Alright, time for a fresh #introduction . My name is Rynn, I'm a network administrator by day, weird animal on the internet by night!

Here are some fast facts about me:

Moved from lycanmatriarch@tech.lgbt

#polyamorous - wielding dual partners

#asexual - grey, my horny cannot be quelled by mortals

#autistic / #adhd - Therapist was way more helpful than the Neuropyschologist

I've been doing IT for over a decade now and I regularly post about #linux #plex #cloud #infosec #zfs and other tech screaming. I also draw, make pokemon sprites from perler beads, and futz with #homeimprovement projects in my ~120 year old house.

All welcome to the #Dublin or #Cork launch of "Wired Our Own Way; An Anthology of Autistic Voices". This book contains 24 personal essays about the lived experience of #Autistic adults in Ireland. Published by New Island Books.

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So delighted to announce this gorgeous collection of essays 'Wired Our Own Way' by 24 Irish #Autistic adults. I feel so privileged to have edited this. It has a huge diversity of writers, including late-identified autistics, non-speaking, early-identified, LGBTQIA+ , ranging from 18 to 71! A glorious read. Coming 28th March with New Island Books. Currently available to pre-order at https://www.dubraybooks.ie/product/wired-our-own-way-9781835940051

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Extremely in love with my next book's cover, illustrated by Rebecca Burgess (a fellow autistic) 💕

This book explains what it means to be autistic to kids (and adults!!) in a neuroaffirmative and fun way, and I can't wait for it to hit shelves in June 🎉

Published by #JessicaKingsleyPublishers
#writing
#KidsBooks
#Books
#Autistic
#ActuallyAutistic

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Dear all, I will only be passively present for the most part for the foreseeable future, so I'm pausing my #hobbystreak and can't do #MiniatureHighlights anymore.

The reason being, my eldest has developed an eating disorder and our first priority is, frankly, to keep her alive and healthy.

She's sadly a victim of #Autistic kids having to fit in to a school system that doesn't recognise their needs, overly gentle approaches to bullying and commercialised mental healthcare.

We'll do our best.

Hello disabled.social! #introduction

I'm Chad, I live in Sheffield in the UK. I'm #autistic and #immunosuppressed (psoriasis, arthritis, asthma). I'm #nonbinary #queer

I'm really into videogames (#RPG #JRPG #Rougelites #Soulslikes) and digital #accessibility. Will mostly be posting about disability, gender and gaming really. I do some public speaking about accessibility https://www.kitation.co.uk/talks/

#Introduction
I'm lost half of the time, and get distracted pretty fast, often with my head in the clouds.
I try to be a good person, but sometimes I am clumsy.
Small business owner at One Creative Cat: #HandDyedYarn. #knitting and #crochet #patterns, knitting and crochet #kits
#Autistic #ADHD #anxiety
#ClimateChange worrier.
Up for a better society that works for everyone.
#AppropriateAdult

New server, new #introduction -- I'm still the same old calcifer or cal from hackers.town, but the castle has been rebuilt

Old nerd with a passion for resiliency and software/hardware in constrained environments (like #arduino, #esp32, and similar embedded systems). Also #queer, #polyamorous, and #autistic #dad

No patience for authoritarians, bigots, or bootlickers. Rights are for all people.

#AutisticCommunication #AutisticJoy #Autistic

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Yes, I'm an anarcho-syndicalist, bisexual, gender-fluid, autistic, radical leftist!

I won’t apologize for being an anarchist or for being autistic. Autism rules, and so does anarchism!

#Anarchist #Syndicalist #Anarchism #Syndicalism #AnarchoSyndicalist #AnarchoSyndicalism #Bisexuality #Bisexual #GenderFluidity #GenderFluid #ActuallyAutistic #Autistic #Autism #RadicalLeftist #Radical #Politics

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Discussing selling the home I own in Colorado with family and the possibility of moving in with me madre in Michigan.
My entire adult life has been a very depressing attempt to keep the dream of a career alive. Nobody seemingly wants #autistic workers.

I wish somebody had told me this sooner.

#Autistic #Neurodivergent

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Hi! I'm Michael, or Fubsepude.
I'm a #blind #autistic music and tech-enthusiast from Denmark.
I love listening to and creating music, computers and just hanging out and meeting new people.
#accessibility
#audio
#blind
#autistic
#music
#tech

Oh, whoops, we're supposed to do an #introduction?!
Um, ok. Belated intro 🙃
I love #books, #movies, #art, #podcasts & #music w a proclivity for #horror & the #weird / #eerie. I write #reviews & make #spooky & not-so-spooky art. I'm #autistic & wildly verbose about things that enthuse me but simultaneously #introverted generally. I am fascinated by the #odd, love #cosmichorror, #folkhorror & #hauntedhouses. I play #piano. I share things that I think are awesome. Is this enough?

Instead of an #introduction post, I'm just going to put a whole bunch of tags in here:

#adhd #amiga #antifa #audhd #autistic #c64 #chiptune #civilrights #classical #classicalmusic #coding #commodore #commodore64 #debian #emulation #europe #eu #fanfiction #fiction #foss #gabber #gamer #gnulinux #linux #linuxgaming #metal #music #openbox #random #transgender #wargaming #warhammer40k #woman #writer #writing #writingcommunity #xorg

After weeks of coming up with New Year's resolutions that'll most likely go nowhere, I wanted to compile some stuff I genuinely feel like doing. Instead of playing a hundred games or watching every movie released in a particular time period, I want to follow a path that works best for me in the current moment, and when I'm bored, or finished, I'll move on to something else that interests me. I made a Google Doc consisting of some stuff I want to do. Because of how my #autistic brain works, it's hard for me to continue doing something that doesn't appeal to me at the moment. The document lists stuff I'm currently interested in, though things are subject to change. Since I'm no longer bound to following a strict set of goals, I now feel freer to accomplish anything at any pace that's best for me. Expect to see stuff mostly related to #retrogaming as it's a hobby that interests me most. I also got over my irrational dislike of #anime and even plan to watch a few myself.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/12afUXqcisQPd0Bd-DTMfU0eH4dEsq2JVe8YCSfypnS0/edit?tab=t.0

Introduction time, since new server.
Ecologist, did some university environmental stuff, then #memetics policy analysis (6 years)
No PhD (#burnout) then turned to IT.
Ciso #infosec now for a Dutch #youthcare organization
Found out I'm #autistic at age 53,, #actuallyAutistic. 2 kids, married with photographer
Interested in many many things, but deeply into #trees # nature #insects #ecology #memes #neoliberalism (as a #memeplex) Also like to use #python to make cool things to fill @bomengidsnl

Oooh ! First post on a new instance? I've got that new notebook feeling. What to write? Got to be perfect can't make a mustook.. drat!

Oh that's this ruined now ! ;)

Hi I'm Pete. a 54 year old late diagnosed #autistic male, I'm Scottish but living in London with my wife. I am the proud "father" of a yellow eyed black rescue cat called Jelly. And no, I still don't know why she's called that. She was called that when we rescued her and she wouldn't answer to anything else.

I am a mathematician by education but a software engineer by employ. I have #stammer, I am a #congenital #anosmic and I love all kinds of music, computer #games (city builder and factory games mostly) and #roleplaying.

Let's try this again Fediverse!

Hi, I'm Joe, I'm a technologist working in the UK public sector and long time hyper-nerd. I finally got around to standing up my Mastodon server again. 😅

I post about all kinds of randomness, at random intervals.

About me...I'm non-binary, ADHD, autistic and I have a lovely lil corgi named Peggy (pics to follow later!)

Looking forward to expanding my network and getting to know y'all. :)

#adhd #autistic #uk #introduction #trans

#Masking #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodivergent #Autism #Autistic

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#Autism #DoubleEmpathy #Masking #Neurotype #Neurodiversity #Neurodivergent #AuDHD #AutisticCommunication #Autistic #ActuallyAutistic

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#UnitedHealth is positively #fucking #EVIL for intentionally denying #critical care and services to autistic #children for #profit. They know *exactly* what they are doing.

This damning #ProPublica article highlights UH's strategy via secret playbook to deny children care. Absolutely eye-opening.

As an #actuallyautistic #human who #parents an #autistic #child, this is horrifying and utterly reprehensible.

https://www.propublica.org/article/unitedhealthcare-insurance-autism-denials-applied-behavior-analysis-medicaid

#news #healthinsurance #unitedstates

Hey there fellow autists! There's a really nice and supportive #International #Autistic #Matrix group I think you should check out: https://matrix.to/#/!MDoGEQUzzIUfLrDMwB:matrix.org

#ActuallyAutistc #Autism #neurodivergent #adhd #AuDHD

This is Masking Machine, a #wearable computational #prosthetic that enables artificial eye contact for me, an #Autistic #artist, AND blends the physical and digital social experiences of face to face interaction and social media filters.

It uses facial tracking #AI to add digital masks to my face: an experiment in automating the labor of #masking

I premiered the piece at #YBCA in #SanFranciso in 2018... uninvited. 😜

More images/video on my site
http://www.blinkpopshift.com/project-pages/masking-machine-prosthetic

#aiart #technology #art

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So I've been here, properly, since Nov time but I've never done an #introduction
I have 2 accounts, like I had on Twitter, because I am an artist & like to use my @cognissart account to talk and promote art. This account can get a bit shouty and political - apologies now.
Havoc was my nickname - she was a female "Action Man" doll in the 70s and very me.
My son was diagnosed #autistic at 4 and since then we have realised that we are a wholly #neurodivergent family. So for us #WeirdIsGood