James
@nomad8442.bsky.social
autistic interdisciplinary scientist, building unified theory frameworks: Wave-Driven Cosmology, Volcanic, Life Formula, Autism Epigenetics. For a theory of everything 🧪
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You can’t recover from autistic burnout by returning to the life that caused it.
Every late-identified autistic person has to build something new.
Something honest.
Something sustainable.
It’s not failure.
It’s freedom.
Every late-identified autistic person has to build something new.
Something honest.
Something sustainable.
It’s not failure.
It’s freedom.
October 29, 2025 at 6:17 PM
You can’t recover from autistic burnout by returning to the life that caused it.
Every late-identified autistic person has to build something new.
Something honest.
Something sustainable.
It’s not failure.
It’s freedom.
Every late-identified autistic person has to build something new.
Something honest.
Something sustainable.
It’s not failure.
It’s freedom.
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Unmasking isn’t rebellion (neccesarily).
It’s not about saying no to everything you used to say yes to.
It’s about asking - does this belong to me?
Because some of what you called masking was actually compassion.
Some of what you called people-pleasing was just love with nowhere safe to land.
It’s not about saying no to everything you used to say yes to.
It’s about asking - does this belong to me?
Because some of what you called masking was actually compassion.
Some of what you called people-pleasing was just love with nowhere safe to land.
October 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Unmasking isn’t rebellion (neccesarily).
It’s not about saying no to everything you used to say yes to.
It’s about asking - does this belong to me?
Because some of what you called masking was actually compassion.
Some of what you called people-pleasing was just love with nowhere safe to land.
It’s not about saying no to everything you used to say yes to.
It’s about asking - does this belong to me?
Because some of what you called masking was actually compassion.
Some of what you called people-pleasing was just love with nowhere safe to land.
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Fellow autistics... please hear what I'm about to say, because it's important.
If we want to create real, meaningful, and lasting change as a community... we need to start with radical inclusivity.
That means including every autistic person. Every. single. one.
If we want to create real, meaningful, and lasting change as a community... we need to start with radical inclusivity.
That means including every autistic person. Every. single. one.
October 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Fellow autistics... please hear what I'm about to say, because it's important.
If we want to create real, meaningful, and lasting change as a community... we need to start with radical inclusivity.
That means including every autistic person. Every. single. one.
If we want to create real, meaningful, and lasting change as a community... we need to start with radical inclusivity.
That means including every autistic person. Every. single. one.
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You don’t need to be calm to be valid.
You don’t need to be polite to be safe.
You don’t need to be productive to be worthy.
Your life is valuable just the way you are.
You don’t need to be polite to be safe.
You don’t need to be productive to be worthy.
Your life is valuable just the way you are.
October 20, 2025 at 12:59 PM
You don’t need to be calm to be valid.
You don’t need to be polite to be safe.
You don’t need to be productive to be worthy.
Your life is valuable just the way you are.
You don’t need to be polite to be safe.
You don’t need to be productive to be worthy.
Your life is valuable just the way you are.
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Special beauty
Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there,I do not sleep..
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting hush
of quiet birds in circle flights.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry.
I am not there. I did not die. M.E.Frye
Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there,I do not sleep..
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting hush
of quiet birds in circle flights.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry.
I am not there. I did not die. M.E.Frye
October 21, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Special beauty
Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there,I do not sleep..
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting hush
of quiet birds in circle flights.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry.
I am not there. I did not die. M.E.Frye
Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there,I do not sleep..
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting hush
of quiet birds in circle flights.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry.
I am not there. I did not die. M.E.Frye
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Using disabled people as beards for your personal agenda is not actually working in solidarity with us and it's certainly not disability politics, thank you for coming to my TED talk.
October 20, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Using disabled people as beards for your personal agenda is not actually working in solidarity with us and it's certainly not disability politics, thank you for coming to my TED talk.
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You think you’re bad at relationships.
But maybe you’re just tired of performing one.
You learned to show care in ways others didn’t understand.
Through honesty.
Through warning before a sound.
Through silence that meant safety.
That’s not failure.
That’s autistic love.
But maybe you’re just tired of performing one.
You learned to show care in ways others didn’t understand.
Through honesty.
Through warning before a sound.
Through silence that meant safety.
That’s not failure.
That’s autistic love.
October 21, 2025 at 8:50 AM
You think you’re bad at relationships.
But maybe you’re just tired of performing one.
You learned to show care in ways others didn’t understand.
Through honesty.
Through warning before a sound.
Through silence that meant safety.
That’s not failure.
That’s autistic love.
But maybe you’re just tired of performing one.
You learned to show care in ways others didn’t understand.
Through honesty.
Through warning before a sound.
Through silence that meant safety.
That’s not failure.
That’s autistic love.
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What's up, Bluesky? We thought you might've missed some of our greatest hits, so we put this together for you.
Can't wait to spend more quality time together! ❤️🇺🇸
Can't wait to spend more quality time together! ❤️🇺🇸
October 17, 2025 at 9:21 PM
What's up, Bluesky? We thought you might've missed some of our greatest hits, so we put this together for you.
Can't wait to spend more quality time together! ❤️🇺🇸
Can't wait to spend more quality time together! ❤️🇺🇸
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Spectacular! A trail of celestial objects spans this view of the Virgo Cluster.
Dominating the scene is NGC 4261, a massive elliptical galaxy in the upper half of the image. In the lower left sits the lenticular galaxy NGC 4281.
(Credit: RubinObs/NOIRLab/SLAC/NSF/DOE/AURA)
Dominating the scene is NGC 4261, a massive elliptical galaxy in the upper half of the image. In the lower left sits the lenticular galaxy NGC 4281.
(Credit: RubinObs/NOIRLab/SLAC/NSF/DOE/AURA)
October 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Spectacular! A trail of celestial objects spans this view of the Virgo Cluster.
Dominating the scene is NGC 4261, a massive elliptical galaxy in the upper half of the image. In the lower left sits the lenticular galaxy NGC 4281.
(Credit: RubinObs/NOIRLab/SLAC/NSF/DOE/AURA)
Dominating the scene is NGC 4261, a massive elliptical galaxy in the upper half of the image. In the lower left sits the lenticular galaxy NGC 4281.
(Credit: RubinObs/NOIRLab/SLAC/NSF/DOE/AURA)
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People talk about autistic burnout like it’s about bad boundaries or not managing energy.
It isn’t.
Not just, anyway.
It’s what happens when you’ve been adapting to a world that never adapts to you.
When every space demands you translate yourself just to be tolerated.
🧵🧶🪡
It isn’t.
Not just, anyway.
It’s what happens when you’ve been adapting to a world that never adapts to you.
When every space demands you translate yourself just to be tolerated.
🧵🧶🪡
October 8, 2025 at 8:44 PM
People talk about autistic burnout like it’s about bad boundaries or not managing energy.
It isn’t.
Not just, anyway.
It’s what happens when you’ve been adapting to a world that never adapts to you.
When every space demands you translate yourself just to be tolerated.
🧵🧶🪡
It isn’t.
Not just, anyway.
It’s what happens when you’ve been adapting to a world that never adapts to you.
When every space demands you translate yourself just to be tolerated.
🧵🧶🪡
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Being in spaces with other autistic people is more than support.
It’s liberation.
Our nervous systems recognise each other.
Regulation replaces vigilance.
Safety replaces performance.
For many, it’s the first time they’ve ever been mirrored with compassion instead of correction.
It’s liberation.
Our nervous systems recognise each other.
Regulation replaces vigilance.
Safety replaces performance.
For many, it’s the first time they’ve ever been mirrored with compassion instead of correction.
October 5, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Being in spaces with other autistic people is more than support.
It’s liberation.
Our nervous systems recognise each other.
Regulation replaces vigilance.
Safety replaces performance.
For many, it’s the first time they’ve ever been mirrored with compassion instead of correction.
It’s liberation.
Our nervous systems recognise each other.
Regulation replaces vigilance.
Safety replaces performance.
For many, it’s the first time they’ve ever been mirrored with compassion instead of correction.
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People like to claim that autistics are bad at communicating and like, my dude, the problem does not lie with us, it lies with the web of manipulation and lies and passive aggression and ulterior agendas that you weave around yourselves instead of just doing what we do, which is saying what we mean.
October 3, 2025 at 2:01 AM
People like to claim that autistics are bad at communicating and like, my dude, the problem does not lie with us, it lies with the web of manipulation and lies and passive aggression and ulterior agendas that you weave around yourselves instead of just doing what we do, which is saying what we mean.
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The hardest part of work isn’t the tasks.
It’s the endless small talk.
The unspoken rules.
The expectation to be “on” all the time.
Autistic people aren’t bad at working.
We’re tired of performing jobs inside jobs.
It’s the endless small talk.
The unspoken rules.
The expectation to be “on” all the time.
Autistic people aren’t bad at working.
We’re tired of performing jobs inside jobs.
October 3, 2025 at 5:19 AM
The hardest part of work isn’t the tasks.
It’s the endless small talk.
The unspoken rules.
The expectation to be “on” all the time.
Autistic people aren’t bad at working.
We’re tired of performing jobs inside jobs.
It’s the endless small talk.
The unspoken rules.
The expectation to be “on” all the time.
Autistic people aren’t bad at working.
We’re tired of performing jobs inside jobs.
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The largest toothed predator eating the largest invertebrate. Crunch munch. 🧪
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
September 25, 2025 at 5:18 AM
The largest toothed predator eating the largest invertebrate. Crunch munch. 🧪
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I have just learned that autistic people who ask questions because of curiosity and seeking clarification are viewed as antagonistic and argumentative and that explains so many interactions that have ended poorly in my life
September 25, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I have just learned that autistic people who ask questions because of curiosity and seeking clarification are viewed as antagonistic and argumentative and that explains so many interactions that have ended poorly in my life
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Many think unmasking means just being louder.
But the truth is that unmasking is about being sustainable.
Living in alignment with our needs.
Choosing truth over performance.
If that means louder for you, cool.
But if it doesn’t, that isn’t unmasking - it’s just masking with a new character.
But the truth is that unmasking is about being sustainable.
Living in alignment with our needs.
Choosing truth over performance.
If that means louder for you, cool.
But if it doesn’t, that isn’t unmasking - it’s just masking with a new character.
September 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Many think unmasking means just being louder.
But the truth is that unmasking is about being sustainable.
Living in alignment with our needs.
Choosing truth over performance.
If that means louder for you, cool.
But if it doesn’t, that isn’t unmasking - it’s just masking with a new character.
But the truth is that unmasking is about being sustainable.
Living in alignment with our needs.
Choosing truth over performance.
If that means louder for you, cool.
But if it doesn’t, that isn’t unmasking - it’s just masking with a new character.
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I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
September 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
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The GRAND project has observed its first cosmic rays 🔭🧪
These atomic nuclei, which rain down from the sky with an energy a million times greater than that of particles accelerated in the LHC at CERN, were detected for the first time using radio antennas operating autonomously and systematically, deployed in the Gobi Desert in China.
The GRAND project has observed its first cosmic rays!
www.iap.fr
September 25, 2025 at 9:39 AM
The GRAND project has observed its first cosmic rays 🔭🧪
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You know someone needs to be avoided when you put up a boundary and they say “I would prefer that you don’t”.
Needs come before desires
Needs come before desires
September 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
You know someone needs to be avoided when you put up a boundary and they say “I would prefer that you don’t”.
Needs come before desires
Needs come before desires
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Being an autistic person, I just wanted to say this….
Being autistic doesn’t mean you are rude, stupid, annoying, disobedient, stubborn, lazy or selfish……
Being an autistic person, I just wanted to say this….
Being autistic doesn’t mean you are rude, stupid, annoying, disobedient, stubborn, lazy or selfish……
September 21, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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Being an autistic person, I just wanted to say this….
Being autistic doesn’t mean you are rude, stupid, annoying, disobedient, stubborn, lazy or selfish……
Being an autistic person, I just wanted to say this….
Being autistic doesn’t mean you are rude, stupid, annoying, disobedient, stubborn, lazy or selfish……
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Special interests aren’t hobbies.
They’re regulators, relationships, and meaning.
Call them “obsessions” and you pathologise survival and regulation.
Protect them like a part of you.
Because they are.
They’re regulators, relationships, and meaning.
Call them “obsessions” and you pathologise survival and regulation.
Protect them like a part of you.
Because they are.
September 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Special interests aren’t hobbies.
They’re regulators, relationships, and meaning.
Call them “obsessions” and you pathologise survival and regulation.
Protect them like a part of you.
Because they are.
They’re regulators, relationships, and meaning.
Call them “obsessions” and you pathologise survival and regulation.
Protect them like a part of you.
Because they are.
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Authentic autistic relationships don’t look like neuronormative ones.
We may need more space, or more intensity. Or less!
Less small talk, more depth.
But when we’re allowed to show up unmasked - our relationships aren’t less.
They’re real.
They’re sustaining.
We may need more space, or more intensity. Or less!
Less small talk, more depth.
But when we’re allowed to show up unmasked - our relationships aren’t less.
They’re real.
They’re sustaining.
September 21, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Authentic autistic relationships don’t look like neuronormative ones.
We may need more space, or more intensity. Or less!
Less small talk, more depth.
But when we’re allowed to show up unmasked - our relationships aren’t less.
They’re real.
They’re sustaining.
We may need more space, or more intensity. Or less!
Less small talk, more depth.
But when we’re allowed to show up unmasked - our relationships aren’t less.
They’re real.
They’re sustaining.
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Autistic Meltdowns. Shutdowns. Burnout.
Not failures. Not shame.
Signals from our bodyminds that needs have gone unmet for too long.
I’m hosting a seminar to unpack these truths - and what real support looks like.
Join me
www.theautisticcoach.com/autism-educa...
Not failures. Not shame.
Signals from our bodyminds that needs have gone unmet for too long.
I’m hosting a seminar to unpack these truths - and what real support looks like.
Join me
www.theautisticcoach.com/autism-educa...
Online Seminar on Autistic Meltdowns, Shutdowns, and Burnout — The Autistic Coach
The Autistic Coach offers virtual 2.5-hour seminars for autistic adults in the UK, US & Europe. Led by an autistic coach, these online sessions provide teaching, tools, and discussion to help you explore autistic identity, masking, burnout, and needs. Access to Work approved, creating neuro-affi
www.theautisticcoach.com
September 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Autistic Meltdowns. Shutdowns. Burnout.
Not failures. Not shame.
Signals from our bodyminds that needs have gone unmet for too long.
I’m hosting a seminar to unpack these truths - and what real support looks like.
Join me
www.theautisticcoach.com/autism-educa...
Not failures. Not shame.
Signals from our bodyminds that needs have gone unmet for too long.
I’m hosting a seminar to unpack these truths - and what real support looks like.
Join me
www.theautisticcoach.com/autism-educa...
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They praised the mask.
Clear speech.
Eye contact.
Professionalism.
And punished the cost.
Exhaustion.
Burnout.
Collapse.
Masking isn’t a skill.
It’s a wound.
A scar.
It keeps you safe.
But at what price?
Clear speech.
Eye contact.
Professionalism.
And punished the cost.
Exhaustion.
Burnout.
Collapse.
Masking isn’t a skill.
It’s a wound.
A scar.
It keeps you safe.
But at what price?
September 17, 2025 at 12:30 PM
They praised the mask.
Clear speech.
Eye contact.
Professionalism.
And punished the cost.
Exhaustion.
Burnout.
Collapse.
Masking isn’t a skill.
It’s a wound.
A scar.
It keeps you safe.
But at what price?
Clear speech.
Eye contact.
Professionalism.
And punished the cost.
Exhaustion.
Burnout.
Collapse.
Masking isn’t a skill.
It’s a wound.
A scar.
It keeps you safe.
But at what price?
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The pattern is familiar.
An autistic person commits a crime.
Headlines call it an “autism problem”.
That is not analysis.
That is autistiphobia and ableism dressed as concern.
Autism does not cause crime.
Bigotry, poor boundaries, and bad systems do.
An autistic person commits a crime.
Headlines call it an “autism problem”.
That is not analysis.
That is autistiphobia and ableism dressed as concern.
Autism does not cause crime.
Bigotry, poor boundaries, and bad systems do.
September 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The pattern is familiar.
An autistic person commits a crime.
Headlines call it an “autism problem”.
That is not analysis.
That is autistiphobia and ableism dressed as concern.
Autism does not cause crime.
Bigotry, poor boundaries, and bad systems do.
An autistic person commits a crime.
Headlines call it an “autism problem”.
That is not analysis.
That is autistiphobia and ableism dressed as concern.
Autism does not cause crime.
Bigotry, poor boundaries, and bad systems do.