Inside Out Learners
@insideoutlearners.bsky.social
Creating spaces where neurodivergent people can learn, connect, and play. Social decoding, relationships, and games—all in a judgment-free zone!
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Autism Isn’t Broken — The World Needs Fixing
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Patience, Connection, Progress 🌈 | Learning That Lasts
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Patience, Connection, Progress 🌈 | Learning That Lasts
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November 7, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Patience, Connection, Progress 🌈 | Learning That Lasts
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POV: Movement Makes Learning Click 🎯
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POV: Movement Makes Learning Click 🎯
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October 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
POV: Movement Makes Learning Click 🎯
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Learning in Motion 💜 | Hands-On Reading That Clicks
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Learning in Motion 💜 | Hands-On Reading That Clicks
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October 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Learning in Motion 💜 | Hands-On Reading That Clicks
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Fun Focus!? See How Our Learners Do It!
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Fun + Focus!? See How Our Learners Do It!
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October 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Fun Focus!? See How Our Learners Do It!
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Your brain: 47 tabs open, 1 playing music, none working.
Also your brain: ‘Why can’t you just focus?’ 😅
Reminder: Struggle ≠ failure.
Also your brain: ‘Why can’t you just focus?’ 😅
Reminder: Struggle ≠ failure.
September 30, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Your brain: 47 tabs open, 1 playing music, none working.
Also your brain: ‘Why can’t you just focus?’ 😅
Reminder: Struggle ≠ failure.
Also your brain: ‘Why can’t you just focus?’ 😅
Reminder: Struggle ≠ failure.
Autism Isn’t Broken — The World Needs Fixing
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Autism Isn’t Broken — The World Needs Fixing
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September 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Autism Isn’t Broken — The World Needs Fixing
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Anyone else put on “comfy clothes” after work…only to realize you’re basically in pajamas at 6 PM?
Zero regrets. 🛋️
Zero regrets. 🛋️
September 17, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Anyone else put on “comfy clothes” after work…only to realize you’re basically in pajamas at 6 PM?
Zero regrets. 🛋️
Zero regrets. 🛋️
Anyone else replay convos in their head for hours?
My brain: “That was cringe.”
Reality: no one noticed.
Still can’t let it go. 😅
My brain: “That was cringe.”
Reality: no one noticed.
Still can’t let it go. 😅
September 16, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Anyone else replay convos in their head for hours?
My brain: “That was cringe.”
Reality: no one noticed.
Still can’t let it go. 😅
My brain: “That was cringe.”
Reality: no one noticed.
Still can’t let it go. 😅
What helps you recover even a little from burnout?
Not the Pinterest version.
The real stuff.
Mine: complete silence, cat purrs, a good book
What’s yours?
Not the Pinterest version.
The real stuff.
Mine: complete silence, cat purrs, a good book
What’s yours?
August 27, 2025 at 1:01 AM
What helps you recover even a little from burnout?
Not the Pinterest version.
The real stuff.
Mine: complete silence, cat purrs, a good book
What’s yours?
Not the Pinterest version.
The real stuff.
Mine: complete silence, cat purrs, a good book
What’s yours?
“Sometimes self-care is saying no without explaining yourself.”
Cancelling plans to recover isn’t selfish.
Shutting down after socializing isn’t weakness.
Cancelling plans to recover isn’t selfish.
Shutting down after socializing isn’t weakness.
August 11, 2025 at 2:12 AM
“Sometimes self-care is saying no without explaining yourself.”
Cancelling plans to recover isn’t selfish.
Shutting down after socializing isn’t weakness.
Cancelling plans to recover isn’t selfish.
Shutting down after socializing isn’t weakness.
Late diagnosis isn’t ‘too late.’ It’s the beginning of knowing yourself without shame.
July 25, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Late diagnosis isn’t ‘too late.’ It’s the beginning of knowing yourself without shame.
Late diagnosis doesn’t mean you’re behind.
It means you’re finally learning the truth — without shame.
It means you’re finally learning the truth — without shame.
July 23, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Late diagnosis doesn’t mean you’re behind.
It means you’re finally learning the truth — without shame.
It means you’re finally learning the truth — without shame.
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Someone just said to me "coping with life isn't unique to autistic people."
No, no it's not. But you know what is? Coping with life AS an autistic person.
Not coping in general. But HOW we need to cope. That's what's different.
No, no it's not. But you know what is? Coping with life AS an autistic person.
Not coping in general. But HOW we need to cope. That's what's different.
July 7, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Someone just said to me "coping with life isn't unique to autistic people."
No, no it's not. But you know what is? Coping with life AS an autistic person.
Not coping in general. But HOW we need to cope. That's what's different.
No, no it's not. But you know what is? Coping with life AS an autistic person.
Not coping in general. But HOW we need to cope. That's what's different.
Masking for so long that you forget who you really are?
That’s not weakness.
That’s survival.
And unmasking? It’s not instant.
It’s slow. It’s confusing. It’s sacred.
🧠 Be patient with the version of you that’s still becoming.
That’s not weakness.
That’s survival.
And unmasking? It’s not instant.
It’s slow. It’s confusing. It’s sacred.
🧠 Be patient with the version of you that’s still becoming.
July 3, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Masking for so long that you forget who you really are?
That’s not weakness.
That’s survival.
And unmasking? It’s not instant.
It’s slow. It’s confusing. It’s sacred.
🧠 Be patient with the version of you that’s still becoming.
That’s not weakness.
That’s survival.
And unmasking? It’s not instant.
It’s slow. It’s confusing. It’s sacred.
🧠 Be patient with the version of you that’s still becoming.
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On autism and elder care: "We need a deeper appreciation of how autism affects the experience of older people in our care system. We must also recognise that older autistic people will not always have the words to express their needs."
www.nursingtimes.net/older-people... #autism #neurodiversity
www.nursingtimes.net/older-people... #autism #neurodiversity
'We need to have a greater awareness of autism in older people’s services' | Nursing Times
Rebecca Floyd argues that we need a deeper appreciation of how autism affects the experience of older people in our care system.
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June 4, 2025 at 11:23 PM
On autism and elder care: "We need a deeper appreciation of how autism affects the experience of older people in our care system. We must also recognise that older autistic people will not always have the words to express their needs."
www.nursingtimes.net/older-people... #autism #neurodiversity
www.nursingtimes.net/older-people... #autism #neurodiversity
Sometimes “rest” isn’t a nap.
It’s turning off notifications.
It’s canceling that one thing.
It’s giving yourself permission to just be.
💛 You’re allowed to protect your peace — even if nothing feels “urgent.”
It’s turning off notifications.
It’s canceling that one thing.
It’s giving yourself permission to just be.
💛 You’re allowed to protect your peace — even if nothing feels “urgent.”
June 4, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Sometimes “rest” isn’t a nap.
It’s turning off notifications.
It’s canceling that one thing.
It’s giving yourself permission to just be.
💛 You’re allowed to protect your peace — even if nothing feels “urgent.”
It’s turning off notifications.
It’s canceling that one thing.
It’s giving yourself permission to just be.
💛 You’re allowed to protect your peace — even if nothing feels “urgent.”
It’s April—and we’re choosing acceptance, not just awareness.
Because autism isn’t a puzzle to solve.
It’s a perspective to honor.
Let’s grow together.
#autism #autismacceptancemonth
Because autism isn’t a puzzle to solve.
It’s a perspective to honor.
Let’s grow together.
#autism #autismacceptancemonth
April 3, 2025 at 1:34 PM
It’s April—and we’re choosing acceptance, not just awareness.
Because autism isn’t a puzzle to solve.
It’s a perspective to honor.
Let’s grow together.
#autism #autismacceptancemonth
Because autism isn’t a puzzle to solve.
It’s a perspective to honor.
Let’s grow together.
#autism #autismacceptancemonth
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PSA: Tomorrow is the start of autism awareness month. Please be careful consuming content about autism during April because social media can get pretty rife with misinformation as ppl try to spread awareness with good intentions, but with wrong information.
That is all. ❤️
That is all. ❤️
April 1, 2025 at 12:36 AM
PSA: Tomorrow is the start of autism awareness month. Please be careful consuming content about autism during April because social media can get pretty rife with misinformation as ppl try to spread awareness with good intentions, but with wrong information.
That is all. ❤️
That is all. ❤️
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Some people believe eliminating the Dept. of Ed, which administers funding for the special ed programs mandated by law, means kids without disabilities will get a better education, @ky120unitedaft.bsky.social's Dan Isenstein writes in AFT Voices.
In fact, nothing could be further from the truth.
In fact, nothing could be further from the truth.
Why fund the Department of Education? A special education perspective
By Dan Isenstein
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March 20, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Some people believe eliminating the Dept. of Ed, which administers funding for the special ed programs mandated by law, means kids without disabilities will get a better education, @ky120unitedaft.bsky.social's Dan Isenstein writes in AFT Voices.
In fact, nothing could be further from the truth.
In fact, nothing could be further from the truth.
Autism research has transformed over the years:
🕰️ 1940s – First described, but misunderstood
⚠️ 1980s – Misclassified in diagnostic manuals
🔬 2013 – DSM-5 introduced Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
🎉 Today – Focus on strengths, inclusion & acceptance
Let’s keep going! 💙
🕰️ 1940s – First described, but misunderstood
⚠️ 1980s – Misclassified in diagnostic manuals
🔬 2013 – DSM-5 introduced Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
🎉 Today – Focus on strengths, inclusion & acceptance
Let’s keep going! 💙
March 18, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Autism research has transformed over the years:
🕰️ 1940s – First described, but misunderstood
⚠️ 1980s – Misclassified in diagnostic manuals
🔬 2013 – DSM-5 introduced Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
🎉 Today – Focus on strengths, inclusion & acceptance
Let’s keep going! 💙
🕰️ 1940s – First described, but misunderstood
⚠️ 1980s – Misclassified in diagnostic manuals
🔬 2013 – DSM-5 introduced Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
🎉 Today – Focus on strengths, inclusion & acceptance
Let’s keep going! 💙
🖥️ Neurotypical people: “Just close the extra tabs.”
Me: “These tabs ARE my external memory.”
Be honest—how many tabs do you have open right now? 👀
#neurodivergent #externalmemory #tabsopen
Me: “These tabs ARE my external memory.”
Be honest—how many tabs do you have open right now? 👀
#neurodivergent #externalmemory #tabsopen
March 14, 2025 at 11:39 PM
🖥️ Neurotypical people: “Just close the extra tabs.”
Me: “These tabs ARE my external memory.”
Be honest—how many tabs do you have open right now? 👀
#neurodivergent #externalmemory #tabsopen
Me: “These tabs ARE my external memory.”
Be honest—how many tabs do you have open right now? 👀
#neurodivergent #externalmemory #tabsopen
⚖️ Neurotypical people: “You just need to balance your workload!”
Me: Hyperfocuses for 6 hours straight, forgets to eat, then crashes for two days.
💀 Balance? I only know “all in” or “completely shut down.” Anyone else?
👇 Drop your longest hyperfocus session in the replies!
Me: Hyperfocuses for 6 hours straight, forgets to eat, then crashes for two days.
💀 Balance? I only know “all in” or “completely shut down.” Anyone else?
👇 Drop your longest hyperfocus session in the replies!
March 7, 2025 at 2:42 AM
⚖️ Neurotypical people: “You just need to balance your workload!”
Me: Hyperfocuses for 6 hours straight, forgets to eat, then crashes for two days.
💀 Balance? I only know “all in” or “completely shut down.” Anyone else?
👇 Drop your longest hyperfocus session in the replies!
Me: Hyperfocuses for 6 hours straight, forgets to eat, then crashes for two days.
💀 Balance? I only know “all in” or “completely shut down.” Anyone else?
👇 Drop your longest hyperfocus session in the replies!
🧠 Socializing costs energy, and different interactions have different price tags.
Some days, a coffee chat = $2 energy ☕
Other days, a work meeting = $100 energy 🫠
👉 What’s one social activity that completely drains you, and one that actually gives you energy?
#EnergyBudgeting #SocialBattery
Some days, a coffee chat = $2 energy ☕
Other days, a work meeting = $100 energy 🫠
👉 What’s one social activity that completely drains you, and one that actually gives you energy?
#EnergyBudgeting #SocialBattery
February 28, 2025 at 7:57 PM
🧠 Socializing costs energy, and different interactions have different price tags.
Some days, a coffee chat = $2 energy ☕
Other days, a work meeting = $100 energy 🫠
👉 What’s one social activity that completely drains you, and one that actually gives you energy?
#EnergyBudgeting #SocialBattery
Some days, a coffee chat = $2 energy ☕
Other days, a work meeting = $100 energy 🫠
👉 What’s one social activity that completely drains you, and one that actually gives you energy?
#EnergyBudgeting #SocialBattery