Serenader of Jellyfish | Neurodivergent consumed by Animals, Psychology, Mysticism + Art 💫🐶🐱🐎
Wales, United Kingdom
Joined June 2009
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La Huesera retweeted
Now is the time to challenge the Tories’ hateful rhetoric that dehumanises refugees.
Failure to do so legitimises anti-migrant ideology and emboldens the far-right.
Compassion, not managerialism, is the answer to a growing humanitarian crisis.
La Huesera retweeted
Ah, whom to trust on whether or not the government is mounting an attack on nature: the nakedly politicised DEFRA comms team or a hugely respected charity with more than a million members, that manages 224 nature reserves? 🤔 Quite the quandary.
Did you brave the epic queue?
redbubble.com/i/mug/Together… #QueensCoffin #thequeueforthequeen #thequeue
When ADHD so bad you can't read, knit, watch TV, socialise, cook, clean, wash, think, without feeling dizzy.
ADHD is more than being impulsive/distracted. It is physiologically exhausting. It is a chemical deficiency that I really need Dr's to address seriously. Not functioning
Same! Before being diagnosed autistic and adhd a Dr incorrectly labeled me due to dissociation when I was hungover (self medicating for ADHD). Funny how all my symptoms dissapeared when ADHD correctly medicated
Diagnosing me with autism took hours of assessments involving multiple people over several months.
On the other hand, I was *told* I had BPD, on waking up after an overdose, by people I’d never met.
The problems with this are too many for me to even name right now.
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La Huesera retweeted
Diagnosing me with autism took hours of assessments involving multiple people over several months.
On the other hand, I was *told* I had BPD, on waking up after an overdose, by people I’d never met.
The problems with this are too many for me to even name right now.
It's shockingly hard to get support in #Herefordshire for #ADHD, even with a diagnosis. Asking for lower dose of meds since moving county has left me without any meds for 6 months.
Sent in circles trying to find out how to get help. Can anyone direct me? On a thread here.
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La Huesera retweeted
Why my autism diagnosis was a relief. An extract from my forthcoming @MUPublishing book in @guardian #autism #Identity #ActuallyAutistic google.com/amp/s/amp.theguar…
La Huesera retweeted
One of the most common #Myths about #Autistic people is that they lack empathy
This belief has led to #Stigma & #Discrimination when in fact this difference in #Communication and #Empathy goes both ways.
Read more about this in Dr Doyle's Forbes piece 👇
forbes.com/sites/drnancydoyl…
ALT "Dr Damian Milton observed that while Autistic people may appear to lack empathy for non-autistic concerns, indeed non-autistic people lack empathy for Autistic concerns. He called this the “double empathy problem”. Milton’s critique has gone on to support rising awareness of how much Autistic people have to “mask” their true communication styles to reduce stigma and fit in at work."
La Huesera retweeted
What is it like to be #autistic and non-speaking in a world that has already made up its mind about you? Watch this powerful #film about an autistic woman's fight to be recognized and trusted. assistivewa.re/3kre1av
#documentary #DisabilityTwitter
![[Image: Background of gold, white, red, pink and blue uneven stripes. Text reads, a film by Marco Niemeijer this is not about me a story about growing up non-speaking. Then 2 images appear, both in gray scale, the torso of a white person whose head is replaced by a gerbera daisy. A bull dog sits to their right. With the support of ASAN, AssistiveWare, Communication first, Thinking persons guide to autism]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FaUOi7MXoAEGFG5.jpg?name=orig)
ALT [Image: Background of gold, white, red, pink and blue uneven stripes. Text reads, a film by Marco Niemeijer this is not about me a story about growing up non-speaking. Then 2 images appear, both in gray scale, the torso of a white person whose head is replaced by a gerbera daisy. A bull dog sits to their right. With the support of ASAN, AssistiveWare, Communication first, Thinking persons guide to autism]
La Huesera retweeted
Very sad to see how our healthcare system has been stripped to the bone just when we needed it most. Will it ever recover?
For those interested, here is a video summarising how and why the NHS is spiralling so quickly now...
youtu.be/7EEDdk8605U
It's my birthday tomorrow. I'm spending it alone. But at least this year I'm not suicidal so I take that as a win
So true. This has repeatedly left me without sufficient medical support
This is what an autistic person's pain scale looks like, sometimes I look even -more- neutral when I'm in SEVERE pain because I can't mask or mimic NT pain expressions, or even remember to say "ow."
Believe autistic people's pain.
ALT Autistic person's pain scale. Numbers from 1-10 with a neutral face under each number. @AutSciPerson
La Huesera retweeted
Neurodivergent’s notice everything. I mean everything. They notice when someone starts changing the way they speak to them. They notice the little things that people do & things they used to do. They notice every single little detail. They just don't say anything.
La Huesera retweeted
As Autistic folks spend energy smiling, nodding, forcing eye contact, and suppressing stims in order to "prove" that we are listening, we lose energy to actually process spoken information.* (Steward, M.A.) We generally can't listen as well as we could be our Autistic selves.
La Huesera retweeted
Many Autistics are accused of a lack of empathy. Perhaps we are accused of this, not because of the depth of our actual feelings, but because of societal expectations to “look” like we care.
La Huesera retweeted
I don't want schools fully funded. I want schools OVER funded. I want school closets overflowing with resources. I want teachers to have extra supplies. I want kids to learn using the newest technology.
Budgets show community priorities and it's time we invest in our future.
