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Inside Autistic Minds

@insideautieminds.bsky.social
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Inside Autistics Minds is my new blog for neurodivergent people of all ages and backgrounds to share their unique voices, through art, writing, photography, sculpture, even awesome things they have built with Lego.

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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
As 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.
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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Something I wrote yesterday in loving memory of my magically mum.
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For those with Eyes to See….
Magick exists everywhere.  For those with eyes to see!
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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
#asd #socialanxiety #anxiety #disability #autism
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Battling Anxiety…
I woke up in a cold sweat, terrified. Will I go through with it? Won’t I? I honestly don’t know.
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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Being kind costs nothing. #asd #autism #autistic #neurodivergent
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Accomodations cost nothing.
In most instances providing accommodations for autistic and neurodivergent people costs nothing.
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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Thanks so much. Love the pic 😍
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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
#asd #birthday #autism #autistic
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It’s my birthday…..
It’s 7.30am on the 22nd February 2025, and it’s my birthday.
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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
You missed nothing. This was my first post back. Thanks for the all the support. Means a lot. 😘
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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
#autism #disability
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Why 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…
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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
100 word challenge poem I wrote this morning. Enjoy. #asd #autistic #poetry #poem #writing.
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Sit with me in Darkness…
If you can’t sit with me in darkness,  you don’t deserve my light.
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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
My deathly fear of ever asking for assistance. #asd #autism #rsd #anxiety #mentalhealth #autistic
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Fate worst than Death!
Asking for help is literally a fate worst than death.
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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
I haven’t slept through the night in over 35 years. I can’t get to sleep without a sleep aid. It sucks buckets.
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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
I am an autistic person. I am NOT a person with autism. #asd #autism #autistic #IFL
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Identity 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.
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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Autism and social anxiety. #asd #autism #anxiety #socialanxiety #mentalhealth
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Making easy things Hard.
Something as simple as an invite to have coffee has turned into an anxiety filled nightmare. Such is autism.
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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Bone tired today. #asd #autism #autistic #burnout #neurodivergent #mentalhealth
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Autistic Burnout…
Burnout is one of the less fun things about autism. An ever present companion in my life.
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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
I'm not sure how many people would spend days playing with wasps, but I have certainly enjoyed myself. #photography #macro #insect #wasp #asd #autism
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It’s the Little Things….
Do you have to be autistic to spend weeks communing with yellow wasps…. NO. But it sure helps 🤣
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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
OMG I love that. It’s so colourful. 🥰
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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Thanks. 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 🤣
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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Time for a photo share.... #animals #wildlife #nature #photography #asd #autism #neurodiversity.
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I 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.
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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Hi.. 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/
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Submissions
Share 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…
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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Whilst 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 #neurodivergent
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I DON’T need a cure!!!!
We don’t need the world to save us…. we are here to save the world!
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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
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The End, pt 3
You 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.
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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
We 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 #speech
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Speaking 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’.
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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Well I had a fun time last night.
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It’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.
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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
#divorce #marriage #relationships #infidelity #cheating #disability
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The End, pt2
As women we are taught to nurture. We are taught to fix emotional things. Feelings.  Family issues. Relationships.
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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Latest excerpt from Divorce on the Spectrum written in 2023. #asd #autism #autistic #divorce #relationships #infidelity #marriage
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The End, pt1
The 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…
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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
I created this blog so that any autistic or neurodivergent person could have their voices heard. #asd #autism #autistic #selfexpression #blog #neurodivergent
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ALL 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.
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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Such 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.
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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
I’m not 🖤🩶🤍💜
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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Amazing 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 #blogger
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Breaking Free from the Mental Health Establishment’s View of Autism
Choose beliefs that serve your highest potential, and remember that your story is yours to write.
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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
🤣
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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
I love it too. I often use the OS computer analogy. I'm a Mac and everyone else is Windows 😉
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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Please stop using the totally offensive puzzle piece to represent autism. #asd #autism #autistic #puzzlepiece #infinitysymbol
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Stop the Puzzle Piece…
The infinity symbol is one of inclusion. The puzzle piece is a symbol of exclusion and being somehow broken or defective.
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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Being 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 #neurodivergent
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Fussy 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.
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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
Yep. Maintaining the persona is so much work. But dropping the mask is equally as hard when it has become your automatic survival mechanism
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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
Oh 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/
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Submissions
Share 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…
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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
How do you like to stim? I'm currently obsessed with crochet. #asd #autistic #autism #craft #crochet #knitting #yarn #wool #mindfulness
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Crochet 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.
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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Sheep are amazingly loving and so much fun.
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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
My 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.
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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
The best way to help artists, photographers, writers, is to refuse to use or share AI.
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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Last instalment from a chapter of my 'never to be finished' book 🤣 #asd #autism #autistic #neurodivergent #marriage #divorce #cheating #relationships #blog
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The Beginning of the End, pt3
So 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”
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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Melatonin 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 🥲
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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Many 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?
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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Thanks. I will. 👍
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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
That’s horrific 😱😬😳
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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Welcome 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 #diversity
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Embracing Neurodiversity in Adulthood: Finding Your Voice
Self-advocacy is a vital tool for every autistic adult, allowing us to create a world where we can live authentically and thrive.
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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
#asd #autistic #blog #relationships #divorce #autism #adoption #blog #anxiety #mentalhealth
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The Beginning of the End, Pt2
Perhaps one of these persona’s would stick.  Perhaps this next one would turn out to be the authentic me.
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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
I 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.
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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
It’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.
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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
How do they even end up in captivity?
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Inside Autistic Minds @insideautieminds.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Here’s one I had in my front yard just the other day.
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Close-up of an Eastern bearded dragon in the wild
Close-up of an Eastern bearded dragon in the wild
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