Mark
@maplesystemsroad.bsky.social
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Genealogy nerd, archaeology enthusiast, adoptee, and proud union member from unceded sḵwx̱wú7mesh, sel̓íl̓witulh, and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm territories (he/they)
Genealogy nerd, archaeology enthusiast, adoptee, and proud union member from unceded sḵwx̱wú7mesh, sel̓íl̓witulh, and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm territories (he/they)
![Screenshot from an article in The Times by Chris Packham. It reads: "I grew up thinking that I was broken. I couldn't understand why I was isolated, excluded and bullied, or why I behaved in certain ways. Not knowing [I was autistic] caused me an enormous amount of mental health issues. When I was diagnosed in my early forties, I was recovering from quite a serious mental health episode. Now I have an understanding and a means of managing the condition.
People say that the diagnosis has given me more confidence. In the past, I would fail to protect myself because I'd feel that I ought to conform. So I used to drink too much. People would say, let's go to a party. And I'd think, oh God. So I'd go to the party and the only way of getting through it was to get completely wasted. Whereas now I don't want to be wasted and therefore I just don't go to parties."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2oz5qyiqwg6qezkomg6wkvud/bafkreibfkkgvjzlute6kkyaqnflatvcnfkq4ramiuglryt67snt3bdqsc4)
