For someone who never had a dog before, is it a good idea for emotional support or one more demand in my life?

I'm equally tempted and scared it'll empty my already low energy tank.
#ActuallyAutistic

For someone who never had a dog before, is it a good idea for emotional support or one more demand in my life?

I'm equally tempted and scared it'll empty my already low energy tank.
#ActuallyAutistic

Good morning, everyone. I'm still in need of $50 to pay my phone bill. I also need another $50 for this months hydro bill. Anything else I would very much need to use for food and household items.❤️❤️‍🩹

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Good morning, everyone. I'm still in need of $50 to pay my phone bill. I also need another $50 for this months hydro bill. Anything else I would very much need to use for food and household items.❤️❤️‍🩹

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#ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD

I wanted to make explicit why I am so deeply opposed to even someone as incompetent and unscientific as RFK Jr' investigating autism for its "cause".

It is because in my reading of history, no one has ever looked for a "cause" of some human condition without at least considering the possibility of finding an off switch.

Now when we're talking cancer, that's good and appropriate. It kills people. Greed, too, should be carefully fought. It kills way more people.

But autism doesn't generally kill. Not directtly, certainly. It's just a different way of thinking and perceiving and being present in the world. It's not a disease, and autistic people don't need to be "cured".

And more importantly, humanity needs not to look for, let alone find or develop, that off switch.

It's flat out eugenics. The elimination of undesirables. Doing it before we're born doesn't make it okay. Doesn't make it morally right. We contribute to the world in many ways. To society. Even if we don't always understand it.

But we uphold the social contract. Well, unless someone figures out that it's all based on BS, then it gets trickier, but as a rule, we do uphold the social contract.

So yes. If someone says they're looking for the "cause" of something that doesn't actually harm anyone, like transgender identity, or nonbinaryness, or asexuality, or autism, or anything else that's frankly harming almost no one, start asking them *why* they want to find that cause. What do they want to do once they find it?

Cause you turn over enough rocks, sometimes you get the bugs with the swastikas on them.

#ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD

I wanted to make explicit why I am so deeply opposed to even someone as incompetent and unscientific as RFK Jr' investigating autism for its "cause".

It is because in my reading of history, no one has ever looked for a "cause" of some human condition without at least considering the possibility of finding an off switch.

Now when we're talking cancer, that's good and appropriate. It kills people. Greed, too, should be carefully fought. It kills way more people.

But autism doesn't generally kill. Not directtly, certainly. It's just a different way of thinking and perceiving and being present in the world. It's not a disease, and autistic people don't need to be "cured".

And more importantly, humanity needs not to look for, let alone find or develop, that off switch.

It's flat out eugenics. The elimination of undesirables. Doing it before we're born doesn't make it okay. Doesn't make it morally right. We contribute to the world in many ways. To society. Even if we don't always understand it.

But we uphold the social contract. Well, unless someone figures out that it's all based on BS, then it gets trickier, but as a rule, we do uphold the social contract.

So yes. If someone says they're looking for the "cause" of something that doesn't actually harm anyone, like transgender identity, or nonbinaryness, or asexuality, or autism, or anything else that's frankly harming almost no one, start asking them *why* they want to find that cause. What do they want to do once they find it?

Cause you turn over enough rocks, sometimes you get the bugs with the swastikas on them.

Here's a cute sticker you can get for your site:

sentex.net/~nexus23/asp.html

#ActuallyAutistic

Question my #ActuallyAutistic @autistics and #ADHD probably also. I’m wondering if you are taking also magnesium supplements? (the glycinate kind).

Speaking for myself, I know that I have a deficiency of it as I don’t eat enough natural sources of magnesium. So, I’m taking a magnesium supplement since about a year, under medical supervision, and it’s clearly improving some health issues. And I’m realizing that it’s probably also helping for autism and ADHD being AuDHD.

I tied to find if there were some realiable resources online about autism/ADHD and magnesium but gave up because too much crap… 🤦🏻‍♀️ Please share if you know some.

Question my #ActuallyAutistic @autistics and #ADHD probably also. I’m wondering if you are taking also magnesium supplements? (the glycinate kind).

Speaking for myself, I know that I have a deficiency of it as I don’t eat enough natural sources of magnesium. So, I’m taking a magnesium supplement since about a year, under medical supervision, and it’s clearly improving some health issues. And I’m realizing that it’s probably also helping for autism and ADHD being AuDHD.

I tied to find if there were some realiable resources online about autism/ADHD and magnesium but gave up because too much crap… 🤦🏻‍♀️ Please share if you know some.

#ActuallyAutistic #Autistic #Autism #AuDHD #Undiagnosed

“stop that filthy habit [that comforts you in
times of stress that you don’t even realise you're doing]”

I pick at the sewn seams on my blankets and my jeans. I've done it for longer than I have memory.

My ex-wife would slap my hands.

Edit: Hi friends, update on the #MutualAid post for paying for my housing --

You've shared 75/180 dollars, and I thank you form the bottom of my heart. Everything helps!!

If you can donate to my housing fund, would you please consider doing so? It helps keep a roof over my head (and my kitties) while I keep working to put us in a better situation.

Boosting for visibility is much appreciated, even if you can't donate! ​

My links:

Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/tmvshek
Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/erosdiscordia
Venmo: @onychamaze

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Edit: Hi friends, update on the #MutualAid post for paying for my housing --

You've shared 75/180 dollars, and I thank you form the bottom of my heart. Everything helps!!

If you can donate to my housing fund, would you please consider doing so? It helps keep a roof over my head (and my kitties) while I keep working to put us in a better situation.

Boosting for visibility is much appreciated, even if you can't donate! ​

My links:

Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/tmvshek
Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/erosdiscordia
Venmo: @onychamaze

#TransMutualAid #queerCrowdfund #TransCrowdfund #HelpFolksLive2025 #actuallyautistic #adhd #disabilitymutualaidrequest #queermutualaid #neurodivergentcrowdfund #MutualAidRequest #crowdfunding

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Looking for #ActuallyAutistic #ActuallyAuDHD advice on morning routines. I find that as long as I have another human person in the house moving around and making noises to remind me there is an external world, I tend to mostly be able to do things in the morning, if chaotically.

When my wife is away or on campus though, I find it much harder not to get sidetracked into scrolling on my phone or reading. I start work on time but dishes pile up, laundry goes unhung, showers get missed.

Looking for #ActuallyAutistic #ActuallyAuDHD advice on morning routines. I find that as long as I have another human person in the house moving around and making noises to remind me there is an external world, I tend to mostly be able to do things in the morning, if chaotically.

When my wife is away or on campus though, I find it much harder not to get sidetracked into scrolling on my phone or reading. I start work on time but dishes pile up, laundry goes unhung, showers get missed.

Here's a cute sticker you can get for your site:

sentex.net/~nexus23/asp.html

#ActuallyAutistic

The five neurodivergent love languages 😊💖

#ActuallyAutistic #AutisticJoy #Neurodivergent

The five neurodivergent love languages 😊💖

#ActuallyAutistic #AutisticJoy #Neurodivergent

❝ Greek yogurt with a tiny spoon. ❞

oh, so am not the only one? yes, am #ActuallyAutistic too LMAO

@Alice

@elaurian I don't remember facts and stuff about my special interests. I can't list a load of dates or names or whatever. For me it's more deep understanding of the topic, I can talk about it and it lights me up, but it's how it works rather than a load of facts.

#ActuallyAutistic