Alirat

@playtwowords.bsky.social how come You're never get swaps any more? Only coins😒

A watercolor painting of a distant mt Taranaki shrouded in fog with fence line and grass verge in the foreground.

Mt Taranaki from near Urenui. #art #newzealand #watercolor

also if you follow me for my autism and neurodiversity related content, you really do need to follow Sonny. Maybe it will help convince them to post more often. 👀

Picked up my paintbrush for the first time in a couple of months. It felt good!

#watercolor #art #autumn #watercolour #watercolorart

found my new favorite crypto guy

Found my new descriptor - "illegal lesbian" plus on forms for gender will henceforth "prefer not to say".

Kurt Vonnegut tells his wife he's going out to buy an envelope: "Oh, she says, well, you're not a poor man. You know, why don't you go online and buy a hundred envelopes and put them in the closet? And so I pretend not to hear her. And go out to get an envelope because I'm going to have a hell of a good time in the process of buying one envelope. I meet a lot of people. And see some great looking babies. And a fire engine goes by. And I give them the thumbs up. And I'll ask a woman what kind of dog that is. And, and I don't know. The moral of the story is — we're here on Earth to fart around And, of course, the computers will do us out of that. And what the computer people don't realize, or they don't care, is we're dancing animals. You know, we love to move around. And it's like we're not supposed to dance at all anymore."

Kurt Vonnegut man

Cataclysm

Square Canva graphic with a gray-to-white horizonal gradient background. All-caps black text at the top reads, "Today in hell yes, research!" Next, larger all-caps black text reads, "Why a “cure” approach to autism is misguided: Good social support and subjective well-being are what determine “whether autistic people achieve a high quality of life.” The words "cure" and "misguided" are red. Smaller black text the bottom reads, "From Dr. Steven Kapp" "@ThinkingAutism" and "tinyurl.com/KappAutisticQoL"

Today in Hell Yes, Research! "We argue against normalization and “cure, ” in part because many autistic traits can function in neutral or positive ways, although other people may misunderstand or stigmatize atypical behaviors." From @drstevenkapp.bsky.social:

www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Beige middle aged burmese cat sitting in empty composter.

Thank you for my new residence. It is sufficient.

Sunflowers with a background of a war torn city

I stand with #ukraine

Two sunflowers stand alone with the wreckage of a bombed city behind. Sky is dark and menacing. Watercolor.

#art #watercolor #ukraine I stand with Ukraine

I stand with #Ukraine

#art #watercolor

I'm

@fo5tered.bsky.social

Watercolor of a sunflower standing tall

#art #watercolor #ukraine I stand with Ukraine 🇺🇦

Watercolour painting of a robin on a branch

#birdart #birds #watercolor Robin by name of Grumpy thanks to #edfoster Ed Foster for photo ref. Beak went wrong but that's art for you...

a tabby and white cat is pictured sitting on her haunches, looking directly at the camera. Behind her is her is the blue and gold Ukrainian flag.

Have courage
Stand up to bullies
Be like President Zelenskyy

Watercolour sunflower. I stand with Ukraine.

I stand with #ukraine

#art #watercolor

Acrylic painting of a sunflower in strong bold colours- yellow petals against the blue sky.

I stand with Ukraine. #art

Ed I love your bird pics, you capture so much character. Would you mind if I used some as references for my paintings? I'll understand if that's not ok. 😀

Success Kid meme, a little kid no older than five pumping his fist as if to say, "Hell yes!" The caption reads, "Talked to a neurotypical. They took me literally."

Success Kid memes are in desperate need of a comeback, so here's one I made.

Homer and an Occult Shopkeeper from one of the Simpsons Halloween Specials. It is a multi-panel conversation between Homer and the Shopkeeper. Shopkeeper: Adults can get autism diagnoses. Homer: That's good! Shopkeeper: Services are expensive. Homer: That's bad! Shopkeeper: So much of your life will finally make sense. Homer: That's good! Shopkeeper: You might not get a formal diagnosis if you mask well. Homer: That's bad! Shopkeeper: But you can ask your employer for A.D.A. support. Homer: That's good! Shopkeeper: Employers will discriminate you. Homer: That's bad! Shopkeeper: But you'll have a doctor's note for your autism. Homer: That's good! Shopkeeper: The doctor is neurotypical. Homer stares blankly. Shopkeeper: That's bad. Homer: Can I go now?

There are pros and cons to getting a professional diagnosis as an adult, so I decided to weight them in meme form!

@susiedent.com #twowords loving the game- have discovered an oddity though...The bot Wordsworth doesn't seem to be able to swap letters. Halfway through a game it passed every turn. Easiest win ever!

1.not if I can avoid it
2.no
3.yes
4.yes

Fern Brady, Josh Thomas, Abby Howells—all of my favorite Taskmaster contestants are the autistic ones.

A little watercolour frog.

#art #watercolor #animalart

He's back baby!

Yes indeed, this is so true of me. I do grieve but also have gained a compassion for myself that I did not have before.