My $.02:

Don’t worry about it; that just makes things more stressful.
The follow up to “Did I fuck up?” Should be “I communicated the message in my own way. It’s not my fault if they have/had a problem with that.”

and also, video games are art

I know I attended a holiday party and it sound like World War 2 in there

sending virtual hugs and empathy your way

you shouldn't *need* connections to climb up social mobility.

I break them down in a way that helps any #autistic and/or #adhd coder can make sense of them

#autistic people aren't broken; they literally *think differently*

Different people weigh top-down and bottom-up processing differently, with most Autistic people weighing bottom up processing more heavily - even those who think of themselves as top-down processors.

In Essence, bottom up processing is about taking input from the world around you and from your own body, top-down processing is interpreting that info and deciding what it means.

Hey - I work too much to qualify for Medicaid but I managed to get that coverage through a buy-in program for working adults with disabilities; perhaps this is an option for you?

ngl, that'd go great as a Nintendo character.