Autistic self-compassion = setting boundaries.
I don't think I've ever regretted saying no and staying home when I needed to. But I have regretted saying yes and going out and winding up with sensory overload or having a meltdown.
Are children disordered because they can't sit still for 6 hours a day?
Are adults depressed because they feel sad and apathetic when they can no longer make ends meet?
Are people who've been abused having "mood swings" or natural reactions?
We're diagnosing coping mechanisms.
We're telling people who don't adjust to a sick society they're the problem.
We're treating symptoms as something to suppress so everyone can get back to work.
This unspoken reality is failing us all.
Now think about climate change. If people can't wash their hands and wear masks for a deadly virus, what chance is there they're going to do anything about... a boiling planet? 4/6
BOLSONARO INELEGÍVEL 🎉
Após anos de luta e trabalho, Bolsonaro começa a pagar pelos seus crimes e está inelegível por 8 anos.
Que a luta não pare. Que Bolsonaro vá para a cadeia.
E que não deixemos que se crie na extrema direita um novo mito pra destruir a realidade.
Reason 3. Autistic people often think in very detailed and nuanced complexities.
So, it can be extremely difficult for us to answer a "simple" question without including every detail because our brains are telling us that every single one is important. \5