=== ANCHOR POEM === ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── instead of reading the room, I try to be the room. I think that's part of being autistic. But it also helps things get going. Whenever I see a subpost that might relate to me, I take it seriously, so feel free to boost things that you know I'll read if you'd like to speak to me. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/2975 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── @user-1411 doctors (the ones who are diagnosing autism) don't care about classifying people. I personally don't believe they should. Instead they try and classify symptoms, and if you don't present any negative symptoms then there's little reason to talk to a doctor. Meaning little reason to seek out an autism diagnosis except for curiosity. I was the kid you were describing btw, except maybe with a bit of neglect thrown in around ages 4+ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #2 messages/485 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── Neurotyping is like astrology for autistic people who are interested in the humanities courses at college ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/1401 --- ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┐ ║ some people are the memory kind of autistic, where they know everything about │ ║ a thing and it's the coolest thing │ ║ │ ║ I'm more like... the optimizing autistic, where everything has to be perfect. │ ║ and if it's not perfect, then you should change it. and if you can't change │ ║ it, then you should tell someone else to change it. and if nobody can change │ ║ it, then you should consider it part of the context / starting variable and │ ║ then just say "okay" and treat it like it's normal and something you should │ ║ use to inform the rest of your optimization actions / decisions. │ ║ │ ║ other people are other kinds of autistic that's not a comprehensive │ ║ classification system. But I mention the first kind explicitly so I can │ ║ contrast it with my experience, which is implied to be [impulsively?] │ ║ different in the kind portrayed in the following contrastion, where I mention │ ║ how I'm autistic and don't get "irony" or "sarcasm" that people on the │ ║ internet seem to revel in in a way that makes me feel isolated and anyway │ ║ optimization is great becaus │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┴──────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/3061 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── every time I read a subtoot I assume it's about me and I mentally curl up into a ball doesn't matter if it's totally irrelevant, if there's no target specified it defaults to me because... like, who else is there right? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #5 messages/299 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── That feeling when you tell someone you're [trans/autistic/schizophrenic/whatever] and you see the respect draining from their eyes ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/164 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: recreational slash medicinal drugs and neurodiversity musing │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-141 when I smoke cannabis it's like my ADHD symptoms drop to zero and my autism symptoms go from 50% to 100% I can't understand what other people are saying unless I ask for clarification, but I sure as shit know the shape of the universe and can fathom the chaotic ripples of causality and eternity. Too bad when I try and talk about it all that comes out is "desu desu" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/253 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── @user-201 this post hurts my autism T.T ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/2120 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── sometimes I think performing my art was just an excuse to use Linux. At least, some of my art. But hey, I'm not complaining, it's awesome. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #9 messages/1462 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ "I'm not autistic, I'm just a different kind of person than you." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ --- #10 fediverse_boost/6162 --- ◀─╔═══════════════════════════════[BOOST]═════════════════════════════════───────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ i always somehow manage to succeed at things because i'm too silly to realize i was supposed to fail lmao │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧───────╝─▶ --- #11 fediverse/1916 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── "you don't seem autistic" wow no shit almost as if I had acting classes as a child ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #12 messages/169 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── Sorry for my behavior. I am an undiagnosed scizophrenic, so I'm wrestling with metaphorical demons. Sorry for attempting to interact with society, I get a little lonely sometimes. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/4942 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── @user-1755 ... I do that, but I do it because I want to find common subjects to talk about. Or I think "if I was working on a project, who can I ask if I need help?" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/4345 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-883 every time I've tried to get a job for someone in the tech industry they turned out to be a fed, so... I do know people that you'd like to talk to, though. Just a few. That's all I personally can do. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/1575 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── "I see your value now." -> the best thing you can believe about a~~n autistic~~ person ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/169 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-95 one of the most empathetic people I ever met on VR chat was consoling me with their mic off while I was oversharing about some stupid things people did to me in the past. things that stupid me thought were okay and actively encouraged because I was stupid. anyway when their mic was off their body language spoke for them. I'll try that next time. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #17 messages/108 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── I like when people make fun of me because it gives me a chance to defend myself. Simultaneously I don't like when people are mean to me. I like when people find me endearing, and point out the ways that I'm different. It gives me a chance to say "oh yes this is why I do that" which feels cathartic (because it validates my position) but also because it gives me the opportunity to improve it (through debate) and it helps the people who learned from me because I can improve myself and my only reason for improving myself is if the new thing I'm learning is better than the thing I used to do which means the people who learn from me are improved and the people who best me argumentatively are improving me. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/4684 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────── you know what they say, an autistic in motion stays in motion, an autistic at rest... now I gotta rest on the bus for an hour or two. wish me luck. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/5782 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── sometimes I post random silly [scary] things to pad out the serious things and I hope that's okay ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/3768 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: implied-yelling-about-autism │ └──────────────────────────────────┘ you know something that would ACTUALLY help autistic people? if we gave shopping carts actual tires instead of the hard plastic wheels they have. The NOISE is DEAFENING and CACOPHANOUS ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┘ |