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Daniel Jones (The Aspie World)theaspieworld
2025-10-19

Navigating the world of neurodiversity can be a unique journey, especially when it comes to understanding the terms Autism and Asperger's. For years, I grappled with these labels, asking myself, "What’s my identity in all of this?" 🤔

Daniel Jones (The Aspie World)theaspieworld
2025-10-18

I want to talk about life hacks that have made a world of difference in navigating daily challenges with autism and ADHD. From sensory break strategies to communication tips, each little trick helps build a bulletproof support system. One powerful hack I discovered is creating a visual schedule. It’s helped reduce anxiety and made transitions smoother. 📅✨

Heather Cook🖖Autistic Coachhmm_cook@universeodon.com
2025-09-02

Why Autistics Both Need and Avoid Relationships #actuallyautistic #autisticcommunity

youtube.com/watch?v=lXEpCE7rLR

#ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Neurospicy #Neurodivergent #ND

Harmony SeekerHarmonthSeeker@caneandable.social
2025-08-24

I’m wondering if anyone relates to the painful grief of all the years spent masking, pretending, and stifling yourself just to fit in. I thought I had worked through this after my diagnosis in April, but it has returned with vengeance.

Finding my autistic tribe online has been life-changing. Last week I felt fully heard and understood in an autistic group for the first time ever. It was incredible, but since then I’ve been an emotional mess. The contrast is so stark: years of loneliness, squashing myself, constant misunderstandings.

I don’t need replies suggesting therapy. I already have a neuroaffirming therapist who helps me more than any counsellor ever has. But it’s 2 am, I can’t sleep, and I feel very alone.

Is it normal for this grief to come back so strongly?

#ActuallyAutistic #AutisticCommunity #Unmasking #Grief #LateDiagnosis #Neurodivergent

Harmony SeekerHarmonthSeeker@caneandable.social
2025-08-04

I woke up feeling flat. No spark, or real reason. It is a deep deep heaviness that settles in sometimes. A good coffee outside helped. The warmth, the stillness, the routine of of my Monday. That kind of grounding works better for me than trying to force a mood shift.

Tonight I am attending an online group for autistic people. It will be my first time and I have been looking forward to it. One of the things I already appreciate about the neurodivergent community is how much detail is given about events. People actually explain what to expect and list options. They do not assume you will know. That matters to me as I need to know how things will run before I join in. Unstructured situations are exhausting.

This group sounds amazing! You can join with or without your camera. You can speak, or type in the chat, or you can listen if that is what works. I am highly verbal, but speaking can still be hard. Sometimes the words are in my head, but I cannot get them out. It is not just about anxiety. It is about processing. It is about how much effort it takes to speak clearly when your hearing is unreliable and your brain is working through five layers at once. I have to concentrate on how the words feel on my lips. Reading is easier. I can read a chapter, absorb it, and retain the meaning far more efficiently than spoken conversation.

Today I have been preparing for lectures and tutorials. My autism and learning subject is focusing on different models of disability. I already knew about the social and medical models, but the charity model was new to me. That one is built on pity. It treats disabled people as objects of sympathy. It frames support as something to be given out of generosity, not rights. It highlights deficits instead of needs.

The social model is stronger. It shifts the focus to the environment. It says that the problem is not the person, but the barriers around them. That makes sense to me. Public transport. Education systems. Physical spaces. Social attitudes. All of these create exclusion. But the social model has a gap. It does not fully address impairment itself or the supports a person might still need.

That is where the human rights model fits. It blends both perspectives. It says people deserve access and participation, but it also recognises that disability can bring real impacts and real support needs. It centres autonomy. It asks what the person needs to live with dignity and full agency.

This course is igniting something in me. I am not just studying for the sake of knowledge. I want to do something with it. I want things to change, not in vague ways, but in actual lives.

So yes. A flat morning. A helpful coffee. A good study session. And tonight, I will join a space where I do not have to mask or explain. That is something worth looking forward to.

#ActuallyAutistic #Neurodivergent #DisabilityJustice #AutismStudies #HumanRightsModel #AutisticCommunity #AutisticVoice #OnlineSupport #AccessIsEverything

Daniel Jones (The Aspie World)theaspieworld
2025-07-04

Did you know there’s a BIG difference between autistic compulsions and OCD? 💡 As an autistic person, my routines, safe foods, and rewatching the same shows help me feel calm and in control — they’re comforting, not fear-based.
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Jon Bernyswinterinmychest
2025-05-02

I am hosting a race and documentary to spread awareness against ABA in November.

facebook.com/share/1AMm2J8A49/


Jon Bernyswinterinmychest
2025-04-18

I saw this while driving yesterday. I’m at a loss for words.

Can you imagine seeing a road sign that said:
“BLACK CHILD AREA”
“HOMOSEXUAL CHILD AREA”
“ISLAM CHILD AREA”
There would be international outrage.

Jon Bernyswinterinmychest
2025-04-13

Benevolent Ableism is a very real growing problem around ABA and it's infringing of autism/human rights these days....


Ananasparachuteananasparachute@turtleisland.social
2025-03-29

All of this.
#AutisticCommunity #actuallyautistic #neurodiversity #neurodiverse #autismacceptance

Alt-text: Informational graphic about autism awareness and acceptance with recommended symbols and actions. Transcribed Text: REMINDER FOR EVERYONE AS APRIL APPROACHES ❌ Don’t support Autism Speaks ❌ Don’t use the puzzle piece symbol as it’s offensive to most of the Autistic Community ❌ Don’t ‘Light it up blue’ 🟢 Listen to Autistic people’s voices #ActuallyAutistic 🟢 Celebrate Neurodiversity 🟢 Share posts about or by Autistic people 🟢 We need Autism acceptance NOT Autism Awareness #AutismAcceptance 🟢 Majority of autistic people prefer to be classed as ‘Autistic’ or ‘Autistic person’ rather than ‘person with Autism’ (Ask them what they prefer) 🟢 Use the rainbow infinity symbol that represents neurodiversity 🟢 Or use the gold infinity symbol for Autism Acceptance ⭐ As an Autistic or as an ally do these colours instead: 🔴 #RedInstead 🟤 #ToneItDownTaupe 🟡 #LightItUpGold / #LIUG
Jon Bernyswinterinmychest
2025-03-24

My response to Agents of Speech's defense of ABA.


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2025-03-21


Jon Bernyswinterinmychest
2025-03-21

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2025-03-21


John Jacob Jingleheimer SchmitGenXotaku1971@urusai.social
2025-02-10

Great evening out with our old ASD adults support group, including our leader, a family therapist named Grayson who is retired and has extreme vertigo and mobility issues...I'm glad he was able to attend. It was good to see old faces and meet new people. #AutisticCommunity so important, especially now.

dominicdelagol2dominicdelagol2
2024-10-29

The neurodivergent community is filled with awesome people!
Following people displayed in order:
illymation (on YouTube), SuperEzequielMixel4, Benimated, gamerrobloxian1195 and 13Character5 (the last 4 are on Bluesky)
Check them all out, they are awesome people!

29: NEURODIVERGENT COMMUNITY (Auctober 2024) The follow fanarts display these people in order from left to right: illymation, SuperEzequielMixel4, Benimated, gamerrobloxian1195 and 13character5.
Semi Sentient AI Cooling Watersentient_water@neurodifferent.me
2024-08-14

@RoundSparrow You're right society does seem unnecessarly cruel or indifferent to us & yes that breaks my heart but one thing that we now have which we never had before is one another. We have community & culture & art & science created by & for us.

This gives me hope & makes me feel much less alone in the world. To all of you who have been there, even only in passing I see you & I'm grateful for all you've given.

#ActuallyAutistic #AutisticCommunity

Anna Nicholsontransponderings@autistics.life
2024-03-27

Do we have autism? Are we on the spectrum? Are we autistic? 🤷🏻‍♀️

This long short by Jeremy Andrew Davis clarifies the linguistic preferences of the vast majority of the Autistic community (not to be confused with the ‘autism community’)

youtube.com/watch?v=bpQWeK6dZG

#ActuallyAutistic #AutisticCommunity #autism #IFL #PFL

Anna Nicholsontransponderings@autistics.life
2023-10-03

Aside: in the video I just shared – youtube.com/watch?v=3mBbOOzhoG – I really liked this throwaway observation near the end:

‘We’ve got different interests, we’ve been spending our time for our whole life doing very different things –

‘It’s kind of interesting though, because thanks to the Internet […] it’s like the Autistic community has found a common special interest in autism that’s bringing us all together …’ ☺️ 👩🏾‍🤝‍👨🏼👨🏻‍🤝‍👨🏽👩🏾‍🤝‍👩🏿

#ActuallyAutistic #AutisticCommunity #AllAutistics

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