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roknrol

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Middle aged Progressive; Formerly @roknrolzombie at the bird app. I enjoy science and music - not in than order. I complain a lot.

Alt-text for profile pic: me, a middle aged white hippy sporting a beard and top hat. I don't look irritating.

Note: Frequently does not know when to stop talking. "Shut up" is slightly less polite than "You can stop talking now", but both work just fine.

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AutisticAdam , to actuallyautistic
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As an autistic person, I would feel uncomfortable judging anyone for their facial expressions. There are many reasons why I dont. I know what it’s like to be truly unable to control your facial expressions, and receive criticism from others for looking smug, angry and/or looking miserable, when infact you’re not.

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roknrol ,
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@Jobob @clouddweller @actuallyautistic @AutisticAdam My wife told me that it's because I don't blink very often.

All I know for certain is that whenever she compares me to the character in a movie, it's a villain. The closest she came to declaring me a hero was Snape.

I've also gotten the "condescending" thing...like, a lot, but I've learned to couch my criticisms in "we both do this" and similar "blow softeners" or, you know, just keep my mouth shut (which gets easier the more I do it).

The facial expression thing is different for me...I tend to have a pretty flat expression most of the time. If you get a smile, you've surprised me. A frown and I'm trying to give you a hint. None of it is very accidental. On the other hand, I don't really judge people for their facial expressions because I don't like looking at people's faces and I tend to avert my gaze...I'm usually not paying attention to their faces. Their hands will often speak volumes though.

georgetakei , to random
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It’s finally happened. Trump’s business empire is on the verge of total ruin as his decades-long practice of fraudulently inflating his property values led a NY judge to CANCEL the business certificates of the Trump Organization entities.

Kudos to NY Attorney General Letitia James for bringing this all to light and achieving accountability against Trump. He’s a fraud. He’s a rapist. And he’s a clear and present danger to our democracy.

But justice has caught up to him, and it is glorious to see.

roknrol ,
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@tommyyum @georgetakei @actuallyautistic theyre dragging everything out and hoping he dies before there are repurcussions. There wont ever be actual consequences for him...maybe for his kids, but not for him.

It's taking so long because nobody in charge actually wants to hold him accountable.

ashleyspencer , to actuallyautistic
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Do you have music that you listen to over and over again?

There’s this one playlist that’s practically the only thing I listen to. It’s motivating and positive things to ingrain in my mind. Haven’t gotten tired of it and the playlist has been growing for over 2 years now.

Occasionally I’ll let the app mix and play music it thinks I’ll like, but mainly the same like 25 to 30 songs. I feel like this is one of my many autistic traits.

What about you?
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roknrol ,
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@ashleyspencer @actuallyautistic I've posted this radio station before...seems to be a favorite

"Schizoid Chillout" on whatever radio app you use and you may find it, otherwise the link below should work.
https://www.radio.net/s/schizoidchillout

kkffoo , (edited ) to actuallyautistic
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@actuallyautistic Holding long term, and sometimes irrational grudges which are hard to shift. Is this more likely for autistic folks?
Example: I have never forgiven Disney for turning a well loved, quirky, gentle, humerous and very english 'Winnie-the-Pooh' into some alien, creepy old man character in their early movies. Today I refuse to buy Disney themed items for my granddaughter because of that childhood upset. I still feel upset thinking about it today! It was as if they had murdered him.

roknrol ,
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@kkffoo @actuallyautistic I carry a grudge like it's an Olympic sport.

I'm fond of saying, "There are 8 billion people on this planet, most of which haven't even had a first chance to piss me off, but you want a second chance?"

roknrol ,
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@f1337 @kkffoo @actuallyautistic You're welcome to it - if we had animated gifs here there'd be one with someone tipping a top hat. Instead, you get text.

DivergentDumpsterPhoenix , to audhd
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One of the nuances that "responsible drinking" campaigns often miss is the reason why Autistic and otherwise neurodivergent people drink.

Autistic people don't necessarily drink with the goal of inebriation. Often, we drink to cope with the social environment. It acts as a social lubricant that makes it easier to talk and cope with the sensory bombardment that often happens in spaces where drinking is happening.

@actuallyautistic @autisticadvocacy @audhd

roknrol , (edited )
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@ihazrabies @DivergentDumpsterPhoenix @actuallyautistic @autisticadvocacy @audhd I could use something like this for quitting smoking.

I've used it as a coping mechanism for such a long time - it's probably a huge part of my masking - that I'm finding the HABIT impossible to shift. The addiction? That's pretty much gone...don't feel like I need the nicotine. But I DO fee like I need a smoke. Like, ALL of the time.

edited to add: I'm currently using patches to help mitigate the nicotine issues...that's why I'm pretty sure it's not that.

roknrol ,
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@ihazrabies @DivergentDumpsterPhoenix @actuallyautistic @autisticadvocacy @audhd For real.

I've spent the last 8 years looking for a diagnosis (found one - heart disease) and in the intervening years I wasn't really able to work, so I spent a LOT of time just wasting time and smoking. I'm still not working, so now I have a ton of extra time at home and literally everywhere outside is a 'trigger' at this point...a reminder that I would really like to smoke one.

sigh

The end of the world cannot come fast enough lol

JeremyMallin , to actuallyautistic
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I wonder why there is a high comorbidity of issues and . 🤔

I myself have had strong acid reflux since my mid twenties.


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roknrol ,
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@JeremyMallin @actuallyautistic Well, i discovered later in life that i have food allergies. Also, in an effort to maintain better health i've stopped eating 'as much' junk food...i still eat it, but more moderately. Most of my gastro issues have since disappered.

I cannot speak for anyone else.

theautisticcoach , to actuallyautistic
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What does Autistic Masking/Camoflaging mean to YOU?

Not what the definition is. Not what people on social media say. We say that all humans are different. Masking fits into that too.

Some of us can’t mask btw.

What is it to YOU?

@actuallyautistic

roknrol ,
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@theautisticcoach @actuallyautistic Its the difference between getting a job and keeping a job. The difference between making a friend and keeping a friend.

It is an absolute necessity, even if the people around me know that I'm autistic.

Why? Because I am one seriously fucking annoying individual.

roknrol ,
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@jeanoappleseed @theautisticcoach @actuallyautistic Yeah, fomo drives a lot of my extracurricular activities. Dont get me started on the after work bullshit that makes you think you'll lose your job if you dont go out and pretend to enjoy the company of people they have to pay you to be around the rest of the time.

AutisticAdam , to actuallyautistic
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Does anyone else think it’s messed up that a lot of what are considered ‘socially inappropriate’ behaviours are just traits of being Autistic?

If you’re too straightforward, you’re rude.

If you’re too passionate, you’re dramatic.

If you’re too quiet, you’re not a team player.

The list goes on.

@actuallyautistic

roknrol ,
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@AutisticAdam @actuallyautistic I think if I think about that sort of thing too much I start to get a persecution complex.

obrerx , (edited ) to actuallyautistic
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"Greta Thunberg Could Face Jail Term After Second Blockade of Swedish Oil Port"

"The Swedish climate activist has been charged for a second time for failing to obey police orders."

(See the linked article at the bottom.)

Something I posted somewhere else:

Greta’s perceptive way of seeing the world in very literal, stark terms allows her to clearly see the climate crisis as an emergency, while so many others view climate change as an abstraction. To her it’s not an abstract threat, it’s an evident reality. That’s why she said this:

"Adults keep saying: “We owe it to the young people to give them hope.” But I don’t want your hope. I don’t want you to be hopeful. I want you to panic. I want you to feel the fear I feel every day. And then I want you to act. I want you to act as you would in a crisis. I want you to act as if the house is on fire. Because it is."

And she’s right. She began her activism all alone, sitting in front of the Swedish Parliament building holding a sign, while refusing to go to school. She thought school was impossible to attend while the planet was burning. She needed to voice this massive threat to young people. She began the school strike that grew to include other young people.

Yes, she is a hero.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/greta-thunberg-could-face-jail

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roknrol ,
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@obrerx @Riduidel @actuallyautistic Unfortunately the public is largely stupid and easily distracted.

roknrol ,
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@obrerx @Riduidel @actuallyautistic I criticize everything that I have a problem with. Other than that, I agree with you.

A cursory glance at history though, shows us that nothing really changes. Ever. I'm not gonna hold my breath.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Disobedience_(Thoreau)

roknrol ,
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@obrerx @Riduidel @actuallyautistic Oh I absolutely agree with you. Good people tend to support other good people, after all. I don't think Thoreau would have decried Greta, but I also don't think he would be surprised if nothing much really happened from it.

And I mean, the reality is that a lot HAS happened because of Greta, a lot of good. That's it's not enough is not her fault...it's a nature of our species to prefer dealing with repercussions than to avoid them to begin with.

theautisticcoach , to actuallyautistic
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Do my comrades see themselves fundamentally as happy people who are sometimes/often sad, or sad people who are sometimes/often happy?

@actuallyautistic @actuallyautistics

roknrol ,
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@theautisticcoach @actuallyautistic @actuallyautistics I am sometimes/often angry, and generally disappointed. Does that count?

I more or less see my existence as marching from point A to point Z where everything from B to Y is more effort than it's worth.

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