4. Are you aware of the sort of research that a autism speaks supports, directly targeting cures and eugenics and that in the last decade they have directly harmed autistic people involved in their research5. Are you not seeing what is going on right now in the US where autistic people and others are being labelled as a threat to America and the removal of medication and possibly being put into labour camps?I don't know anything about you but if like me you are late diagnosed maybe you are ignorant of a lot of the history, I suggest you reach out and learn more.I hope I haven't offended you, this is a genuine attempt to keep people safe and to help move us forward. I am not an expert but just an autistic person with a lot of lives experience in the UK, much of it very harmful to me. I wish I could say more, but it's both triggering and also I'm under a gagging order from an employment discrimination case with a large so called autistic employment company who effectively have destroyed my life<a href="https://beige.party/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActuallyAutistic</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/AskingAutistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AskingAutistics</a>

Katy Elphinstone<a href="https://mas.to/tags/AskingAutistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AskingAutistics</a> (although feel free to answer even if you're not autistic!)What things are often considered 'sins' in conservative religious terms, but yet don't harm other people?First thing I could think of was gay marriage, and other rights around loving who you wish (as long as it's consensual and they're not underage).Then gender identity. Being trans in particular (that seems to raise religious ire!).⬇️ <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Religion</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/lgbtqia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lgbtqia</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/womensrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#womensrights</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#transgender</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/conservative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#conservative</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hate</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/morality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#morality</a>

PatternChaserAs I gradually see past my own gullibility, it seems our <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ND" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ND</a> community is an oasis of <a href="https://mas.to/tags/honesty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#honesty</a> & <a href="https://mas.to/tags/decency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#decency</a>* in the barren desert of NT-world. Am I right, or just getting old?* — But <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musk</a> too. 😢<a href="https://mas.to/tags/AskingAutistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AskingAutistics</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActuallyAutistic</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ADHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ADHD</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AuDHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AuDHD</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AskingADHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AskingADHD</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Neurodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Neurodiversity</a>

Katy Elphinstone<a href="https://mas.to/tags/AskingAutistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AskingAutistics</a> Was anyone out there physically very reckless when they were children? Maybe prone to over-excitement and scaring off other kids by being too "physical" with them?And/or a parent of a child who is?If so, what did you find helped to feel calmer & more grounded, & what made it harder?Thank you for any info! And for reposts 💖<a href="https://mas.to/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActuallyAutistic</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Neurodivergent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Neurodivergent</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Parenting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Parenting</a>

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