Neurodivergent Lion

Autistic people need downtime in order to process, reintegrate, stim, watch favorite videos—however they best decompress.

LET AUTISTIC PEOPLE HAVE THEIR SPACE!

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#autism #autistic #neurodiversity

Credit goes to Method Creative #autistic #actuallyautistic #autism #masking #neurodivergent

Autistic Meltdowns. Shutdowns. Burnout.

They’re not failures.

They’re information - the bodymind’s way of saying “I’ve carried too much for too long”.

In my upcoming seminar in London, we’ll explore what these states really mean - not as pathology, but as communication.

Credit goes to taylor_heaton_ (IG) #autistic #actuallyautistic #autistic #burnout

Panel 1: A hand extends a single red brick toward the character. The character looks surprised and slightly sad as they reach out to take it. Text: “It’s hard for people to understand why small comments can make me so emotional,” Behind the character, there’s already a small pile of red bricks on the ground. Panel 2: The character now holds the brick close to their chest, looking down with a pained expression. The pile of red bricks behind them has grown into a large heap, stretching far into the background. Text: “because they can’t see how many times I’ve been criticized for the same thing, over and over again.”

When the reward for growing up with so much criticism is hearing „You’re just too sensitive!

Credit goes to The Autistic Teacher (FB) #autism #actuallyautistic #autistic

📢 New research!

Autism isn’t *just* about challenges

We have strengths too but these are rarely recognised, which can lead to:

- low self-esteem
- shame
- stigma
- having less direction in life

Lampinen et al explore autistic strengths in a new paper 😊

Do you relate to any of these? 👇

We don’t “bounce back” from autistic burnout overnight.

It’s not exhaustion that a nap can fix.

It’s collapse - years of unmet needs crashing into us all at once.

Recovery from burnout isn’t about going back to who we were.

Recovery is building a life that actually fits our needs.

Trump is calling autism “out of control”

No…

Autism stigma is out of control

Ableism is out of control

Inaccessibility to basic healthcare and support is out of control

Credit goes to Living with ARFID (FB) #ARFID #Autism #eatingdisorder #Neurodivergent

Yes worse when in hospital and they not bother ask me what I want they just bring me food that they think I would eat I had meltdown when they do it

Me

Credit goes to @diversitydoodles.bsky.social #neurodivergent #autistic #autism #actuallyautistic

Credit goes to @embraceautism.bsky.social #audhd #autistic #autism #actuallyautistic #adhd #neurodivergent

Credit goes to @diversitydoodles.bsky.social #autistic #autism #actuallyautistic

RFK Jr said vaccines.

Now it’s Tylenol.

Everyone yells “no!” then adds “this tragedy isn’t caused by X”.

Stop. Autism isn’t a tragedy.

Ableism is.

Reject bad science without throwing autistic humans under the bus.

🧵🧶🪡

Credit goes to Patrick Casale (FB and IG) #autism #actuallyautistic #autistic #neurodivergent

#autism #neurodivergent #audhd #adhd #actuallyautistic #autistic #Masking

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Exploring how monotropism shapes Autistic, ADHD & AuDHD attention. Dispelling myths, uncovering research & why neuroaffirming support matters for our wellbeing.

https://autisticrealms.com/monotropism-vs-polytropism-adhd-audhd-autistic-attention/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Autism affects the nervous system, not just social behavior. Many autistic individuals live with chronic sensory overload, emotional dysregulation, and interoceptive differences that are often misunderstood or dismissed.

🌿 So what is autism really?

It's a neurobiological difference in how the nervous system perceives, processes, and regulates the world — both outside and inside.

It’s not something to fix.
It’s something to understand, support, and work with.

You don’t need to earn rest.

You don’t need to justify why your bodymind needs downtime.

Rest is not laziness - it’s survival.

A natural part of being a human.

It’s how we rebuild, regulate, and keep going in a world that takes too much.

Alright I will try to remember that.. Thanks

Credit goes to National Autism Association (FB) #autism #actuallyautistic #autistic #Shutdown

You mean tag u on Bluesky? I did give you credit or u mean your website I’m not sure which direct link u mean?

I wish the amazon would show preview include table of content I would like to see that part..

#autism #autistic #actuallyautistic #meltdown

Credit goes to Sunshine Support (FB) #autism #autistic #actuallyautistic #femaleautistic

This is frustrating for #Deaf who is having hard time to get assessment for #autism due to accessibility. They wont provide interpreter, or feel that interpreter not able to interpret the assessment properly for Deaf especially for Adult. Its very unfair that they are not provide accessibility.