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Dataless

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I’m an Irish writer (mostly about music), composer and orchestrator, and a gamer (TTRPGs and video games, both less often than I’d like).

Currently writing about music in actual play TTRPG shows, which actually seems to cover just about all of the above.

He/him. Frequently tired.

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AnAutieAtUni , to actuallyautistic
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When asking for advice about finding ND friendship groups, many people don’t realise they start with saying they asked their existing friendship group if they’d like to form a new interest-based group.

If this is you, please take a moment to realise how wonderful this sounds to someone like me who has literally never had this in my adult life. I’m not bitter / mad for people who say this - but I do hope you realise your friendship groups sound like literal, real life treasures to me. Most of the time I wonder if ND friendship groups are myths, but when you say this it reminds me they are real and exist… somewhere.

Ultimately, what I’m hearing is that we can do all the strategies possible to try to meet friends and form those groups, but many of you make it sound like you didn’t really have to try. It’s like you naturally found a group, maybe ‘right place, right time’, etc. And that really does make sense.

I’ve been leading a fake NT life, making choices that NTs would make (due to being later identified ND). I now wonder if I give off vibes that are not NT enough and not ND enough to truly mix with anyone. I would much rather be true to myself: fully ND. But unmasking after four decades of heavy masking… so much of it is unconscious. Until then, I just don’t seem to fit anywhere. (I won’t give up - this is simply a statement.)

Feeling a LOT of self blame for being so isolated. Maybe it’s a natural process for later identified ND?

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@KitMuse @AnAutieAtUni @actuallyautistic @artemis

I recently watched a TikTok with a girl who said, “My first therapist told me I’d never have friends because autistic people can’t make friends. My new therapist just suggested I join a D&D group to make autistic friends.”

And honestly, pretty much everyone I know who’s into TTRPGs or board games falls into one neurodivergent bucket or another.

Dataless ,
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@KitMuse @artemis @AnAutieAtUni @actuallyautistic I do actually have an autistic friend who’s into horses. I’ve heard it’s not an uncommon special interest.

Dataless ,
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@thebrand @artemis @KitMuse @AnAutieAtUni @actuallyautistic My current group is four neurodivergent people and three, er, undeclared.

TheConversationUS , to histodons
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On this day in 1984, Bruce Springsteen released “Born in the USA” - a gruff patriotic ballad that was entirely misunderstood by President Ronald Reagan (but Donald Trump is no fan)
https://theconversation.com/born-in-the-usa-turns-40-and-still-remains-one-of-bruce-springsteens-most-misunderstood-songs-228348
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Dataless ,
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@TheConversationUS @histodons Trump May be no fan of Springsteen, but he still used Born in the USA at his rallies, as a racist attack on Barack Obama.

This is not misunderstanding, and the article is far, far too charitable. Conservatives don’t misunderstand art. They dont even try to understand art. They use art as a bludgeon to further their own message, regardless of the art’s meaning. Like they do with all forms of communication.

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