Every Mamdani scandal is like “he loves his mom and writes very well for a 15 year old”

it's almost the end of june, and we're also nearly halfway through the world cup (which lasts roughly a month)? sheeesh 😯

resilience is pursuing the life that you truly want, even when it defies what is conventional or typical.

i wish we lived in a world where pursuing the fine arts & literary arts professionally & full-time, was seen as a legitimate career. or maybe my mind is wonky and i need to surround myself with people who are doing that. 💚 #Artists

comparing my autistic, neurodivergent rhythms to a neurotypical / allistic person's productivity will always be unfair. so i'll always remember my own best effort, and what that looks like. #ActuallyAutistic

them: "so, what do you do?" me: "i study the moon and what it means. i drink decaf lattes & eat incredible vegan food & regularly go to the library and the local bookstore."

This is nonsensical. Libraries buy huge numbers of books you wouldn't otherwise sell. They're a massive discoverability vector for authors. The reasons behind the declining author earnings are not hard to guess. People read less, have less $ to spend, +media is being consolidated by megacorporations

to me, being autistic means allowing other people to misunderstand you, without feeling the need to correct them. #ActuallyAutistic

made it home just in time for the 2nd half of the South Korea versus Czech Republic game. it's super cool that this is the sixth World Cup that i'm watching + enjoying. i always admire the artistry and endurance the athletes show on the pitch. ⚽ #FIFAWorldCup

Understanding my autistic self, my neurodivergent identity means to translate lived experiences into language, to assign words to those experiences, so that I can understand them better. #ActuallyAutistic

it's wild seeing firsthand media outlets spreading misinformation that contradicts factual info from local news sources. this X account, which has 1.2 million followers, incorrectly said that japan's world cup team trained at tigres. they actually trained at a university in monterrey. #samuraiblue

today, i finally recognized a personal value that matches my daily actions. the clarity is helpful, because what we do reveals our priorities.

may 2026 highlights | • a row of colorful books at the window display of the Strand Bookstore • colorful paper lanterns on the ceiling of a local thai restaurant • trying vegan almond biscotti (!) for the first time • enjoying Oh Reader magazine at a favorite vegan restaurant (le botaniste)

as someone who currently teaches reading and writing, i love this. and DIY mini zines?! 😍 this completely matches the analog activity trend that's currently happening

new york city summer nights are always cinematic. i'm so excited that they're back.

some material in this book, especially the charts, were useful, but i wasn't a fan of the more negative tone it took about autism. i think there's a fine line between mentioning autism as context for one's personal world vs. as an excuse for damaging choices (ofc, there is so much nuance here)!

i will stop forcing myself to read ebooks when they're just not my thing. i mentally understand the convenience of them, but i'm always drawn to the tactile experience of enjoying a colorful book cover, turning the pages, and interacting with what i'm reading.

correct me if i'm wrong, but i have heard this is a topic of debate in the literary / reader community: do you consider listening to an audiobook the same thing as reading? i genuinely don't have an opinion on this topic, so i'd like to know where the people stand. #BookSky

after 20+ years of neglecting my own opinions, voice, and feelings (due to social conditioning), it makes complete sense that i now prioritize my mental health + emotional safety, always. #PersonalGrowth

today's café hangout with a new friend who is autistic like myself, was lovely, because our conversation made me realize that my receiving an autism diagnosis was like getting an answer to an equation i had been trying to figure out for so long. (1/2)

prioritizing my mental health has looked like this: 1. deciding not to read heavy, negative news while still staying informed 2. deleting my instagram account (several years ago)

as someone who doesn't regularly order things from amazon, i think: bookshop[dot]org > amazon the storygraph app > the goodreads app libro[dot]fm > audible i'm surely not the only one with these preferences, but we are in the minority, since the second things i listed are so visible #BookSky

I am reading my library's copy of Unmasking for Life, but I plan to buy my own to use as a reference book, since this book is affirming & useful for daily life. It's true what they say, that in the first year post-dx (diagnosis), you read + reflect intensely on autism. #ActuallyAutistic • #BookSky

self-compassion got me further than self-punishment ever did.

them: "there is no money to be made in the arts." me: "someone in the arts can be prosperous both economically & spiritually (both are vital!) if they look in the right places." 📝🎨💰🌀

Over the past decade, I went from identifying as an HSP / Highly Sensitive Person (coined by Dr. Elaine Aron) --> neurodivergent --> autistic (with a diagnosis that I pursued, to legitimize and validate what I sensed in myself.) I gained increasing clarity with each step. #ActuallyAutistic

during the times when i don't travel internationally, reading is how i experience new places, new landscapes. #BookSky • #Reading

"it is never fair to you to compare your insides to someone's outsides." - julia cameron

Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life. Omar Khayyam 📚💙

Autism for Adults is a brief book about the author's autistic experience. I appreciated that its tone is casual, like a journal, and the glossary in the back is highly useful to become familiar with the language related to the community. #ActuallyAutistic • #BookSky

this is my favorite book nerd cheat code: accessing books on the Oxford Academic website, along with the new york times + other newspapers, for free with a library card. #BookSky

“And God said 'Love Your Enemy,' and I obeyed him and loved myself.” - Kahlil Gibran

gaining self-understanding is a lifelong task because we (are meant to) change over time.

one way that i self-accommodate is by sitting at the front of buses, even though i appear to be a "regular" person sitting at the seats for the elderly and those with disabilities. this just shows that some disabilities are invisible. #ActuallyAutistic ♾️

what stands out to me in the FIFA World Cup Draw is the cultural mismatch between the hosts' prompting the audience to cheer as loudly as possible & the audience's preference to do otherwise. it's easy to forget that in some cultural contexts, restraint and silence from the audience signals respect

my #FIFAWorldCup bracket ⚽️ seeing "1E versus 3ABCDF" for the knockout rounds made this challenging to do, so i wrote everything in a list format. 📋

the amount of people at church who disliked me because they misunderstood me, not knowing that i was autistic lmfao 😭 yup i'm glad i haven't been to church in 10+years. that church was close-minded, anti-lgbtq. now, i am progressive, tolerant of many worldviews, and pro-lgbtq (i'm queer!)

this current season (aries season, also the 1st sign of the zodiac) has always felt like the true new year to me as the weather becomes warmer & the day get longer. i celebrate the jan 1. new year socially, but here in new york, it has always felt like a continuation of chilly winters. #AstroSky

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reminder to self: success is not an endpoint, it is a path.

even though rupi kaur is the more visible poet, i haven't touched a book by her after learning that she copied her writing style from nayyirah waheed (writer of nejma and salt), whose poetry i devoured. and yes, nayyirah waheed did address this publicly. #poems #booksky

when an autobiography is about gender, one's right to an education, and an absence of bookstores in a major city (cairo!) you know you must read it. #booksky

i remember reading this as a teen & am eager to do so again as a young adult. our life stage shapes what we learn from books, so i'll definitely remember different things from my second reading of this book than from my first. #booksky

the developments in iran 🇮🇷🙏 led me to learn more about its history, starting last night. i came across these intriguing pre-1979 images of tehran.

Our psychology students have been looking at the Humanistic Approach, creating their own hierarchy of needs.

five classes you took in college: my response | social entrepreneurship intro to cultural psychology educational psychology sociology of education social movements: collective action

sigmund freud, in my humble opinion, was a weirdo i like the ideas of his student, carl jung, a lot better and i appreciate how jolly abraham maslow looks in his wikipedia photo 😆 it fits his specialty as a humanistic psychologist

the slower pace of winter is the ideal atmosphere for self-reflection. even though january 1st is the start of a new calendar year, it is a continuation of winter, so i don't experience the expected sense of renewal on that day. march is usually when i experience that.

post a book you love from the 80s. no explanations, no reviews, just covers. • • • #BookSky #BookChallenge #ReadingChallenge #ReadingCommunity #BookTok #Bookish #Books