Feel free to suggest ideas for #AutChat topics (or offer to help write questions)! For scheduled topics, see autchat.com Every topic we've ever run: autchat.com/all-topics/ We're happy to rerun past chats we haven't revisited in a while, especially now that we’re on a new platform!

Reminder: We don’t currently create transcripts of #AutChat. We’ll update these intro/outro posts if that changes in the future.

If you know anyone who might be interested and is autistic or similarly neurodivergent, we encourage you to invite them to #AutChat.

Next Sunday’s #AutChat is on love relationships and finding partners. March 15, 1pm Pacific / 4pm Eastern / 20:00 UTC / 8pm GMT on BlueSky. autchat.com/love-relatio...

The scheduled #AutChat is wrapping up. It's fine to keep chatting, join in late, or use the tag at other times!

Q4: Have you had friendships where one or both of you tried to negotiate expectations? How did that go? #AutChat

Q3: What friendship-related expectations do you have for others? Have your expectations changed over time? #AutChat

Q2: What expectations for friendship are hard for you to meet? What makes them difficult? #AutChat

Q1: What expectations for friendship are you good at meeting? Why do you think you’re good at them? #AutChat

Hello, if you are participating in #AutChat today, there seems to be problems with the hashtag right now. I don't know anything more than that the last skeet that showed up in results was something from roughly an hour ago. Please follow @autchatmod.bsky.social to see the questions...

Hi #AutChat friends! Heads up, BlueSky's search field doesn't seem to be showing updates right now when we try to view latest posts on our tag's feed. If you'd like to participate in today's chat, please follow @autchatmod.bsky.social so that you see the questions as they're posted.

Today’s #AutChat is about friendships and expectations. Friendships can involve expectations for time commitments, types of activities, etc.

Q0: Introduce yourself! Say anything you like about yourself or your interest in #AutChat or in today's topic, friendship and expectations. Quick reference for this week's #AutChat questions (please wait till they're posted to answer): autchat.com/friendship-a...

Questions are prefaced Q0, Q1, Q2, etc. When you reply, preface posts with A0, A1, etc & include "#AutChat" so others see them! Feel free to skip questions for any reason, or respond to them later. Please capitalize the tag as #AutChat to make it more accessible to screenreaders.

For #AutChat announcements and weekly questions, follow this account. DM us to request reminder tweets. How to participate in #AutChat (written for Twitter, but some of the same principles apply for BlueSky): autchat.com/twitter-chat...

We used to post Wakelet transcripts of our weekly Twitter chats to autchat.com. We also linked to them on the #AutChat tag and on Facebook. However, at this point in our transition to BlueSky, we don’t know how to integrate Wakelet/similar. For the time being, we do not make transcripts.

#AutChat is a tag for autistic people & "autistic cousins" (people with similar experiences due to hydrocephalus, cerebral palsy, ADHD, etc). We welcome autistic/similar people whether formally diagnosed, self-diagnosed, or questioning/wondering if they are autistic/similar.

Welcome to #AutChat, a weekly BlueSky chat for autistic & similar people at Sundays 1pm Pacific/4pm Eastern/20:00 UTC / 8pm GMT! autchat.com/faq/ #AutChat hosts chats on topics related to our experiences as neurodivergent people. See our past topics here: autchat.com/all-topics/

@yesthattoo.bsky.social @tuttleturtle.bsky.social @autisticb4mmr.bsky.social @endeverstar.bsky.social @projectenigma.bsky.social AutChat on BlueSky in 1 hr, Sun 1pm Pacific / 4pm Eastern / 20:00 UTC / 8pm GMT. Topic: friendship and expectations. autchat.com/friendship-a...

#AutChat for #ActuallyAutistic and similar is on BlueSky in 1 hour, 1pm Pacific / 4pm Eastern / 20:00 UTC / 8pm GMT. Topic: friendship and expectations. If you want to read the questions ahead of time: autchat.com/friendship-a...

Feel free to suggest ideas for #AutChat topics (or offer to help write questions)! For scheduled topics, see autchat.com Every topic we've ever run: autchat.com/all-topics/ We're happy to rerun past chats we haven't revisited in a while, especially now that we’re on a new platform!

Reminder: We don’t currently create transcripts of #AutChat. We’ll update these intro/outro posts if that changes in the future.

*Note: #AutChat stays at 4pm Eastern (1pm Pacific) year-round. We enter Daylight Savings Time next week. For UTC we're at 8pm till November; for the UK we're at 8pm for three weeks, then return to 9pm. For other time zones, you can use a time zone converter: www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/c...

Next Sunday’s #AutChat is on friendship and expectations. March 8, 1pm Pacific / 4pm Eastern / 20:00 UTC / 8pm BST on BlueSky. autchat.com/friendship-a... If you know anyone who might be interested and is autistic or similarly neurodivergent, we encourage you to invite them.

The scheduled #AutChat is wrapping up. It's fine to keep chatting, join in late, or use the tag at other times!

Q4: What advice do you have for other people who want to become more self-accepting? #AutChat

Q3: If self-acceptance is a goal for you, what have you done to become more self-accepting? Has this changed over time? #AutChat

Q2: Is self-acceptance a goal for you? Why or why not? #AutChat

Q1: What does self-acceptance mean to you, with respect to being autistic or similarly neurodivergent? #AutChat

Q0: Introduce yourself! Say anything you like about yourself or your interest in #AutChat or in today's topic, self-acceptance. Quick reference for this week's #AutChat questions (please wait till they're posted to answer): autchat.com/self-accepta...

Questions are prefaced Q0, Q1, Q2, etc. When you reply, preface posts with A0, A1, etc & include "#AutChat" so others see them! Feel free to skip questions for any reason, or respond to them later. Please capitalize the tag as #AutChat to make it more accessible to screenreaders.

For #AutChat announcements and weekly questions, follow this account. DM us to request reminder tweets. How to participate in #AutChat (written for Twitter, but some of the same principles apply for BlueSky): autchat.com/twitter-chat...

We used to post Wakelet transcripts of our weekly Twitter chats to autchat.com. We also linked to them on the #AutChat tag and on Facebook. However, at this point in our transition to BlueSky, we don’t know how to integrate Wakelet/similar. For the time being, we do not make transcripts.

#AutChat is a tag for autistic people & "autistic cousins" (people with similar experiences due to hydrocephalus, cerebral palsy, ADHD, etc). We welcome autistic/similar people whether formally diagnosed, self-diagnosed, or questioning/wondering if they are autistic/similar.

Welcome to #AutChat, a weekly BlueSky chat for autistic & similar people at Sundays 1pm Pacific/4pm Eastern/21:00 UTC / 9pm GMT! autchat.com/faq/ #AutChat hosts chats on topics related to our experiences as neurodivergent people. See our past topics here: autchat.com/all-topics/

#AutChat for #ActuallyAutistic and similar is on BlueSky in 1 hour, 1pm Pacific / 4pm Eastern / 21:00 UTC / 9pm GMT. Topic: self-acceptance. If you want to read the questions ahead of time: autchat.com/self-accepta...

@yesthattoo.bsky.social @tuttleturtle.bsky.social @autisticb4mmr.bsky.social @endeverstar.bsky.social @projectenigma.bsky.social AutChat on BlueSky in 1 hr, Sun 1pm Pacific / 4pm Eastern / 21:00 UTC / 9pm GMT. Topic: self-acceptance. autchat.com/self-accepta...

Feel free to suggest ideas for #AutChat topics (or offer to help write questions)! For scheduled topics, see autchat.com Every topic we've ever run: autchat.com/all-topics/ We're happy to rerun past chats we haven't revisited in a while, especially now that we’re on a new platform!

Reminder: We don’t currently create transcripts of #AutChat. We’ll update these intro/outro posts if that changes in the future.

Next Sunday’s #AutChat is on self-acceptance. March 1, 1pm Pacific / 4pm Eastern / 21:00 UTC / 9pm BST on BlueSky. autchat.com/self-accepta... If you know anyone who might be interested and is autistic or similarly neurodivergent, we encourage you to invite them.

The scheduled #AutChat is wrapping up. It's fine to keep chatting, join in late, or use the tag at other times!

Q4: How do you tell when it’s a good idea to hide how you function? A bad idea? #AutChat

Q3: What are the costs of hiding how you function? The benefits? #AutChat

Q2: What situations have you hidden how you function in? #AutChat

Q1: Have you had to hide how you function? If so, what have you had to hide? #AutChat

Sometimes it means hiding that you can do something, because other people believe if you can do one thing you can do everything. #AutChat

“Hiding how you function” might mean different things: Hiding how difficult it is to do something, hiding the way you do something, because other people don’t think it’s the right way. #AutChat

Q0: Introduce yourself! Say anything you like about yourself or your interest in #AutChat or in today's topic, having to hide how we function. Quick reference for this week's #AutChat questions (please wait till they're posted to answer): autchat.com/having-to-hi...

Questions are prefaced Q0, Q1, Q2, etc. When you reply, preface posts with A0, A1, etc & include "#AutChat" so others see them! Feel free to skip questions for any reason, or respond to them later. Please capitalize the tag as #AutChat to make it more accessible to screenreaders.

For #AutChat announcements and weekly questions, follow this account. DM us to request reminder tweets. How to participate in #AutChat (written for Twitter, but some of the same principles apply for BlueSky): autchat.com/twitter-chat...