Notices tagged with asd

While looking up estrogen and anxiety, running into some interesting research people really need to be more aware of:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/10/211028093308.htm
https://kops.uni-konstanz.de/server/api/core/bitstreams/6d3ac8b0-9dc7-4d16-9dcb-441776e70b43/content
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9673602/

tldr; Low estrogen (either due to more meds, where you are in your cycle or post-menopause) can very significantly have effect on your trauma and depression symptoms.

#estrogen #ptsd #asd #trauma #depression

Burnout as experienced by autistic people: A systematic review. Clinical Psychology Review, 122. 2025.

This systematic review thematically synthesised research on how autistic people understand and experience #burnout.

CHARACTERISTICS:

- A Condition of Debilitating Exhaustion

- A Condition Where Loss of Existing Abilities Leads to (Increased) Disability

** Unable to Process Sensory Stimuli

** Unable to Process Emotions

** Unable to Think

** Unable to Take Part in Everyday Life

- A Chronic Condition, With Variable Durations, and Intermittent Acute Crises

CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:

- Sensory and Social Stimuli Are Exhausting

- Camouflaging is Exhausting

- Ignorance and Stigma Are Exhausting

- Day-to-Day Life Is Exhausting

- Alexithymia Hides Exhaustion

CONSEQUENCES:

- Adverse Impacts on Your Health and Wellbeing

- Adverse Impacts on Your Place in the Community

- Hard to Remain Hopeful

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272735825001369

@autistics #ActuallyAutistic #Autism #ASD #AutisticBurnout

#SingleMoms who ask for $1000/month/per child in #ChildSupport - when the children are diagnosed as low functioning #autistics without enough home/school supports - aren't being greedy or selfish. It takes a lot of money just to raise kids who aren't even #ASD. $1000/month is low for monthly autistic child support in BC.
Parents struggling to pay child support can go to court & ask for leniency until they're able to pay what's owed to their children.
You don't just trash the Mom for asking for minimum child support for kids that you're responsible for bringing into this world.

#PeopleWithDisabilities #DisabledKids #AutisticKids #ParentalDuty #SpecialNeedsKids #ChildrensRights

This post <https://pixelfed.social/p/stuffifound/844831816028127142> possibly helped me do some self-diagnosis as suggested by @alice in their recently updated blog, <https://codeberg.org/alicewatson/asd-self-dx.git> via <https://lgbtqia.space/@alice/110788887452809618>, also a good read.

@actuallyautistic #ActuallyAutistic #Autism #ASD #Barefooter #Poly #SelfDiagnosis #SelfDX #SelfDxIsValid

How an autie feels when...
...approached by sales assistants in a shop.
...unexpectedly meeting neighbours in the street.
...juggling the 9432k outdoor sounds everyone else filters out.
...wearing socks with the wrong texture.
...molested by demons & gargoyles.
#asd #autism

Oh Wikipedia, never change... Four tabs back I was poking around at the topic of #ASD. "Eight hours of fascinated clicking later", as the #xkcd strip says, I'm here. (I know nothing about biology, and less than that about molecular biology and genetics and such. Will any of this stuff I'm reading stick? Tune in next week, etc etc. But spoiler: very unlikely.)

This is my first #AutismAcceptanceMonth. Before last September I didn't know I was autistic. I'm still learning to accept and love myself. It's been a crazy journey, but I wouldn't trade it for anything else. It's been wonderful to share these self-discovery moments with the autistic community especially here in the Fediverse. You've always been so kind to me. Thank you. I know I don't post a lot, but that's ok. I don't think I need to post a lot to let you know I appreciate you. Just knowing there's a whole community of us here makes me feel safe in a world that is constantly vile towards us. And autism acceptance month should be every month.

To allistics: You should be doing more. You should be loving us, not pitying us. You should be admiring us, not trying to turn us into something we'll never become. Instead you should be helping us become whatever we want to become. We're diverse, beautiful, and we'll keep resisting and fighting to be loved, accepted, supported, and admired.

#AutismAcceptanceMonth
#ActuallyAutistic
#AutismAwareness
#AutismAwarenessDay #AutismAwarenessMonth
#AutismAcceptanceDay #ASD #Autistic

Dealing with something ridiculous at the moment that is a great example of just how 'easy' it really is to close down exposed data:

Found a server recently with no access controls at all that was hit by ransomware in May 2024 and most of the data is encrypted. (It got hit by an automated script, it wasn't targeted by a ransom group)

Found a non encrypted directory:

The company is STILL uploading, monthly, hundreds of millions of records of logs with their clients data.

Tried to reach out to the company, nothing. Company is from AUS so I tried ASD, nothing.

I sent an email to AUSCERT, they validated with me the issue and forwarded the information and my contact to ASD, they also tried to reach out to the company themselves.

Not a word from anyone and the server is still exposed a month after my initial alerts.

Logs are still being uploaded to the server so it's obvious no one did anything.

So what am I supposed to do here?

#cybersecurity #infosec #ransomware #asd #australia

Emergent Divergence: Should ADHD Be Part Of The Autism Spectrum?

Autism is associated with a wide array of co-occurring conditions. In fact, it is widely discussed that Autistic people have "all the things", meaning that we are prone to conditions that are otherwise considered rare or in some cases problematic.

#ADHD #AuDHD #ASD #Autism

For the avoidance of doubt, I would rather be autistic than either Donald Trump or Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
And I don't just mean now, I also mean when they were at the peaks of their physical and mental abilities.
Even then, I would still rather be autistic.
#ASD #autism #trump #ADHD

#TIL Psychologische Fragebögen zur Neurodiversitäts-Diagnostik bei Kindern werden von neurotypischen Menschen entwickelt und sind für neurodiverse #Eltern z.T. nicht zu beantworten. Z.B.: Wenn ich selbst schlecht Emotionen in Gesichtern lesen kann, woher soll ich wissen, ob der Gesichtsausdruck des Kindes zur Situation passt? Wenn ich selbst Details liebe, warum soll die Detailversessenheit vom #Kind „ungewöhnlich“ sein?
Dummerweise sind #adhs #ASD, #AuDhS oft erblich. #Fedieltern

"Using AI to treat autism"

HOW ABOUT FUCK NO.

@actuallyautistic #asd

A very important reminder for Neurotypical (who call themselves “normal”) people.

Source: https://x.com/NoNonsenseND/status/1815908289059652000

#Neurodivergent #ADHD #Autism #Autistic #AuDHD #ActuallyAutistic #ActuallyAutistics #Autistics #ASD #PWD

What Is #Autism Spectrum Disorder? #ASD

📌 Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder with symptoms of impaired social communication and restricted, repetitive behaviors or interests.

📌 ASD encompasses a group of related disorders and may present in different forms ranging from limited language ability and intellectual disability to substantially above-average language and intellectual function but difficulty with social communication.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2818060