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aby is tired of your bullshit

I mean, this is funny.. but also I spent my therapy session last week talking about how I think WW3 has already started.. so...

Also finding a psychologist who deals with me as an Aboriginal person living under settler colonialism has been ground breaking for my mental health. Definitely recommend.

A tweet from @ROKwon: is it an anxiety disorder or is it just being very reasonable
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#audhd#autism#adhd
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Robin (self-care arc)

The other day on the bus:
Driver: "aren't you getting off here?"
Me: "I'm going a bit further up the road"
D: "you bought the wrong ticket then" (except I didn't buy a ticket, as always I was travelling using my disabled bus pass)
M: "I did what I always do"
D: "but it's the wrong ticket"
M: "sorry, it's just what I always do"
D: "yeah but it's the wrong ticket, it costs more"
M: "let me off the bus then" (I am beginning to have a meltdown and would rather just walk the last half mile at this point)
D: "no, I'll take you the rest of the way"
M: "I want off here, let me off" (we're still stopped by the stop)
D: "I'll take you the rest of the way"
M: *suddenly screaming* "LET ME OFF THE FUCKING BUS NOW"
D: *shouting and opening the door* "get off the bus, now!"

What a great experience for someone who already has significant anxiety around public transport, but has no other option due to mental health issues.

It has me feeling like I should just avoid going anywhere away from the farm until I have my driving license back. How am I supposed to feel safe travelling if there's the possibility of me having an embarrassing meltdown just because a bus driver feels like arguing a point that literally doesn't matter. This particular driver has caused me significant distress over literally single digits of pence worth of revenue for a close to billion pound company.

I'm just tired and want to get on with my life.

#disability#autism
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Emma the Curious 🧐

"You would be hard-pressed to design a mechanism more effective at screening out autistic people than a job interview....

You are actually being judged not so much on your job skills but on the neurotypical social skills you have struggled with your whole life, and which you probably have been bullied at school for lacking."

#neurodivergent #autism

inews.co.uk/opinion/government

The i Paper · The Government wishes you all a happy neurodiversity celebration week – now get a jobThe world of work doesn’t want autistic people
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BecLFC ⚽️

In my family and wider family, there are people with autism. To my knowledge, none of them claim universal credit. There are people out there claiming fraudulently and I agree that they should be asked to work. How does the government find resources to put these people on the right path to getting a job that is suitable to them? When my son was looking for work, he was put on a scheme that cost the government money. He wasn't given a suitable job and couldn't cope. It's a catch-22 situation, especially if you're treated like you're just a number. He receives PIP and if he doesn't get it anymore or universal credit then what happens regarding pensions, if you're no longer in the system?

#autism
#universalcredit
#UKGovernment
#pip

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Chroniques autistes 🇨🇦

@elaurian It’s so important what you wrote! Like others autistic people I talked with, I thought that I needed to know everything about a specific subject due to stereotypes and ignorance about #autism.

Understanding these cliches, helped me to enjoy what I’m passionated about with the level of knowledge I chose. And realizing that I was #AuDHD allowed me to be passionate about something only for a short period of time as I need variety and novelty.

#ActuallyAutistic
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Rachel McDove

Some folk collect facts/figures about their SpIns.

Some collect totems of theirs.

Some folk spend time thinking about a SpIn.

Others spend time doing the thing.

One person might engage differently with different special interests of theirs, depending on what it is and how they feel about it.

Knowing every detail is not always what makes something a special interest.

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A pale green and blue gradient background with black all caps letters at the top that says "My special interests" (this is also underlined.) Beneath that are a series of simple clip art style icons, each with black, all caps writing describing which of my special interests it represents: Earth with trees sticking up from the surface (nature), a laughing alien (comedy), a badger holding a houseplant (badgers and plants!), yarn and knitting needles (knitting and other crafts), a rainbow infinity symbol (neurodivergence and neuroqueering) a snail (snails), a stack of books (reading), and a spaceship (Sci fi).
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A pale blue and green gradient background with black writing that reads... MY SPECIAL INTERESTS I don't necessarily know everything about these subjects. Not all autistic folk engage with our SpIns in that way. For instance, despite my love of plants I cannot seem to remember their names or how to identify trees. It's a little frustrating sometimes! I tend to collect pins, posts and items connected to mine. I enjoy pictures and videos of badgers, I watch and read sci fi and comedy. I knit and make things when I have the energy. You don't have to know every detail of a SpIn for it to matter to you!
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#Autism#SpecialInterests#AutisticWellbeing
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