Chris

What the actual.. ok I'm going to have to listen

You care about people other than yourself? 🤪

Ah, with family I meant my partner and the kids. Adult autistic conversations are where it's at 😄 I want friends who pebble and info dump.

I read somewhere that dating someone with ADHD is like microdosing Wikipedia and my partner at the time was like "yup"

I don't know about you but I don't find that I miss it, the social capacity I have is limited and I want spend it wisely.

I have no choice on spending it at work, but I want to keep the rest for my family.

Being apolitical in the current climate is a red flag

This is illegal behaviour

I mean that tracks..

There's nothing wrong with us for being autistic in and of itself.

I'm not going to be ending friendships with neurotypicals, because they're my friends.

In the nicest possible way, this isn't about them. It's about me and thinking about it makes me feel less anxious. 5/fin*

*I may have more thoughts later

I'm not looking to never talk to neurotypicals, but the world is your safe space.

I want a safe space where I can be myself, so I will prioritise making friends within my neurotype because it's easier. 4/n

This is the opposite of regular interactions that tire me out, for years I've thought of myself as an introvert. 3/n

If you're part of the neurotypical majority, I imagine that you don't spend your days like this.

Being around people who think like me (neurotype) is like a balm, it enables me to put down my mask and ACTUALLY ENGAGE in a way and a style that's honest to me. 2/n

Making friends within a neurotype, some thoughts.

Every day, I have to police my thoughts, actions, and emotions in order to fit in.

If I don't, I have to spend more time explaining my motivation or apologising for being myself.

THIS IS EXHAUSTING on a mental, spiritual and physical level 1/n

This is actually the best thing to come up on my bsky feed, you people are the ones I want to see 😍

Paging @heatherqlj.bsky.social

@thewheatgerm.bsky.social have you ever considered an Indian game of jetlag? We were talking about it watching the finale and we guessed that you and @adamchase.bsky.social would be chill, but that Sam would be too worried 😂

I'm doing something really different for work this week, I'm not used to living in the lap of luxury, I'm expecting a hard transition back to the real world

Please stop subtweeting me and every other autistic 😅

It's a labradoodle (😂)

But seriously it's a sphinx cat, she gets tucked up like a baby every night in winter otherwise she screams to be let in the bed..

Neither of you are helping me put my shoes on

It was unexpected but I wasn't surprised when they said it. The shortage of ADHD meds has been ongoing for years now.

I'll find out what meds they're offering in 6 months time, they couldn't tell me in the initial assessment as they weren't allowed to do so.

Hoping for slow release!

Initial assessment complete ✅ They're more than happy to take my existing diagnosis, now onto the wait list for titration, which currently sits at..

6 months 🥲

Weird, my Heather gets called Emma 😂 seems like no one gets their own band!

I'm not in burnout currently (give it another month 😂) but if you are, and you can spare the spoons 💛

*This is not just about the current author in the news but also others that have books say on my shelf unopened for years

What do I do with author's work that I can no longer tolerate? I can no longer read work by them, but to throw away books is horrendous, selling them is profiting from them, giving them to charity is promoting them, and keeping them feels like a weird red flag shrine.*

I mean that's the one that counts! 🤪

Oh maybe! I'd assumed a non spicy option. Being a sensory seeking autistic, I'll take whatever flavour I can get. Oh I may accidentally have got myself an autism assessment 🤷‍♂️ oops!

It's not bad at all, I hear you with the food sensitivities! 😂 I think it's the word choice, I had a friend years ago that I had to explain that it was probably insulting they called their in-laws food "bland"

Less seasoned I think was the term we came up with in the end