Is it common for people on the spectrum or having ADHD to have an immense anxiety in terms of picking up or making phone calls? I am supposed to be making some important calls and I am very hesitant for whatever reason and have not made the calls. #AskingAutistics #askadhd

#AskingAutistics Who else has C-PTSD? And follow up question, who has C-PTSD from living as an autistic person? #actuallyautistic #NEISvoid

#AskingAutistics, anyone with challenges with banking as an autie?

#AskingAutistics What was/is your relationship like with your parents/primary caregivers? I'd say: I'm still in therapy at 33.

#AskingAutistics What’s your autistic joy?

#AskingAutistics #AskingADHD #Neurodivergent People with sensory issues, how are you actively making your life more sensory friendly? As adults, we can basically do whatever the hell we want so wondering what that looks like for us!

#AskingADHD #AskingAutistics any other #Neurodivergent people notice certain things are “better/worse” when they don’t get enough sleep? For instance: if I don’t get enough sleep (like today), that is almost a guaranteed nonverbal day for me.

Can we talk about how we experience our bodies and how we talk about it? Given our senses are extraordinary, alexithymia aside, I'm thinking I'm not the only one to have difficulties getting doctors etc. to follow along. How do you cut thru their assumptions? #AskingAutistics

Hey everyone! CC here, and instead of a book update, I'm passing on a question from one of our contributors: #AskingAutistics What advice would you give a teen who is currently stuck in ABA (for legal or custody or other reasons), to come out of it as untraumatized as possible?

Did anyone else who didn't discover their neurodivergence until later feel that the ableism they experienced before was due to personal failure, rather than discrimination? #AskingAutistics #AskADHD

CW: mentions suicide Does anyone else feel so intensely that even online friends can trigger suicidal thoughts? People try to diminish the impact of online relationships and I think it is detrimental to so many of us that trust these ppl wholeheartedly. #AskingAutistics #abuse

#AskingAutistics Have your sensory issues got worse with age? There are a lot of things I can't tolerate at age 40 that I coped with in my 20s. Is this a natural part of ageing as an #autistic person?

#AskingAutistics AskingAutistics Do other people find that it kind of hurts/becomes uncomfortable to wear earrings beyond a certain point (unsure exactly how many, but X number of hours), or is this just my own personal cross to bear?