Brandi Lyn
@hereticalscribe.bsky.social
I write words. Sometimes good ones, but mostly I write words that need endless revisions. I draw stuff. Posting about autism, art, reading, and writing. She/her.
I read a book I wrote 4 years ago. I'd shelved the first draft, thinking it unsalvageable. Turns out, it's actually pretty darned good and I'm going to write a second draft! Maybe I'm better at this writing thing than I thought.
#AmWriting
#AmWriting
April 29, 2024 at 9:20 AM
I read a book I wrote 4 years ago. I'd shelved the first draft, thinking it unsalvageable. Turns out, it's actually pretty darned good and I'm going to write a second draft! Maybe I'm better at this writing thing than I thought.
#AmWriting
#AmWriting
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I’ve said this for the longest time, We Don’t Need a Cure for Autism, we want to be accepted and included fairly in society. But what we need is a cure for ignorance in this society. #actuallyautistic #autismacceptance #neurodiversity #neurodivergentrights
April 24, 2024 at 10:52 AM
I’ve said this for the longest time, We Don’t Need a Cure for Autism, we want to be accepted and included fairly in society. But what we need is a cure for ignorance in this society. #actuallyautistic #autismacceptance #neurodiversity #neurodivergentrights
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i want to share something with everyone that i have kept hidden for a while. a few years ago, i found an INCREDIBLE repository of star trek images. candids. a whole bunch of AMAZING shit like this.
the guy hosting it eventually took it down bc of cost. 1/2
the guy hosting it eventually took it down bc of cost. 1/2
April 21, 2024 at 2:05 AM
i want to share something with everyone that i have kept hidden for a while. a few years ago, i found an INCREDIBLE repository of star trek images. candids. a whole bunch of AMAZING shit like this.
the guy hosting it eventually took it down bc of cost. 1/2
the guy hosting it eventually took it down bc of cost. 1/2
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Thesis: ADHD is a disability.
Antithesis: It's only defined as disability because of our current social order.
Synthesis: All disabilities are socially defined. That doesn't make them less real. It shows us that individual treatment is necessary because we lack the will for systemic change.
Antithesis: It's only defined as disability because of our current social order.
Synthesis: All disabilities are socially defined. That doesn't make them less real. It shows us that individual treatment is necessary because we lack the will for systemic change.
here's a thought:
capitalism is fucking us all over *and* ADHD is real
try that one on for size!
capitalism is fucking us all over *and* ADHD is real
try that one on for size!
April 20, 2024 at 2:12 PM
Thesis: ADHD is a disability.
Antithesis: It's only defined as disability because of our current social order.
Synthesis: All disabilities are socially defined. That doesn't make them less real. It shows us that individual treatment is necessary because we lack the will for systemic change.
Antithesis: It's only defined as disability because of our current social order.
Synthesis: All disabilities are socially defined. That doesn't make them less real. It shows us that individual treatment is necessary because we lack the will for systemic change.
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Did I think my young autistic son was enjoying ABA therapy at the time? Yes, I did.
Did I understand, as a non-autistic person, how to know whether ABA was harming or helping him? No, I did not.
Parents of newly diagnosed autistic kids, please listen to autistic adults—especially ABA survivors.
Did I understand, as a non-autistic person, how to know whether ABA was harming or helping him? No, I did not.
Parents of newly diagnosed autistic kids, please listen to autistic adults—especially ABA survivors.
April 20, 2024 at 10:27 PM
Did I think my young autistic son was enjoying ABA therapy at the time? Yes, I did.
Did I understand, as a non-autistic person, how to know whether ABA was harming or helping him? No, I did not.
Parents of newly diagnosed autistic kids, please listen to autistic adults—especially ABA survivors.
Did I understand, as a non-autistic person, how to know whether ABA was harming or helping him? No, I did not.
Parents of newly diagnosed autistic kids, please listen to autistic adults—especially ABA survivors.
ROFLMAO!
April 18, 2024 at 8:30 PM
ROFLMAO!
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There’s the old saying: Don’t wrestle with a pig; you just get dirty—and the pig likes it.
(reading the news)
Hey, you know, when a partisan hack says something that’s clearly idiotic trolling, you actually don’t have to take them seriously and give them a real answer.
Hey, you know, when a partisan hack says something that’s clearly idiotic trolling, you actually don’t have to take them seriously and give them a real answer.
April 18, 2024 at 1:33 PM
There’s the old saying: Don’t wrestle with a pig; you just get dirty—and the pig likes it.
Yes! How many geniuses have been overlooked and unable to succeed because they didn't have the financial means to pursue their goals? Worldwide.
Let's dispel a myth: Universal Basic Income isn't about funding idleness; it's about funding potential. We can have a world where every mind has the means to chase their bliss. That's not simple charity; that's an investment in human capital at its finest. Imagine more Einsteins. And da Vincis!
April 18, 2024 at 7:39 PM
Yes! How many geniuses have been overlooked and unable to succeed because they didn't have the financial means to pursue their goals? Worldwide.
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April 18, 2024 at 2:14 PM
Just finished reading Iron Widow and WOW! If it's on your TBR, do yourself a favor and read it.
April 18, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Just finished reading Iron Widow and WOW! If it's on your TBR, do yourself a favor and read it.
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Whenever people say “Autistic People Can’t Have Emotions or Empathy” it makes me Upset because what Neurotypicals need to understand is that we do have empathy and show emotion too. Don’t Let any Neurotypical say that we can’t show or feel any emotion. #actuallyautistic #AutismAcceptanceMonth
April 18, 2024 at 12:16 PM
Whenever people say “Autistic People Can’t Have Emotions or Empathy” it makes me Upset because what Neurotypicals need to understand is that we do have empathy and show emotion too. Don’t Let any Neurotypical say that we can’t show or feel any emotion. #actuallyautistic #AutismAcceptanceMonth
I like spoon theory, but I do not really "get" the metaphor. I prefer bandwidth. Like, everything takes a bit of bandwidth, from ambient noise, to social interaction, and daily routines. If my bandwidth gets too low, I shut down. If I keep pushing, meltdown. #ActuallyAutistic
April 18, 2024 at 12:41 PM
I like spoon theory, but I do not really "get" the metaphor. I prefer bandwidth. Like, everything takes a bit of bandwidth, from ambient noise, to social interaction, and daily routines. If my bandwidth gets too low, I shut down. If I keep pushing, meltdown. #ActuallyAutistic
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My Cowboy sent this to me & I felt seen:
April 18, 2024 at 5:19 AM
My Cowboy sent this to me & I felt seen:
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Everything I learned about local history was European colonialist history. Indigenous history simply didn't exist in the curriculum. The genocide was completely glossed over in favor of regaling us with tales of FrancoAnglo pissing contests.
This is also a profoundly Canadian way to perpetuate genocide. We mislead, we bury, we obscure, and we try to convince everyone to forget. There is a polite code of silence that we use to sell our global image a peacekeepers when what we really are is complacent.
April 16, 2024 at 11:10 PM
Everything I learned about local history was European colonialist history. Indigenous history simply didn't exist in the curriculum. The genocide was completely glossed over in favor of regaling us with tales of FrancoAnglo pissing contests.
I've been losing the struggle a lot lately too.
April 16, 2024 at 1:03 PM
I've been losing the struggle a lot lately too.
Me too
I. Feel. Every. Single. Fucking. Word.
#ActuallyAutistic #ADHD #AuDHD #LateDiagnosis #Ableism #Sexism #PeripheralVestibularDisorder #ChronicPain #InvisibleDisability
#ActuallyAutistic #ADHD #AuDHD #LateDiagnosis #Ableism #Sexism #PeripheralVestibularDisorder #ChronicPain #InvisibleDisability
April 16, 2024 at 10:09 AM
Me too
For me, it helps me to understand how you're feeling if I can remember a similar (never the exact same) moment from my life and how I felt. Then I can extrapolate how you might feel based on the memory and severity difference. I'm really not trying to steal focus. Just trying to understand.
I drew a Stimmy Kitty comic to describe what empathy
Is like for me as an Autistic person.
#kidlitart #ActuallyAutistic
Is like for me as an Autistic person.
#kidlitart #ActuallyAutistic
April 15, 2024 at 6:49 PM
For me, it helps me to understand how you're feeling if I can remember a similar (never the exact same) moment from my life and how I felt. Then I can extrapolate how you might feel based on the memory and severity difference. I'm really not trying to steal focus. Just trying to understand.
Michael Rappaport was my favorite part of Fallout. Funniest moment.for me for sure.
April 15, 2024 at 6:45 PM
Michael Rappaport was my favorite part of Fallout. Funniest moment.for me for sure.
TDAH!
Just been reminded that the french for ADHD is TDAH and I'm delighted all over again
April 15, 2024 at 2:36 PM
TDAH!
Wanna see awesome Pokemon art? Check out @monhunterorb.bsky.social
I comment a lot but could use a bit more reposting for sure.
April 15, 2024 at 2:20 PM
Wanna see awesome Pokemon art? Check out @monhunterorb.bsky.social
Felt this. I don't..
I'm too autistic for this version of geopolitics where a country "had to" fire missiles to "save face", except everyone knew all along they were going to fail and the attackers warned people ahead of time knowing this?? What in the neurotypical hell...
April 14, 2024 at 10:57 AM
Felt this. I don't..