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'And if thou wilt, remember /
And if thou wilt, forget.' (C. Rossetti)
Dx'd Autistic. Agnostic. History of Art & Death. Funerals for the Forgotten.

[Ð @dalaruan]

To all my #autistic friends & allies diagnosed later in life

[Paul Holdengraber @holdengraber]

LOVE AFTER LOVE

‘Sit. Feast on your life.’
~ Derek Walcott

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@ask_aubry Obviously not familiar with Genesis 3:16 that one 😂

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@ZimtiStardust Meine Mutter hasste es als Mädchen Röcke, Kleider & sonntags Lackschuhe mit Absatz tragen zu müssen & wollte das ihren Töchtern ersparen. Mit 16 habe ich mir vom ersten selbstverdienten Geld ein Kleines Schwarzes & Lackpumps gekauft, trage auch jetzt noch gerne Kleider & Heels.

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@AutisticCoach_ 2/ it's around 900€ (2022). With a formal diagnosis one can claim official handicap status, which might or might not enable one to get access to support. But again support etc is focused on autistic children. Late diagnosed autistic adults fall into a support gap.

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@AutisticCoach_ 1/ Germany: most diagnosis is still focused on children, so many tests still require testimonials from primary school etc. Wait time is up to a year or more currently, With a referral from a doctor costs are covered if you join the governmental health insurance, if not...

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@TanukisRevenge What does he sing?

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@TanukisRevenge I drew gallows. Not sure that this counts as equivalent. 🤔

[The Autistic Coach @AutisticCoach_]

Do my #ActuallyAutistic comrades FEEL their emotions or THINK about their emotions?

Do you embody them, experience them, or intellectualize them?

#AskingAutistics

[Ð @dalaruan]

@AutisticCoach_ My heart belongs to my head.

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@Poppallo @sensoryassist That's so easy among autistics, isn't it? No worries that alone time & space = lack of commitment

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@Poppallo Bekannte deren Sohn bis auf Sport in keinem Fach gut oder engagiert war, wollte ihn auf die Realschule gehen lassen (so auch Empfehlung) das ganze Umfeld: "Naaaaaain, Du ruinierst seine Zukunft!!!"

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@DrAliceNicholls I have my daily routines & keep them up. One big requirement I need is being alone. As long as I have as much alone space & time I wish to have I'm happy.

[Ð @dalaruan]

@AutisticCoach_ 100% day(light)

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@helen_barnowl @jonjominns Yeah, one survives - tarred & feathered for life.

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@BlackLupus30 @Vetoundioma War er in der Tat. Weil er sie überhaupt erst in die PKV reingeschwatzt hat.

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@helen_barnowl @jonjominns Masking means hiding autistic traits by copying neuronormative behaviour to adapt. That's very close to living a permanent lie.

[Callum Stephen (He/Him) @AutisticCallum_]

Neurotypical (NT) communication is often brief and indirect because NTs can usually fill in the gaps and thus expect that others can too.

Neurodivergent communication is often detailed and direct because we can find it hard to fill in gaps, so naturally don’t expect others to.

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@EventsSparrow @JayHulmePoet I'm German and don't eat bread. Only luck made me escape to be burnt at the stake.

[Ð @dalaruan]

@JayHulmePoet We don't want you to die from a feeble, questionable diet, that's all. Be glad we don't have haggis, eh. 😂