Undercover Autie

Thread 🧵 of some of the signs from my childhood that I was neurodivergent. They’re coming from an #ActuallyAutistic and #ADHD person unlike ‘official’ lists of traits. (I say ND not just autistic because I’ve recently been diagnosed with ADHD as well).

Jonathan Reynolds and two senior staff went to Glastonbury as guests of YouTube. Until then, Labour was promising to increase the digital service tax from 2% to 10%. Literally the day after the festival, it emerged that Reynolds had ditched the policy. novaramedia.com/2024/09/23/rep…

7 years ago, we bought a plot of land on the US-Mexico border to stop racist billionaire Donald Trump’s dumb wall. But this year, an even richer, more racist billionaire—@ElonMusk—fucked that land with tractors and garbage, so we’re suing for $15 million. ElonOwesYou100Dollars.com

Someone said to me today, if a child was upset whilst at school about going home to their parents at the end of the school day..there would be (understandably) a lot of concern from school. YET when their child is anxious about going TO school..no one is listening.

So Huw Edwards gets a suspended sentence for buying and making pornographic images of children, while peaceful environmental defenders seeking to prevent social catastrophe get 3, 4 and 5 years. Some justice, this.

@SarahJaneLeach3 Genuine question: how would you support those who fit an autism diagnosis & have those related struggles in our society if we didn’t recognise autism? Support isn’t great as it is but how would we talk about autistic people and their needs without using the word?

I am a sociologist who is anti-psychiatry I don’t believe autism exists. I don’t believe Asperger’s exist. We are all on a continuum of being human. We have human traits. These traits can be traced back to historical and classical historical times.

Keir Starmer says he won’t shy away from “unpopular decisions” but it’s funny how the decisions are never unpopular to the super rich. After 14 years of austerity, Labour’s “tough choices” can’t yet again fall on the working class. It’s time someone else made some sacrifices.

The hardest pills to swallow. #chronicillness #spoonies

5. Then the authors talk about an absence epidemic because families are not engaged. There’s little reflection on how schools or the ed system may be failing children. How they might become child ready. There is no scrutiny of the education system. Just families. And children.

People are very wedded to the idea that they entirely control their own destiny. If you’re ill and/or broke, it’s on you. If you’re rich and/or “successful”, it’s also on you. Not taking into account accidents, luck, family history, privilege, genes, gender pay gap, etc…

@NateB_Panic I genuinely dread meeting new people because of this

People often keep their ill-health a secret because in capitalist societies with supremacist foundations ill health is considered a personal failing and a sign of weakness. Becoming 'unproductive' is treated like a crime unto the system

Just saw an article stating that the PIP reforms will get people into work. Eh? PIP isn't an out of work benefit. I use mine to lease a car I use for work & to pay for equipment, such as my £6.5k wheelchair so I can work. PIP covers the extra costs of being disabled ffs.

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@Saint_Gerrard @clairebubblepop What about people who are long term benefit claimants because they are long term disabled or sick?

@clairebubblepop This is nonsense. No-one cares if it is genuinely a stop gap. Long term benefit claimants and those who are not genuinely sick are the problem.

I’m gonna explain one more time. For those who say people on benefits are scroungers. My story. I had a partner, we had a beautiful family, we had a good life, he died. Our youngest was 3yr, I couldn’t afford childcare, we were grieving, I was forced onto benefits. Not asking for you to feed my kids… just wanted a helping hand to get on our feet. That’s it. What is society if we don’t help each in times of need? I’m so sick of having to explain trauma over and over. Please find some compassion and understand life can suddenly hit you hard. Have you ever needed help or emergency services? Don’t judge when you don’t know someone’s story.

@Lukey1303 @clairebubblepop One of the issues is that many people who genuinely need benefits struggle to get them because of a perception that they don’t need them. So when public discourse is heavily focused on catching people playing the system, it feeds into these problems people already have.

@clairebubblepop This is sad I’m sorry you went through this and hope you are back on your feet, but when I moan about benefits I’m moaning about lazy people who play the system (I know this happens as I have family members that do it) - I absolutely support benefits for those who gen need it

@TinyWriterLaura I love your tweets about the primary school 🥰 I worked in one before I got too ill and kids that age are just magic

the children in the primary school next door have been taken outside for their music lesson and ngl it sounds like there’s a 30 person cult chanting over my garden wall 🎶 something something mon-day mor-ning/ tv’s bor-ing 🎶 etc etc on a very slow and steady marching beat

My "high functioning autism" is basically everyone else seeing me as completely normal but maybe just a bit picky/particular... while internally, it's me in constant sensory overload, social overload, and fighting against my executive dysfunction to just do stuff... Anyone else?

@ProximaCB55 @adamfare1996 That’s true - it’s very unusual to have air con in UK homes.

In the US most homes also have air conditioning. From reading,apperently most homes in the UK dont(correct me if Im wrong.) So if you were here for the summer,while it can easily be 30°C+,you will be fairly cool inside since most places/homes are air conditioned. It ia humid here too,oppressive heat and I have low tolerance,so I dont go outside all that much.

@TinyWriterLaura Okay yes but also I’m really glad I’m not the only one who forgets they’re ill and has all sorts of ideas and plans before remembering they’re a fantasy 🥲

me, *thinking about warm days*: and i want to get an ice cream and go on a hike and swim in a river and see a heron and sit in a beer garden and go on a bike ride and visit the sea and- me, *remembering i’m chronically ill*: …maybe i’ll eat an ice pop in the garden one day…

🧵 Are you hiding your natural Autistic reactions from people? Maybe you've done that so much, for so long, that you don't even notice anymore. Here are the top 20 signs that you might be masking your autism. #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticTwitter #ADHDTwitter #AuDHD #Neurodiversity

@hmm_cook Wow wow wow… not heard of this before but yes! And now I’m wondering why? What is it about how I do chores that makes it easier to do them alone?!

# 1: You might be masking your autism if you finally manage to do the household chores when you're home alone, or when everyone else is asleep.