Autistic and also Happy
@happyautist.bsky.social
40s, late diagnosed AuDHD ♾️
Trying to be positive and look on the bright side of everything
Trying to be positive and look on the bright side of everything
Thanksgiving REALLY stretched to breaking my executive function this year.
Or does it always and this year I just understood what was happening?
#LateDiagnosed #Autistic
Or does it always and this year I just understood what was happening?
#LateDiagnosed #Autistic
November 28, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Thanksgiving REALLY stretched to breaking my executive function this year.
Or does it always and this year I just understood what was happening?
#LateDiagnosed #Autistic
Or does it always and this year I just understood what was happening?
#LateDiagnosed #Autistic
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I'm old.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
November 27, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I'm old.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
I love language and words and history and learning how words became what they mean today.
Credenza is a verb for the act of sampling food to prevent another person from becoming poisoned.
Credenza became the name of the room and then the furniture and structures used for the act of Credenza.
The furnitures and structures kept the name Credenza after the act of Credenza was stopped.
Credenza became the name of the room and then the furniture and structures used for the act of Credenza.
The furnitures and structures kept the name Credenza after the act of Credenza was stopped.
November 28, 2025 at 5:06 AM
I love language and words and history and learning how words became what they mean today.
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Autistic people aren’t “bad at following instructions”
Many autistic people are actually excellent at following instructions
The problem?
👉 The instructions are unclear, vague or inconsistent
What’s important is:
- clear steps
- clear expectations
- clear outcomes
- clear deadlines
#inclusion
Many autistic people are actually excellent at following instructions
The problem?
👉 The instructions are unclear, vague or inconsistent
What’s important is:
- clear steps
- clear expectations
- clear outcomes
- clear deadlines
#inclusion
November 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Autistic people aren’t “bad at following instructions”
Many autistic people are actually excellent at following instructions
The problem?
👉 The instructions are unclear, vague or inconsistent
What’s important is:
- clear steps
- clear expectations
- clear outcomes
- clear deadlines
#inclusion
Many autistic people are actually excellent at following instructions
The problem?
👉 The instructions are unclear, vague or inconsistent
What’s important is:
- clear steps
- clear expectations
- clear outcomes
- clear deadlines
#inclusion
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First Secretary of Defense you could defeat by painting a tunnel on the side of a boulder.
November 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
First Secretary of Defense you could defeat by painting a tunnel on the side of a boulder.
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This is logical behavior... because it's a logical response to an unmet need.
And as I keep saying over and over again, autistic needs are human needs.
What's different is how quickly, frequently, and intensely our brains react to our needs not being met.
And as I keep saying over and over again, autistic needs are human needs.
What's different is how quickly, frequently, and intensely our brains react to our needs not being met.
November 25, 2025 at 4:01 AM
This is logical behavior... because it's a logical response to an unmet need.
And as I keep saying over and over again, autistic needs are human needs.
What's different is how quickly, frequently, and intensely our brains react to our needs not being met.
And as I keep saying over and over again, autistic needs are human needs.
What's different is how quickly, frequently, and intensely our brains react to our needs not being met.
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What an honour it is to be someone that people aren’t afraid to fail in front of ♥️
November 25, 2025 at 12:32 AM
What an honour it is to be someone that people aren’t afraid to fail in front of ♥️
This is so difficult for me at work (explained more in the 🧵)
I literally try to make my brain learn things that are needed for me to do my job and my brain decides what is and isn't useful to retain and just turns off sometimes. It's very frustrating.
I literally try to make my brain learn things that are needed for me to do my job and my brain decides what is and isn't useful to retain and just turns off sometimes. It's very frustrating.
When you're autistic, your brain will literally refuse to take in information it doesn't deem useful. It's why so many of us struggle socially.
- Our brains often see small talk as useless
- When topics come up that aren't of interest (like sports, fashion...), our brains see that as useless...
- Our brains often see small talk as useless
- When topics come up that aren't of interest (like sports, fashion...), our brains see that as useless...
November 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
This is so difficult for me at work (explained more in the 🧵)
I literally try to make my brain learn things that are needed for me to do my job and my brain decides what is and isn't useful to retain and just turns off sometimes. It's very frustrating.
I literally try to make my brain learn things that are needed for me to do my job and my brain decides what is and isn't useful to retain and just turns off sometimes. It's very frustrating.
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I would not, could not, in my docs
Please get out of Firefox
I would not, could not, on the phone
Please just leave my calls alone
I will not, will not, even free
LLMs, just leave me be!
Please get out of Firefox
I would not, could not, on the phone
Please just leave my calls alone
I will not, will not, even free
LLMs, just leave me be!
I do not like your AI slop
I do not want this worthless glop
I do not read its overviews
I don't care what Grok says is true
I do not like it here nor there
I'm tired of it everywhere
I do not want this worthless glop
I do not read its overviews
I don't care what Grok says is true
I do not like it here nor there
I'm tired of it everywhere
November 22, 2025 at 2:29 AM
I would not, could not, in my docs
Please get out of Firefox
I would not, could not, on the phone
Please just leave my calls alone
I will not, will not, even free
LLMs, just leave me be!
Please get out of Firefox
I would not, could not, on the phone
Please just leave my calls alone
I will not, will not, even free
LLMs, just leave me be!
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Autism pro tip - you can use instacart to scout out groceries in new places before you go there so you know you won't die.
You don't have to order from them lol
You don't have to order from them lol
November 21, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Autism pro tip - you can use instacart to scout out groceries in new places before you go there so you know you won't die.
You don't have to order from them lol
You don't have to order from them lol
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Graeme Hart, 57, believes autism is a horrific scourge on humanity – but that there’s no reason for you, an autistic person, to be so uncivil about it.
“We can disagree and stay friends” says man who thinks you should be eugenicsed out of existence
A man who believes you can disagree on politics and “still love each other” also believes scientists should find out what caused you so someone like you never happens again, and you, personally,…
thedailytism.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Graeme Hart, 57, believes autism is a horrific scourge on humanity – but that there’s no reason for you, an autistic person, to be so uncivil about it.
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It’s not vaccines
It’s not Tylenol
It’s not circumcisions
It’s not Tylenol
It’s not vaccines
& it’s also not a fucking problem to be eradicated!
Autism is a natural way of being
We don’t need a cure
The only “cure” is love
Unconditional Accommodation
Acceptance
Autism is not a problem to solve
It’s not Tylenol
It’s not circumcisions
It’s not Tylenol
It’s not vaccines
& it’s also not a fucking problem to be eradicated!
Autism is a natural way of being
We don’t need a cure
The only “cure” is love
Unconditional Accommodation
Acceptance
Autism is not a problem to solve
November 21, 2025 at 1:48 AM
It’s not vaccines
It’s not Tylenol
It’s not circumcisions
It’s not Tylenol
It’s not vaccines
& it’s also not a fucking problem to be eradicated!
Autism is a natural way of being
We don’t need a cure
The only “cure” is love
Unconditional Accommodation
Acceptance
Autism is not a problem to solve
It’s not Tylenol
It’s not circumcisions
It’s not Tylenol
It’s not vaccines
& it’s also not a fucking problem to be eradicated!
Autism is a natural way of being
We don’t need a cure
The only “cure” is love
Unconditional Accommodation
Acceptance
Autism is not a problem to solve
High Hopes
&
Wish You Were Here
&
Wish You Were Here
Without saying Comfortably Numb, fav Pink Floyd song?
November 20, 2025 at 10:10 PM
High Hopes
&
Wish You Were Here
&
Wish You Were Here
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...and if we do 'cure' whatever it is we think autism is...what else might be damaged? What else might we lose? What other people might be forced into a 'cure' against their will, in a society where 'they are costly burdens' is the narrative?
It's an ethical minefield.
We are nowhere near answers
It's an ethical minefield.
We are nowhere near answers
November 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
...and if we do 'cure' whatever it is we think autism is...what else might be damaged? What else might we lose? What other people might be forced into a 'cure' against their will, in a society where 'they are costly burdens' is the narrative?
It's an ethical minefield.
We are nowhere near answers
It's an ethical minefield.
We are nowhere near answers
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I want to live in a world where even if there's a "cause" of autism found, the answer would be "so?" But we don't live in that world, and that includes people on all parts of the political spectrum.
November 20, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I want to live in a world where even if there's a "cause" of autism found, the answer would be "so?" But we don't live in that world, and that includes people on all parts of the political spectrum.
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Healing is wild because I keep discovering things were symptoms, not personality flaws.
#ADHD #HealingJourney #SelfDiscovery
#ADHD #HealingJourney #SelfDiscovery
November 19, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Healing is wild because I keep discovering things were symptoms, not personality flaws.
#ADHD #HealingJourney #SelfDiscovery
#ADHD #HealingJourney #SelfDiscovery
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Internalized autism is being held to neurotypical standards because you look completely "normal," failing to meet those standards because you're literally disabled... and being told incessantly your entire life that your behavior is unacceptable and you should have known better.
November 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Internalized autism is being held to neurotypical standards because you look completely "normal," failing to meet those standards because you're literally disabled... and being told incessantly your entire life that your behavior is unacceptable and you should have known better.
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🚫 Don’t: “Everyone is a little autistic.”
✅ Do: “Autistic traits are not exclusive to Autistic people
and it’s the cumulative constellation of traits that they have
that fundamentally differs from the lived experiences of Non-Autistic people.”
(A bit wordy, but maybe the nuance is worth it.)
✅ Do: “Autistic traits are not exclusive to Autistic people
and it’s the cumulative constellation of traits that they have
that fundamentally differs from the lived experiences of Non-Autistic people.”
(A bit wordy, but maybe the nuance is worth it.)
November 29, 2024 at 3:00 PM
🚫 Don’t: “Everyone is a little autistic.”
✅ Do: “Autistic traits are not exclusive to Autistic people
and it’s the cumulative constellation of traits that they have
that fundamentally differs from the lived experiences of Non-Autistic people.”
(A bit wordy, but maybe the nuance is worth it.)
✅ Do: “Autistic traits are not exclusive to Autistic people
and it’s the cumulative constellation of traits that they have
that fundamentally differs from the lived experiences of Non-Autistic people.”
(A bit wordy, but maybe the nuance is worth it.)
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Autistic traits = human traits.
The problem arises when the cumulative number of traits reaches critical mass and society no longer tolerates the new combination(s).
The problem arises when the cumulative number of traits reaches critical mass and society no longer tolerates the new combination(s).
November 29, 2024 at 4:15 PM
Autistic traits = human traits.
The problem arises when the cumulative number of traits reaches critical mass and society no longer tolerates the new combination(s).
The problem arises when the cumulative number of traits reaches critical mass and society no longer tolerates the new combination(s).
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There is a tension I see within the autistic community between the following two ideas.
1. Wanting neurotypicals to stop pathologizing autistic differences.
2. Wanting support and accommodations because autism is disabling.
A thread
1. Wanting neurotypicals to stop pathologizing autistic differences.
2. Wanting support and accommodations because autism is disabling.
A thread
November 16, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Throughout the modern history of autism, there has been one constant theme. The need for neurotypicals to divide autistic people into two groups.
1. Those who can be exploited by capitalism.
2. Those who cannot.
1. Those who can be exploited by capitalism.
2. Those who cannot.
November 16, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Throughout the modern history of autism, there has been one constant theme. The need for neurotypicals to divide autistic people into two groups.
1. Those who can be exploited by capitalism.
2. Those who cannot.
1. Those who can be exploited by capitalism.
2. Those who cannot.