Autistic and also Happy
@happyautist.bsky.social
40s, late diagnosed AuDHD ♾️
Trying to be positive and look on the bright side of everything
Trying to be positive and look on the bright side of everything
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Hello, hi
I'm #autistic "and also happy" because I am choosing to find the small joys in life and make them big in my life, and also being autistic contains expanded opportunities for joy and I'm appreciating that.
Much autistic pain comes from living in a world without accommodation/understanding.
I'm #autistic "and also happy" because I am choosing to find the small joys in life and make them big in my life, and also being autistic contains expanded opportunities for joy and I'm appreciating that.
Much autistic pain comes from living in a world without accommodation/understanding.
@autismsupsoc.bsky.social
You might like this list of new terms for groups
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A train of autistic men
An undiagnosed of autistic women
A squirrel?! of ADHDers
A contradiction of AuDHDers
An undiagnosed of autistic women
A squirrel?! of ADHDers
A contradiction of AuDHDers
February 3, 2026 at 6:00 AM
@autismsupsoc.bsky.social
You might like this list of new terms for groups
You might like this list of new terms for groups
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An unfoldable of fitted sheets
A yummy of chocolate chip cookies
A fuck off of ICE agents
An entitled of ivy league students
A snuggle of kittens
A yummy of chocolate chip cookies
A fuck off of ICE agents
An entitled of ivy league students
A snuggle of kittens
February 3, 2026 at 5:44 AM
An unfoldable of fitted sheets
A yummy of chocolate chip cookies
A fuck off of ICE agents
An entitled of ivy league students
A snuggle of kittens
A yummy of chocolate chip cookies
A fuck off of ICE agents
An entitled of ivy league students
A snuggle of kittens
I would like one.
February 3, 2026 at 5:51 AM
I would like one.
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More new collectives (I’m on a train)
A why tho of conspiracies
A big oof of relatable overdisclosure
A big yikes of unrelatable overdisclosure
An unsubscribe of MLMs
A link don’t of tech bros
A GOD DAMMIT THAT HURT of lost LEGO
That was a twofer
A why tho of conspiracies
A big oof of relatable overdisclosure
A big yikes of unrelatable overdisclosure
An unsubscribe of MLMs
A link don’t of tech bros
A GOD DAMMIT THAT HURT of lost LEGO
That was a twofer
February 3, 2026 at 5:29 AM
More new collectives (I’m on a train)
A why tho of conspiracies
A big oof of relatable overdisclosure
A big yikes of unrelatable overdisclosure
An unsubscribe of MLMs
A link don’t of tech bros
A GOD DAMMIT THAT HURT of lost LEGO
That was a twofer
A why tho of conspiracies
A big oof of relatable overdisclosure
A big yikes of unrelatable overdisclosure
An unsubscribe of MLMs
A link don’t of tech bros
A GOD DAMMIT THAT HURT of lost LEGO
That was a twofer
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There is a misnomer that adults suddenly receive some kind of support when we identify that we are Autistic.
Arguably the biggest impact is realizing and accepting that typical environments and interactions are often inherently overwhelming to us, and adapting, informed, to that knowledge.
Arguably the biggest impact is realizing and accepting that typical environments and interactions are often inherently overwhelming to us, and adapting, informed, to that knowledge.
January 28, 2026 at 10:36 AM
There is a misnomer that adults suddenly receive some kind of support when we identify that we are Autistic.
Arguably the biggest impact is realizing and accepting that typical environments and interactions are often inherently overwhelming to us, and adapting, informed, to that knowledge.
Arguably the biggest impact is realizing and accepting that typical environments and interactions are often inherently overwhelming to us, and adapting, informed, to that knowledge.
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i will never forgive the techbros for ruining computer
computer was the only thing i liked
computer was the only thing i liked
September 6, 2025 at 2:49 PM
i will never forgive the techbros for ruining computer
computer was the only thing i liked
computer was the only thing i liked
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Noah Michaels, 26, who recently began online dating, has so far been unsuccessful, despite receiving repeated hints from his long-suffering phone on how to mimic a vaguely normal-sounding interaction.
“Come ON, man!” Predictive text trying in vain to help autistic guy out
An autistic man’s predictive text is desperately trying to help him bring the banter - or, at the very least, stop him from putting his digital foot in his digital mouth, it has been revealed. Noah…
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January 30, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Noah Michaels, 26, who recently began online dating, has so far been unsuccessful, despite receiving repeated hints from his long-suffering phone on how to mimic a vaguely normal-sounding interaction.
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Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 29, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
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For anyone else who might need a little timeline break today, here's Bluey the very soggy blue jay thoroughly enjoying a bath 🪶
January 27, 2026 at 7:24 PM
For anyone else who might need a little timeline break today, here's Bluey the very soggy blue jay thoroughly enjoying a bath 🪶
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Not sure how the daily tism sees directly into my soul but here we are.
Robert Noot, 40, was gifted the Ultra Relaxation Spa Day gift package for his 40th birthday by partner Mary Walker, 41, but spent the run-up to the day in an ever-increasing state of anxiety about not being able to relax well enough.
AuDHD man at spa retreat worries about relaxing wrong
An AuDHD man taken on a "relaxing" spa day by his partner as a birthday treat has never been less relaxed in his life, sources have revealed. Robert Noot, 40, was gifted the Ultra Relaxation Spa Day…
thedailytism.com
January 24, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Not sure how the daily tism sees directly into my soul but here we are.
Everything feels wrong and chaotic and like I am having a panic attack, screaming in the back of my mind, because there are two people in my house that normally are not, and I am not sleeping in my bed, and several boxes of stuff have been moved into my home office.
January 23, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Everything feels wrong and chaotic and like I am having a panic attack, screaming in the back of my mind, because there are two people in my house that normally are not, and I am not sleeping in my bed, and several boxes of stuff have been moved into my home office.
It's someone's brother, showing up in disguise online to post a comment.
I would love to know the psychology behind the "Oh, this person clearly hates a thing, let me reply with that very thing."
January 23, 2026 at 7:19 PM
It's someone's brother, showing up in disguise online to post a comment.
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WAIT JUST A GOSH DARN MINUTE
You are telling me, an #autistic person, that I actually live in a country that has the most direct and clear communication of almost any in the world (yet I still am considered way too blunt and direct myself)??!? How on earth do Japanese autistic people cope?! 😭
You are telling me, an #autistic person, that I actually live in a country that has the most direct and clear communication of almost any in the world (yet I still am considered way too blunt and direct myself)??!? How on earth do Japanese autistic people cope?! 😭
Why dating is different in France vs the US #culture #learn #dating #france #usa #relationship
YouTube video by Roya
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January 21, 2026 at 4:36 AM
WAIT JUST A GOSH DARN MINUTE
You are telling me, an #autistic person, that I actually live in a country that has the most direct and clear communication of almost any in the world (yet I still am considered way too blunt and direct myself)??!? How on earth do Japanese autistic people cope?! 😭
You are telling me, an #autistic person, that I actually live in a country that has the most direct and clear communication of almost any in the world (yet I still am considered way too blunt and direct myself)??!? How on earth do Japanese autistic people cope?! 😭
WAIT JUST A GOSH DARN MINUTE
You are telling me, an #autistic person, that I actually live in a country that has the most direct and clear communication of almost any in the world (yet I still am considered way too blunt and direct myself)??!? How on earth do Japanese autistic people cope?! 😭
You are telling me, an #autistic person, that I actually live in a country that has the most direct and clear communication of almost any in the world (yet I still am considered way too blunt and direct myself)??!? How on earth do Japanese autistic people cope?! 😭
Why dating is different in France vs the US #culture #learn #dating #france #usa #relationship
YouTube video by Roya
youtube.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:36 AM
WAIT JUST A GOSH DARN MINUTE
You are telling me, an #autistic person, that I actually live in a country that has the most direct and clear communication of almost any in the world (yet I still am considered way too blunt and direct myself)??!? How on earth do Japanese autistic people cope?! 😭
You are telling me, an #autistic person, that I actually live in a country that has the most direct and clear communication of almost any in the world (yet I still am considered way too blunt and direct myself)??!? How on earth do Japanese autistic people cope?! 😭
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love your friends, let your friends love you
January 19, 2026 at 3:19 PM
love your friends, let your friends love you
Anything worth doing is worth doing 10% of, worth trying, worth failing at, worth giving up and trying again tomorrow.
January 18, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Anything worth doing is worth doing 10% of, worth trying, worth failing at, worth giving up and trying again tomorrow.
Extremely relatable content
As an AuDHDer ... if you ask me how I am handling a given situation ... and I say "This is fine" ... I mean ... this *exact* precarious situation is currently viable and can be tolerated for the time being ... but even a minor shift might be more than I can deal with.
January 15, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Extremely relatable content
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Thinking about that time the My Little Pony comics, of all things, absolutely bodied Scott Adams.
March 26, 2024 at 9:35 AM
Thinking about that time the My Little Pony comics, of all things, absolutely bodied Scott Adams.
Hi, is it an #autistic thing to have an emotional hangover? Like, omg, I felt so many things today that I am exhausted and I can't go to work tomorrow because it would take reserves I don't have to deal with people?
January 13, 2026 at 5:03 AM
Hi, is it an #autistic thing to have an emotional hangover? Like, omg, I felt so many things today that I am exhausted and I can't go to work tomorrow because it would take reserves I don't have to deal with people?
I don't make the rules.
This is perfectly correct.
There is a proper amount of pedantic. Too little, and people are going through their lives being wrong. We can't have that.
Too much, and you're just being controlling. It stifles freedom & creativity.
People just need to be pedantic about their pedantic-ness. </s>
There is a proper amount of pedantic. Too little, and people are going through their lives being wrong. We can't have that.
Too much, and you're just being controlling. It stifles freedom & creativity.
People just need to be pedantic about their pedantic-ness. </s>
It's very funny to me that as an autistic person I am somewhat triggered when people are too pedantic.
Like, if you're incorrect I will correct you and I'll be like, I'm not being pedantic but if someone else is 0.00001% more pedantic than I am I get so mad
Like, if you're incorrect I will correct you and I'll be like, I'm not being pedantic but if someone else is 0.00001% more pedantic than I am I get so mad
January 13, 2026 at 4:18 AM
I don't make the rules.
If your first reaction to "there's an autistic Barbie now" is "WhAT aBOuT thE MeN?!"
then may I suggest a very small amount of self-reflection and empathy, perhaps as a treat?
then may I suggest a very small amount of self-reflection and empathy, perhaps as a treat?
January 12, 2026 at 4:42 PM
If your first reaction to "there's an autistic Barbie now" is "WhAT aBOuT thE MeN?!"
then may I suggest a very small amount of self-reflection and empathy, perhaps as a treat?
then may I suggest a very small amount of self-reflection and empathy, perhaps as a treat?
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SURELY someone smarter than me has already noted that every horrific action causing the US govt to say #Venezuela is an unsafe country to travel to, the US government is also doing RIGHT NOW within the US, when acting using #ICE or #CBP, against US citizens as well as other people?
January 11, 2026 at 5:46 PM
SURELY someone smarter than me has already noted that every horrific action causing the US govt to say #Venezuela is an unsafe country to travel to, the US government is also doing RIGHT NOW within the US, when acting using #ICE or #CBP, against US citizens as well as other people?
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Younger folks at work occasionally find themselves awkwardly quiet because they had been fairly sure That I Would Not Say That
June 26, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Younger folks at work occasionally find themselves awkwardly quiet because they had been fairly sure That I Would Not Say That