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Sometimes it arrives first.

Many autistic people describe automatically assuming they’ve upset someone long before there’s any evidence. An unanswered message, a brief change in someone’s expression, or a conversation that felt slightly different can become the starting point for hours of self-questioning. Rather than reflecting actual responsibility, this pattern may be closely tied to how the brain responds to uncertainty and social ambiguity. (Medium)

That’s the experience I explore in this article…

Some days you crave novelty.

Sometimes you crave both at the exact same moment.

Many people with AuDHD describe living with an internal push and pull that can be difficult to explain. The need for predictability can coexist with an equally powerful drive for stimulation, making everyday decisions feel surprisingly complex. This tension is widely recognized in descriptions of co-occurring autism and ADHD. (sensoryoverload.info)

That’s the experience I explore in this article.

One moves on within an hour.

The other needs a day, a weekend, or even longer before they feel like themselves again.

That difference isn’t always about toughness or resilience. Sometimes it’s about how the nervous system processes stress, sensory input, uncertainty, and the energy required to navigate everyday life. Understanding recovery means looking beyond the event itself and considering the biology that follows. (Pacja)

That’s the question I explore in this article.

Some don’t.

Many neurodivergent people find themselves replaying conversations years later, examining tone, word choice, facial expressions, and wondering whether they were understood. From the outside, it can look like overthinking.

Neuroscience suggests something more interesting may be happening.

This article explores why these mental replays occur and why they may reflect a brain searching for understanding rather than simply refusing to let go. (Medium)

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I'll go first!

yes that includes penis size jokes. and theorized sex life. and balding patterns.

don't get me started on all the red flags your physically and mentally disabled friends see when you criticize a bad person for, oh, I dunno, literally anything other than why they're a bad person??? my brothers in christ, my siblings in satan, the morality is not stored in the flesh, nor are the ethics stored in the pretense of normalcy.

I made this at 1 a.m. and I do not regret it

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