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Rose and Raptor @roseandraptor.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

A handy reminder that high functioning autistic people have career options and don't all have to become web developers (though of course web development is a valid option too).

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Rose and Raptor @roseandraptor.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

@utafrith.bsky.social Dear Dame Frith, I have just read your new TES article. I have an autism diagnosis, but I honestly want to learn. I'm a graduate, & can often speak fluently, but struggle with social cues and my peers made that obvious. I also have anxiety. How would I be classified please?

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 04/03/2026

I get asked to show up to book clubs, online and offline. Here is why from now on the answer is always "no." If you think this might have something to do with "AI" ruining yet another thing for everyone, you're absolutely 100% correct. whatever.scalzi.com/2026/03/03/i...

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Indefinite Book Club Hiatus

Today in “Things that ‘AI’ has ruined”: No, I won’t be able to show up to your book club’s online/offline gathering, and the reason for this is simple: I, and li…

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Rose and Raptor @roseandraptor.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

My new book is coming soon, it will be released on 23rd March, uploading it felt so surreal! #autism #autistic #women

A green book cover on a red background. The cover shoes a white woman with brown curly hair, a red top, dark grey cropped trousers, and high heels that are red on top and dark grey underneath. The title reads 'The Falling Mask', with each word sitting below the one before it. 'The' is in dark grey, 'Falling' is in black, 'Mask' is in white. There is a slightly bigger gap between 'Falling' and 'Mask' than between 'The' and 'Falling', to indicate that the word 'Mask' is itself falling. These three words are all in a serif font, and a red surgical mask hangs off the bottom-left corner of the 'M' from the word 'Mask'. The subtitle below, after a space, is in a smaller non-serif font and says 'An Autistic Woman's Diary of COVID-19'; the 'An Autistic Woman's' part is all one one line, the rest is on the line immediately below. The Author's name is the same size us the subtitle, but is written in dark grey block captital letters, and there is a gap between the subtitle and the author's name. The author is 'K.Rose'. There is also a quote in a much smaller, white font at the top of the page: 'Consistently upbeat and written with great honesty and compassion, we are offered a personal insight into her world as she navigates work, shopping and keeping herself entertained.' The quote is by Sarah Hendrickx, author of Women and Girls on the Autism Spectrum.

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 21/02/2026

"Autistic ppl mask or hide their stimming as a way to stay safe in environments where they worry about judgment, not because they lack social understanding. This challenges old assumptions that Autistic ppl stim 'for no reason' or do not understand social cues." journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Safety, Connection, and Communication: Qualitative Insights into the Multidimensionality of Autistic Stimming - Jesica R. Bates, Isabelle F. Morris, Alharith Bilal Dameh, Crius R. Paulus, Kathleen Leg...

Background: Autistic stimming (e.g., repetitive movements or vocalizations) is often misunderstood or pathologized in clinical and public discourse. This study ...

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Pablo 🎧 @pabloista.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

I can write in depth political articles and analyse complex systems, but I struggle to amend a simple online form. People see the "high level" stuff and assume the "basic" stuff should be easy. It’s not. It’s a cognitive barrier, not a lack of effort. My brain isn't broken; it's just spiky.

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