Just tried out the Monotropism questionnaire. Monotropism is a model of a key autistic trait - the tendency to focus intensely on a few interests. I answered honestly & scored pretty highly. It's an area with some research behind it & lots of community discussion. dlcincluded.github.io/MQ/

A few weeks ago I zoomed with a group of high school students and their adult mentor to discuss taking social action. I am thrilled to report that this group of 10 students raised $10,000 in two weeks to support their local food pantry. They sent me a photo and it has them all jumping and I tear up.

Did you recently understand that you're autistic? Looking for an affirming space with others who are new to all of this too? My 5 week workshop will give you the tools to you need to build a life that affirms you - doesn't try to change you. www.theautisticcoach.com/newly-diagno...

Every so often my Dad sends some shit to our family group chat and I'm just like......Lord have mercy this man was a born poster

is it a Twitter thing to have your replies muted?

go folksy go brokesy

I deserve an expert. I deserve someone who understands my disability. I deserve someone who sees my struggles. The NHS is obligated to give a disabled person an expert on their disability. I feel utterly ignored and desolate. #autism

BlueSky shoutout on Abbot Elementary!

One of my favourite Iowa farm kid experiences growing up was hunting morels every spring. I got to meet lots of other wonderful species both during those adventures but also just from spending most of my free time wandering in the woods 🤩 1, 8, and 10 were my top: picturemushroom.com/region/Unite...

The Capilla San Bernardo by Nicolás Campodonico in La Playosa, Argentina, is a masterpiece of light and shadow. Its simple brick form transforms throughout the day—a silent dialogue between architecture, spirituality, and landscape that deeply moves every visitor.

An AuDHD woman is desperately trying to catch up on the last two decades of pop culture after arriving late to a fancy-dress party, eyewitnesses have claimed.

sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference

Picard management tip: Admit ignorance and ask a question rather than blunder forward out of pride.

One of my key self-management tools is movement while 'sitting still'. Tensing and relaxing big muscles, and wiggling my feet helps get the circulation going and reduces my #PoTS symptoms, and gentle position changing using my core muscles reduces my back pain. It's easy for people to assume -

“You’re going to be disappointing other people or you’re going to be disappointing yourself. You have to choose.” — my partner to me today. Thought I’d mess yall up too. Thanks!

I'll help you understand your autistic meltdowns, shutdowns, and burnout in a way that doesn't shame, doesn't force, and doesn't make you feel like a POS. www.theautisticcoach.com/autism-educa...

I still remember my anthropology professor’s favorite joke from college: “What did Watson and Crick discover?” “Rosalind Franklin’s notes.”

🌱 Aloe Blue Elf Hybrid Succulent w dozens of pups; only just discovered this🕵️‍♀️ (see AltText) Small bluegreen Aloe, growing in Zone9B in Phoenix suburbs, Sonoran Desert, November afternoon sun reflected upon them. While tidying 🧹yard dried debris, found that this plant is very productive! AloeBloom!🌺

Raising a glass for Rosalind Franklin tonight. James Watson absolutely did her dirty. But beware...

I kind of love that this is how I learned of Watson's death

Autistic accommodations aren’t a luxury They’re not “nice extras” or “special treatment” They’re ESSENTIAL adjustments that help autistic people exist safely, access what others already can, and live with less pain and exhaustion #disability #neurodiversity

Autistic Burnout isn’t about being tired. It’s what happens when you’ve spent years pretending the world doesn’t hurt. Your body finally says “no more”. It’s not weakness - it’s your nervous system’s truth catching up. It’s more a return, albeit a hard one, than a crash.

🪶 Invasive is a shitty word for this cute little bird (see ALTtext) Large 🕊️ Columbidae w/ sweet face, against cloud-free med-blu mid-Nov. Phoenix Sky, turns its head slightly to observe the photographer. Bird in Tree Looking at Me Cannot help but feel empathy towards this 1970's American Immigrant.

We are going to live in a world where the the marginal cost of electricity is very close to zero

The key thing to watch here: they fired a Wired political reporter. That’s the title doing the most effective, pointed work. Teen Vogue’s stuff was culturally impactful, but less focused on investigating the administration. Within the Condé portfolio, Wired and the New Yorker are the canaries.

People often think the hardest part of late identifying autistic is the diagnosis. That the report will give clarity. It’s not. It’s learning how to stop performing in a world that rewards the mask. That’s the work. And it’s worth doing.

On January 17 I'll be in London for my talk on autistic meltdowns, shutdowns, and burnout. I don't treat them as things to be cured - that's behaviourism and leads no where. We'll dig in how to understand them, learn from them, and grow. www.theautisticcoach.com/the-autistic...

The F Word FEMINISM "If I don't file a complaint, what will happen to the rest of Mexican women?" -Mexican prez Claudia Shinebaum (sp) after being publicly groped by a man. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Tonight's sunset.

feeling sorry for all the millionaires and billionaires who didn’t get to see this perfect NYC sunset because they fled the city forever today. 😞

BloomScrolling FlowerPower Autism Disability Intersectionality Patriarchy? Internet Ableism

BloomScrolling FlowerPower

🌱 Take my word for it: Being afflicted w HyperEmpathy is an Emotional Disability. It was not till I 🕵️‍♀️🆔'd my Autism at 60, that I began to successfully cope w/ this Socio-Emotional Disability, labeled as Spiky SocialSkills. For one, it makes you feel vulnerable, a target to World at Large, exhausted.

if i were running for office i would absolutely call my volunteers “the wide awakes,” i would hand out wide awake pins and stickers and hats for people to wear and campaign events would have wide awake banners

Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.

When rich people say they are "leaving New York" that just means they're doing retail therapy by buying an additional house somewhere else.

I am Autistic AuDHD learning disabled, to get the table really clear.🕵️‍♀️ I have dyslexia Despite being an Autist I have to Function as a Disabled Person. When I am using BlueSky platform I click on AltText Every single time. If I wish to repost your post I will fix the AltText Not About Feelings

🌱 🦉Meanwhile a prominent bird from Family - Blackbirds - Icteridae Species - Common Grackle - Quiscalus quiscula, calls from a neighbouring mature palm tree frond, whilst I am snapping shots Zone9B Nov1st2025 ALTtext *everywhere I go in the SoMountainPark area is the sound of Anna's hummingbirds!✨

Fav pizza?

2 doors to get out of the metro station. One is closed and the other being held open by me to help others. 17/17 people went thru the other one. Autistic vibes

When they ask what the patriarchy is – this is it. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

You don't have enough spaces to just be. Come join us. www.theautisticcoach.com/autism-discu...

If you’re still in line, STAY IN LINE

Mamdani cracks 1M votes, the first NYC mayor to do so since John Lindsay in 1969

I’m so happy and grateful, oh my goodness.

even if you add alttext it is not showing here on the blue sky site! this is what I mean to be clear, you're AltText failed but I didn't want to lead with that cuz it sounds rude. Monotropism is v. interesting indeed! one of my Monotropic needs is to assure fellow disabled folks have full access.🕵️‍♀️

🌱 Zone9B LunaDog So 🌄 Park most southern Incorporated part of Phx, next🚪 neighbour is Rez 🏜️ s unique; glad to have gotten to know it over 10 years, due to economic factors pushing us west, but water politics of AZ is whack. Similar to US petrol, 💦 industry makes no sense w/ No plans for future🔮.

A poem about monotropism for young people, families & educators to open conversations about Autistic/ADHD experiences. https://autisticrealms.com/monotropism-a-poem/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social

I have done my voting today! And you?