I’ve been meaning to make this post for a while, but hadn’t gotten around to it. However, i feel bad to have this topic discussed in ‘worst experiences ever’ so I thought now was a good time as any. Apologies for the long post. Note: Please be respectful in this thread and avoid controversial topic…

Wonderful book! He expresses the joy we find in the natural world in a way that really reflects my experience. Highly recommend.

yes great recommendation, i read this right when it came out and loved it

I read that article in the paper and immediately thought of this thread. :)

Hi Ben, I’m not a Twitter person but Mary Kennedy mentioned that you’d commented about Aphantasia here. I have zero images in my head and I also have SDAM (Severely diminished Autobiographical Memory). I’m 71 now and only just realized in my mid-60s that others could see things in their heads. I …

[image] sybil7: BTW my adult daughter has recently been diagnozed with Autism. However I tend to be VERY social and chatty. Autistic extroverts exist! I am one of them! Thanks for sharing your experiences!

@charlie What a great topic! Hello to my fellow autistics and neurodiverse people! <3 I am autistic (I also have OCD and a laundry list of other diagnoses-- & suspect ADHD). iNaturalist has absolutely served as a place to dive into my favorite SPIN (special interest), observing and cataloguing the…

Hi and great to meet you, this is awesome :D

Definitely. While I happen to be very introverted, I have met my share of autistic extroverts!

I don’t have children, but I do have wild furchildren and a partner who works from home (and happens to speak rather loudly during his scheduled meetings). I have to take breaks from all of them, and I do wear noise cancelling earbuds pretty often. If I don’t, meltdowns and shutdowns occur a lot mor…

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Autistic extroverts exist! I am one of them!

Thanks for sharing your experiences!

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