@mutualaid Sorry for continuously posting this, but this is an emergency! If £9.49 isn't paid today, my phone number will be deactivated! I'm very stressed and anxious right now!
“Having All of Your Internal Resources Exhausted Beyond Measure and Being Left with No Clean-Up Crew”: Defining Autistic Burnout
First academic/clinical article I've ever seen specifically on autistic burnout, and it rings true. It's particularly validating to see initial confirmation that autistic burnout is its own distinct phenomena, which likely requires its own specific interventions.
I am doing a survey about yoga and neurodivergent folk and your boosts would be appreciated.
If you are neurodivergent (self-realized or Dx'd, it's all good here), and fall under the vast ND umbrella, I'd love to hear from you. Quick 6-7 question survey and you can remain anon if you want.
I am a disabled (ME/CFS) nonbinary neurodivergent person who is unable to work and I am raising funds to cover expenses: cat food/litter/household/ medical needs and other items not covered by EBT or insurance. Have not had any movement on this in a couple of days so help in meeting my goal would be wonderful.
For various reasons, I've moved servers, and due to timing, am welcoming a number of new followers. This seems like an excellent time for a new #intro post.
Hello! I'm Kattni (she/her).
I am a maker, photographer, programmer, mentor, community builder and maintainer, intermittent chef, one-time gardener, and collector of excellent bags. I am #neurodivergent and #queer from many angles. I am tolerated by a cat who continues to let me live with her.
I am a content creator, creating approachable information, project builds, and tutorials. I am passionate about sharing what I learn and know with others who are interested, and this is my opportunity to do that full-time. Everything I find interesting is a potential topic, which means anything from history, to community, to tech, to programming, to photography, to biology, to office organisation, and onward. You can find me on Patreon and GitHub Sponsors. I am currently sharing all of my content on my blog, kattni.com. I am working to build a community around my content, so please consider joining me on my new adventure.
I am Conference Chair for PyOhio 2024. We're back in person for the first time since 2019. This is the first time I've done any kind of volunteering or conference organising of any kind, and it has been an adventure full of a ton of work. I am grateful to my amazing team, all of whom have made this situation possible for me. I will be Chair for 2025 as well, though I am hoping to spend next year spinning up my replacement for 2026.
I've done various speaking engagements, including being a 2019 keynote speaker at PyOhio, even though public speaking terrifies me. My most recent talks were at three summits at PyCon US 2024: the Education Summit, the Community Organisers' Summit, and the Documentation Summit. It was great to share things I was passionate about, but three talks at one event was entirely too much. I don't recommend it.
I left my job in September 2023 to pursue my passions. I spent the previous six years working with the CircuitPython project. I was an open source community leader, technical writer, new contributor coordinator, embedded software developer, CircuitPython library codebase manager, and embedded hardware designer, among other things.
There is definitely more to me than this, but I think this is a solid introduction to my current situation. Thanks for reading, and I hope to see you around the Fediverse!
I’ve been reading about “stimming in autism”, which up until now was very confusing to me mostly because that’s the one point kept being repeated in the community being a must for an autistic individual. And I can’t relate to that at all.
Then I came across something that describes the purpose of ‘stimming’ is to deal with extra energy. Then it kinda hit me, I’ve never had the need to stim because I’m a low energy person in general.
I get overwhelmed with activities when they involve raising heart rates (yes, THAT too). I like quiet things, dead of night etc. Once at a time in my life, I was pretty sure I could hear flow of electricity.
So my question to the #ActuallyAutistic community: do you think stimming is a must for autistic people? Do you relate to it? Anyone know of any low energy stimming that gets overlooked?
I am a disabled (ME/CFS) nonbinary neurodivergent person who is unable to work and I am raising funds to cover expenses: cat food/litter/household/ medical needs and other items not covered by EBT or insurance.
I am a disabled (ME/CFS) nonbinary neurodivergent person who is unable to work and I am raising funds to cover expenses: cat food/litter/household/ medical needs and other items not covered by EBT or insurance.
I finally started watching #SPYxFamily. I have to say, it's really scratching my itch for #ace rep, whether intended or not. Also, I really connect with Anya. When I was young being #neurodivergent and struggling with #queer and #trans feelings I felt I had to hide to not lose anybody, it really maps on well to her telepathy as portrayed in the #anime.
I am a disabled (ME/CFS) nonbinary neurodivergent person who is unable to work and I am raising funds to cover expenses: cat food/litter/household/ medical needs and other items not covered by EBT or insurance.
I am a disabled (ME/CFS) nonbinary neurodivergent person who is unable to work and I am raising funds to cover expenses: cat food/litter/household/ medical needs and other items not covered by EBT or insurance. I'm working through the disability process and it's going to take a while to get through the system.
Disabled (ME/CFS) nonbinary neurodivergent person raising funds to cover expenses: cat food and litter and household and medical needs not covered by EBT or insurance. I'm working through the disability process and it's going to take a while to get through the system.
Disabled (ME/CFS) nonbinary neurodivergent person raising funds to cover additional expenses such as cat food and litter and household needs. I'm working through the disability process, and hoping to get approved for state benefits which is a bridge program for SSI so mutual aid is very helpful right now while I work through the process.
Disabled (ME/CFS) nonbinary neurodivergent person raising funds to cover additional expenses such as cat food and litter and household needs. I'm working through the disability process, and hoping to get approved for state benefits which is a bridge program for SSI so mutual aid is very helpful right now while I work through the process.
Disabled (ME/CFS) nonbinary neurodivergent person raising funds to cover additional expenses such as cat food and litter and household needs. I'm working through the disability process, and hoping to get approved for state benefits which is a bridge program for SSI so mutual aid is very helpful right now while I work through the process.
Disabled (ME/CFS) nonbinary neurodivergent person raising funds to cover additional expenses such as cat food and litter and household needs. I'm working through the disability process, and hoping to get approved for state benefits which is a bridge program for SSI so mutual aid is very helpful right now while I work through the process.
Disabled (ME/CFS) nonbinary neurodivergent person raising funds to cover additional expenses such as cat food and litter and household needs. I'm working through the disability process, and hoping to get approved for state benefits which is a bridge program for SSI so mutual aid is very helpful right now while I work through the process.
Why some researchers are approaching giftedness as a form of neurodivergence - and what that means for ‘gifted burnout’
Research has found that giftedness can look a lot like different types of neurodivergence in the brain.
By Liz Tung May 20, 2024
"...Zakreski says the field of giftedness has been changing over the past decade or so, thanks in part to fMRI studies showing that the brains of gifted children are physically different. This research could explain the challenges some gifted children experience, both with social and emotional issues, and with so-called “gifted burnout” — which, in some cases, leads to kids crashing and burning after a promising start.
The result — deep feelings of inadequacy and failure among teens and young adults who feel like they’ve wasted their potential, and failed at the one thing they were destined to do..."
Disabled (ME/CFS) nonbinary neurodivergent person raising funds to cover additional expenses such as cat food and litter and household needs. I'm working through the disability process, and hoping to get approved for state benefits which is a bridge program for SSI so mutual aid is very helpful right now while I work through the process.
Disabled (ME/CFS) nonbinary neurodivergent person raising funds to cover additional expenses such as cat food and litter and household needs. I'm working through the disability process, and hoping to get approved for state benefits which is a bridge program for SSI so mutual aid is very helpful right now while I work through the process.
Disabled (ME/CFS) nonbinary neurodivergent person raising funds to cover bills/pet needs/additional expenses not covered by medical insurance or EBT. I'm working through the disability process, and hoping to get approved for state benefits while I wait for SSI. Until then I could use assistance covering these needs.