Autism

I am awake against my will.

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I made it. The on call is over. Next on call rotation? My birthday!

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It's too fucking hot and bright it gives me sensory overload and I HATE IT

It's 5:30AM and I am out in exotic (to you) De Soto, KS. Because 100 gig circuit decided to go down. I suspect there are horses in this pasture but it's dark and I can't see much at the moment. Sun will be up soon.

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Well it's Monday. I think. I don't know.

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I am US-American, and (putting aside for a minute all the uncomfortable patriotism,) I am straight up not having a good time today with all the fireworks going off in my neighborhood. It's literally just POP POP POP everywhere all at once. I'm sure lots of us are in the same boat.

I want to make this post to reaffirm that your feelings are valid. It's your senses, your brain, your way of processing the world, and you have a right to be kind to yourself tonight if you're struggling with US-American Independence Day fireworks.

Stay safe, and take care of yourselves ♥️.

The kitties. They feast.

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The booming is done for now.

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In honor of the fourth of July I would like to ask our European friends and family to please adopt an American family in need. Our family has six cats and we need to get the fuck out of America!

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Hi everyone! My name is Brianna Sandner. I am a Sociology MA student at the University of South Florida. I am also a late-diagnosed autistic woman (diagnosed at almost 21) and lover of all things #actuallyautistic.

I’m seeking volunteers to participate in my neurodivergent-led research study to learn more about the experiences of late-diagnosed (or late realized) autistic women and job interviews. You do not have to have a formal autism diagnosis to participate in this study.

If you are intersted in volunteering, please send an email to brianna82@usf.edu or send me a DM via Lemmy.

Your participation is completely voluntary, and you may withdraw from this study at any time. Any identifying information will be kept private and confidential.

Here is what to expect if you participate • I will send you a consent form for your review and answer any questions or concerns you may have. If you wish to participate, we will set up an interview time that works best for you. • We will have a 60–90-minute interview via your preferred format (Teams or direct messaging). Interviews may be shorter, depending on your availability. • I will ask questions about your experiences and challenges with job interviews. I will also ask about the role of your late diagnosis in these experiences. Finally, I will end the interview with a few demographic questions.

Sincerely, Brianna Sandner

It is 1:45 in the morning. I am out in the farmland of Kansas trying to get a cell site back up. Waiting on other people now to hopefully do their part.

Hazel likes my back pack.

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I'm asking because I'm suspicious I might have autism but I cannot access a psychiatrist.

If I do self diagnose and no matter how much evidence I find that I have autism at the end of the day I don't know that for a fact.

So if I go around claiming I'm autistic when I don't even know for a fact I am, it feels extremely disrespectful to people with autism right?

It'll be even worse if I do get access to a psychiatrist and they tell me no I'm not and I'm just weird or something.

EDIT: I don't want to reply to everyone one by one but I do wanna say thank you for everyone's kind and helpful answers. I appreciate it.

I have had to remove comments and ban people this week. This sub is a safe place for Autistic people. If you see an Autism meme that you disagree with cool. But if that meme is in this sub and you want to disagree and be disrespectful I will ban you. I am also on call which means my tolerance for bullshit is extremely low.

Here's a picture of an Aggie blip.

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It's July 1st! Four days until Basement day! The special day where we hide in the basement with our cats and curse the fireworks. Except this year I'm on call so most likely I will get stuck in horrible post fireworks traffic.

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Im male born, but i dont feel particularly "male" so to speak: currently im non-binary bc i dont feel i belong to gender categories. Its just like im mentally in a gender-limbo and i think ive been in it my whole life, but its not concrete, as in sometimes i wish i was a girl (this happened also when i was a kid) but at the same time i feel like the categories of binary gender arent fit for me. Im just confused as in what i am. From the outside i think im generally seen as male but inside it's kinda like i don't care but i don't like to be in the gender binary but i wish i was more "girly". Can anyone relate?

One of my cats had an accident outside the litter box, somehow cat food got on the bottom of one of the bowls and I touched it, and my 3D print failed. Happy Monday.

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cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/41245463

I go on call this week.

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