Autistic Explorer

#ActuallyAutistic 2022 Here to learn from others' experiences and share my own so we can have community and build collective understanding

[Autistic Explorer @AutExplorer]

*beep beep* REPROCESSING

Reprocessing what?

Oh just my entire life, every salient event, in light of knowing: being autistic, trauma, cPTSD, rejection sensitivity dysphoria

Oh and the fact that I actually *do* have emotions all the time, I just wasn't aware of them before.

[Autistic_at_40_Podcast @Autistic_at_40]

People who find out they’re autistic in adulthood were not OK before this point. I am yet to speak to a late identified autistic person - whether or not they were ever able to mask at any level - who was OK. Very far from it. Imagine being disabled and it not being recognised 😶

[Autistic Explorer @AutExplorer]

@Alice7949 Congratulations! Keep up the good work 🙌

[Autistic Explorer @AutExplorer]

@SteveMcWeeve Pong!

[Autistic Explorer @AutExplorer]

*beep beep* REPROCESSING

Reprocessing what?

Oh just my entire life, every salient event, in light of knowing: being autistic, trauma, cPTSD, rejection sensitivity dysphoria

Oh and the fact that I actually *do* have emotions all the time, I just wasn't aware of them before.

[Autistic Explorer @AutExplorer]

I also thought it was "bad" to ask for things — that's what spoiled kids did, I thought.

[Autistic Explorer @AutExplorer]

From when I was in elementary school, I remember being very afraid of doing the 'wrong' thing or being 'bad' in some way. Aspects of this have stuck with me all through life. I don't truly understand where it came from.

[Autistic Explorer @AutExplorer]

Heather’s workshop on recovering from autistic burnout was so good!

[Heather Cook 🦓🖖Autistic Coach @hmm_cook]

My free (and ad free) workshop on reducing anxiety, by and for #Neurodivergent humans, is soon. Inclusive, compassionate, and BS-free. Interested?

https://t.co/YSp83s9snB

Live this Wed + Recording.

#ActuallyAutistic #AutisticTwitter #AuDHD #Neurodiversity #Anxiety #ND #Autism

[Autism-101 @Autism1o1]

Have you ever joined a group, got comfortable enough to start unmasking, only to get rejected?

#AskingAutistics #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD

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[Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc]

Parents of past generations had almost zero emotional education. No guidance for how they needed to help their children self regulate, to help them through their pain, and how to meet their emotional needs.

Of course the end result is generational trauma.

Parents do they best they can with what they know....

[Heather Cook 🦓🖖Autistic Coach @hmm_cook]

Reflection on my often “awkward”/etc. social interactions growing up and into adulthood, which led to intense, paralyzing social anxiety for years.

#ActuallyAutistic #AutismAcceptance #latediagnosis #Neurodiversity #socialanxiety #AuDHD
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[Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc]

The “golden child” is loved for what they do, not who they are. They become an extension of their parent’s self worth.

Why the golden child learns to wear a mask:

[Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle @DrDoyleSays]

When we don't remember our life story in a coherent, cohesive narrative, we can feel pretty "crazy" for having the symptoms & struggles we do.

We gotta remember that those symptoms & struggles AREN'T nonsensical. They exist for a REASON-- even if we can't piece it together yet.

[Autistic Explorer @AutExplorer]

@hmm_cook Rest! I can tell because my mind has been zooming and there’s muscle tension over my whole body.

Water — now that I’ve calmed down some I can detect that I’m thirsty by the feeling in my throat.

[Heather Cook 🦓🖖Autistic Coach @hmm_cook]

What does your body want in this moment? Rest? Movement? Food? Water? What else? How can you tell?

#AskingAutistics #Sensory

[Autistic Explorer @AutExplorer]

@hi_its_annaleah Relatable

[the AuDHD Witch @smallbone_emma]

@rebeccamurter This is the hardest bit. And also having to explain to my family and friends over and over again…..that I cannot do what I once did. And knowing that if I push….I will just make everything worse…..but also wanting to people please! 😫

[Autistic Explorer @AutExplorer]

@EmergencyBod @luceytrish I don’t actually think this is true. People have many needs beyond the material. For example, people who are struggling with mental health are not necessarily lucky.

[Autistic Explorer @AutExplorer]

@hannamashima Have you tried slanting your bed by putting things under the legs of the bed bear your head? This can help with acid reflux

I also try to eat 3 hours before bed so I’m less likely to be hungry at bedtime

[Dr. Glenn Patrick Doyle @DrDoyleSays]

Trauma bonds can get you WAY up in your head inventing reasons why you "should" tolerate or overlook hurtful behavior because of your connection or relation to a person.

In REALITY, a bond or relationship SHOULD be reason for them to NOT hurt you-- not for YOU to tolerate it.

[Autistic Explorer @AutExplorer]

@autismsupsoc Took me a minute to get this 😂

Sneaky :)