@independentpen@mas.to
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Jun 11, 2026
Elisabeth M
@independentpen@mas.to
Writer, artist, anthropologist. Probably definitely autistic. In Corvallis, Oregon.
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My fifth grader is going through a wringer, which will surely only increase next year, sixth grade, new school. He's undiagnosed-probably-definitely-autistic with a big tender heart. And certain kids (who used to be friends) are doing little things that cut him to the bone, probably(?) because they know they can get a rise out of him. I know what I did to survive school at his age, but I don't know my strategies were best.
How do you advise your kid so as to minimize normie-inflicted trauma and preserve the availability and tenderness of that beautiful ND heart? What strategies do you advise? How do you prevent hiding, masking, toughening and shame?
#actuallyAutistic #askingAutistics @autistics@fedigroups.social
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@autism101@mstdn.social
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Nov 13, 2025
Autism 101 
@autism101@mstdn.social
Resources for newly diagnosed or self-identified Autistic people: https://autism-101.com Find autistic characters in both film and tv: https://autisminthemedia.com Learn how to add other Neurodivergent accounts and consider helping your friends find you by posting your Mastodon address here: https://forms.gle/i5EgVXcLUyPpWZ3c8 #Autistic #ADHD #Aphantasia #Neurodivergent #DisabilityRights ✊♿☮️
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Let’s talk tags on clothing. I hate them and they annoy me to no end. And even if I cut them off, the tiny bit remaining always manages to touch me and I hate it.
Do tags bother you?
#AskingAutistics #ActuallyAutistic
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