Autistic Athletic Trainer
@autistic-atc.bsky.social
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50+ male, recently learned I'm autistic & even more recently learned I'm also adhd. Work as an athletic trainer (sports medicine = sort of a cross between an EMT & PT) with 30yrs experience working with youth athletes. Husband, father, runner
50+ male, recently learned I'm autistic & even more recently learned I'm also adhd. Work as an athletic trainer (sports medicine = sort of a cross between an EMT & PT) with 30yrs experience working with youth athletes. Husband, father, runner
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Hi all! New to blue.
#ActuallyAutistic
#AuDHD
#AthleticTrainer
Husband, father
#runner
#cyclist
#triathlete
Avid reader
Writer
SciFi & Fantasy junkie
Ally
My Athletic Training room is a safe space for everyone.
#ActuallyAutistic
#AuDHD
#AthleticTrainer
Husband, father
#runner
#cyclist
#triathlete
Avid reader
Writer
SciFi & Fantasy junkie
Ally
My Athletic Training room is a safe space for everyone.
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Good morning from Australia.
#WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity #ReadingCommunity #indieauthors #booksky #Thursday
#WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity #ReadingCommunity #indieauthors #booksky #Thursday
November 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Good morning from Australia.
#WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity #ReadingCommunity #indieauthors #booksky #Thursday
#WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity #ReadingCommunity #indieauthors #booksky #Thursday
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"But you don't LOOK autistic!"
Oh, one sec.
AUTISM, ACTIVATE!
*the camera foreshortens as the view is letterboxed. I thrust an open hand toward the camera, overlapping the letterbox to give a 3D effect as CGI model trains swarm around my arm and form into a shell around my hand, which I clench […]
Oh, one sec.
AUTISM, ACTIVATE!
*the camera foreshortens as the view is letterboxed. I thrust an open hand toward the camera, overlapping the letterbox to give a 3D effect as CGI model trains swarm around my arm and form into a shell around my hand, which I clench […]
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November 22, 2025 at 3:19 PM
"But you don't LOOK autistic!"
Oh, one sec.
AUTISM, ACTIVATE!
*the camera foreshortens as the view is letterboxed. I thrust an open hand toward the camera, overlapping the letterbox to give a 3D effect as CGI model trains swarm around my arm and form into a shell around my hand, which I clench […]
Oh, one sec.
AUTISM, ACTIVATE!
*the camera foreshortens as the view is letterboxed. I thrust an open hand toward the camera, overlapping the letterbox to give a 3D effect as CGI model trains swarm around my arm and form into a shell around my hand, which I clench […]
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what if vaccines cause immunity by exposing your immune system to a benign version of a disease. what then?
November 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
what if vaccines cause immunity by exposing your immune system to a benign version of a disease. what then?
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It’s unscientific to suggest a null hypothesis is that two random things have an association. This basic tenet of the scientific method is that there is no association between two things. A burden of proof is needed to justify that two random things have an association (vaccines and autism).
November 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
It’s unscientific to suggest a null hypothesis is that two random things have an association. This basic tenet of the scientific method is that there is no association between two things. A burden of proof is needed to justify that two random things have an association (vaccines and autism).
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"They might as well say chicken nuggets might cause autism because you can’t prove that either."
CDC forced to say vaccines “may cause autism” on website
The CDC has updated its website to say vaccines “may cause autism,” contradicting decades of scientific research and sparking backlash
www.thecanary.co
November 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
"They might as well say chicken nuggets might cause autism because you can’t prove that either."
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Vaccines DO NOT cause autism - there is extensive research showing this. Resurrecting old, discredited, fraudulent work is shameful.
Vaccine-preventable illnesses are serious - this is going to cause real harms.
This is dangerous & disappointing.
Vaccine-preventable illnesses are serious - this is going to cause real harms.
This is dangerous & disappointing.
November 21, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Vaccines DO NOT cause autism - there is extensive research showing this. Resurrecting old, discredited, fraudulent work is shameful.
Vaccine-preventable illnesses are serious - this is going to cause real harms.
This is dangerous & disappointing.
Vaccine-preventable illnesses are serious - this is going to cause real harms.
This is dangerous & disappointing.
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𝙿𝙸𝚇𝙸𝙴 .ᐟ
The worst part of being autistic is when you're about to have a meltdown and people around you don't give a fuck or don't understand your feelings.
The worst part of being autistic is when you're about to have a meltdown and people around you don't give a fuck or don't understand your feelings.
November 20, 2025 at 12:42 AM
𝙿𝙸𝚇𝙸𝙴 .ᐟ
The worst part of being autistic is when you're about to have a meltdown and people around you don't give a fuck or don't understand your feelings.
The worst part of being autistic is when you're about to have a meltdown and people around you don't give a fuck or don't understand your feelings.
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PSA: autistic meltdowns are NOT temper tantrums, especially with children and I will sit you the fuck down if you judge them for it or cause problems for them. I really am tired of neurotypicals fr.
November 20, 2025 at 12:46 AM
PSA: autistic meltdowns are NOT temper tantrums, especially with children and I will sit you the fuck down if you judge them for it or cause problems for them. I really am tired of neurotypicals fr.
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"It allows young adults with autism to maintain necessary supports during a critical transition period in their life."
New CT law extends private health coverage for autism therapy to age 26
"It allows young adults with autism to maintain necessary supports during a critical transition period in their life."
bit.ly
November 20, 2025 at 1:30 AM
"It allows young adults with autism to maintain necessary supports during a critical transition period in their life."
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“Many sensitive autistic women spend years feeling unseen and misunderstood — carrying a quiet kind of loneliness that no diagnosis ever quite explained.” thecreativemind.substack.com/p/how-autist...
How autistic women can feel lonely from misdiagnosis and being neurodivergent
“Many sensitive autistic women spend years feeling unseen and misunderstood — carrying a quiet kind of loneliness that no diagnosis ever quite explained.”
thecreativemind.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:32 AM
“Many sensitive autistic women spend years feeling unseen and misunderstood — carrying a quiet kind of loneliness that no diagnosis ever quite explained.” thecreativemind.substack.com/p/how-autist...
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Proof autistic people are just objectively better
It’s too late. I’ve already depicted you as few synapses, tiny think, and myself as many synapses, big think. it’s over
November 15, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Proof autistic people are just objectively better
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The rise of the autistic detective – why neurodivergent minds are at the heart of modern mysteries theconversation.com/the-rise-of-...
The rise of the autistic detective – why neurodivergent minds are at the heart of modern mysteries
New series such as ‘Elsbeth’ and ‘Patience’ continue a long tradition of sleuths who come across as eccentric or aloof. But now there’s a name for these minds that work differently.
theconversation.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The rise of the autistic detective – why neurodivergent minds are at the heart of modern mysteries theconversation.com/the-rise-of-...
100%
November 14, 2025 at 2:06 PM
100%
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Right wing conspiracy theorists are wild cos politicians will just openly be like, "I fuck kids and love genocide," and they'll be like, "nah I don't believe that and actually trust them unconditionally, but Lady Gaga is DEFINITELY casting magic spells over the radio to turn kids trans and autistic"
November 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Right wing conspiracy theorists are wild cos politicians will just openly be like, "I fuck kids and love genocide," and they'll be like, "nah I don't believe that and actually trust them unconditionally, but Lady Gaga is DEFINITELY casting magic spells over the radio to turn kids trans and autistic"
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Being autistic is waking up and remembering what my routine is.
Being autistic is also waking up and totally forgetting the structure of my routine.
Being autistic is also waking up and totally forgetting the structure of my routine.
November 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Being autistic is waking up and remembering what my routine is.
Being autistic is also waking up and totally forgetting the structure of my routine.
Being autistic is also waking up and totally forgetting the structure of my routine.
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Sometimes #adhd isnt just about getting distracted, its much more than that #fyp #autism #adhdprobs #autistictiktok #adhdtiktok #audhd #fypシ #viral #struggle #autisticadult #trains #trucks #adhd
November 13, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Sometimes #adhd isnt just about getting distracted, its much more than that #fyp #autism #adhdprobs #autistictiktok #adhdtiktok #audhd #fypシ #viral #struggle #autisticadult #trains #trucks #adhd
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A lot of research & media seem interested in making autism into “the white male Nazi sex-offender disorder,” & it’s unspeakably gross. Just another channel for villification & stigma, alongside the “pathetic, subhuman tragedy” narrative. #Autistic
November 13, 2025 at 10:53 PM
A lot of research & media seem interested in making autism into “the white male Nazi sex-offender disorder,” & it’s unspeakably gross. Just another channel for villification & stigma, alongside the “pathetic, subhuman tragedy” narrative. #Autistic
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PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT:
Saying shit like "Well, we are all a little autistic" is NOT OK.
It completely dismisses the very real struggle autistic people go through every day.
If your symptoms aren't ruling your life, you most likely are NOT autistic, saying so is insensitive af.
#autism
Saying shit like "Well, we are all a little autistic" is NOT OK.
It completely dismisses the very real struggle autistic people go through every day.
If your symptoms aren't ruling your life, you most likely are NOT autistic, saying so is insensitive af.
#autism
November 13, 2025 at 11:09 PM
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT:
Saying shit like "Well, we are all a little autistic" is NOT OK.
It completely dismisses the very real struggle autistic people go through every day.
If your symptoms aren't ruling your life, you most likely are NOT autistic, saying so is insensitive af.
#autism
Saying shit like "Well, we are all a little autistic" is NOT OK.
It completely dismisses the very real struggle autistic people go through every day.
If your symptoms aren't ruling your life, you most likely are NOT autistic, saying so is insensitive af.
#autism
Yes he is
When people try to defend Musk by bringing up his autism, it's good to remember that other autistic folk - usually women, like Billie Eilish and Greta Thunberg - keep dragging him to fuck.
It's not the autism. The man is simply a nasty cunt.
It's not the autism. The man is simply a nasty cunt.
Billie Eilish calls out Elon Musk for not using his wealth to aid humanity and resolve global issues:
“f***ing pathetic p***y b**** coward”
“f***ing pathetic p***y b**** coward”
November 14, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Yes he is
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I'm thinking about how (many) neurotypicals think autistics are broken because we don't like doing immoral shit even in private. (seriously, researchers attribute our apparently lower level of hypocrisy to deficits).
November 14, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I'm thinking about how (many) neurotypicals think autistics are broken because we don't like doing immoral shit even in private. (seriously, researchers attribute our apparently lower level of hypocrisy to deficits).
In my 50s and still this way...
I've suddenly recalled how proud my mom was when she saw me taking a book and sitting aside from the other kids to enjoy it in kindergarten.
The thing is, I also remember me sitting there, looking at the pages, and just hoping nobody would interact with me.
[ #autistic #neurodivergent ]
The thing is, I also remember me sitting there, looking at the pages, and just hoping nobody would interact with me.
[ #autistic #neurodivergent ]
November 13, 2025 at 5:07 AM
In my 50s and still this way...
Would love the tools as well, and no your app ain't gonna cut it...
it’s really difficult, apparently, to find helpful, concrete resouces for making life as an autistic easier. at least for me.
executive functioning is my kryptonite and i would love to find tools that address that in a way that isn’t overwhelming or annoying.
like, no, i don’t want an app.
executive functioning is my kryptonite and i would love to find tools that address that in a way that isn’t overwhelming or annoying.
like, no, i don’t want an app.
November 13, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Would love the tools as well, and no your app ain't gonna cut it...
And I'm most likely going to try and pet it even if I may get eaten
I CANNOT see an animal and not point at it. No amount of shaming and social pressure can stop me. Dog? I'm going to point at it. Owl? Point. Lizard? I'm pointing at that shit. You cannot extinguish my autistic joy.
November 13, 2025 at 5:05 AM
And I'm most likely going to try and pet it even if I may get eaten
This may be one of the best summaries of my life...
Kinda wild being the hyper-observant flavor of autistic. Like, what do you mean I pick up on everything BUT social cues?
November 13, 2025 at 5:04 AM
This may be one of the best summaries of my life...
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Masking is never just behaviour.
It’s architecture that keeps us safe.
Built on shitty foundations.
A whole nervous system built to survive disapproval.
That’s why unmasking often feels like demolition - not liberation.
But only at first.
Rebuilding is liberation.
It’s architecture that keeps us safe.
Built on shitty foundations.
A whole nervous system built to survive disapproval.
That’s why unmasking often feels like demolition - not liberation.
But only at first.
Rebuilding is liberation.
November 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Masking is never just behaviour.
It’s architecture that keeps us safe.
Built on shitty foundations.
A whole nervous system built to survive disapproval.
That’s why unmasking often feels like demolition - not liberation.
But only at first.
Rebuilding is liberation.
It’s architecture that keeps us safe.
Built on shitty foundations.
A whole nervous system built to survive disapproval.
That’s why unmasking often feels like demolition - not liberation.
But only at first.
Rebuilding is liberation.