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aslynn's tremendous 'tism horror show 👻 🎃 @audhd-psychnp.com · 1d

the single biggest thing that I see improve once a person discovers they’re autistic

is the slow dissipation of the HEAVY guilt we feel for needing rest

which weighes us down

& keeps us in burnout

because we’re too busy beating ourselves up to actually rest

& now that we know why, we rest 🫶🏻

Louise Ting @neuro-observant.bsky.social · 1d

One of the best things I’ve learned as an autistic person is that I don’t *have* to live by neurotypical rules all the time

The pressure can be immense. But it’s possible to slowly change that narrative

I’m gradually allowing myself to rest more, socialise my way & find joy in my autistic traits ❤️

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Geology Johnson @geologyjohnson.bsky.social · 3d

My methods is one slide and I spend about 5 seconds on it.

A senior colleague have me a *thorough* post talk feedback session recently. I implemented their advice in the next talk and I've never had so many compliments.

It was a lot of the same advice Terry gives her.

Terry McGlynn @hormiga.bsky.social · 3d

I find there's a huge mismatch between the standard advice that people give about scientific conference talks, and how people actually give talks.

So I picked out the most important pieces of advice that are most often ignored. 🧪

The best scientific talk advice that gets ignored

Here are some prescriptions for a case of UCPS (Unengaging Conference Presentation Syndrome).

scienceforeveryone.science

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i do not comm my sci well @notscicomm.bsky.social · 3d

I accidentally had caffeinated coffee today and I am capital-A Anxious.

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i do not comm my sci well @notscicomm.bsky.social · 9d

Different trusts have their own Choice and Medication pages with a lot of info on psychiatric medications. Not all mental health trusts have one, but this is the one for NSFT:

www.choiceandmedication.org/NSFT/

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i do not comm my sci well @notscicomm.bsky.social · 9d

It has classes of medications, how long they take to work, how long to stop, and scores for common side effects.

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i do not comm my sci well @notscicomm.bsky.social · 9d

When I was originally misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder (2011), the psychiatrists used handy charts with me

www.choiceandmedication.org/nsft/printab...

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust Home

www.choiceandmedication.org

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Mark Brown @markoneinfour.bsky.social · 11d

Have you noticed the gradual and accelerating way in which the discussion of the rights of people who live with mental ill-health, distress and trauma has been pushed into the background in favour of surveillance, manipulation and erasure? The lives of those with mental ill-health as testing ground

Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 11d

This will require a pilot programme. So, can we start with AI counselling this guy on a daily basis until it determines either that he is no longer a complete sociopath or to commit him?

Daniel Priestley

@DanielPriestley
OH… How did I forget…

Create an AI system that calls all people claiming mental health benefits daily. The system is designed to offer mental health counselling at no cost and to make suggestions about how to make improvements.

A condition of claiming mental health benefits is that you participate in daily talk therapy with the AI. When the AI determines you are capable of working you switch across to normal benefits.

The system can also be expanded to job seeking and career counselling. We now have the technology to help guide people every day towards better choices.
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i do not comm my sci well @notscicomm.bsky.social · 11d

I meet too many people to remember all their names, but tell me the name of the cat I am petting on the street? Locked in.

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i do not comm my sci well @notscicomm.bsky.social · 17d

"my body asks me to move... it more than asks, it wills..."

Autistic Realms (Helen Edgar) @autisticrealms.bsky.social · 17d

This is possibly THE best video about stimming I have ever seen by Sophie Broadgate. I have shared quite a lot over the past few years but may be not shared here... enjoy!
pikaiafilms.co.uk/In-Motion-2022

Read more here from @stimpunks.org : stimpunks.org/glossary/sti...

In Motion (2022) — Pikaia Films

In Motion (2022) In Motion sheds light on the emotional experience of autism, normalising and celebrating different forms of stimming (self-stimulatory...

pikaiafilms.co.uk

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i do not comm my sci well @notscicomm.bsky.social · 17d

I think I'm doing okay without the quetiapine, so this might be the end of long term antipsychotics for me?

Currently taking 20mg propranolol in the evening. That's enough to prevent waking up at 4am.

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i do not comm my sci well @notscicomm.bsky.social · 19d

Moving soon, so I finally could do with buying a car. Taken a little while to warm up to the idea, but now I'm impatient!

I've been looking for Hyundai i10 automatics, but I would welcome recommendations for a reliable automatic which I can get for under £5k used!

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Awais Aftab @awaisaftab.bsky.social · 21d

It is not ludicrous for mildly and severely impaired to have the same diagnosis

Classificatory solutions for social problems

www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/it-is-not-...

It is not ludicrous for mildly and severely impaired to have the same diagnosis

Classificatory solutions for social problems

www.psychiatrymargins.com

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i do not comm my sci well @notscicomm.bsky.social · 24d

It's improving now, but I've cycled through all the typical URTI symptoms + muscle and joint aches + headaches + fever up to 39.1°c

Three COVID antigen tests negative

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i do not comm my sci well @notscicomm.bsky.social · 24d

I might have 'flu.

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Centre for Research in Autism and Education @craeioe.bsky.social · 25d

We are delighted that @connortkeating.bsky.social's Demystifying Emotion-Processing: Autism & Alexithymia #CRAEwebinar is now available to watch on our YouTube Channel.

youtu.be/OqbcUW6qbLw

Webinar image for Connor Keating's Demystifying Emotion-Processing: Autism & Alexithymia. Photo of Connor. UCL header. Dated 2nd Oct 2025

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i do not comm my sci well @notscicomm.bsky.social · 28d

And it will still probably be impossible to have incorrect and stigmatising diagnoses corrected from GP records.

Adam Fare 🖤🤍💜 @adamfare1996.bsky.social · 29d

Wes Streeting setting up a "review" of "over-diagnosis" of mental illnesses.

Chosen someone known to be anti-dx (and responsible for the dangerous SIM Model) to lead this. No bias there at all then...

This is just another ploy to minimise mental illnesses & remove support.

i do not comm my sci well @notscicomm.bsky.social · Sep 30

For further evidence, here is the specialist mentor professional body explanation of what the role entails:

www.umhan.com/pages/specia...

Specialist Mental Health Mentors | UMHAN

Specialist Mental Health Mentors can assist students with tips and strategies to support their studies.

www.umhan.com

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Tympanic & Frisketty @luckyerica3.bsky.social · Sep 29

It shouldn't need to be said, but your value as a fellow human being is not whether you are financially productive or whether you avoid claiming benefits. Image created by @ritb.bsky.social

I am a valuable member of society, in sickness and in health, regardless of whether I am able to work or volunteer. My value as a human being is not dependent on my financial contribution to the economy.
Recoveryinthebin.org

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i do not comm my sci well @notscicomm.bsky.social · Sep 30

But some will have started before that qualification was a requirement.

I had a couple of mentors when I was an undergraduate, the focus for both was MH/pastoral (although looking back, I could have done with some study skills support).

If your mentor is a bad match, you can ask to see another.

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i do not comm my sci well @notscicomm.bsky.social · Sep 30

I'm assuming you're talking about DSA mentors, like mental health mentors?

I know a mentor, and he definitely offers pastoral/mental health support. Most mental health mentors will have qualifications in mental health fields (eg. MH nursing, counselling, etc)...

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i do not comm my sci well @notscicomm.bsky.social · Sep 26

Looking at housing listings, so many have similar looking new plush grey carpets - fashionable, or just the cheapest available?

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i do not comm my sci well @notscicomm.bsky.social · Sep 23

I just need to take off my jumper and quickly go do a thing so I can leave on time today....

i do not comm my sci well @notscicomm.bsky.social · Sep 23

Woke up at 4am, very difficult to tell whether it's an adverse consequence of stopping quetiapine, just that I need less sleep, or there's something else going on which I cannot easily determine (stress? anxiety? excitement? I just need to pee???)

i do not comm my sci well @notscicomm.bsky.social · Sep 22

Come home to my partner vacuuming the living room ❤️

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i do not comm my sci well @notscicomm.bsky.social · Sep 21

Discord is easily my biggest time sink, but it's also the main way I am in touch with three important people in my life. I wish they used a messenger app (preferably Signal).

i do not comm my sci well @notscicomm.bsky.social · Sep 21

I found out this week that Android Digital Wellbeing allows you to put limits on app use (easy to bypass if desired) - but I do want to spend less time on my phone, really. Looking back, apparently I spend about 2½ to 3½ hours on my phone each day.

(I have reached the limits on 3 apps today.)