Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 19/03/2025As an Aussie I’m so happy to hear this. We have an election coming up and my vote will go to whoever opposes Trump the strongest. 010
Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 04/03/2025Something I wrote yesterday in loving memory of my magically mum.insideautisticminds.comFor those with Eyes to See….Magick exists everywhere. For those with eyes to see! 030
Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 01/03/2025#asd #socialanxiety #anxiety #disability #autisminsideautisticminds.comBattling Anxiety…I woke up in a cold sweat, terrified. Will I go through with it? Won’t I? I honestly don’t know. 010
Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 23/02/2025Being kind costs nothing. #asd #autism #autistic #neurodivergentinsideautisticminds.comAccomodations cost nothing.In most instances providing accommodations for autistic and neurodivergent people costs nothing. 011
Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 21/02/2025#asd #birthday #autism #autisticinsideautisticminds.comIt’s my birthday…..It’s 7.30am on the 22nd February 2025, and it’s my birthday. 120
Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 21/02/2025You missed nothing. This was my first post back. Thanks for the all the support. Means a lot. 😘 010
Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 21/02/2025#autism #disabilityinsideautisticminds.comWhy Invisible Disability makes me feel Invisible.No matter how hard I try. No matter how much effort I exert. The real me. The authentic me, buried under layers of masking, and faking being ‘normal’…. that me…. will always… 141
Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 26/01/2025100 word challenge poem I wrote this morning. Enjoy. #asd #autistic #poetry #poem #writing.insideautisticminds.comSit with me in Darkness…If you can’t sit with me in darkness, you don’t deserve my light. 120
Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 26/01/2025My deathly fear of ever asking for assistance. #asd #autism #rsd #anxiety #mentalhealth #autisticinsideautisticminds.comFate worst than Death!Asking for help is literally a fate worst than death. 020
Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 24/01/2025I haven’t slept through the night in over 35 years. I can’t get to sleep without a sleep aid. It sucks buckets. 000
Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 23/01/2025I am an autistic person. I am NOT a person with autism. #asd #autism #autistic #IFLinsideautisticminds.comIdentity first Language..When you use the term ‘person with autism’, it suggests that I am an allistic person but with an added feature called autism. Nothing could be further from the truth. 041
Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 22/01/2025Autism and social anxiety. #asd #autism #anxiety #socialanxiety #mentalhealthinsideautisticminds.comMaking easy things Hard.Something as simple as an invite to have coffee has turned into an anxiety filled nightmare. Such is autism. 121
Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Bone tired today. #asd #autism #autistic #burnout #neurodivergent #mentalhealthinsideautisticminds.comAutistic Burnout…Burnout is one of the less fun things about autism. An ever present companion in my life. 010
Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 19/01/2025I'm not sure how many people would spend days playing with wasps, but I have certainly enjoyed myself. #photography #macro #insect #wasp #asd #autisminsideautisticminds.comIt’s the Little Things….Do you have to be autistic to spend weeks communing with yellow wasps…. NO. But it sure helps 🤣 0110
Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 19/01/2025OMG I love that. It’s so colourful. 🥰 010
Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 19/01/2025Thanks. I would love to collaborate. And please don’t stress about ‘quality’. The point of my blog is to share and be authentic. I shared my paintings and they are crap 🤣 110
Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 18/01/2025Time for a photo share.... #animals #wildlife #nature #photography #asd #autism #neurodiversity.insideautisticminds.comI get the best visitors….As soon as I discovered that I had this special little guy at my back door, naturally I grabbed for my camera and went out to play with him. 040
Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 18/01/2025Hi.. nice to meet you too. I was diagnosed ASD in my mid 50's and after that my two adult boys got their own AuDHD diagnosis. I LOVE that you are creative, and if you ever feel the urge to share, I would love to have you as a guest on my blog. insideautisticminds.com/submissions/insideautisticminds.comSubmissionsShare Your Creations If you would like to share something awesome you have created, whether that be a short story, blog post, awesome photo you took, something you built with clay, a piece of artwo… 210
Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 17/01/2025Whilst there is a lot about autism that is a struggle, I wouldn't change it for the world. It's WHO I am. Not something I have. #asd #autism #autistic #neurodivergentinsideautisticminds.comI DON’T need a cure!!!!We don’t need the world to save us…. we are here to save the world! 010
Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 15/01/2025insideautisticminds.com/2025/01/16/t...insideautisticminds.comThe End, pt 3You lose so much more than a shared past when a marriage ends. You lose the future you had dreamed of, counted on, prepared for. The happily growing old together. 020
Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 13/01/2025We need to stop assessing people's intelligence or level of functioning capacity based on their ability to speak or not. #asd #autism #nonverbal #autistic #blog #neurodivergent #speechinsideautisticminds.comSpeaking is NOT a superior form of communication.Just because someone isn’t speaking in words, doesn’t mean that they don’t have a lot of very interesting things to ‘say’. 051
Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 12/01/2025Well I had a fun time last night.insideautisticminds.comIt’s only a matter of time…..As long as there are people who insist on driving drunk, or drugged, or just too fucking fast for the conditions…. it’s only a matter of time. 000
Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 10/01/2025#divorce #marriage #relationships #infidelity #cheating #disabilityinsideautisticminds.comThe End, pt2As women we are taught to nurture. We are taught to fix emotional things. Feelings. Family issues. Relationships. 020
Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 09/01/2025Latest excerpt from Divorce on the Spectrum written in 2023. #asd #autism #autistic #divorce #relationships #infidelity #marriageinsideautisticminds.comThe End, pt1The only thing I know for absolute certainty is that in the first week of what was to become the longest, coldest, wettest winter in living memory, I found myself completely alone for the first tim… 010
Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 08/01/2025I created this blog so that any autistic or neurodivergent person could have their voices heard. #asd #autism #autistic #selfexpression #blog #neurodivergentinsideautisticminds.comALL Autistic voices Matter!!It doesn’t matter if I agree with you, or disagree with you. I’m here to help you share your voice. 030
Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 08/01/2025Such a common story. My family did it in reverse. I got my diagnosis at 55. And then my adult kids got theirs in their 30’s. 040
Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 08/01/2025Amazing guest blogger post from Simon Vujnovic. If you would like to be a guest blogger, or just want to share your art or photography or whatever, please let me know. #asd #autism #autistic #neurodivergent #disability #blog #bloggerinsideautisticminds.comBreaking Free from the Mental Health Establishment’s View of AutismChoose beliefs that serve your highest potential, and remember that your story is yours to write. 052
Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 07/01/2025I love it too. I often use the OS computer analogy. I'm a Mac and everyone else is Windows 😉 110
Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 07/01/2025Please stop using the totally offensive puzzle piece to represent autism. #asd #autism #autistic #puzzlepiece #infinitysymbolinsideautisticminds.comStop the Puzzle Piece…The infinity symbol is one of inclusion. The puzzle piece is a symbol of exclusion and being somehow broken or defective. 141
Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 06/01/2025Being labeled a fussy eater my entire, it was such a relief to learn about ARFID and that many autistics have the same issues with sensory sensitivities around food. #asd #autism #autistic #food #arfid #sensorysensitivities #sensoryissues #diet #neurodivergentinsideautisticminds.comFussy eater, or AFRID?Let me know if you suffer from AFRID or have any sensory sensitivities around food. I can’t tell you how life affirming it is to know that it’s not just me. 210
Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 05/01/2025Yep. Maintaining the persona is so much work. But dropping the mask is equally as hard when it has become your automatic survival mechanism 010
Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 05/01/2025Oh how awesome. I have done a little bit of weaving from time to time. It's so much fun. Hey... if you are willing, you could share some of your amazing creations on my blog. insideautisticminds.com/submissions/insideautisticminds.comSubmissionsShare Your Creations If you would like to share something awesome you have created, whether that be a short story, blog post, awesome photo you took, something you built with clay, a piece of artwo… 010
Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 05/01/2025How do you like to stim? I'm currently obsessed with crochet. #asd #autistic #autism #craft #crochet #knitting #yarn #wool #mindfulnessinsideautisticminds.comCrochet as Stimming…How do you like to stim? I think craft is a wonderful because not only is it socially acceptable, but you end up with something to keep at the end of it. 170
Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 04/01/2025Sheep are amazingly loving and so much fun. 010
Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 04/01/2025My pet rescue sheep are my greatest joy. I hope they live a very long life but no matter how long or how short, one thing is for sure. They will have been loved. And spoilt rotten. 110
Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 03/01/2025The best way to help artists, photographers, writers, is to refuse to use or share AI. 0100
Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 03/01/2025Last instalment from a chapter of my 'never to be finished' book 🤣 #asd #autism #autistic #neurodivergent #marriage #divorce #cheating #relationships #bloginsideautisticminds.comThe Beginning of the End, pt3So now armed with every conceivable red flag, what choice did I make? Naturally I dived in heart first, loudly and proudly declaring, “sign me up” 020
Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 03/01/2025Melatonin did nothing for me. I have been taking OTC sleep aids for decades. I would give anything to get off the drugs. Did some into Glycine which is meant to help. But it doesn’t 🥲 000
Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 03/01/2025Many think it’s our overactive autistic minds that can’t settle at night. Whatever it is, I wish it would quit. Would do anything for a good nights sleep. How about you? 100
Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 02/01/2025Welcome to my second guest blogger, Vanessa Brown who writes on the importance of self advocacy for adult autistics. #asd #autism #autistic #neurodivergent #advocacy #blogger #blogging #diversityinsideautisticminds.comEmbracing Neurodiversity in Adulthood: Finding Your VoiceSelf-advocacy is a vital tool for every autistic adult, allowing us to create a world where we can live authentically and thrive. 020
Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 02/01/2025#asd #autistic #blog #relationships #divorce #autism #adoption #blog #anxiety #mentalhealthinsideautisticminds.comThe Beginning of the End, Pt2Perhaps one of these persona’s would stick. Perhaps this next one would turn out to be the authentic me. 110
Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 02/01/2025I own 30 acres of "land for wildlife" which is a protected sanctuary for any and all critter, both native and introduced. Everyone is safe on my property. And they can live the way nature intended. No cages. No tanks. I have every critter you can imagine and many I have most likely never seen. 020
Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 02/01/2025It’s illegal to take them from the wild here and you need a special license just to own one. You seem like a very caring owner. I’m just one of those people who can’t even stand to see a bird in a cage. 300
Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 02/01/2025How do they even end up in captivity? 100
Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 02/01/2025Here’s one I had in my front yard just the other day.istockphoto.comClose-up of an Eastern bearded dragon in the wildClose-up of an Eastern bearded dragon in the wild 010