BZBrainz

BZBrainz , 19 days ago to actuallyautistic

@actuallyautistic
@adhd

What have I learned today? The internet may roast you for using inexpensive and #seattle in the same sentence. 😅

With that said, any #autistic or #ADHD adults have experience living in a micro apartment? What was it like for you?

I’ve spent a few hours reading news articles and subreddits—and I’m still thinking about it.

#audhd #actuallyautistic #autism #apodment

BZBrainz , 1 month ago to actuallyautistic

@actuallyautistic

Tweet shared to the FB group Feral Neurodivergent Raging Meme Posting and now here with you. I’ve been down and this was the first thing that made me laugh today. I hope it makes you laugh too. #actuallyautistic #autism #autistic

BZBrainz , 2 months ago to actuallyautistic

@actuallyautistic If you are an #autistic adult with a #servicedog trained to assist autistic adults… would you mind sharing some of the ways your service dog was trained to support you? Thank you!

#actuallyautistic #autism

BZBrainz , 2 months ago to actuallyautistic

@actuallyautistic
I’m in the middle of a big move to a small rental & I almost missed Late-Identified AuDHD’s first birthday. ALMOST!

About thirty minutes to midnight I looked at my bookshelf, saw my 1st copy, remembered I forgot to do a cover reveal for the upcoming second edition, and decided to celebrate with a post and a Reese’s egg.

Moving, meltdowns, shutdowns, strain—none of that is fun—but this egg? Systematically peeling it is joy. #audhd #actuallyautistic #adhd #autistic

BZBrainz , 2 months ago to actuallyautistic

@actuallyautistic @Adhdinos
Late to announce, but Late-Identified AuDHD one years old today AND is getting a title update and a new cover this year. Cover was designed for the second edition by 100Covers.

Late-Identified #AuDHD A Beginner’s Workbook coming soon. First edition and original cover, made by moi, still available. ➡️ https://books2read.com/audhd
#adhd #actuallyautistic #autism #autistic

BZBrainz , 3 months ago to actuallyautistic

@actuallyautistic @audhd
Really hard conversation today about what was given up in youth for the sake of #masking before we were old enough to understand the cost. Touched on everything from special interests to expressions of gender identity. ❤️‍🩹 #actuallyautistic #autism #autistic

BZBrainz , 3 months ago to actuallyautistic

@actuallyautistic Have you seen this resource yet?

“The Autism Books by Autistic Authors Project is an (ongoing) attempt to catalogue all books — non-fiction and fiction — written about and related to autism by Autistic authors.”

There are over 1,000 books catalogued! Including mine and other authors I see in my #actuallyautistic feed here on Mastodon.

https://autismbooksbyautisticauthors.com
#autism #autistic #audhd #books #bookstodon @bookstodon

BZBrainz , 3 months ago to actuallyautistic

Me: My short story has had 556 page reads! One million page reads, here I come!

Spouse: That's nothing to shake a stick at! Wait, why are we shaking a stick? Who is shaking a stick? What are they shaking a stick at? Why do we say this?

Me: 90 minutes later According to Dr. Google, there is no definitive origin story, but it was allegedly 1st recorded in 1818 in the Journal of Pennsylvania…<info dump>

@actuallyautistic @Adhdinos #adhd #audhd #actuallyautistic

BZBrainz , 3 months ago to actuallyautistic

@actuallyautistic @audhd

I am trying to track down an article published by Dinah Murray with the hopes of reading about the progression of the theory of #Monotropism.

Does anyone know what database it might live in? I gave Google Scholar and Pubmed a go.

I want to start: Murray, D. K. C. (1992). Attention tunneling and #autism. Living with autism: The individual, the family, and the professional.

#actuallyautistic #autistic #tunneling #autismresearch #research

BZBrainz , 3 months ago to actuallyautistic

@actuallyautistic
I really relate to NDWelness’s content—their videos center their ND experience often through skits. In TikTok they can be found under NDWellness.

Here’s a link to a video that I related to today.

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552564554391&mibextid=ibOpuV

#actuallyautistic #adhd #neurodivergent

BZBrainz , 4 months ago to actuallyautistic

Autistics can be extroverts. There are extroverted autistics. Social-emotional reciprocity or social communication “deficits” sometimes outshine the deep need for social connection. Never assume because someone is autistic that they aren’t revitalized by social events or don’t love to socialize.
@actuallyautistic #audhd #actuallyautistic #autism #autistic #LateIdentifiedAuDHD

BZBrainz , 4 months ago to actuallyautistic

@actuallyautistic
Just started watching The Magicians… I hope I love this series. I love contemporary fantasy and sci fi.
#autisticcodedcharacter #actuallyautistic #autism

chelming , 4 months ago to bookstodon

I have a goal of turning every book I read this year into an earring. I got started a little late in Jan so I missed about 5 of them and have ~5 made so far. I'm not sure that I'll go back and do the ones that I missed.

#bookstodon @bookstodon

BZBrainz , 4 months ago to actuallyautistic

@actuallyautistic

My spouse delights me. I've been rumbling this week as we get ready for a move and swamped by shame for my reactions—I hate feeling out of control.

They gave me a gift. I did not respond to the gift, felt awful for not acknowledging it, and then excessively apologized.

Spouse: "I never expect you to be excited about chocolate. If it were an appropriately shaped Reese's, that would be a whole different story."
#autistic #actuallyautistic #audhd #AuDHDcouple

BZBrainz , 4 months ago to actuallyautistic

@actuallyautistic @Adhdinos

Not only did my blog post go out several days early (whoops), but it's also a bit of a wandering rant prompted by Shop the DSM–5 Collection and an interaction with my #autistic niece on Pokémon. #neurodivergent #audhd #actuallyautistic #autism #adhd

https://bzbrainz.substack.com/publish/post/141422344

BZBrainz , 4 months ago to actuallyautistic

I was given the opportunity to push out an update to the first edition of the Late-Identified #AuDHD workbook. It is always embarrassing to find a typo—even with multiple editors, beta/ARC readers, + the hundreds of times I have read through it—but correcting mistakes is also a privilege. While I was updating the typo, I updated my reference to AANE. They recently updated their name to the Association for #Autism and #Neurodiversity. #actuallyautistic @actuallyautistic #ADHD

BZBrainz , 4 months ago to audhd

@audhd @Adhdinos
New blog post/ADHD medication diary update. #adhd #audhd

➡️ https://open.substack.com/pub/bzbrainz/p/dear-adhd-diary

BZBrainz , 4 months ago to actuallyautistic

@audhd @Adhdinos @actuallyautistic
I’m excited to share the updated cover for Late Identified #AuDHD A Beginner’s Workbook (2nd edition with updated title) soon! In the meantime, the first edition will stay up and available with the first cover I created for it. 🥰 #actuallyautistic #adhd #bookstodon

First edition ➡️ https://books2read.com/audhd

BZBrainz , 5 months ago to actuallyautistic

@actuallyautistic Someone just recommended Alexandra Streliski as accompaniment for reading and writing—Mastadon crashed before I was able to pull the artist up on Spotify. Thank you! I was not familiar with them and I have enjoyed every song I’ve played. My spouse says thank you too. 🥰

BZBrainz , 5 months ago to actuallyautistic

I binge-read The Murderbot Diaries (1-7) by Martha Wells, and now there are no more out, and I'm feeling unmoored. I have a very long TBR list, but... I want more Murderbot. Difficulty with social reciprocity, comfort in rewatching favorite series, disliking eye contact or touch, and so much more. I get why reviews say this series is "one of the most human experiences you can have in sci-fi."
@actuallyautistic @bookstodon

BZBrainz , 5 months ago to bookstodon

@bookstodon
Binge reading and loving The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells. I am so glad for this recommendation!

BZBrainz , 5 months ago to actuallyautistic

@Adhdinos @actuallyautistic

I am working on a revised cover for Late-Identified AuDHD: A Beginner's Workbook (retitled 2nd edition). I've been repeatedly advised that using a dyslexic-friendly font in my work is unprofessional. Well, I am a professional with dyslexia... and the use of dyslexia-friendly fonts is a professional choice. Hard line.

#dyslexia #dyslexic #adhd #audhd #actuallyautistic #neurodivergent #LateIdentifiedAuDHD #autism #autistic

BZBrainz , 5 months ago to actuallyautistic

@actuallyautistic @audhd
Being present with someone when they are working through the initial discovery phases of late-identified #autism without info dumping is challenging. Sometimes, that info dump is desperately wanted, and I am happy to provide insight/tools/recs, and sometimes, the person just needs a witness or someone to hear their processing or a parallel play partner so they know they aren't alone. #actuallyautistic #audhd

BZBrainz , 5 months ago to actuallyautistic

@actuallyautistic @audhd @Adhdinos

I can’t sleep when my neighbor is snoring, but 42 MPH wind gusts and rain? 🛌 💤

Good night and well wishes + other awkward seasonal greetings to all! 🖤

BZBrainz , 6 months ago to actuallyautistic

@actuallyautistic @Adhdinos

Lawful in public, chaotic when I feel safe. 😂

BZBrainz , 6 months ago to actuallyautistic

@actuallyautistic @Adhdinos
I wish I could say I was working to my normal music, but I stumbled onto a cover of Dance Monkey (8D)… and it became the mood music for tonight. 😂 I’ll probably listen to it on repeat for the next five hours, and add it to my eclectic flow playlist.

https://open.spotify.com/track/4KgAFt6Tt4E96poxgq5dVJ?si=ryOwd1d9RrONh82M83MGxA

26pglt , 6 months ago to actuallyadhd

This is really interesting on how 'attachment styles' relate to neurotype & why family gatherings are so hard for us.

We are hungry for connection, while our bodies & sensory systems are overwhelmed & desperately want to be alone ❤️‍🩹

@actuallyautistics
@actuallyadhd

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/divergent-conversations/id1662009631?i=1000638671932

BZBrainz , 6 months ago to actuallyautistic

@actuallyautistic
At work, we had a designated quiet space. Today I learned they reverted it back to a conference room though we have many, mostly unused. It was an emergency decompression space. When I spoke up about this loss, I was told, “If someone has a problem with bells & whistles they probably don’t belong in a hospital.” They didn’t realize it was me. “Of course you belong here—you’ve been here forever—we all have to suck it up. We’re all burned out.” #autistic #burnout #audhd

BZBrainz , 6 months ago to audhd

@Adhdinos @audhd
“I had zoomies."

"You can't say that. That's language they use to describe hyperactive dogs."

"I'm unbothered. I'm using it to describe myself as an intermittently hyperactive person."
#audhd #adhd

BZBrainz , 6 months ago to actuallyautistic

#SafeFood #samefoods
I just learned in a ND FB group that runny egg sandwiches are a common consumable.

I am fascinated AND my toes are curling to hide from extra sensory information.

I love a hot over easy egg to dip my butter diagonally cut toast into… and isn’t this basically a disassembled sandwich? 😶 My toes, which aren’t even involved, disagree. @actuallyautistic @Adhdinos #actuallyautistic #adhd #audhd

BZBrainz , 6 months ago to actuallyautistic

@actuallyautistic
"Aren't you excited, B?" If I said yes, I'd be accused of lying because I did not look excited.”

Weekly blog on Substack updated for paid subscribers. Extended preview available. #actuallyautistic #audhd #christmas

https://bzbrainz.substack.com/p/holiday-gift-giving-musings

BZBrainz , 6 months ago to actuallyautistic

@actuallyautistic @Adhdinos
The compliment I received today:
“You’ve got some real focused squirrel energy.”
🐿️ 🌰 😂
At least, I am going to take it as a compliment. #adhd #audhd #actuallyautistic #Monotropism #hyperfocus

BZBrainz , 6 months ago to audhd

I’ve never been a big user of a Twitter—thank you to my friend for sending this my way. 🤣 #adhd @Adhdinos @audhd

smeg , 6 months ago to random

Is there any value in pursuing a potential autism diagnosis as an adult, if a person gets along well enough in life and isn't interested in finding community?

#autism #neurodivergent

KitMuse , 6 months ago to actuallyautistic

I'm going to throw this out there and it may sound a bit controversial, but keep in mind I have nearly 20 years's experience as an entrepreneur. Is there ANYONE who works with #neurodivergent business owners or #ActuallyAutistic business owners who don't just regurgitate the same allistic/neurotypical "marketing advice" that's sold all over the groups and "free offers"? Because I'm not seeing anyone doing anything different from the NTs. @actuallyautistic @actuallyautistics

BZBrainz , 6 months ago to actuallyautistic

@Adhdinos @actuallyautistic

My writing is a blend of typing and dictating—typing at my 8-year-old Mac when I need to be lost in music, zoomy thumbs while drowning in crowded spaces, and dictating to my phone when I am too restless to hold still. Chronic pain and competing #AuDHD needs heavily influence how I choose to write. #actuallyautistic #adhd