Implicit Language

I'm an autism researcher and advocate for the diagnosis to be split into (at least) three separate types, or even separate diagnoses. There are three distinct neural trajectories that I have found, and some autistic people have no neural abnormalities. However... This idea is often met with hostility from the autism community, seeing it as "aspie supremacy" or condoning what Hans Asperger did. It's a tricky subject to navigate in the community, but there are a growing number of voices with firsthand knowledge and/or experience with autism who know the diagnosis is overused.

“Those who rise to power in the corporatocracy are control freaks, addicted to the buzz of power over other human beings, and so it is natural for such authorities to have become excited by behavior modification.” -Bruce Levine

“Literature is a process of producing beautiful lies that tell more truth than any facts.” —Julian Barnes #amwriting

110-year-old Turkish grandma shares her secret to a long life: "i never once used Microsoft Teams"

I grow weary of hearing the medieval world was colorless & dull when it gave us towering cathedrals, gorgeous manuscripts and wonderfully weird tales. We’re the ones who stripped all the brightness & color from film. If there’s an era lacking in beauty & imagination, it’s ours.

There is certainly a place for medications… you gave a perfect example. I think we have a societal problem in how we live. Our school and work environments suck. The economy has been in the toilet my entire adult life. Far too many people have never had a period in their life where they truly felt content and fulfilled. There is an issue with over-medication, but it’s deeper than that. Taking away the meds won’t solve it.

I totally agree that the population is being massively overmedicated for things that don’t require medication. Totally. 100% with ya there. And also, I’ve seen a violent psychotic episode stop in 15 minutes on .5 mg of Haloperidol, and my loved one turn back into themselves like someone flipped a light switch on, so there’s another side to the argument too.

Within a few weeks of leaving a system that was harming them, clinically depressed students became happy. This is the consistency I have seen across thirty-five years. A girl came to my office and held a razor blade above her wrist. We talked her down and got her to safety. There was a boy so terrified at the previous school that he hid under the desk every day for most of the first semester. A young woman in a wealthy school district who felt so inadequate that she considered ending her life every morning as she passed through the kitchen. These were not unusual cases. They were typical. The remarkable part was what happened next. Within a few weeks, sometimes a few months, these same students transformed. The anxiety lifted. The depression faded. Many, with their families and doctors, found that the medications were no longer necessary. This transformation happens so reliably, across so many years and so many different students, that it cannot be attributed to chance. The difference is not a magical teaching method. The difference is environmental. It is what happens when you stop confining a child in an environment that removes meaning, ignores their interests, and replaces community with age-segregated compliance. When you provide meaning, purpose, and genuine community instead, the pathologies disappear.

@ChristianityOn This is a perfect example of why autism (not talking about level 3 here) used to be considered a childhood condition. Eventually (most) people learn social rules. Being difficult with people who haven’t personally wronged you is just called being an asshole.

You understand how that is worse though, right?

Vigorous coaching during critical years of language development imposes a program that is used to emote throughout life. For one who is not language-impaired, this sets them up for a lifetime of hardship.

@jadethebpdcoach Beautifully said. We can be victims, or we can try to achieve a better life. Can’t do both.

Got some devastating news today. And on top of it, I discovered some of the people I love the most have been betraying and discouraging me behind my back. 😣 I deal with all kinds of trolls, people who say the worst, most hurtful kinds of things to try and inflict harm. I do it every day. But it is nothing compared to the pain of discovering the people you love the most are the people stabbing you in the back. I try to be the best person I can be. I fail often. But I love hard, and when I love someone, I will literally lay my life down for them. It’s why betrayal cuts so deep. The pain is proportionate to the love I feel. I share this because I want to remind other people: pain happens in this life. We are all imperfect, and we all hurt each other at times. What matters is how you choose to face the pain, the hurt, the betrayals in this life. Will you allow it to turn you into a victim? Will you allow it to consume you? Will you make it your world, and your identity? Will you disconnect from the world? Or will you accept the pain? Will you forgive, and let go? Will you choose your values and your self-respect over resentment and anger? Will you choose your LIFE? Today I choose - and it is so, so hard - but I CHOOSE to accept people I love have hurt me. I choose to accept this does not reflect on my value as a human being, it does not make me worthless, it does not make me hopeless, and it does not make me a victim. I choose to accept that I also have flaws. I am no perfect saint. I choose to accept the roles I play in my relationships. I choose to accept that this will not determine how I carry myself, what I choose to do, and how I decide to live my life. I choose a life worth living, despite pain, despite betrayal, despite anything others choose to do that hurts my feelings. I choose to be me. And ME doesn’t want to live in anger and bitterness. ME has a goal to pursue peace, freedom, and purpose… no matter what anyone else does. #thehardpartsofrecovery #acceptence #lifeoflove

@DrNeilStone Clean water, germ theory, antibiotics, indoor plumbing

Name a human invention that has saved more lives than vaccines

@MayloneVal @DoctorPerin Alcohol truly exacerbates mental health issues in most people. In the case of depression, it numbs the senses when they are needed more than ever. Depression is a sign that something isn't working in their life, and making necessary changes requires their full mental faculties.

@Amanda_Jodeh @DoctorPerin “Magic pill“ sounds good, huh? But look at one’s tolerance of pain, if they are avoidant to begin with. Severely depressed people who tend to avoidance & escapism should never be given alcohol, let alone addictive drugs based on sod all science. They need introspection & courage.

Seeing more hate against introspection on the timeline today. Unfortunately, when you don’t face your demons they raise your children.

This is a perfect example of why autism (not talking about level 3 here) used to be considered a childhood condition. Eventually (most) people learn social rules. Being difficult with people who haven’t personally wronged you is just called being an asshole.

@DoctorPerin Mindset is what separates the best from the rest.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy be like

@fullstack_fox English grammar?

@Amanda_Jodeh Yes but why do y'all put a comma before ending the quot marks?

NTs, just like anyone else, are deeper than a surface introduction. They aren’t only “small-talk,” and reducing them to such makes us no different than the people who look down on us for unfair reasons.

Most genes (over 90%) are subject to epigenetic changes in expression. Environment determines how the gene is expressed. For example, there is a gene linked to depression. But it has to be triggered by trauma. Those with this gene who have not experienced trauma are happier and more well-adjusted than anyone else.

@AjaxandraB @DoctorPerin Genetics are complex. Stuff gets fucked up more often than not. Just like photocopying something, you have to be really careful if you want it to turn out right The world around us almost confirms it

I don’t talk about SSRIs because I’m not a drug dealer. My position on psych meds for mood and trauma disorders is to not get on them without a plan to get off them. More than anything I’m pro informed consent, and many people will choose the side-effects over their depression.

@MayloneVal @DoctorPerin I'm sorry to hear that. Avoidance is so easy, and the arguments in favor of it can make a lot of sense at the time.

@Amanda_Jodeh @DoctorPerin Well, not all. My sister is a beautiful person who was in such severe emotional pain, she bought into the brain chemistry imbalance narrative which enabled her to never confront the horror, but arrested her emotional development while addicting her hopelessly.

@emmiellifluous The days are long but the memories stay fresh like it just happened.

@Amanda_Jodeh Thank you. It was scary. The last time still feels so recent, but it was 8 years ago. It’s odd how time works when dealing with trauma.

I learned a long time ago that it was dangerous to tell those in healthcare. They locked me up in a mental hospital, misdiagnosed me & drugged me with numerous pharmaceuticals without my consent. Twice. …