After years of careful observation and listening, I am firmly and deeply convinced that neurodivergence is real.
I have serious doubts about the existence of neurotypicality, though. 🧵
@inthehands Yes, this whole thread. Basically how I've thought about this for years. There's no such thing as a neurotypical person. Statistically speaking, pretty much everyone is #neurodivergent.
I do think the next question to ask is, what characterizes the neurotype we think of as neurotypical? I do think there is a most-common neurotype that dominates modern society, even if it's not the average of human cognition or the baseline from which other neurotypes diverge. Something about being able to intuit emotional subtext from nonverbal affect, along with an obsession with social status and inability to focus without social support.
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Too many blogs full of too many tips on managing To Do lists are unhelpful and overwhelming.
They make me To Don’t.
What’s a good tip you actually use for task management?
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Parade du Grotesque 💀
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Like many other autistic and/or disabled people I will spend Christmas on my own and while I appreciate my alone time and the atmosphere and the silence of it, I know it can be difficult and hurtful.
So I would like to connect with other people who spend Christmas on their own or experience feelings of loneliness during these days, by interacting with this post.
That can be just leaving and receiving a virtual hug or telling each other about the gifts you received or gave yourself during the year, maybe share a piece of music, write about your favourite video game or any other special interest. You can do this in private mode (English or German), I know that interacting with groups can be difficult, impossible sometimes, but every now and then I write posts like this during a moment of bravery and I already found amazing online friends by doing so.
Let's support each other in a world that makes building connection so difficult and feelings of loneliness so common.
Boosts are very much appreciated. Thank you.
#ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #disabled #ChronicallyIll #neurodivergent #MentalHealth
Like many other autistic and/or disabled people I will spend Christmas on my own and while I appreciate my alone time and the atmosphere and the silence of it, I know it can be difficult and hurtful.
So I would like to connect with other people who spend Christmas on their own or experience feelings of loneliness during these days, by interacting with this post.
That can be just leaving and receiving a virtual hug or telling each other about the gifts you received or gave yourself during the year, maybe share a piece of music, write about your favourite video game or any other special interest. You can do this in private mode (English or German), I know that interacting with groups can be difficult, impossible sometimes, but every now and then I write posts like this during a moment of bravery and I already found amazing online friends by doing so.
Let's support each other in a world that makes building connection so difficult and feelings of loneliness so common.
Boosts are very much appreciated. Thank you.
#ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #disabled #ChronicallyIll #neurodivergent #MentalHealth