#AutChat Mod
@autchatmod.bsky.social
Official account of #AutChat, a Sunday hashtag chat by and for #ActuallyAutistic and similar people. Self-dx'd/community-recognized people welcome.
Feel free to suggest ideas for #AutChat topics (or offer to help write questions)! For scheduled topics, see autchat.com
Every topic we've ever run: autchat.com/all-topics/ We're happy to rerun past chats we haven't revisited in a while, especially now that we’re on a new platform!
Every topic we've ever run: autchat.com/all-topics/ We're happy to rerun past chats we haven't revisited in a while, especially now that we’re on a new platform!
AutChat
Autistic people in conversation
autchat.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Feel free to suggest ideas for #AutChat topics (or offer to help write questions)! For scheduled topics, see autchat.com
Every topic we've ever run: autchat.com/all-topics/ We're happy to rerun past chats we haven't revisited in a while, especially now that we’re on a new platform!
Every topic we've ever run: autchat.com/all-topics/ We're happy to rerun past chats we haven't revisited in a while, especially now that we’re on a new platform!
Next Sunday’s #AutChat is on rejection sensitivity dysphoria. November 30, 1pm Pacific / 4pm Eastern / 21:00 UTC / 9pm BST on BlueSky. autchat.com/rejection-se...
If you know anyone who might be interested and is autistic or similarly neurodivergent, we encourage you to invite them.
If you know anyone who might be interested and is autistic or similarly neurodivergent, we encourage you to invite them.
Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria – autchat
Where: Twitter’s #AutChat hashtag. Questions posted by @autchatmod. When:> Sun. April 18, 1pm PDT / 4pm EDT / 9pm UTC/BST. Rejection Sensitivity and Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria can refer to hypers...
autchat.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Next Sunday’s #AutChat is on rejection sensitivity dysphoria. November 30, 1pm Pacific / 4pm Eastern / 21:00 UTC / 9pm BST on BlueSky. autchat.com/rejection-se...
If you know anyone who might be interested and is autistic or similarly neurodivergent, we encourage you to invite them.
If you know anyone who might be interested and is autistic or similarly neurodivergent, we encourage you to invite them.
Q4: Do your differences in emotional processing cause problems? How do they affect your life, including work and relationships? #AutChat
November 23, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Q4: Do your differences in emotional processing cause problems? How do they affect your life, including work and relationships? #AutChat
Q1: Do you have difficulties with recognising your own emotional states? Does this take you longer or work differently for you? #AutChat
November 23, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Q1: Do you have difficulties with recognising your own emotional states? Does this take you longer or work differently for you? #AutChat
A 2004 study found 85% of autistic adults have some difficulty with emotional self-awareness & almost half have severe difficulty. (Source: link.springer.com/article/10.1...) #AutChat
Alexithymia can occur in other neurodivergent conditions as well as in autism. #AutChat
Alexithymia can occur in other neurodivergent conditions as well as in autism. #AutChat
Brief Report: Cognitive Processing of Own Emotions in Individuals with Autistic Spectrum Disorder and in Their Relatives - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Difficulties in the cognitive processing of emotions—including difficulties identifying and describing feelings—are assumed to be an integral part of autism. We studied such difficulties via self-repo...
link.springer.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:07 PM
A 2004 study found 85% of autistic adults have some difficulty with emotional self-awareness & almost half have severe difficulty. (Source: link.springer.com/article/10.1...) #AutChat
Alexithymia can occur in other neurodivergent conditions as well as in autism. #AutChat
Alexithymia can occur in other neurodivergent conditions as well as in autism. #AutChat
Q0: Introduce yourself! Say anything you like about yourself or your interest in #AutChat or in today's topic, alexithymia (emotional awarenss).
Quick reference for this week's #AutChat questions (please wait till they're posted to answer):
autchat.com/alexithymia/
Quick reference for this week's #AutChat questions (please wait till they're posted to answer):
autchat.com/alexithymia/
Alexithymia (emotional awareness) – autchat
View transcript of past chats on this topic here: Apr 17, 2016, Apr 5, 2016, and Aug 26, 2018. Questions: This #autchat focuses on awareness of (or ability to describe) our own emotional states, inclu...
autchat.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Q0: Introduce yourself! Say anything you like about yourself or your interest in #AutChat or in today's topic, alexithymia (emotional awarenss).
Quick reference for this week's #AutChat questions (please wait till they're posted to answer):
autchat.com/alexithymia/
Quick reference for this week's #AutChat questions (please wait till they're posted to answer):
autchat.com/alexithymia/
Questions are prefaced Q0, Q1, Q2, etc. When you reply, preface posts with A0, A1, etc & include "#AutChat" so others see them!
Feel free to skip questions for any reason, or respond to them later.
Please capitalize the tag as #AutChat to make it more accessible to screenreaders.
Feel free to skip questions for any reason, or respond to them later.
Please capitalize the tag as #AutChat to make it more accessible to screenreaders.
November 23, 2025 at 9:03 PM
For #AutChat announcements and weekly questions, follow this account. DM us to request reminder tweets.
How to participate in #AutChat (written for Twitter, but some of the same principles apply for BlueSky): autchat.com/twitter-chat...
How to participate in #AutChat (written for Twitter, but some of the same principles apply for BlueSky): autchat.com/twitter-chat...
How to Join – autchat
autchat.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:02 PM
For #AutChat announcements and weekly questions, follow this account. DM us to request reminder tweets.
How to participate in #AutChat (written for Twitter, but some of the same principles apply for BlueSky): autchat.com/twitter-chat...
How to participate in #AutChat (written for Twitter, but some of the same principles apply for BlueSky): autchat.com/twitter-chat...
We used to post Wakelet transcripts of our weekly Twitter chats to autchat.com. We also linked to them on the #AutChat tag and on Facebook.
However, at this point in our transition to BlueSky, we don’t know how to integrate Wakelet/similar. For the time being, we do not make transcripts.
However, at this point in our transition to BlueSky, we don’t know how to integrate Wakelet/similar. For the time being, we do not make transcripts.
November 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
We used to post Wakelet transcripts of our weekly Twitter chats to autchat.com. We also linked to them on the #AutChat tag and on Facebook.
However, at this point in our transition to BlueSky, we don’t know how to integrate Wakelet/similar. For the time being, we do not make transcripts.
However, at this point in our transition to BlueSky, we don’t know how to integrate Wakelet/similar. For the time being, we do not make transcripts.
#AutChat is a tag for autistic people & "autistic cousins" (people with similar experiences due to hydrocephalus, cerebral palsy, ADHD, etc).
We welcome autistic/similar people whether formally diagnosed, self-diagnosed, or questioning/wondering if they are autistic/similar.
We welcome autistic/similar people whether formally diagnosed, self-diagnosed, or questioning/wondering if they are autistic/similar.
November 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
#AutChat is a tag for autistic people & "autistic cousins" (people with similar experiences due to hydrocephalus, cerebral palsy, ADHD, etc).
We welcome autistic/similar people whether formally diagnosed, self-diagnosed, or questioning/wondering if they are autistic/similar.
We welcome autistic/similar people whether formally diagnosed, self-diagnosed, or questioning/wondering if they are autistic/similar.
Welcome to #AutChat, a weekly BlueSky chat for autistic & similar people at Sundays 1pm Pacific/4pm Eastern/21:00 UTC / 9pm GMT! autchat.com/faq/
#AutChat hosts chats on topics related to our experiences as neurodivergent people. See our past topics here: autchat.com/all-topics/
#AutChat hosts chats on topics related to our experiences as neurodivergent people. See our past topics here: autchat.com/all-topics/
FAQ – autchat
autchat.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Welcome to #AutChat, a weekly BlueSky chat for autistic & similar people at Sundays 1pm Pacific/4pm Eastern/21:00 UTC / 9pm GMT! autchat.com/faq/
#AutChat hosts chats on topics related to our experiences as neurodivergent people. See our past topics here: autchat.com/all-topics/
#AutChat hosts chats on topics related to our experiences as neurodivergent people. See our past topics here: autchat.com/all-topics/
#AutChat for #ActuallyAutistic and similar is on BlueSky in 1 hour, 1pm Pacific / 4pm Eastern / 21:00 UTC / 9pm GMT. Topic: alexithymia (emotional awareness).
If you want to read the questions ahead of time:
autchat.com/alexithymia/
If you want to read the questions ahead of time:
autchat.com/alexithymia/
Alexithymia (emotional awareness) – autchat
View transcript of past chats on this topic here: Apr 17, 2016, Apr 5, 2016, and Aug 26, 2018. Questions: This #autchat focuses on awareness of (or ability to describe) our own emotional states, inclu...
autchat.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
#AutChat for #ActuallyAutistic and similar is on BlueSky in 1 hour, 1pm Pacific / 4pm Eastern / 21:00 UTC / 9pm GMT. Topic: alexithymia (emotional awareness).
If you want to read the questions ahead of time:
autchat.com/alexithymia/
If you want to read the questions ahead of time:
autchat.com/alexithymia/
@yesthattoo.bsky.social
@tuttleturtle.bsky.social
@autisticb4mmr.bsky.social
@endeverstar.bsky.social
@projectenigma.bsky.social
AutChat on BlueSky in 1 hr, Sun 1pm Pacific / 4pm Eastern / 21:00 UTC /9pm GMT. Topic: alexithymia (emotional awareness). autchat.com/alexithymia/
@tuttleturtle.bsky.social
@autisticb4mmr.bsky.social
@endeverstar.bsky.social
@projectenigma.bsky.social
AutChat on BlueSky in 1 hr, Sun 1pm Pacific / 4pm Eastern / 21:00 UTC /9pm GMT. Topic: alexithymia (emotional awareness). autchat.com/alexithymia/
Alexithymia (emotional awareness) – autchat
View transcript of past chats on this topic here: Apr 17, 2016, Apr 5, 2016, and Aug 26, 2018. Questions: This #autchat focuses on awareness of (or ability to describe) our own emotional states, inclu...
autchat.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
@yesthattoo.bsky.social
@tuttleturtle.bsky.social
@autisticb4mmr.bsky.social
@endeverstar.bsky.social
@projectenigma.bsky.social
AutChat on BlueSky in 1 hr, Sun 1pm Pacific / 4pm Eastern / 21:00 UTC /9pm GMT. Topic: alexithymia (emotional awareness). autchat.com/alexithymia/
@tuttleturtle.bsky.social
@autisticb4mmr.bsky.social
@endeverstar.bsky.social
@projectenigma.bsky.social
AutChat on BlueSky in 1 hr, Sun 1pm Pacific / 4pm Eastern / 21:00 UTC /9pm GMT. Topic: alexithymia (emotional awareness). autchat.com/alexithymia/
Feel free to suggest ideas for #AutChat topics (or offer to help write questions)! For scheduled topics, see autchat.com
Every topic we've ever run: autchat.com/all-topics/ We're happy to rerun past chats we haven't revisited in a while, especially now that we’re on a new platform!
Every topic we've ever run: autchat.com/all-topics/ We're happy to rerun past chats we haven't revisited in a while, especially now that we’re on a new platform!
November 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Feel free to suggest ideas for #AutChat topics (or offer to help write questions)! For scheduled topics, see autchat.com
Every topic we've ever run: autchat.com/all-topics/ We're happy to rerun past chats we haven't revisited in a while, especially now that we’re on a new platform!
Every topic we've ever run: autchat.com/all-topics/ We're happy to rerun past chats we haven't revisited in a while, especially now that we’re on a new platform!
Next Sunday’s #AutChat is on alexithymia (emotional awareness). November 23, 1pm Pacific / 4pm Eastern / 21:00 UTC / 9pm BST on BlueSky. autchat.com/alexithymia/
If you know anyone who might be interested and is autistic or similarly neurodivergent, we encourage you to invite them.
If you know anyone who might be interested and is autistic or similarly neurodivergent, we encourage you to invite them.
November 16, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Next Sunday’s #AutChat is on alexithymia (emotional awareness). November 23, 1pm Pacific / 4pm Eastern / 21:00 UTC / 9pm BST on BlueSky. autchat.com/alexithymia/
If you know anyone who might be interested and is autistic or similarly neurodivergent, we encourage you to invite them.
If you know anyone who might be interested and is autistic or similarly neurodivergent, we encourage you to invite them.