Luke Brewster

He/they. Black lives matter. I support reparations. Feminist. AuDHD. 4/10 tweeter.

[Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc]

Holding back our tears or not allowing them can keep us in a dysregulated state. So allow your tears to flow. If you need to take space and be in private, take it.

Let the tears flow...

[Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc]

This is why after crying we feel relaxed, at ease. Our parasympathetic nervous system has been activated. It has a soothing effect.

[Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc]

Research shows oxytocin and endorphins are in tears. Crying is the parasympathetic attempt to bring the body back to homeostasis. Crying is your body's attempt to get you out of fight or flight.

[Erin Ekins (she/her) @QueerlyAutistic]

If someone has self-diagnosed as autistic, and ends up being wrong (which is incredibly rare, by the way), the likelihood is that they are actually neurodivergent, just in a different way. They self-diagnosed as autistic for a reason and they still need support for those reasons.

[Mike Hoerger, PhD MSCR MBA @michael_hoerger]

The feeling of being valuable -- "I am a valuable person" -- is essential to mental health and is a cornerstone of self-discipline... because when one considers oneself valuable one will take care of oneself in all ways that are necessary.
-Peck

#MaskUp #VaxUp #Test #HEPA

[Dragosnuv @Dragosnuv]

If Tomb is pronounced Toom and Womb is pronounced Woom...

Why is Bomb not pronounced Boom?

[Luke Brewster @lukebrewster]

@autistic_hannah 💙

[𝕷𝖆𝖉𝖞 𝕬 🍂🍄🐞 @WoodlandxWitch]

It'll never stop being weird to me that getting up at 6 and sleeping at 9 is seen as virtuous but getting up at 10 and sleeping at 1 is lazy. Its the same number of hours my guy.

[Tracy Chou 🌻 @triketora]

another variant on meritocracy myth: i used to think i could get ahead of the disrespect & misogyny i experienced as a woman in tech by working really hard and getting really good at what i do. HA now i know that my being competent makes insecure men even more resentful and mean.

[The Tweedy Mutant @the_tweedy]

One of the cruelest things about Autistic/ADHD masking is that you learn to treat positive emotions as a warning sign that you're about to do something "wrong" and that it is therefore "safest for everyone" if you maintain a constant, low-key negative internal emotional state.

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

Researchers studied the impact of meetings on our brains.

This is fascinating…

[swyx @swyx]

🆕 Everything We Know About ChatGPT So Far

https://t.co/vymiqW5TQk

ChatGPT is as big a jump from GPT3, as GPT3 itself was a jump from GPT2. I read all the things and tried them all out. Here's a one-pager to take with you.

[Katie Mack @AstroKatie]

Update: Just learned I have THREE friends who are women about my age & (prior) health status whose lives have been completely upended by the misery of Long Covid. Surfing to sofa sitting. Marathons to twice-a-day naps. Productive to long-term disability leave.

I’ll keep masking.

[GONE: now @vaspider.gay on BlueSky @vaspider]

Safewords are not just sexual. They are communication tools.

In this case, they helped a 10yo kid set boundaries about how she wanted to be touched by a medical caregiver, helped reinforce to her that she has a right to say no, a right to protect herself.

11/

[Nate Postlethwait @nate_postlethwt]

So much of our self destruction is hiding behind the questions “Is my pain real?” and “Do I matter?” The impacts of abuse leave us stranded in a body and mind desperate to work together but often distraught by prior pain. Yes. The answer is yes. Your pain is real and you matter.

[@chimeracoder.bsky.social 🦦 🏳️‍🌈 @chimeracoder]

Credit scores were invented about ten years after the Equal Credit Opportunity Act banned discrimination based on race, as a compliance tool for lenders. It allowed lenders to outsource decisions to a third party, instead of doing the racism directly in-house.

[manwhohasitall @manwhohasitall]

TODAY'S DEBATE: Should men's personal safety be considered as important as women's feelings?

[@[email protected] @AutSciPerson]

The most freeing concept I've ever learned about being autistic is that it's a disability.

Telling a fish they have a superpower while constantly asking them to climb a tree and getting frustrated by the result is not the inspiring narrative you think it is.

#ActuallyAutistic

[Heather Hogan @theheatherhogan]

Kid having a complete meltdown at the grocery store. The mom goes “Sweetheart, please use your words to tell me what’s wrong.” Kid sniffles, wipes his nose on his shirt, deep steadying breath, screams, “WHEN YOU TELL ME NO, IT SOUNDS BAD IN MY EARS AND FEELS BAD IN MY HEART!”