Christian Gajewski

The Autistic Consciousness: Another Way of Being The mystery that lives within us

Consciousness, perception, reality.
Three words, an abyss.
#Autism #Philosophy #consciousness #existentialism #selfawareness

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Spock and the Spectrum: Exploring Autism Representation in Star Trek From Vulcan Logic to Neurodiverse Narratives

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#Autism #AutismAwareness #AutismAcceptance #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity

What If Autism Helped Humanity Evolve? How Hidden Traits of the Mind Shaped Survival, Innovation, and Human Progress

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#Autism #AutismAwareness #AutismAcceptance #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity

Rolling the Stone, Finding the Spark: Camus’ Myth of Sisyphus Through an Autistic Lens Exploring how repetition, revolt, and meaning-making intersect with neurodivergent experience.

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#Autism #AutismAwareness #AutismAcceptance #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity

The Architecture of Emotion: Life with AuDHD, Alexithymia, and the Art of Simulation When the mask becomes the face, and analysis replaces feeling.

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#Autism #AutismAwareness #AutismAcceptance #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity

Kubrick, Symmetry, and the Overlap Between Autism and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Subtitle: Exploring the Intersection of Artistic Precision and Neurodivergent Traits

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#Autism #AutismAwareness #AutismAcceptance #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity

Beyond the Fidget: Everyday Objects and the Hidden Function of Stimming Small gestures, big acts of regulation

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#Autism #AutismAwareness #AutismAcceptance #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity

Craving Fire: Autism, ADHD, and My Unusual Appetite for Taste When sensory seeking meets the dinner table, even water becomes the strangest drink.

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#Autism #AutismAwareness #AutismAcceptance #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity

The Mind Before the Conversation: How an Autistic Brain Handles Social Uncertainty Predictive simulation, mental heuristics, and the hidden labor behind every interaction.

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#Autism #AutismAwareness #AutismAcceptance #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity

Beyond Rain Man and Sheldon: How Fictional Autistic Characters Built — and Broke — Stereotypes From silver-screen savants to sitcom scientists, pop culture has shaped how the world sees autism — for better and worse.

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#Autism #AutismAwareness #AutismAcceptance #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity

How Vulcan Philosophy Guided My Childhood as an Undiagnosed AuDHD Child Finding Calm, Clarity, and a Sense of Purpose Through the Logic of Fiction

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#Autism #AutismAwareness #AutismAcceptance #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity

Labyrinths We Build, Monsters We Hide When the labyrinth of thought becomes both prison and sanctuary.

Inside each of us there’s always a Minotaur and a Labyrinth. I wrote about it on Medium, blending myth and psychology.
#Mythology #MentalHealth #SelfReflection #ShadowSelf #Psychology #adhd #autism #AuDHD

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When Brains Refuse the Marketplace: Rethinking ADHD and Autism Beyond Disorder What if the problem isn’t the brain, but the world it’s forced to live in?

An invitation to see ADHD and autism not as “defects” to be fixed but as cognitive strategies shaped in ancestral contexts and now trapped in rigid school and work systems.
#neurodiversity #adhd #autismo #Psychology #education #society #culture

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When “Autism” Becomes Everything: How a Once-Clinical Diagnosis Turned Into a Cultural Mirror Why the spectrum is stretching — and what that says about psychiatry, social media, and identity today.

A deep dive into r/Psychiatry’s thread “What even is ‘autism’ at this point?” — how autism is shifting from a clinical diagnosis to a cultural identity in the age of TikTok and TherapyTok.
#Autism #Neurodiversity #Psychiatry #SocialMedia #MentalHealth #SelfDiagnosis

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When a Grain Becomes a Heap: Autism, Twice-Exceptional Adults, and the Sorites Paradox How Ernesto Reaño’s “Ser o no ser lo ‘suficientemente autista’” sparked a deeper look at thresholds and identity

Inspired by Ernesto Reaño’s video “Ser o no ser lo ‘suficientemente autista’,” I explore how the Sorites paradox helps us understand adult autism and twice-exceptionality.
#Autism #Neurodiversity #TwiceExceptional #AdultAutism #Philosophy #Identity #MentalHealth

When Support Turns Hostile: My Month in Autism Subreddits Exploring hidden dynamics, conflicts, and contradictions within communities claiming to support autistic voices.

One month in autism subreddits: firsthand observations on support dynamics, competition, and digital narcissism.
#Autism #Neurodiversity #DigitalToxicity #PeerSupport #OnlineCommunities

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Being Yourself in Relationships: Authenticity, People-Pleasing, and Alexithymia Finding your way through love, boundaries, and emotional complexity with neurodivergence.

I share my experiences of love, boundaries, and authenticity as someone living with neurodivergence and alexithymia.
#Neurodiversity #Relationships #Authenticity #Alexithymia #MentalHealth

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Invisible Walls: Why Autistic Voices Go Unheard in Group Settings When silence isn’t a choice but a response to misunderstanding, the cost of exclusion becomes invisible yet profound.

Why are autistic voices so often unheard in groups? In my article, I explain the dynamics, stereotypes, and solutions for more inclusive spaces.
#Autism #Neurodiversity #AutisticMasking

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Behind the Mirror: Why Autistic People Often Attract Narcissists When empathy becomes a magnet for manipulation

In my latest article, I explore why autistic people’s empathy can attract narcissistic partners, how online dynamics amplify risk, and strategies to protect emotional wellbeing.
#Autism #Narcissism #Relationships #EmotionalWellbeing #DigitalCommunication

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From Lego to Scars: My Adult Autism Diagnosis How I Spent a Lifetime Cataloging Chaos — From Masking to Self-Harm, Until the Revelation

From Lego play to lasting scars: the story of my adult autism diagnosis and how I found meaning in the chaos.
#Autism #AutisticMasking #ActuallyAutistic #MentalHealth #Philosophy #Neurodiversity

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From Lego to Scars: My Adult Autism Diagnosis How I Spent a Lifetime Cataloging Chaos — From Masking to Self-Harm, Until the Revelation

From Lego play to lasting scars: the story of my adult autism diagnosis and how I found meaning in the chaos.
#Autism #AutisticMasking #ActuallyAutistic #MentalHealth #Philosophy #Neurodiversity

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Behind the Mirror: Why Autistic People Often Attract Narcissists When empathy becomes a magnet for manipulation

In my latest article, I explore why autistic people’s empathy can attract narcissistic partners, how online dynamics amplify risk, and strategies to protect emotional wellbeing.
#Autism #Narcissism #Relationships #EmotionalWellbeing #DigitalCommunication

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Invisible Walls: Why Autistic Voices Go Unheard in Group Settings When silence isn’t a choice but a response to misunderstanding, the cost of exclusion becomes invisible yet profound.

Why are autistic voices so often unheard in groups? In my article, I explain the dynamics, stereotypes, and solutions for more inclusive spaces.
#Autism #Neurodiversity #AutisticMasking

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Being Yourself in Relationships: Authenticity, People-Pleasing, and Alexithymia Finding your way through love, boundaries, and emotional complexity with neurodivergence.

I share my experiences of love, boundaries, and authenticity as someone living with neurodivergence and alexithymia.
#Neurodiversity #Relationships #Authenticity #Alexithymia #MentalHealth

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When Support Turns Hostile: My Month in Autism Subreddits Exploring hidden dynamics, conflicts, and contradictions within communities claiming to support autistic voices.

One month in autism subreddits: firsthand observations on support dynamics, competition, and digital narcissism.
#Autism #Neurodiversity #DigitalToxicity #PeerSupport #OnlineCommunities

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When a Grain Becomes a Heap: Autism, Twice-Exceptional Adults, and the Sorites Paradox How Ernesto Reaño’s “Ser o no ser lo ‘suficientemente autista’” sparked a deeper look at thresholds and identity

Inspired by Ernesto Reaño’s video “Ser o no ser lo ‘suficientemente autista’,” I explore how the Sorites paradox helps us understand adult autism and twice-exceptionality.
#Autism #Neurodiversity #TwiceExceptional #AdultAutism #Philosophy #Identity #MentalHealth

When “Autism” Becomes Everything: How a Once-Clinical Diagnosis Turned Into a Cultural Mirror Why the spectrum is stretching — and what that says about psychiatry, social media, and identity today.

A deep dive into r/Psychiatry’s thread “What even is ‘autism’ at this point?” — how autism is shifting from a clinical diagnosis to a cultural identity in the age of TikTok and TherapyTok.
#Autism #Neurodiversity #Psychiatry #SocialMedia #MentalHealth #SelfDiagnosis

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When Brains Refuse the Marketplace: Rethinking ADHD and Autism Beyond Disorder What if the problem isn’t the brain, but the world it’s forced to live in?

An invitation to see ADHD and autism not as “defects” to be fixed but as cognitive strategies shaped in ancestral contexts and now trapped in rigid school and work systems.
#neurodiversity #adhd #autismo #Psychology #education #society #culture

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Labyrinths We Build, Monsters We Hide When the labyrinth of thought becomes both prison and sanctuary.

Inside each of us there’s always a Minotaur and a Labyrinth. I wrote about it on Medium, blending myth and psychology.
#Mythology #MentalHealth #SelfReflection #ShadowSelf #Psychology #adhd #autism #AuDHD

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