#NT, about #autists: why don't they *lighten up* a bit? Always so *serious*. <mildly disapproving>
#Child, about #grown-ups: why don't they *lighten up* a bit? Always so *serious*. <mildly disapproving>
Why is "serious", such a Bad Thing? 🤔🤔🤔
#Autists
I'm fascinated by Plato's theories... Could we function without rulers? Or is the solution with folks who have solutions and are thinking about the future without material connections? Hmmmm... Anything is better than the #ShipOfFools!
#Plato on #Democracy, #Tyranny, and the Ideal State
What would Plato have to say about today’s democracies?
Updated June 24, 2024
"Having experienced the limits of both #tyranny and democracy, Plato sought to devise another and better system of government. In the Republic, which in my view is nothing more than a thought experiment, he conceived of an ideal state ruled by a small number of people selected, after close observation and rigorous testing, from a highly educated elite.
"These so-called guardians would not hold any private property. Instead, they would live together in housing provided by the state, and receive from the citizens no more than their daily sustenance. In spite, or because, of these deprivations, the guardians would be the happiest of men. Were a guardian to become ‘infatuated with some youthful conceit of happiness’ and seek to appropriate the state to himself, he would have to 'learn how wisely Hesiod spoke, when he said, ‘half is more than the whole.’
"For Plato, if a person is to give good advice on the highest affairs of state, he or she must have expertise in justice, which is a part of virtue and self-knowledge. The person who rushes into politics without having found self-knowledge falls into error and makes himself and everyone else miserable. He who is not wise cannot be happy, and it is better for such a person to be commanded by a superior in wisdom.
"The #tyrant, who is the most #unjust of people, is also the #unhappiest. The tyrant is constantly overcome by lawless desires which lead him to commit all manner of heinous act. His soul is full of disorder and regret, and is incapable of doing what it truly desires (this is similar to Socrates' notion that a bad person is, in fact, not himself). The life of the political tyrant is even more wretched than that of the private tyrant, first, because the political tyrant is in a better position to feed his desires, and, second, because he is everywhere surrounded and watched by his enemies, and becomes at first their prisoner and at last their victim. [Sounds like Trump to me!]
"The best and most just of all rulers are those who are most reluctant to govern, while the worst and most unjust are those who are most eager. Therefore, if the state is to be well ordered, it must offer another and better life than that of ruler, for only then will they rule who are truly rich, not in silver and gold, but in #virtue and #wisdom, which are the true blessings of life. And the only life that looks down upon the life of political ambition is that of true philosophy."
#ShipOfFools #Socialists #Philosophers #Autists? #JustSaying...
Dots Out of Line: On #Neuroatypical Curiosity
Educators should ask not who is curious, but how is each person curious?
MIT Press Reader
by Perry ZurnDani S. Bassett, December 2022
Excerpt: "Born in 1992 and diagnosed with autism of a 'severe' and 'nonverbal' type, #NaokiHigashida attended a number of educational institutions in the course of his youth, including a neurotypically centered primary school, a special needs junior high, and a distance learning high school. Observing the many ways in which people with disabilities are fast-tracked out of normal life and shuttled into special needs circles (and low-wage jobs, if they are lucky), Higashida, the author of dozens of poems, short stories, and nonfiction books, wanted to make his own choice. After 'questioning things' for himself, and identifying his gifts and hopes, he decided to become a writer.
"While in school, he had become increasingly frustrated with the steady infantilization and 'schoolmaster-type instruction' that denied his creativity and squashed his curiosity. Indeed, scientists and educators alike repeatedly characterize people with autism as lacking any measurable — and therefore meaningful — curiosity. Resisting this narrative in his writing and activism, Higashida repeatedly asserts his own curiosity: 'I’m always hungry to learn,' 'hungry for knowledge,' he writes in his bestselling memoir 'The Reason I Jump'; 'I want to grow up learning a million things!' Other autistic people, he says, are much like him in this respect, 'constantly challenging and asking questions of themselves.' This should be no real surprise, he writes in a poem called 'Curiosity,' given that curiosity is fundamentally human; it 'is why we carry on.' "
#Poets #LifeWithAutism #Autistic #Autists #ND #Curiosity #ABeautifulMind
@autistics Very relatable content! And I dig his sense of humor!
How to Spot Autism in #HighMasking Adults - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJDKjH6rHhw
#LifeWithAutism #Autistic #Autists #ND #Masking #Sensitivity #SensoryIssues
Hey all... Because of the domain name issues with GUP, @actuallyautistic is defunct. Follow and post @autistics instead!
Nearly all #autists of my age are #undiagnosed! 😥
#Autism
#ADHD
#AuDHD
#neurodiversity
[Found on BlueSky]
Has anyone considered putting #autistic people in charge of all our healthcare, administrative, military, and such, rather than #LLMs?
I mean, if #AI solutions have a ~60% chance to be correct any given time, and a 5% chance to be bonkers (glue on pizza, random Nazi shit, etc) then maybe it shouldn't run those things?
The #autists I know are pretty chill, pretty smart, and pretty thorough. Plus, they aren't Nazis.
Guess my point is that I'm for #autimation over #automation.
So, after getting to know a lot of other #Autists (and yes, I'm mostly focusing on higher functioning folks, but acknowledge lower functioning ones -- who still think and feel), I've come to the conclusion that we are the #NewMutants -- and are here to fix things. Seriously! If we had social skills and more confidence (I'm one of those with both), we could change everything! Rise up, my #Autist friends! We know how to fix shit! Let's have at it!
#GretaThunberg #GaryNuman #NicolaTesla #Visionaries #WeHaveThePower #WeHaveThePlans
Do any #autists out there have experience of living with & caring for a relative with end-stage #dementia?
I'm finding it very difficult. Any tips or advice, please? 🙏
#AskingAutistics
#ActuallyAutistic
#ADHD
#AuDHD
#dementia
#carer
@actuallyautistic On a related note to my last post, I came across this today... Wow!
My 35-Year-Old Son Is Learning to Drive. It’s Complicated.
Sam Huber’s autistic mind processes every moment and movement in technicolor intensity as he struggles to get his license. For his father, Robert, the question isn’t can he—but should he?
By Robert Huber and Samuel Huber· 4/27/2025
Excerpt: "I look down at the controls, and I get a little dizzy looking at all of the knobs, gears, pedals, and the steering wheel. The thought of having to move my hands and feet in sync to get this bucket of bolts going is scary.
"After checking that all the mirrors are to my liking, I start the car, which roars like a lioness on the hunt. I want to scream, Why does this seem so loud when I am in the driver’s seat?!?! I reach into my pocket for my trusty headphones to block out this horrible noise, but they aren’t there. Sweet baby Jesus! Am I going to have to listen to this car the whole time? How can anyone focus on driving with that noise?"
#Autism #DrivingWhileAutistic #Autists #RulesOfTheRoad #Distractions
So, I'm finding these lists pretty relatable. Learning how to focus and multi-task were a bit challenging, but luckily, I had mastered the gas pedal / brake pedal / gear shifting on my grandfather's riding mower, and then had Driver's Ed classes when I was 17. And yes -- I am a STICKLER for the rules of the road!
From: Can Autistic People Drive? published in 2022
"Research suggests that drivers who are autistic may experience the following difficulties:
- challenges with concentrating on own driving while paying attention to what other drivers are doing on the road
- slower detection time for road hazards
- being easily distracted
- becoming too bound by rules
- inability to identify social cues, like tailgating
- nervousness related to comorbidities, like ADHD or anxiety
- reduced self-confidence
Strengths associated with autism and driving
On the flip side, research also shows that autistic drivers have certain strengths that other drivers may not possess. These include:
- desire to strictly adhere to driving rules
- obeying traffic rules
- limited risk-taking, like speeding
- paying closer attention to their overall driving environment
- being able to remember details and information for long periods of time"
Source:
https://www.healthline.com/health/autism/can-autistic-people-drive#is-it-legal
#Autism #DrivingWhileAutistic #Autists #RulesOfTheRoad #Distractions
If #RFKjr starts targeting #autists we'll have to protect the contributors lists of @WiGLEnet @wikipedia @openstreetmap etc...
🐬🐋🐳 Have a fruitful & wonderful #Autism Acceptance Month to all of us! #AutisticActually
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IMG: Autistic/Autism symbol by MissLunaRose12 under CC-By-SA 4.0 International License. (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Autism_Symbol_Proposed_2.png)
#Autistic #Neuroatypical #ActuallyAutistic #Autist #Autistics #ActuallyAutistics #Autists #Neurodivergent #Neurodivergents
🐬🐋🐳 Have a fruitful & wonderful #Autism Acceptance Month to all of us! #AutisticActually
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Like & pin today! ♾️ bsky.app/profile/did:...
#Autistic #Neuroatypical #ActuallyAutistic #Autist #Autistics #ActuallyAutistics #Autists #Neurodivergent #Neurodivergents
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bpotnohnlgcj3fbmp7ugx4en/feed/aaaj7qkwceak6
#Autists (and others too ) might find this consideration of #honesty interesting...
Apparently today is a strange pray for #autists day.
I can't speak for any other @actuallyautistic , but please:
Don't pray for me allistina 🎶...
*Evita tune
So, just curious... Any other musically-included #Autists out there? Like being able to re-create songs by listening to them, or seeing notes in your head? (I experience both, since I have near-perfect pitch and can read / write music -- which is a mathematical language I can relate to). Anyhow, as you can tell by previous post, music has been a big part of my life and passions.
@actuallyautistic
So, true #ActuallyAutistic story. When I was little (and even now, though not as much) I was a toe-walker. My grandmother, naively thinking that perhaps I wanted to be a ballet dancer, enrolled me in ballet class. And I was a pretty good dancer. Except I danced to my own drummer, and could not do group dances. My grandmother, who was my saintly advocate, not-so-saintly gave the dance school instructor a helluva talking to -- and the instructor let me do solo pieces, which I excelled at. And then got bored with it. Lol. My grandmother indulged me in a lot of "hobbies" -- bless her heart. I know not everyone has had supportive parents. I lucked out with her (and my grandfather, and my mom who was more my buddy than a parent -- but that's a story for another day).
@actuallyautistic
#Toewalking #ConstructiveParenting #Autists
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