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@hmm_cook@universeodon.com · Mar 07, 2026
Many aspects of our lives are shaped by strong social pressures, happenstance, luck, and (mis)fortune, that don’t necessarily reflect our actual preferences, yet it’s common that other people assume that’s what we wanted. Or we believe that lie ourselves, and we blame ourselves for not “making better choices”. #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Autistic #Neurospicy #Neurodiversity
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@dima@dol.social · Mar 07, 2026
It's so exhausting pretending to be a normal person every single day, only to be asked: "what are you so stressed about?" When you're literally just surviving day to day, hearing questions like that is physically painful, because it's impossible to answer them, and honestly, nobody really gives a damn about the answer anyway. I feel like I'm trapped inside myself. The funniest part is that I can't even pull off being completely "normal" anyway - it just leads to burnout. #asd #neurodiversity
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@hmm_cook@universeodon.com · Mar 05, 2026
You deserve to have the capacity for having a life, for being able to engage with special interests, with friends, with family, with activities, with just resting, with whatever it is that makes you come alive. #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Autistic #Neurodiversity
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@hmm_cook@universeodon.com · Mar 04, 2026
When I was a kid and complained the ice cream was cold, they laughed at me. When I fought my mom putting on tights, she would get exasperated. When I "went into a sulk" over a change of plans, they said it wasn't a big deal and I should just get over it. Labeling it "not a big deal" was a way for them to get off the hook of having to deal with what was really going on. https://youtube.com/shorts/b_EZ_iPFoaE?feature=share #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Autistic #Neurospicy #Neurodiversity
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@hmm_cook@universeodon.com · Mar 04, 2026
April is coming — and so is an important conversation. The narrative around autism is changing — and I want to be part of that conversation. I'm available for media appearances and interviews. https://www.autismchrysalis.com/speaking-interviews/ #AutismAcceptance #ActuallyAutistic #NeurodiversityMovement #AutisticAdults #Neurodiversity #PublicSpeaker #AutismAwareness
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@hmm_cook@universeodon.com · Mar 04, 2026
My brain finds that it’s hard to predict a lot of the world and a lot of people. And so I tend to find comfort in trying to make things into absolutes. So things tend to be sorted into an all or a nothing, especially when I’m stressed. And one of my biggest revelations was, it’s not all or nothing. #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Autistic #Neurodiversity #Acceptance
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@hmm_cook@universeodon.com · Mar 02, 2026
I spent years feeling like my body was overreacting to things other people brushed off. It made more sense when I realised most of my rules about what is and is not 'safe' were written in childhood. Of course that stuff is still affecting you. That is when you learned what did and did not feel safe. https://youtube.com/shorts/_U6Prl9q9zw?feature=share #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Autistic #Neurospicy #Neurodiversity
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@hmm_cook@universeodon.com · Mar 02, 2026
Sometimes it might be difficult to figure out whether it’s actually a negative thought or the practicalities of the situation, especially as some of these negative thoughts feel really true, and you’re so used to thinking them that it’s hard to tell. #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Autistic #Neurodiversity #Anxiety
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@hmm_cook@universeodon.com · Mar 01, 2026
When Someone Interrupts Your Alone Time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lDuQIgt9dw #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Autistic #Neurospicy #Neurodiversity #Anxiety
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@hmm_cook@universeodon.com · Mar 01, 2026
People want to know that they’re making a difference. So when they do something kind for you and you write a thank-you, you’re cluing them in to what difference their time, attention, or effort made. And for most people on the receiving end of that, that feels really good. #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Autistic #Neurodiversity #healthycommunication #healthyrelationships
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@hmm_cook@universeodon.com · Feb 24, 2026
If you need links to resources on helpful topics for the Autistic community, or perspectives from Autistic people, I have a lot shared over on my website at: https://www.autismchrysalis.com/links/ #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Autistic #Neurodivergent #Neurodiversity
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@hmm_cook@universeodon.com · Feb 24, 2026
Healthy communication is a more useful goal than trying to emulate neurotypical communications or neurotypical social skills. #healthycommunication #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Autistic #Neurodivergent #Neurodiversity
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@hmm_cook@universeodon.com · Feb 21, 2026
I have some resources on my page surrounding the autistic experience and its intersections to other identities, here’s a link if you’re interested in learning more: https://www.autismchrysalis.com/links/#diversity #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Autistic #Neurodivergent #Neurodiversity
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@hmm_cook@universeodon.com · Feb 21, 2026
"If we all worked under the assumption that what is accepted as true is really true, there would be little hope of advance." - Orville Wright True in science, as well as personal growth. What have you been told is true that you've found out (or suspect) isn't? #AskingAutistics #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Neurodiversity
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@hmm_cook@universeodon.com · Feb 20, 2026
The systems in our society are deeply broken. Autistics often feel the effects earlier and more strongly, but people of all kinds are burning out in record numbers because we can't keep this up much longer. #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Autistic #Neurodiversity #Burnout
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@hmm_cook@universeodon.com · Feb 18, 2026
There is no magical combination of words that will get across exactly what you mean, only the things that you mean, and that cannot be misunderstood or misinterpreted. #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Autistic #Neurospicy #Neurodiversity
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@hmm_cook@universeodon.com · Feb 17, 2026
People who easily picked up on normative social cues as they were growing up often struggle with explaining how they work and why they matter, because they’ve never had to. #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Autistic #Neurospicy #Neurodiversity
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@hmm_cook@universeodon.com · Feb 16, 2026
There’s lots of ways to be polite, considerate and kind. It doesn’t have to be the way that neurotypical people do it. #healthycommunication #Autistic #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity
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@hmm_cook@universeodon.com · Feb 12, 2026
I remember sitting in the car with my mom in late high school, crying in a rare moment of emotional overflow, begging her to explain why I didn’t have friends, why the other kids didn’t treat me the same, what was wrong with me. It took 2 more decades for me to understand why I was different. In this video, I try to finally answer, describing a pattern I’ve seen from hundreds of Autistics. https://youtu.be/Epr3sDaKb-8?si=xgoAWCsKaNUJHTff #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Autistic #Neurospicy #Neurodiversity
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@grantdenkinson@mastodonapp.uk · Feb 12, 2026
Video from a good alumni event: Bringing #Birmingham to You: Beautiful #Brains - building #neurodiverse futures https://youtu.be/8Hc19BukDsc "Our panel of academics and lived-experience experts talk about how #neurodiversity can transform #workplace culture, boost resilience, and empowers #inclusive leadership. Explore with us how widening #access to education and the workforce helps address social #inequalities. We share tips and signpost ways to properly support neurodivergent colleagues. And hear how Birmingham researchers are informing national #policy at government level."
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