I'm looking for #neurodivergent people for an interview study on how they experience #gaming in public spaces – specifically in the zkm_gameplay exhibition at ZKM, #Karlsruhe.

What to expect:
– a ~60 min conversation, online or in Karlsruhe
– €20 compensation + free exhibition entry

Eligibility:
– 18+ years old, primary residence in Germany
– #Neurodivergence (e.g. #ADHD, #Autism, #dyslexia); no diagnosis required
– Have visited the zkm_gameplay exhibition

More info: https://hci.iar.kit.edu/467.php

Non-autistic people often would mistake my refusal to go somewhere or do something for a simple stubbornness or a phobia of some kind, and would try to pressure (sometimes in a ‘you must face your fear to overcome it’ way) me into doing it, and get angry when that either doesn’t work at all, or if I do that - I’d be “off” for quite a while - they think I’m doing so just out of spite.

But the thing is, it’s not that. That high-need autistic kid screaming at the top of their lungs, shaking, falling on the ground and pushing or even biting those trying to drug them somewhere - that’s me inside. I’m just masking that with trying to reason my way out, trying to present as a ‘functional adult’, but inside I just have that autistic block and am on the verge of a serious meltdown, and there always are reasons - my autistic reasons - why I refuse (like that bridge doesn’t look safe, I don’t do trespassing, I know that going to that place I would need to deal with so much stuff I’d not be able to maintain my mental health in functional limits etc) - it’s not ‘phobia’ or ‘spite’, it’s just a block - that may look like major overreaction to non-autists, but is actually orders of magnitude smaller outside, where they see it, than it’s inside.
Do you also have those blocks? Did you find any ways to communicate them successfully to non-autistic people without actually falling on the floor, screaming, biting or running away and hiding?
@span actuallyautistic
#autism
#neurodivergence

Yo Mastodon ! Est-ce qu'il y en a ici qui prennent ou ont pris des anti-dep en même temps qu'un traitement du TDAH (Sertraline l'anti-dep, et Medikinet pour le TDAH, mais si pas les mêmes dîtes toujours) et qui pourraient me faire un retour sur les éventuels effets secondaires ? C'est pas pour moi, mais c'est un poil urgent, la personne commence les anti-dep demain matin.
Merci et love sur vos têtes <3
Ah, et "le repouet est doux" ? Selon l'expression consacrée ?

#medicaments#TDAH#AntiDepresseurs #neurodivergence #depression