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autismchrysalis.bsky.social
I can’t anticipate absolutely everything in life that might possibly go wrong, every rule that I might not know about. 1/2

#ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Autistic #Neurodiversity #Anxiety
December 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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December 21, 2025 at 12:07 PM
stephmu00mls.bsky.social
9-year-old Steph inexplicably *LOVED* #33 song

(before she got older & learned in numerous hard ways how damn *IMPOSSIBLE* successful heterosexual romantic relationships are

for #ActuallyAutistic women to maintain under intersectional #Patriarchy & #Ableism)!

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Foreigner - Say You Will (Official Music Video)
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December 21, 2025 at 11:40 AM
maywalser94.bsky.social
#AskingAutistics: What is your most and least favorite part about the holidays? 🎄 #ActuallyAutistic
December 21, 2025 at 5:35 AM
yousitonmyspot.bsky.social
#ActuallyAutistic
December 21, 2025 at 5:31 AM
christian-gajewski.bsky.social
I landed on Earth 48 years ago without a manual. So I wrote one. "Landing Protocol" is the source code for the autistic mind. 🛸
#ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Autism
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Landing Protocol: Reverse engineering manual to survive planet Earth
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December 21, 2025 at 2:13 AM
gusseting.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
RE: https://aus.social/@ghost_shit/115754245698198266

Cutlery goes straight from the sink/dishwasher into a canister on the bench. Teaspoons? Separate mug. Grab what you need. No drawers.
#adhd #adhdhacks #actuallyautistic
aus.social
December 21, 2025 at 12:24 AM
articulateautistic.bsky.social
Can you relate?

#Funny #Meme #ActuallyAutistic #ADHD
I thought that the kid who saw mommy kissing Santa Claus saw mommy participating in an affair before | ever considered it was the dad dressed as Santa
December 20, 2025 at 11:11 PM
gardeningwell.ie
Can you drive in the dark and rain, reversing the car to do a turnabout say and listen to helpful instructions from your passenger on what to do at the same time? Is it just me who can’t? #actuallyautistic
a stop sign is hanging from a pole with a blue sky in the background
ALT: a stop sign is hanging from a pole with a blue sky in the background
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December 20, 2025 at 10:10 PM
tenshikits.bsky.social
#ActuallyAutistic
#DisabilityExists
#AccessibilityMeansEveryone
Adapting a simple, non-invasive maintenance routine is EASY but 80% of folk can’t ask for help or alts bc of medical bias/punitive care by professionals who are supposed to help

My dentist didn’t teach me; I learned ab teeth on my own
December 20, 2025 at 3:03 PM
toomanymargins.bsky.social
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#Books #eBooks #ALifeinTooManyMargins #BookSky 🌈📚 #QueerLit #ActuallyAutistic #IndieAuthors #OurOwnVoices
A phone with A Life in Too Many Margins by S. E. Thomson pulled up on it. A link reads http://shop.toomanymargins.com and a tag says @toomanymargins Text says Buy my book and experience emotional whiplash in 12 fun flavors.
December 20, 2025 at 2:45 PM
autismchrysalis.bsky.social
What if a meltdown wasn't a "bad" thing, but a signal that you're having trouble coping with something? Or that you need something you're not getting?

#AskingAutistics #ActuallyAutistic #BurnoutRecovery #Sensory #Interoception
December 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM
xrobnx.bsky.social
How we love, autistically

nothing owed. nothing due.

just better by having the connection exist in the first place 💖

#AuDHD #ActuallyAutistic
A photo of a lined notebook page with handwritten black-ink text. At the top left is the number “32” circled, and the date “June 16, 2025.” The title reads, “A manifesto on how I love, autistically,” underlined. text: A manifesto on how I love, autistically I love easily. Not because I’m naive - bcuz I’m real. I offer warmth w/o making others “earn” it. I don’t hide behind mystery or make people decode me. When I care, I show it. And it freaks people TF out. They’re used to love with strings attached. They think anything that comes easy must be a trick. So they pull back, not bcuz I’m too much, but bcuz I’m too honest. I won’t dim that. I won’t make myself harder to love just to be taken seriously. This is how I love: clear, soft, unafraid. My love is excess expressive bcuz I want to share it, not bcuz I’m afraid they’ll leave if I don’t. I connect deeply & suddenly, not out of neediness, but bcuz I resonate. I love like it’s the only language worth speaking, because to me, it is. Love, me
December 20, 2025 at 11:54 AM
peebeejaybee.bsky.social
I found out in July, at 56...and yeah, all of this⬇️

So if that's you🫂✊🏻💜

#ActuallyAutistic
#AuDHD
#LateDiagnosed
pabloista.bsky.social Pablo 🎧 @pabloista.bsky.social · 1d
Since I began to understand myself properly, and especially since my autism diagnosis this year, something unexpected has happened.

My anxiety is higher.
My tolerance is lower.
Things I once managed fairly easily now feel much harder.

It can look like regression. 1/7
December 20, 2025 at 11:15 AM
astepoffstage.bsky.social
#adoption #adoptionjourney #adoptionawareness #adoptioncommunity #adoptionsupport #adoptee #adoptees #autism #actuallyautistic #substack #vulnerablewriting
December 20, 2025 at 1:30 AM
tarinak.bsky.social
WhY dO YoU COnSTANtLY wANt uS TO LiE?

#ActuallyAutistic
December 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
autismchrysalis.bsky.social
Is it rude if an Autistic (adult or child) spends holiday gatherings in their room, or opt out, instead of with the family?

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#ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Autistic #Neurodiversity #AutismAcceptance #Acceptance #Understanding
December 19, 2025 at 8:51 PM
emergentdivergence.com
The first installment of "Understanding Autism", a blog series that will explore concepts from Autistic lived experience. First installment looks at the theory of monotropism.

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#UnderstandingAutism #Monotropism #Monotropic #ActuallyAutistic #autism
Understanding Autism: Monotropism - DGH Neurodivergent Consultancy
This first installment of the Understanding Autism series explores the theory of monotropism and what it actually means for Autistic people. This blog series will explore key concepts of Autistjc expe...
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December 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
autismchrysalis.bsky.social
JUST UPLOADED: if you tend to get on your case when you quit something, or if something you tried doesn’t work out, this is for you.

It doesn’t have to last forever to be successful.
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#ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD
It doesn’t have to last forever to be successful 
The definition of success isn't that something lasts forever, but often we apply that all-or-nothing thinking to it, and consider it a failure if it ends. ** Here's the full video:…
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December 19, 2025 at 7:34 PM
medusaswink.bsky.social
This is also why neurotypical society labels us “gullible” or “naïve”
#ActuallyAutistic
medusaswink.bsky.social Medusa’s Wink (misses 🔗) @medusaswink.bsky.social · 2d
Autistic communication gives people the benefit of the doubt. Instead of trying to figure out what they’re “really thinking” or reinterpreting them to themselves, we take ppl at their word, and respond in kind.

NTs can misread this in an infinite number of ways.
December 19, 2025 at 6:55 PM
tarinak.bsky.social
Whenever I learn something new and am really shocked by this thing existing, I tell it a non-autistic person and they look at me confused and say, "Well, of course that's a thing!"

🤷‍♀️

#ActuallyAutistic
December 19, 2025 at 6:51 PM
meidark.bsky.social
NEUROTYPICALS, PLEASE , STOP TOUCHING RANDOM PEOPLE AT THE STORES !!!! Why can't you just fuck off and give some space at the checkout lines. NO ONE LIKES TO BE TOUCHED BY RANDOM PEOPLE!!! #autism #autisticstruggle #actuallyautistic #autistic #NTSARENOTOK #STOPTOUCHINGPEOPLE
December 19, 2025 at 6:41 PM
autismchrysalis.bsky.social
It doesn’t have to last forever to be successful 

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#ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #AutisticTwitter #Neurospicy #ND
It doesn’t have to last forever to be successful 
The definition of success isn't that something lasts forever, but often we apply that all-or-nothing thinking to it, and consider it a failure if it ends.**H...
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December 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
filmfreak75.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
RE: https://mas.to/@skeletor/115747247601632309

@autistics #actuallyautistic
A close-up, well-lit photograph of a Skeletor action figure's head and upper torso, presented in a meme format. The character has a bright yellow-green skull face with deep, hollow black eye sockets and a fixed, toothy grin, giving a mix of eerie and cartoonish expression. Skeletor wears a dark purple hood that frames the skull closely, with subtle texture and creases visible in the plastic, and a hint of a blue chest harness peeks out at the bottom of the frame. The background is plain and softly blurred in neutral brown tones, keeping all focus on the figure's face. Bold, white, all-caps Impact-style text with a black outline appears at the top reading, "YOU CAN BE HAPPY AND FUCKED UP," and at the bottom reading, "AND STILL TRIUMPH."
December 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
articulateautistic.bsky.social
The Functional Purpose of Autistic Questions - FREE eBook Download

"Why do autistic people ask so many questions??" They may feel frustrating, but they serve a functional purpose! Click the link below to learn more!

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The Functional Purpose of Autistic Questions - FREE eBook Download by Jaime A. Heidel - The Articulate Autistic - Jaime A. Heidel - The Articulate Autistic
"Why do autistic people ask so many questions??" They may feel frustrating, but they serve a functional purpose! Learn more. Download free eBook
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December 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM