Solveig ⚧ - Autistic Acceptance Worldwide
@autisticb4mmr.bsky.social
41, autistic enby. Self diagnosis is valid, vaccines don't cause autism. My autism defines me. Yes it does. Pronouns are they/them or she/her.
Q3: What are your experiences communicating with other people around pain? #AutChat
December 7, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The thing I'm thinking about most is my ability (or lack thereof) to communicate to others about the pain in a way that I feel like I'm understood, and that there's a path to treat the pain.
But sometimes I feel like nobody notices it... so I just learn to live with it, I guess...
#AutChat A2
But sometimes I feel like nobody notices it... so I just learn to live with it, I guess...
#AutChat A2
Q2: Does autism (or a similar disability/disabilities) affect your ability to manage pain?
If so, how?
#AutChat
If so, how?
#AutChat
December 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The thing I'm thinking about most is my ability (or lack thereof) to communicate to others about the pain in a way that I feel like I'm understood, and that there's a path to treat the pain.
But sometimes I feel like nobody notices it... so I just learn to live with it, I guess...
#AutChat A2
But sometimes I feel like nobody notices it... so I just learn to live with it, I guess...
#AutChat A2
I don't know how to describe it... it's more like, I notice when a source of pain suddenly goes away, but when it's there, that's just familiar background noise.
Like... if I have cavities in my teeth that cause me pain, I notice the absence of pain when they're fixed.
#AutChat A1
Like... if I have cavities in my teeth that cause me pain, I notice the absence of pain when they're fixed.
#AutChat A1
Q1: What similarities and differences have you noticed, relative to neurotypical people, in your experiences of physical pain? #AutChat
December 7, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I don't know how to describe it... it's more like, I notice when a source of pain suddenly goes away, but when it's there, that's just familiar background noise.
Like... if I have cavities in my teeth that cause me pain, I notice the absence of pain when they're fixed.
#AutChat A1
Like... if I have cavities in my teeth that cause me pain, I notice the absence of pain when they're fixed.
#AutChat A1
Hello, I am Solveig! #AutChat A0
Q0: Introduce yourself! Say anything you like about yourself or your interest in #AutChat or in today's topic, pain.
Quick reference for this week's #AutChat questions (please wait till they're posted to answer):
autchat.com/pain/
Quick reference for this week's #AutChat questions (please wait till they're posted to answer):
autchat.com/pain/
December 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Hello, I am Solveig! #AutChat A0
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Questions are prefaced Q0, Q1, Q2, etc. When you reply, preface posts with A0, A1, etc & include "#AutChat" so others see them!
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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.
December 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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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...
December 7, 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...
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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.
December 7, 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.
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#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.
December 7, 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.
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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/
December 7, 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/
I most certainly do.
Although it’s hard to explain… I feel like a lot of it is closely related to other things.
Like, I feel this most exactly three hours after I drink coffee.
I don’t understand why.
#AutChat A1
Although it’s hard to explain… I feel like a lot of it is closely related to other things.
Like, I feel this most exactly three hours after I drink coffee.
I don’t understand why.
#AutChat A1
Q1. Do you experience rejection sensitivity (or rejection sensitivity dysphoria)? What is it like? Share as much as you want. #AutChat
November 30, 2025 at 9:39 PM
I most certainly do.
Although it’s hard to explain… I feel like a lot of it is closely related to other things.
Like, I feel this most exactly three hours after I drink coffee.
I don’t understand why.
#AutChat A1
Although it’s hard to explain… I feel like a lot of it is closely related to other things.
Like, I feel this most exactly three hours after I drink coffee.
I don’t understand why.
#AutChat A1
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Please consider using content warnings, e.g. [CW:abuse] in your #AutChat posts.
If today’s topic becomes too stressful, it’s okay to take breaks or mute the hashtag as needed.
If today’s topic becomes too stressful, it’s okay to take breaks or mute the hashtag as needed.
November 30, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Please consider using content warnings, e.g. [CW:abuse] in your #AutChat posts.
If today’s topic becomes too stressful, it’s okay to take breaks or mute the hashtag as needed.
If today’s topic becomes too stressful, it’s okay to take breaks or mute the hashtag as needed.
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Conversations about rejection sensitivity and rejection sensitivity dysphoria may bring up distressful topics, especially when talking about traumatic incidents that triggered it. #AutChat
November 30, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Conversations about rejection sensitivity and rejection sensitivity dysphoria may bring up distressful topics, especially when talking about traumatic incidents that triggered it. #AutChat
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Rejection sensitivity and rejection sensitivity dysphoria means hypersensitivity to criticism (or anything that could be perceived as criticism), associated with intense feelings of rejection.
Here is more information: www.webmd.com/add-adhd/rej...
#AutChat
Here is more information: www.webmd.com/add-adhd/rej...
#AutChat
November 30, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Rejection sensitivity and rejection sensitivity dysphoria means hypersensitivity to criticism (or anything that could be perceived as criticism), associated with intense feelings of rejection.
Here is more information: www.webmd.com/add-adhd/rej...
#AutChat
Here is more information: www.webmd.com/add-adhd/rej...
#AutChat
Hello, I am Solveig! #AutChat A0
Q0: Introduce yourself! Say anything you like about yourself or your interest in #AutChat or in today's topic, rejection sensitivity dysphoria.
Quick reference for this week's #AutChat questions (please wait till they're posted to answer):
autchat.com/rejection-se...
Quick reference for this week's #AutChat questions (please wait till they're posted to answer):
autchat.com/rejection-se...
November 30, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Hello, I am Solveig! #AutChat A0
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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 30, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Reposted by Solveig ⚧ - Autistic Acceptance Worldwide
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...
November 30, 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...
Reposted by Solveig ⚧ - Autistic Acceptance Worldwide
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 30, 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.
Reposted by Solveig ⚧ - Autistic Acceptance Worldwide
#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 30, 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.
Reposted by Solveig ⚧ - Autistic Acceptance Worldwide
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/
November 30, 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/
All I've been able to do right now is alone thinking kind of emotional processing.
I don't have a ton of practical use experience trying to put these ideas to a test or anything.
#AutChat A5
I don't have a ton of practical use experience trying to put these ideas to a test or anything.
#AutChat A5
Q5: Have you developed strategies for improving your emotional self-awareness or working around these impairments? #AutChat
November 23, 2025 at 9:49 PM
All I've been able to do right now is alone thinking kind of emotional processing.
I don't have a ton of practical use experience trying to put these ideas to a test or anything.
#AutChat A5
I don't have a ton of practical use experience trying to put these ideas to a test or anything.
#AutChat A5
People say to me "why didn't you say anything back then?" and they don't understand why I literally couldn't.
And then it transforms into a conversation about how I was wrong to not say anything when it first came up.
It's like my afterthoughts don't matter.
#AutChat A4
And then it transforms into a conversation about how I was wrong to not say anything when it first came up.
It's like my afterthoughts don't matter.
#AutChat A4
Q4: Do your differences in emotional processing cause problems? How do they affect your life, including work and relationships? #AutChat
November 23, 2025 at 9:45 PM
People say to me "why didn't you say anything back then?" and they don't understand why I literally couldn't.
And then it transforms into a conversation about how I was wrong to not say anything when it first came up.
It's like my afterthoughts don't matter.
#AutChat A4
And then it transforms into a conversation about how I was wrong to not say anything when it first came up.
It's like my afterthoughts don't matter.
#AutChat A4
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#AutChat A3a: Like I said, the one that breaks through most is anger. But when I do the meditative focus and don't have anything pressing, the default is a sort of anticipatory melancholy. Like I'm mourning something that isn't entirely gone yet, but I know is on its way out.
Q3: Are there any emotions that you can access or explain more easily than others? Do you have a ‘default’ emotional state? #AutChat
November 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM
#AutChat A3a: Like I said, the one that breaks through most is anger. But when I do the meditative focus and don't have anything pressing, the default is a sort of anticipatory melancholy. Like I'm mourning something that isn't entirely gone yet, but I know is on its way out.
I think "access" and "explain" are different for me, unless it's an "explain to myself" situation.
Because frustration is the easiest for me to access, but maybe the hardest to explain to others.
But sometimes I'm not sure other people want to hear about my emotions.
#AutChat A3
Because frustration is the easiest for me to access, but maybe the hardest to explain to others.
But sometimes I'm not sure other people want to hear about my emotions.
#AutChat A3
Q3: Are there any emotions that you can access or explain more easily than others? Do you have a ‘default’ emotional state? #AutChat
November 23, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I think "access" and "explain" are different for me, unless it's an "explain to myself" situation.
Because frustration is the easiest for me to access, but maybe the hardest to explain to others.
But sometimes I'm not sure other people want to hear about my emotions.
#AutChat A3
Because frustration is the easiest for me to access, but maybe the hardest to explain to others.
But sometimes I'm not sure other people want to hear about my emotions.
#AutChat A3
This is an interesting question, and I don't know how much of this is autism and how much is ADHD, and I think there's elements of both perhaps?
When I'm in the middle of a situation, I'm less likely to be aware of my feelings in general.
Later on, I'll start to recognize them.
#AutChat A2
When I'm in the middle of a situation, I'm less likely to be aware of my feelings in general.
Later on, I'll start to recognize them.
#AutChat A2
Q2: What does it take for you to become aware of an emotion that you usually have difficulty with recognising in yourself? #AutChat
November 23, 2025 at 9:28 PM
This is an interesting question, and I don't know how much of this is autism and how much is ADHD, and I think there's elements of both perhaps?
When I'm in the middle of a situation, I'm less likely to be aware of my feelings in general.
Later on, I'll start to recognize them.
#AutChat A2
When I'm in the middle of a situation, I'm less likely to be aware of my feelings in general.
Later on, I'll start to recognize them.
#AutChat A2
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#AutChat A2 - I need to intellectually process my emotions to realize what I'm feeling sometime. I definitely feel emotions, but sometimes I don't know what or why they are.
Q2: What does it take for you to become aware of an emotion that you usually have difficulty with recognising in yourself? #AutChat
November 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
#AutChat A2 - I need to intellectually process my emotions to realize what I'm feeling sometime. I definitely feel emotions, but sometimes I don't know what or why they are.