Surgeon on the Spectrum

[Surgeon on the Spectrum @SpectrumSurgeon]

@AutisticCallum_ Makes sense now.....

[Surgeon on the Spectrum @SpectrumSurgeon]

@AutisticCallum_ I wish if I had known earlier that most people attend conferences not for academic purpose but to socialise and to extend their network....

[Surgeon on the Spectrum @SpectrumSurgeon]

#ActuallyAutistic Is there any option/space/place to meet other Autistic adults face to face in UK, particularly Midlands???

I am getting the feel that online support and acknowledge is great for mind but don't do much in real life....

[Surgeon on the Spectrum @SpectrumSurgeon]

@TheSpectrumGirl @AutisticCallum_ Brilliant thread

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@commaficionado I got that one....

[Surgeon on the Spectrum @SpectrumSurgeon]

@mrmarksteel It's same here. Purposefully and cleverly designed to deter people.

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@mistressofline @commaficionado Coming from the horse's mouth- Shocking but unfortunately not unbelievable as there is still a huge misconceptions within medical community.

[Surgeon on the Spectrum @SpectrumSurgeon]

It's my personal experience too. Relatively early success as that depends on exams, etc but problems later on due to lack of those social skills. What do other #ActuallyAutistic think? Any similar experiences?

[Surgeon on the Spectrum @SpectrumSurgeon]

Just read this, one of the many motivational threads, and it hit me hard deep inside. This is where and when #ActuallyAutistic fail because they usually have quite good hard skills for whatever they do but no so much of so called those "soft skills"....

[Surgeon on the Spectrum @SpectrumSurgeon]

@AutisticCallum_ And sometimes those just simply blunt "yes" or "no" is considered an insult.

[Surgeon on the Spectrum @SpectrumSurgeon]

@AutisticDoctor Fully understand your situation and frustration. Been there....

[Surgeon on the Spectrum @SpectrumSurgeon]

#ActuallyAutistic The pain is real . Emotional trauma of being semi ghosted, no closure, ruminations.....the pain is real

[Surgeon on the Spectrum @SpectrumSurgeon]

@autisticdoc Yes

[Surgeon on the Spectrum @SpectrumSurgeon]

@errant82 Same feeling here....

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#ActuallyAutistic Anybody seen this movie? Any thoughts?

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@iputahexonyou @fibonacci_rocks I second that....

[Surgeon on the Spectrum @SpectrumSurgeon]

@autisticgpshh Other day I was thinking about how my functioning is akin to this ball balanced by air flow.

When balanced perfectly, looks cool but can be easily pushed out of sync and really incredibly hard to get it back on track again.

[Surgeon on the Spectrum @SpectrumSurgeon]

@autisticgpshh Brilliant read.

"Level 1 today, Level 3 on Wednesdays but Level 2 on Tuesdays and Saturdays"

[Surgeon on the Spectrum @SpectrumSurgeon]

@autisticgpshh "They can change day-to-day, month-to-month or lifephase to lifephase."

I can totally relate to it

[Surgeon on the Spectrum @SpectrumSurgeon]

Planning to attend #AutismShow at Birmingham on 24-25 June 2022. Any #ActuallyAutistic experiences from previous years to share?