[TLDR Hyperfous Vs Hyperfixation ]
Kinda hate how my brain latches onto a Thing & decides 'THIS IS YOUR HYPER FIXATION NOW'
It's not the same as hyperfocus which (feels like) it usually involves some active participation from me?
I am locked into thing because I like the Thing Vs I am compelled to do Thing and cannot stop thinking of thing?!
Am prob explaining this wrong but - yeah
Plus hyperfocus project completion depression is apparently real ?
"Joanne's Sexing Hat has determined you cannot be Trans AND Autistic, you're being silly now, do as you are told. We know your mind better than you do, we went to the best schools...."
#Ableism #TerfIsland #CassReview #MentalHealth #TransRightsAreHumanRights #LGBTQIA #Autisim #UKPOL #UKPOLITICS
So these last few days have been a very :
" No.
I *know* that this is not my Circus and Definitely NOT My Monkey's - even though every fibre in my being is screaming at me to Make This Better For You , thereby making it My Problem and just -
No. "
I don't enjoy witnessing other's emotional pain and the People Pleaser in me *very much wants* to FIX IT, but I can't and I should not Try.
Sometimes, Non NeuroSpicy people can be teeth gnashingly, amazingly, ~ InFuriAting ~ with their
' Well Actually's '.
Oh this long list of everyday traits and life experiences has *one thing* on it, that you experience rarely - once in a blue moon, in a Leap Year?
Please, Shut Up and Go Away.
(Gah!)
Doctor Explains Why The Neurodivergent often Feel Younger Than Their Age
[13 min Youtube]
Summary:
1. Developmental asynchrony
2. Emotional Regulation Challenges
3. Hyperfocus and Interests
4. Difficulty with life transitions
5. Rejection of traditional norms
This morning I (almost) invisibly mended hole in my stretch leggings
Just sewed a headband (out of a scuba material!! It's v stretchy and slippy and goes through an Overlocker like silk !? ) and made some Rock Cakes (currently in the oven).
This morning I prepped some French bread (currently proving), and now planning dinner..
Yesterday I struggled all day to watch a 15 min instructional video on youtube
Also TWO loads of laundry
Who the hell am I ?
Every now and again, someone asks a question on a forum that I am a member of, and that question lies precisely within my area of expertise - and then it feels like the Horn of Gondor has sounded specifically for me.
Aha!
Euclidian space mystery solved!
*Utterly forgot about* the *two entire stacks* of books which I was routinely moving from the office desk to the bedroom every night/morning.
Only remembered because I just looked at my desk and thought .. hmm something is missing what.. ? Oh yeah.
SO!
A large amount of decluttering DID take place and something WAS in reality achieved
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😮💨👍🏾📚
#ADHD #NeuroSpicy #Autisim #AuctuallyAutistic #Autistic #Declutter
How ?
It took me about six hours but I cleared a bookshelf - measuring about 18 inches of space - and placed books from the floor onto the shelf AND YET I STILL MYSTERIOUSLY DO NOT HAVE ANY FRIGGIN FLOOR SPACE!
Has my office morphed into a Non- Euclidean space?
I actually *removed things from the room* and put Large Bulky Empty boxes into the trash!
This is cukoobananapants!
Gah !
😮💨😶
#ADHD #NeuroSpicy #Autisim #AuctuallyAutistic #Autistic #Declutter
Desperately trying to declutter my office so stacks of things don't kill me (only partially hyperbole) and my main problem is that to properly declutter the space I need to *desperately not be me* and I don't know how to do that.
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#ADHD #NeuroSpicy #Autisim #AuctuallyAutistic #Autistic #Declutter
Interesting article. I wish more teachers were aware of it (I know some are, but, unfortunately, some do demand respect without apparently earning it)
https://neuroclastic.com/autism-and-responding-to-authority/
Random #accessibility question surrounding the eye contact content warning: Does this actually help any of you? Does animal eye contact in pictures upset you? I'm not sure I've ever seen anybody say it's helpful but of course we'd like to know how best to do what we can! :ablobcatheartsqueeze: #autisim #neurodiverse
Edit: Added a poll so you don't have to reply to me if you're nervous. This is specifically for folks who we generally assume do struggle with eye contact.
If you love documentary films, this is a great podcast. And the film: Life, Animated - is well worth watching. [“After watching animated Disney movies, including The Little Mermaid and the Lion King, a young autistic man finds a common language with his parents, and sees his communication skills develop.”] #neurodivergent #autisim #autistic #docfilm #documentaryfilm
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-art-of-documentary/id1685985826?i=1000617823937
The new analysis does not confirm autism's underlying causes, or identify specific subtypes as other research has attempted, but reveals a more generalized gut Microbiome profile that seems to be consistent among those with qutisim.
@osobno @rysiek I would need clarification: If an agent has intelligence and simply lacks the ability to express it outside of a narrow communications channel, that would include humans with "locked in syndrome" and inaudible #autisim - an agent either has intelligence and agency or lacks them. To grant that only via a communications channel would indicate that the communications channel is actually the agent in this case.
