Ukee Lulu
@ukeelulu.bsky.social
Neurodivergent, Métis drag artist and costume designer
Are we headed for “President Vance”? How will that be different / the same?
December 28, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Are we headed for “President Vance”? How will that be different / the same?
I don’t entirely agree with “unpredictable” and “impossible to accurately accommodate”. We proactively request accommodations upfront to avoid future problems. The challenge is when other people decide that we don’t really NEED everything we requested.
December 28, 2025 at 3:56 AM
I don’t entirely agree with “unpredictable” and “impossible to accurately accommodate”. We proactively request accommodations upfront to avoid future problems. The challenge is when other people decide that we don’t really NEED everything we requested.
Yes. Thank you. That is exactly what I’m saying. I added more detail/examples in subsequent comments.
December 28, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Yes. Thank you. That is exactly what I’m saying. I added more detail/examples in subsequent comments.
That doesn’t mean I am ok with strong smells and sensitive only to loud noise. It could mean that the sensory load of masking/tolerating strong smells yesterday has “burned out” my ability to cope with sensory issues today.
December 28, 2025 at 3:48 AM
That doesn’t mean I am ok with strong smells and sensitive only to loud noise. It could mean that the sensory load of masking/tolerating strong smells yesterday has “burned out” my ability to cope with sensory issues today.
For example: yesterday, I seemed to handle the sensory overstimulation of strong smells just fine, but today, I experienced one loud noise and I was “done” to the extent of a shutdown (internalized) or meltdown (externalized).
December 28, 2025 at 3:44 AM
For example: yesterday, I seemed to handle the sensory overstimulation of strong smells just fine, but today, I experienced one loud noise and I was “done” to the extent of a shutdown (internalized) or meltdown (externalized).
I think about this often as well: is there a world where I could exist and not feel limited by my disability (ASD)? Your analogy of glasses/no glasses is a binary example of disability/accommodation and the spectrum of autism, even for an individual is much more complex:
December 28, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I think about this often as well: is there a world where I could exist and not feel limited by my disability (ASD)? Your analogy of glasses/no glasses is a binary example of disability/accommodation and the spectrum of autism, even for an individual is much more complex:
Hugo in a red onesie - just in time for Christmas. Healing is non-linear. We’re getting there. At least he’s out of the cone!
December 17, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Hugo in a red onesie - just in time for Christmas. Healing is non-linear. We’re getting there. At least he’s out of the cone!
Gratitude #caturday week 2: Hugo is starting to feel much better and is well enough to “help” me with my crocheting today. Hopefully only 2 more days in the cone!
November 30, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Gratitude #caturday week 2: Hugo is starting to feel much better and is well enough to “help” me with my crocheting today. Hopefully only 2 more days in the cone!
Deportation is a tried and true way of killing people. These are cobblestones from Rosenthaler Strasse in Berlin where an elderly couple, Gottfried and Lotti Hollander lived, before they were deported in 1943 and died at Auschwitz.
November 25, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Deportation is a tried and true way of killing people. These are cobblestones from Rosenthaler Strasse in Berlin where an elderly couple, Gottfried and Lotti Hollander lived, before they were deported in 1943 and died at Auschwitz.
These lawmakers are trying to protect individuals who might think they are “just following orders” without realizing it is not a valid defence against committing crimes. Ref: the Nuremberg Trials.
November 22, 2025 at 7:58 PM
These lawmakers are trying to protect individuals who might think they are “just following orders” without realizing it is not a valid defence against committing crimes. Ref: the Nuremberg Trials.
Gratitude #caturday. Over the past week, Hugo has spent more time at veterinary emergency than at home. He had a urinary blockage and surgery to resolve it and save his life.
He’s back home and happily purring on my lap. I’m grateful today that I was able to provide help for my Hugo.
He’s back home and happily purring on my lap. I’m grateful today that I was able to provide help for my Hugo.
November 22, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Gratitude #caturday. Over the past week, Hugo has spent more time at veterinary emergency than at home. He had a urinary blockage and surgery to resolve it and save his life.
He’s back home and happily purring on my lap. I’m grateful today that I was able to provide help for my Hugo.
He’s back home and happily purring on my lap. I’m grateful today that I was able to provide help for my Hugo.
…which also leads to negative social consequences. People will avoid mentioning the topic again or even avoid the autistic person altogether.
November 22, 2025 at 5:04 AM
…which also leads to negative social consequences. People will avoid mentioning the topic again or even avoid the autistic person altogether.
Unless… the information we’re receiving aligns with a special interests. Then it becomes a one-sided conversation (us to them) with encyclopedic detail!
November 22, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Unless… the information we’re receiving aligns with a special interests. Then it becomes a one-sided conversation (us to them) with encyclopedic detail!
Oh my goodness! Thank you! This “new to me” MCM solid red oak sofa and 2 chairs was made by the gentleman’s grandfather who sold it to me for $500. The green wool velvet cushions are original. I stripped and refinished it with a walnut stain and satin polyurethane.
October 18, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Oh my goodness! Thank you! This “new to me” MCM solid red oak sofa and 2 chairs was made by the gentleman’s grandfather who sold it to me for $500. The green wool velvet cushions are original. I stripped and refinished it with a walnut stain and satin polyurethane.
In other words, malignant kingship:
Plenary means full, complete, or absolute. It describes authority, power, or sessions that are unqualified or unrestricted in scope.
Plenary means full, complete, or absolute. It describes authority, power, or sessions that are unqualified or unrestricted in scope.
October 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
In other words, malignant kingship:
Plenary means full, complete, or absolute. It describes authority, power, or sessions that are unqualified or unrestricted in scope.
Plenary means full, complete, or absolute. It describes authority, power, or sessions that are unqualified or unrestricted in scope.
Sometimes “low support needs” is actually “high masking”, until burnout occurs. This applies especially to late diagnosed autistic people, who mask autism for decades until it all falls apart.
October 6, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Sometimes “low support needs” is actually “high masking”, until burnout occurs. This applies especially to late diagnosed autistic people, who mask autism for decades until it all falls apart.
It’s not #tylenol
If autism were preventable, someone really smart would have figured that out by now. Blaming a mother, pre- or postnatally, for a child’s genetics, disability or birth injury is misogynistic. They will start with autism but it won’t end there.
If autism were preventable, someone really smart would have figured that out by now. Blaming a mother, pre- or postnatally, for a child’s genetics, disability or birth injury is misogynistic. They will start with autism but it won’t end there.
September 23, 2025 at 4:32 AM
It’s not #tylenol
If autism were preventable, someone really smart would have figured that out by now. Blaming a mother, pre- or postnatally, for a child’s genetics, disability or birth injury is misogynistic. They will start with autism but it won’t end there.
If autism were preventable, someone really smart would have figured that out by now. Blaming a mother, pre- or postnatally, for a child’s genetics, disability or birth injury is misogynistic. They will start with autism but it won’t end there.
The arrows should be drawn with sharpies.
September 23, 2025 at 12:35 AM
The arrows should be drawn with sharpies.
Internalized autism is also more common among female-presenting autists, whose “special interests” are typically more socially expected/acceptable for girls and women.
September 23, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Internalized autism is also more common among female-presenting autists, whose “special interests” are typically more socially expected/acceptable for girls and women.
Also known as “high-masking” autism and under the ableist labels, “low support needs” or “high functioning”. But really, this just means that I hold it all together until I am home or until I am in a safe environment where I can fall apart (have a shutdown), sometimes for days.
September 23, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Also known as “high-masking” autism and under the ableist labels, “low support needs” or “high functioning”. But really, this just means that I hold it all together until I am home or until I am in a safe environment where I can fall apart (have a shutdown), sometimes for days.