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Three medieval serfs ploughing a field talking: one says "Lords worked hard to get where they are." Next one says "They shouldn't have to pay taxes to the king" Third one says "If they had more gold, then we would too, It's common sense."

Letters – Hospital basement, Spinney The socialist case for the neurodivergent worker: a view from the hospital basement To the Editors, I write to you as a 53 year old working class logistics porter for NHS Scotland, and someone who has...

The socialist case for the neurodivergent worker: a view from the hospital basement
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Neurodiversity is not a side issue - Freedom News To build something better, we need the people this world tried to break ~ Pablo ~ There’s a strange silence across much of radical politics w…

Neurodiversity is not a side issue
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Had to re post. This time no comment. Just watch the movie or the documentaries.

A still from the film I swear. It's the scene where John is in hospital after getting beat up for his ticks. The caption says "I'm tired of this, Dottie"

Why this story matters: don’t judge until you’ve watched the film.

Educate yourself before pressing send.

I don't trigger the meltdown the system flicks the switch. #neurodivergent

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Live in this world and be happy, then be “normal”? WTF is normal!

Be you and see the world as it is… upside down.

It ain’t “normal”, the world isn’t “normal” #actuallyautistic #neurodivergent

Meltdown Number #

...I've lost count

We are not broken. The design is. Accessibility isn’t just about screen readers and font sizes. It’s about predictable systems, clear instructions, non punitive error messages, and alternative verification routes that don’t assume everyone has a credit card. 6/6

Autistic adults are already managing sensory input, time pressure, executive function and emotional regulation. Forcing a high stakes, broken verification process during peak morning stress pushes that load past capacity. This isn’t dramatic. It’s neurological reality. 5/6

Every time the screen flashes “Error” with no explanation, it lands like a physical blow. My brain shifts into fight or flight because I’m being denied access to my own device with no way to fix it. That uncertainty is a primary trigger for meltdowns and shutdowns. 4/6

Big Tech treats “security” as a compliance checklist. Tick the regulatory box, move on. But cognitive accessibility is never considered. A sudden lockout with no clear path to resolution isn’t safety for a neurodivergent person. It’s destabilising. It’s a trigger. 3/6

The system demands a credit card or a perfect scan of photo ID. I don’t have a credit card. The ID scanner keeps failing with a vague “Error” message. No explanation. No guidance. Just a wall. Meanwhile I’m trying to get my kids ready for school. 2/6

My iPhone updated overnight. No warning. This morning I woke up locked out by a mandatory “Age Verification” screen. For me, as an autistic person, my morning routine isn’t just a preference, it’s my safety net. It keeps everything stable. Today, Apple ripped that safety net away at 7AM. 1/6

Imagine waking up in an alternate universe where everything is similar, but illogical. That’s our daily experience.

I am not broken
My normal is me

It isn’t a choice.

Who would choose humiliation?

Before you laugh.
Before you stare.
Before you judge.

Understand.
Educate yourself.
Pause, and think about what you might not see. 6/6

That’s why I find John Davidson inspiring. He doesn’t want to swear at people. He doesn’t want to shock or offend.

And I don’t want to lose control in public.

We manage what we can. But some of it will always break through. 5/6

My brain can go haywire at any point. I can lose all perspective and spiral into very dark places. It heads down rabbit holes I never consciously chose.

For most of my life, I thought that meant I was broken.

I’m not broken.

But I live with the scars. 4/5

At school I was bullied for the way I was.

They called me “fit taker”.
They called me “razzi man”.

Those names hurt.

Not just in the moment, they stayed. They sank in. They helped build the belief that I was somehow wrong. 3/6

I was in tears watching I Swear. It’s about a young man living with Tourette’s. It isn’t my story. But it spoke to me in a way no other film has.

Because humiliation has a language. And I know it well. 2/6

Have you ever been judged for something you can’t control?
I have.

Have you been stared at, laughed at, talked about?
I have.

Have you ever had a public meltdown, screaming, shouting, even hurting yourself, and felt the shame afterwards?
I have. 1/6

Internal or external, both painful

Part 2 of her video + the link to her account: www.tiktok.com/@sh4ysgrwm?_...

I really appreciate this TikToker with Tourette syndrome, Shay, for taking the time to educate so many of us (including me) about her disability and coprolalia in light of what happened at the BAFTAs with John Davidson when Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were on stage.

I learned a lot.

There’s strength in this wiring. Real depth. Precision. But there’s cost too. I’ve stopped apologising for needing continuity and space to think. I’m an autistic person with a drilling mind in a skimming world. My focus is a tool, not a net, and I’m finally owning the way I’m wired. 5/5

Monotropism is the architecture of my attention. The workplace demands constant, fragmented engagement across many channels. My brain refuses that bargain. It offers depth or nothing. When the tunnel collapses under noise or overload, everything goes at once. That isn’t a flaw, it’s burnout. 4/5

It shows up in small ways. I can read an email and lock on to one line so completely the middle or ending barely registers. Not ignored. Not dismissed. Just not processed. My brain chose depth over breadth without asking me. Every instruction missed is a tax paid to a world built for the shallow 3/5

Switching focus isn’t casual, interruptions feel physical, like being dragged sideways. It’s not annoyance; it’s the sheer strain of being yanked out of depth before the structure is finished. For a drilling mind, the "multitasking" the modern world demands feels like a direct assault. 2/5