Anyone in the room recently diagnosed as being in the spectrum and older than 40?
Any conversation
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I'm 55 and recently self-diagnosed as "fairly ASD with some ADHD" after watching a lot of youtube videos. It's been immensely helpful (to the point of bringing me to tears sometimes) in understanding the struggles I had when I was younger. It's also been very helpful in understanding what I can do currently to support myself and work with my brain instead of against it.
I'm glad it was useful to you. This process of becoming aware of our autism is not easy. It is liberating, but it is also difficult, at the same time.
I watched a lot of videos too, but then I visited a couple psiquiatrists and a psycologist (I had other problems too), just to be sure.
What is your opinion about the ASD youtube landscape? I think that there are a few very good channels, but there is lot of noise too. I see some danger there.
Those "10 signs you may be [or not be] autistic" seem quite dangerous to me. Neurodivergence can be tricky.
Yeah I agree that there are many ASD channels on YT of varying qualities. I only follow a few. Some of my favorites (very roughly in order):
I think for now being self diagnosed is enough for me. Just knowing that I'm neurodivergent has been helpful for me to be kind to my own mind.
@MomontheSpectrum@imautisticnowwhat@elenacarr0ll-- kinda more emotive, but I find that helpful sometimes@autismfromtheInside-- no longer posts (burned out)
This #tome about #Tcl/Tk has me re-evaluating my plans to move to the woods to be a carpenter hermit.
Now I want to move to the woods and be a programmer hermit.
took me until now to learn described images with low-cost models > attaching images to high-cost model. silly me. output quality remains, cost lowers.
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creator of textlog, the emote you can set as mood in your profile, what limits does it have? I was trying to use the scissors emoji ( โ๏ธ ), but it wouldn't let me
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creator of textlog, the emote you can set as mood in your profile, what limits does it have? I was trying to use the scissors emoji ( โ๏ธ ), but it wouldn't let me@kapankatsuragiprofilefollow
I may know more about Disney History and trivia than you. Maybe, I dunno.
I write about pop culture on Super Review Time.wrote:
I may know more about Disney History and trivia than you. Maybe, I dunno.
I write about pop culture on Super Review Time.wrote:only when the bullied attacks the bully, it's when the teacher intervenes
I have a theory that it's because they fear the weaker one that has been suffering and bottling emotions for days, weeks, or even months. once it's unbottled, the bullied won't stop until they're sure they won't be bullied again, and that could be bad... for the school and the teacher.
replied to@kapankatsuragiprofilefollowI may know more about Disney History and trivia than you. Maybe, I dunno.
I write about pop culture on Super Review Time.:
I may know more about Disney History and trivia than you. Maybe, I dunno.
I write about pop culture on Super Review Time.:might be true
@kapankatsuragiprofilefollowI may know more about Disney History and trivia than you. Maybe, I dunno.
I write about pop culture on Super Review Time.replied to:
I may know more about Disney History and trivia than you. Maybe, I dunno.
I write about pop culture on Super Review Time.replied to:I said this based on my experiences being bullied at school and seeing videos of bullied kids reacting. I don't know if I'm right, but there may be something there
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grand and intoxicating innocencereplied to@kapankatsuragiprofilefollowI may know more about Disney History and trivia than you. Maybe, I dunno.
I write about pop culture on Super Review Time.:
grand and intoxicating innocencereplied to@kapankatsuragiprofilefollowI may know more about Disney History and trivia than you. Maybe, I dunno.
I write about pop culture on Super Review Time.:I had never been able to release my pent up anger in a good way, oh well! this definitely won't back fire in my adult years!
@kapankatsuragiprofilefollowI may know more about Disney History and trivia than you. Maybe, I dunno.
I write about pop culture on Super Review Time.replied to@prophetorit๐งprofilefollowgrand and intoxicating innocence:
I may know more about Disney History and trivia than you. Maybe, I dunno.
I write about pop culture on Super Review Time.replied to@prophetorit๐งprofilefollowgrand and intoxicating innocence:my dad taught me to never hit other kids, even when I'm bullied, otherwise I would lost the "right side" of the fight. but if it's life or death I could react. and I would always report to school, after 3 times I was allowed to hit back the bully
i got into the fashion to vibevode some utility apps for myself. i didn't review the code. they work fine. colleagues are interested.
i don't feel comfortable to put such stuff on $Github. have no good consciousness with unreviewed and likely ununderstood (stack I am not really familiar with).
internet is full of people who don't care, I know. i tend to overthink.
what about you?
Many leaders acquire authority through ambition and manipulation. Iโm not referring to them.
But a test of leadership for those who acquire authority organically, with the will of those being led, is to maintain the zeal and principles which put you into that position, after you encounter the machinery designed to exhaust, exasperate, deter, and demoralize.