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@Squeeze1i I have a solution : the MAJOR Neurodivergent Company. A tech business where only neurodivergents can apply. No team building. No social events. Full remote work mandatory. Full autonomy. Promotion through pure productivity & creativity. No bullshit. That's an idea ^^

Applying for jobs while neurodivergent is confusing. The job ad lists a bunch of requirements. I don't have half of them. Apparently the correct response is still to apply. Why are we all pretending the list isn't there?

@RobBroRob @Be_like_legend Thanks, appreciated! :) At this point, I wonder aq well what I could put into my nose to filter the smell lol

I like the idea! I hope the Airpods tip might work for someone, they’re pretty expensive to just ‘test out’ and not know for sure they’ll work for you. So make sure to check into the model and the features of it. (My biggest issue with other in-ear headphones is the shape/fit) They are as comfortable as something could be that’s in my autistic ear haha

Autistic folks, what accommodation have you put in place for yourself that sounds ridiculous to everyone else but makes perfect sense to your brain?

@after_3pm Same here. I already got fired 3x while working hard without a word just because of correcting my boss unintentionally, unappreciated by colleagues (loner) and awkward in social events. *sigh*.

会社で干されてる。 理由はたぶん、 会議中に上司のミスを指摘したから。 朝9時。PCを開く。 メールなし。チャットなし。会議招待なし。 上司「今なにやってるの？」

@Squeeze1i I get u. Me often i got 0 at schooltests coz I was writing stuff not possible for my age. And my brother was able to read BEFORE he learned to read at school. Just by comparing shops wording like "boulangerie" vs "boucherie" in the street (bakery vs butcher[y] in english).

Looking back, being called a gifted kid is kind of wild. I was struggling with things like eye contact, friendships, sensory overload, handwriting, and emotional regulation. But because I could read way above my age, everyone basically went: Yeah, he's doing great. 💀

@Stopworkplacebu My exact problem at work, where I end up 1 step ahead of my boss, unappreciated by colleagues, and ultimately fired in the end. Just by working without saying a word and struggling in social events

Toxic environments don't want you to be realistic. They want you to be agreeable. Authenticity makes people uncomfortable. If your honesty disrupts their illusion, they'll reject it because they don't want it. They want compliance. Be too honest, and you become a problem.

@Squeeze1i What nature gives you with one hand, 'takes away with the other. As taxes^^ Sad that my little brother was diag high iq at school and 'parents' didn't do anything. Never worked, drinks all day, depressed. 'sure he is autistic as well. I need to get tested and untangle this mess

@RobBroRob @Be_like_legend Thanks for the tip about the airpod, I will definitively give it a try! ; About sunglasses I hope some day someone will invent some kind of connected sunglasses where u can adjust the opacity, tint, color,... of the glass. no need for 12 sunglasses anymore :) that's an idea

Always. Airpod Pro 3 is my alternative to ear plugs. Keeps me from becoming too anxious not know the surrounding sounds but can be adjusted to make sharp sounds, repetitive or intrusive sound almost non-existent while letting in useful noise! Highly recommend. Sunglasses are also a must for me, I have around 10-12 pair (12 if you count the ones I have loaned and still expect to get back.) I like to have different sunglasses for different levels of light and my daily routines.

@fw_naetoblaq Team building

Autistic people, what is a social norm that you think is ridiculous?

@Squeeze1i I love u man. Amen

Can You Be Autistic And Don't Know It? Absolutely. A lot of autistic adults spent their entire lives thinking they were just too sensitive, too intense, socially awkward, weird, or different. The reason? For a long time, autism was only recognized when it looked a very specific way. If you were quiet instead of disruptive, learned to copy other people, or got good grades, there was a good chance nobody even considered autism. But autism doesn't disappear when you grow up. What often happens is that you become really excellent at hiding it. You learn scripts for conversations. You force eye contact. You study people instead of naturally understanding them. You push through sensory overload because you think everyone feels that way. Then one day you discover what autism actually sounds like in adults and suddenly your entire life starts making a lot more meaning. For many people, the biggest shock isn't finding out they're autistic. It's realizing they always were.

@Squeeze1i It was in ugly corporate banking back then. Then went working for SMEs. 1st went bankrupt. 2nd I left manager hissed "autiiist" with contempt against me. Got my revelation at 33. Today 42 public sector history repeating itself but they cant fire me:) gonna be tested soon by a psy

@Fr6d6ric Damn, you need to be tamed' is wild. Sounds like they sensed that untamable energy and it threatened the whole control system. Sorry you went through that fire. What did you end up doing after that job?

What If Neurodivergence Isn’t A Condition At All… It’s the last remaining fragment of original human consciousness.Before civilization trained us to Compartmentalize our attention, Suppress our sensory input, Trade authenticity for belonging, Outsource our intuition to rules and clocks… every mind operated like ours Wide open, Pattern detecting at hyperspeed, Feeling the emotional weather of the entire room, Rejecting anything that felt untrue or unsafe, Society didn’t evolve past us.It fractured away from us creating the narrow filtered, neurotypical mode as a survival hack for dense populations, factories, and endless bureaucracy. We’re not the glitch, We’re the backup drive humanity accidentally left running. The proof? The explosion of late diagnoses The way normal people burn out the second they drop the mask for a week The quiet envy in their eyes when we hyperfocus on something that actually matters They built a world that runs on reduced bandwidth… and now they’re glitching harder than we ever did. If this is my last one: You were never supposed to shrink to fit their bandwidth. The world is running out of people who still remember how to feel it all.We’re not broken.We’re the ones who never got fully domesticated.

@Squeeze1i Thing is, I don't care about their money, title, power, social status and their "climbing the corporate ladder" mentality as the ultimate life goal. Can't fit into that social circus somehow. dazzling & noisy. I'd just want to give the world something good, with purpose

@Squeeze1i This resonates man.. once a horrible manager (woman) once said out loud in front of colleagues that "I needed to be tamed". Don't know why since I nearly never talk. And was fired anyway. I can't be controlled I think it's driving them mad. And don't want to control anyone either

@HSAddict697 @Demo4fhs Nicely said 😅🤣

@Demo4fhs also dont act too smart. (altho if that is your natural self, it will come out anyway) The best whore in the whorehouse gets fucked the most.

Never show them how fast you can actually work. In the corporate world, the reward for efficiency is just more work for the exact same pay.

@NSTRIKE1231 Well, I'm a paid subscriber to the Economist and can't find such article... which does not exist then. Source plz

🇺🇦 According to The Economist, Ukraine could achieve a significant armored breakthrough on the front this year. American military analyst Rob Lee believes that the war in Ukraine has reached a stage similar to the final phase of the First World War — characterized by a static front line and mutual exhaustion of both sides. At the same time, he draws attention to new tactics that emerged in 1918, when the combination of precise artillery fire and well-trained assault groups made decisive breakthroughs possible again, ending the dominance of trench warfare. Lee argues that a similar evolution of technologies and tactics is currently underway, which could restore maneuver warfare to the battlefield. He expects that if the front is properly “opened,” Ukrainian armored units will be able to advance rapidly 5–10 kilometers deep, leading to the collapse of Russian positions. The analyst anticipates successful armored breakthroughs based on these principles as early as this year. 
This assessment is noteworthy as it suggests that the prolonged positional warfare may soon give way to more dynamic operations. If Ukraine manages to combine effective drone and artillery strikes with coordinated mechanized assaults, it could create the conditions for the first major armored breakthroughs since the early stages of the war. Video is generated by grok AI

@Squeeze1i Well said. When people don't get you / can't read you, they'll fear you and will project their own flaws on you (mirroring), therefore revealing their own mentality by judging you. Just observe, analyse and listen and dont take it personally ;)

One of the most damaging things was being punished for "autistic behavior" & anxiety - nobody knew that’s what it was at the time - and people assuming my intentions based on what would’ve motivated them. People didn’t know that my motivations were very different from theirs.

@Squeeze1i Hi MAJOR, how do u distinguish autism from avoidant personality disorder ? In my 20s I considered AvPD. So, a problem to solve with myself. But I wasnt convinced, smth was off. Then in my 30s I discovered autism (& sensitivity to light, noise, smell, crowd, etc). Now Im at peace

I DON’T “STRUGGLE” WITH BEING AUTISTIC. I’M GOOD AT IT. I’M THE BEST AT BEING ME.

hi

@Maks_NAFO_FELLA Hopefully politicians and competent people in power understand the consequences at the macro-level. But somehow lack the willpower to enact some war economy in their 4-5 years democratic mandate, in comparison with life-long dictators who don't give a hit

@Maks_NAFO_FELLA In Belgium : Only the highly conscious&empathetic people (emotional), or the educated&political people (rational) care. The majority don't care because they don't feel threatened, or are only interested in their close environment and/or because it bothers their peace of mind

👀🇺🇦 Describe the attitude towards Ukraine in your country in a few words!

@Maks_NAFO_FELLA Also: the information in the traditional media for the layman is very poor : some facts without great importance. Most people don't understand the consequences. They don't even realize that Western Ukraine is as close as Madrid in Spain from Belgium