JeremyMallin

JeremyMallin, 7 months ago to actuallyautistic

I wonder… before the Internet, how did most Autistics do special interests and research rabbit holes? Hang out in libraries? But lots of books? 🤔

Thinking back, I guess I used to look for television documentaries and public broadcasting type stuff. It definitely wasn't as helpful as Internet.

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JeremyMallin, 28 days ago to scifi

Why do sci-fi artists design aerodynamic spaceships like mother ships that are never going to land? Aerodynamics really doesn't matter a whole lot in space.

Also, why would these ships need a discernable top and bottom? There is no real up or down for most of your interstellar travel.

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JeremyMallin, 5 months ago to actuallyautistic

A thing I don't get about #SmallTalk (one of many things)

Why does everyone talk about the weather shortly after greeting each other?

"Um? Yes, I too went outside. That's how we both got here."

Did they think you didn't notice on the way over? 🤔

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JeremyMallin, 1 month ago to actuallyautistic

I'm curious—how do we feel about any/all of the following labels? Are we ok with them? Offended by them? Have attitudes changed at all recently? I've noticed we don't all use the same vocabulary here.

• on the spectrum
• ASD
• has autism
• with autism
• is autistic
• Autistic
• Autist

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JeremyMallin, 2 months ago to actuallyautistic

I hate getting messy foods on my hands. Is that an everyone who is autistic thing or a just some people who are autistic thing?

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JeremyMallin, 4 months ago to actuallyautistic

Are there any Autistics who do not have internalized #ableism about themselves? 🙋‍♂️

How do you overcome a lifetime of that?

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JeremyMallin, 5 months ago to Autism

I rarely ever address anyone by name. There are people I've known for decades whose names I've never even used when addressing them directly.

Is that an #Autism thing?

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JeremyMallin, 1 month ago to actuallyautistic

If you know, you know.
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JeremyMallin, 9 months ago to random

Waiting for the steamed dumplings to steam… steam faster please. 🙏 Tea too.
#DimSum

JeremyMallin, 7 months ago to random

Do you ever consciously modulate your voice to try to indicate the capitalized proper noun version of a word as opposed to the lowercase version of the word with the same spelling? 🙋‍♂️

JeremyMallin, 21 days ago to actuallyautistic

What are the most autistic-friendly places (cities, countries, etc.) in the world to live?
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JeremyMallin, 8 months ago to Starwars

#StarWars question… can any species be #Jedi? What about species of lesser intelligence? Can there be Jedi trees?

JeremyMallin, 2 months ago to actuallyautistic

Apparently, rewatching television shows and movies a million times is an autism thing.

That's me. 🙋‍♂️
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JeremyMallin, 5 months ago to random

4 Reasons Autistic People Make Great Comedians | by AJ Havens | Medium

Yeah, forget Seinfeld, but I'm good with the other suggestions. 👍
https://medium.com/@bighavens/4-reasons-autistic-people-make-great-comedians-1b9099bc0ce8#:~:text=Here%20are%20some%20autistic%20comedians,Tig%20Notaro

JeremyMallin, 1 month ago to actuallyautistic

I think there are autistic coded characters that fly under the radar because they're on shows with other characters that are more obviously autistic coded (or more stereotypically autistic coded).

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JeremyMallin, 1 month ago to random

#RandomThoughts
Can anyone tell me how "cheddar" came to be used as slang for cash? It's not orange. It's not cheesy in any way. So, why "cheddar"?

JeremyMallin, 18 days ago to random

I feel like I have an entire treatise in me about why I toe walk, but I so far lacked the energy and motivation to actually write it.
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JeremyMallin, 5 months ago to actuallyautistic

#RandomThoughts

I was well into adulthood when I finally figured out why no bath towel ever seems absorbent enough.

1. I'm #ActuallyAutistic; so, any moisturev at all on my skin greatly bothers me.

2. Skin soaks up water like a sponge. Even if you remove all the surface moisture, some water absorbed by the skin still makes its way back out to the surface.

3. Most bath towels truly are awful regardless.

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#SensoryIssues

JeremyMallin, 2 months ago to actuallyautistic

"Children who are autistic may toe walk when they're young…"

Um. I still do that. Children of ALL ages? 🤔😆

Also… why the heck doesn't everyone? It's better that way.

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"Um"—Nathan Fillion in Firefly, gesturing GIF

JeremyMallin, 8 months ago to random

Rebooting our ISP fiber modem resulted in a 500% increase in speed. WTH?? If it's that necessary/critical, why doesn't it just automatically restart on a regular schedule??

JeremyMallin, 2 months ago to random

#RandomThoughts
They should build amphibious house boats so you can travel the world without leaving home.

JeremyMallin, 6 months ago to random

A fair number of mutuals from the old platform are now mutuals on here. I'm really glad about that, but I still miss some of the ones I remember from before who aren't here yet. I wonder how the missing folks are doing sometimes.

JeremyMallin, 1 month ago to actuallyautistic

As someone who is actually autistic, should I use the ActuallyAutistic hashtag every time I talk about autism, or only sometimes, for more serious philosophical posts about autism? Or maybe only for my own personal experiences as someone who is autistic?

What do you do?

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JeremyMallin, 1 month ago to random

This has got to be the most evil hold pattern ever conceived. I have to keep pressing a button every 30 seconds to let them know I'm still on hold. WTH??

JeremyMallin, 1 month ago to actuallyautistic

How come noticing minute facial asymmetries in people is considered an autism thing? And if it is, what causes it? Do NTs really not notice these things?

For the record, I very often do recognize asymmetries others don't.

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