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Tom Zimbardo @tommostlyzen.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Your assumption that I’m neurotypical is wrong, along with the rest of your assumptions

Tom Zimbardo @tommostlyzen.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

That’s a really horrible response. You have no idea who I am. I’ll chose to be compassionate rather than being mean back

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Tom Zimbardo @tommostlyzen.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

I’ve never worked in trans services but I am a clinician and I’ve had trans patients and been cool with them. Sorry if you or people you know have had bad ones

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Tom Zimbardo @tommostlyzen.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Definitely - there’s a thing called diagnostic overshadowing which is when someone has one label, people often think *everything* is due to that label, when in fact people can have several things going on at the same time, all of which need to be identified

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Tom Zimbardo @tommostlyzen.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

I don’t think you can coerce someone into an autism assessment - the waiting lists are unacceptably long though - there are biological brain differences for some trans people like sexually dimorphic nucleus etc… if anything that validates being trans I’d say

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Tom Zimbardo @tommostlyzen.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Thanks for agreeing with the logic. I do accept some people could exploit this in bad faith and hope that this isn’t the case too often

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Tom Zimbardo @tommostlyzen.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Cis Straight male and ADHD here - I accept you and hope it’s helps you understand yourself and feel happier ❤️

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Tom Zimbardo @tommostlyzen.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

And that’s not to knock anyone who is genuinely trans, just that it’s not always the answer for everyone. Being gay is hard and being trans is even harder no doubt. Anyway, just trying to be kind and open minded. Take care ❤️

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Tom Zimbardo @tommostlyzen.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

But I do worry that some kids, especially girls, who don’t fit in with typical girls, might think being trans is the answer when being gay and/or autistic might be closer to what’s going on

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Tom Zimbardo @tommostlyzen.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

I’ve got a friends daughter who is waiting for an autism assessment. Also thinks she might be non binary. Not sure who she finds attractive cos it’s not cool to ask 14 year olds that unless you know them very well. Kindness and acceptance is what’s important

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Tom Zimbardo @tommostlyzen.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

I mean there could be some people who want to pretend it’s all autism and no one is trans, but these things aren’t mutually exclusive. We need to accept people whether they’re trans, autistic, gay or whatever

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Tom Zimbardo @tommostlyzen.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

There are higher rates of being autistic and other sorts of neurodiversity in trans people though, and also higher rates of being trans in autistic people too, so it’s not completely daft to assess people for this. Pre-natal testosterone for example can affect neurodiversity and gender identify too

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Tom Zimbardo @tommostlyzen.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Probably should have tweeted about it earlier really 😂 what are people called Tweets on Bluesky anyway? Miaows?

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Tom Zimbardo @tommostlyzen.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

It’s Pye Corner Audio that has be come to hear because of his track Storm Cloud in the YouTube video above @headtech.bsky.social is his handle on here and here’s the gig bsky.app/profile/seve...

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Tom Zimbardo @tommostlyzen.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Looking forward to hearing you and the others tonight man 😁

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seventhwavebham.bsky.social @seventhwavebham.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Two weeks to go - a lot of interest in this - cracking line up! Banco de Gaia+ @headtech.bsky.social + @warringtonruncorn.com as part of the The Seventh Wave Festival of Electronic Music: 15 at The Castle and Falcon in B'ham. Tickets skiddle.com/g/theseventh... (also available at See Tickets)

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Tom Zimbardo @tommostlyzen.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Going to an electronic music night at the Castle and Falcon in Birmingham. Think it’s gonna be ambient acid type stuff like this youtu.be/eAML6sGrqV0?...

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Acid Hibernation (Acid Ambient Techno Downtempo IDM Mix)

YouTube video by Voggl242

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Tom Zimbardo @tommostlyzen.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Yeah it’s been fun so far. A welcome distraction from the real world

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Tom Zimbardo @tommostlyzen.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

We have been watching all of the Star Treks, in chronological order of the in universe timeline, in an attempt to ignore the monsters (Trump and Musk). So far we are up to Deep Space Nine season one

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Tom Zimbardo @tommostlyzen.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Only if it’s a 30 min or less Power Nap. If you exceed 30+ mins you go into the deeper sleep phase and you’ll wake up feeling groggy #SleepNeuroscience

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Tom Zimbardo @tommostlyzen.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Sausage doesn’t translate well from one culture to another I don’t think. In Mississippi they have this brand of spiced sausage called Country Pleasin’ and it’s like if German and Italian sausages had babies. Nothing like it over here

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Tom Zimbardo @tommostlyzen.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

I’m ok thanks - been diagnosed with ADHD recently, so am processing that but it makes sense of a lot of things. Work is ok and wife and dog are still lovely - how are you doing?

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Tom Zimbardo @tommostlyzen.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Haha well for me that would be Characteristically Grumpy. Will see if ADHD meds help later this summer I think. Earl Grey Tea at 2pm seems to have the best effect so far though #MadSkyChat

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Tom Zimbardo @tommostlyzen.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Nope and I think they are still figuring out how it works. There have been studies here but it’s not legal medicine yet. There’s a documentary called Magic Medicine. It’s provisionally good for depression and end of life care #MadSkyChat

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Tom Zimbardo @tommostlyzen.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Oh, also I typed #MadSkyCat earlier and I had to ask the AI to draw me a Mad Sky Cat - here’s what it did #MadSkyChat

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Tom Zimbardo @tommostlyzen.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

So I’m going to wait until I’ve done that before I try any ADHD meds. Am currently meds free after withdrawing from my citalopram last year #MadSkyChat

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Tom Zimbardo @tommostlyzen.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

I could try meds. If I do it won’t be until July though, because in June I am going to Holland to do some psychedelic psychotherapy training. It’s a combination of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Psilocybin (magic mushrooms 🍄) #MadSkyChat

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Tom Zimbardo @tommostlyzen.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

I was kind of 50-50 as to whether I’d get the diagnosis or whether he’d say I just had a lot of traits. It does explain a lot. Am kind of hyper aware of things I do a bit more now #MadSkyChat

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Tom Zimbardo @tommostlyzen.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

I’m both a bit mad and neurodivergent now - I was official diagnosed with ADHD a couple weeks ago #MadSkyChat

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Tom Zimbardo @tommostlyzen.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Nearly a million casualties? I’d stopped keeping track of this. This has got to be a small % of all the young men in Russia. What a waste. Putin is truly evil

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Tom Zimbardo @tommostlyzen.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

When you constantly Lie to people, the Truth becomes “Hostile”

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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

It's not a bad idea to go to the local Walmart or big box retailer and buy lots of consumables now. From toothpaste to soap, anything you can find storage space for, buy before they have to replenish inventory. Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.

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Tom Zimbardo @tommostlyzen.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Also, in other news, I have been officially diagnosed as having ADHD, which has surprised no one 😂

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Luke McGee @lukemcgee.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Somewhere in the White House, trump is looking at a bunch of charts upside down going "good, good"

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Tom Zimbardo @tommostlyzen.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Oh I’m so sorry Fella, dogs are wonderful 💔

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Tom Zimbardo @tommostlyzen.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Am walking Karma in the sunshine today

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Tom Zimbardo @tommostlyzen.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

I’m alive thanks I just took a break from social media because it was all about Trump and Musk and it was causing me rage. The tariff insanity lured me back to lurk on Twitter but I’d rather be here and post here. Will never post on Twitter again

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Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

“There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true. The other is to refuse to accept what is true.” - Søren Kierkegaard

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Tom Zimbardo @tommostlyzen.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

It’s so sad that CAMHS waiting lists are often longer than adult mental health ones 😭

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Tom Zimbardo @tommostlyzen.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Misty wants to know what is Donkey Speed Dating? 😂 I said it’s probably cuddle a donkey for 5 minutes then move onto the next donkey…

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Tom Zimbardo @tommostlyzen.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Oh god that kind of stuff is totally crap. Really hope someone can give her the help she needs soon

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

How to do your new year's resolutions: Start small. Break down the problem. Defeat anxiety. 2025 belongs to you iandunt.substack.com/p/happy-new-...

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