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   Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Friday, 28-Mar-2025 03:45:07 JST Miakoda

   I feel like the dominant portion if my experience as #ActuallyAutistic is constantly being told to "stop that".
   Whatever it is I'm doing to stim - "stop that".
   However I'm expressing joy - "stop that".
   Whatever way I interpreted unclear instruction - "stop that".
   The need to isolate - some form of "stop that".

   ...and people wonder why I'm so fucking tired.

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     Mind Shambles (aspiedan@autistics.life)'s status on Friday, 28-Mar-2025 05:59:58 JST Mind Shambles

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     @hellomiakoda stims seem to be annoying to others, be it tapping, rocking etc. Disability is fine, as long as it doesn't distract people from social media-ing on their phone, or watching something on a screen. No wonder we mask