Stray Autistic Cat
I've often felt like a lost stray cat, finding my way all by myself.
Autistic, ADHD, multiply neurodivergent.
Neurodiversity model.
Left, libertarian socialist
Any pronouns
Pacific Northwest, Portland area
New here. Not sure what I'm doing.
- Reposted by Stray Autistic CatI spoke to the Secretary-General of NATO, Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer, Friedrich Merz and Giorgia Meloni. Together we stand firm in our commitment to uphold the sovereignty of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.
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- Reposted by Stray Autistic CatI have had to remove a few FB comments from people who demanded to know why Aliya Rahman, the autistic woman who was pulled from her car by ICE in Minneapolis, didn’t “just follow instructions.” These comments, unfortunately, reveal lack of understanding about being autistic. Here is why. 1/
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- It's so hard for me as an autistic person - I just blurt out the honest truth, so innocently, before I realize it's not an honest process they are using.
- Hey peeps, this audio book by Nick Walker is worth hearing, and it's 50% off. I have it on Kindle. I'm not trying to sell it, I don't know her, but I think it's important to read and an essential part of the ongoing autistic and neurodivergent discussion.
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- This is the 2nd autistiphobic (meaning bigoted/hateful towards autistics as a group) comment I've found in the last hour promoting false memes and negative stereotypes against autistics. So, this person thinks autistics can't be "clever" or "street smart" simply because they're autistic. 1/
- Stop pushing these misinformed stigmas upon autistics. Autism isn't isn't the reason Musk is a hate-spewing horror. It's not because Musk is #autistic that he's using Twitter to serve his fascist, far-right purposes. It has nothing to do with autism. Many (possibly most?) of us are on the left.
- So relatable. This something I'd definitely do. I mean, my entire life is on various spreadsheets to keep track of things. My weight, how I respond to food, all kinds of things.
- Reposted by Stray Autistic CatNo, autistics do not “lack empathy”: “Where researchers had assumed impairment, they found autistic people applying moral principles more consistently—even to strangers, even when costly.” By Ludmila Pradlova. **This includes non-speakers &/or peeps w/ID** www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
- Reposted by Stray Autistic CatMore on Heated Rivalry and representation: The autistic character is "informed by a genuine love and understanding of real-life autistic people [and] diverges from that usual autistic archetype in a number of meaningful and refreshing ways." By @fodderfigure.bsky.social: time.com/7344379/heat...
- New magazine cover from Slovenia depicting Trump as Hitler. Melania's home country no less. Oil is dripping from Trump's nose.