Sam Trajan Saunders
@sambard.bsky.social
#ActuallyAutistic Doer of deeds. Thinker of thoughts. A bit more of the latter than the former, unfortunately. 🏳️🌈
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My kid had an IQ test done as part of an educational psychologist assessment.
His highest and lowest scores:
Verbal reasoning 99.9th centile
Processing speed 9th centile.
Translation: he understands exactly what you're asking him to do; he just needs to think about whether he's going to do it.
His highest and lowest scores:
Verbal reasoning 99.9th centile
Processing speed 9th centile.
Translation: he understands exactly what you're asking him to do; he just needs to think about whether he's going to do it.
January 17, 2025 at 1:50 AM
My kid had an IQ test done as part of an educational psychologist assessment.
His highest and lowest scores:
Verbal reasoning 99.9th centile
Processing speed 9th centile.
Translation: he understands exactly what you're asking him to do; he just needs to think about whether he's going to do it.
His highest and lowest scores:
Verbal reasoning 99.9th centile
Processing speed 9th centile.
Translation: he understands exactly what you're asking him to do; he just needs to think about whether he's going to do it.
The word "bolus" isn't used often enough in social discourse.
"Based on its composition, It takes 2 to 5 days to fully digest cake ... so arguably you will still *have* cake maybe 3.5 days after eating cake."
common rejoiner:
"once masticated and mixed with saliva you no longer have cake ... you have bolus"
- Eternal Autistic Debate
common rejoiner:
"once masticated and mixed with saliva you no longer have cake ... you have bolus"
- Eternal Autistic Debate
“If they meant it that way, they should have said it that way.”
- Ancient Autistic Proverb
- Ancient Autistic Proverb
January 17, 2025 at 1:40 AM
The word "bolus" isn't used often enough in social discourse.
And it all begins to make sense.
RFK, Jr. claimed his anti-vax work was a labor of love that cost him friendships. He said he’d never made money from it. But now he admits he made (checks notes) $1.2 million from it. How do you “forget” about that much money?
January 17, 2025 at 1:24 AM
And it all begins to make sense.
An illustration of the inside of my head.
January 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
An illustration of the inside of my head.
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Possibly the best clap back against ignorant antivaxxers.
January 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Possibly the best clap back against ignorant antivaxxers.
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It was even better in print. Best part is the credit line at the very bottom: "The New York Times's internal email system contributed to this report.:
December 30, 2024 at 2:22 AM
It was even better in print. Best part is the credit line at the very bottom: "The New York Times's internal email system contributed to this report.:
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Remember the outrage when Israel first targeted hospitals in Gaza?
Now, the last hospital in northern Gaza is destroyed, babies are freezing to death & the WHO Director-General narrowly survived an attack in Yemen.
This genocide is fuelled by UK arms sales & Western support.
Now, the last hospital in northern Gaza is destroyed, babies are freezing to death & the WHO Director-General narrowly survived an attack in Yemen.
This genocide is fuelled by UK arms sales & Western support.
December 28, 2024 at 3:55 PM
Remember the outrage when Israel first targeted hospitals in Gaza?
Now, the last hospital in northern Gaza is destroyed, babies are freezing to death & the WHO Director-General narrowly survived an attack in Yemen.
This genocide is fuelled by UK arms sales & Western support.
Now, the last hospital in northern Gaza is destroyed, babies are freezing to death & the WHO Director-General narrowly survived an attack in Yemen.
This genocide is fuelled by UK arms sales & Western support.
I'm ready for it.
January 1, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I'm ready for it.
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In Georgia, a mom facing eviction reached out to DFCS for help. They offered her nothing. Soon the agency took her kids away because of "inadequate housing."
The state then paid *$6,200 a month* to house her kids in foster care.
One of the most important and infuriating stories I read this year:
The state then paid *$6,200 a month* to house her kids in foster care.
One of the most important and infuriating stories I read this year:
When Families Need Housing, Georgia Will Pay for Foster Care Rather Than Provide Assistance
In more than 700 cases over five years, Georgia reported inadequate housing as the sole reason for taking a child into foster care, a WABE and ProPublica analysis found. Advocates say it would be chea...
www.propublica.org
December 30, 2024 at 8:02 PM
In Georgia, a mom facing eviction reached out to DFCS for help. They offered her nothing. Soon the agency took her kids away because of "inadequate housing."
The state then paid *$6,200 a month* to house her kids in foster care.
One of the most important and infuriating stories I read this year:
The state then paid *$6,200 a month* to house her kids in foster care.
One of the most important and infuriating stories I read this year:
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This is without question the most beautiful dinosaur I have ever seen.
December 27, 2024 at 8:51 PM
This is without question the most beautiful dinosaur I have ever seen.
I'm not interesting enough to be neurospicy. My son suggests that I describe myself as a neurospud. #ActuallyAutistic #ContentedlyBoring
December 28, 2024 at 11:33 PM
I'm not interesting enough to be neurospicy. My son suggests that I describe myself as a neurospud. #ActuallyAutistic #ContentedlyBoring
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Happiness is finding a big worm
December 28, 2024 at 7:21 PM
Happiness is finding a big worm
It isn't just me, right?
December 20, 2024 at 10:14 PM
It isn't just me, right?
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November 16, 2024 at 2:16 PM
28 Years Later trailer. How have I never known about *that* poem recorded by *that* actor? #AutisticObsessed
December 16, 2024 at 10:41 AM
28 Years Later trailer. How have I never known about *that* poem recorded by *that* actor? #AutisticObsessed
Why are the pretty ones so often batshit insane?
December 12, 2024 at 7:36 AM
Why are the pretty ones so often batshit insane?
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Here are my book recommendations for the new year:
Read the books you already bought.
Read the books you already bought.
December 10, 2024 at 12:44 PM
Here are my book recommendations for the new year:
Read the books you already bought.
Read the books you already bought.
Hey writers! Please try to be less fascinating in your stories and your characters. How am I supposed to dream up my own fables if you leave all these absorbing gems lying around for me to trip into.
Please and thank you.
Please and thank you.
December 9, 2024 at 11:03 PM
Hey writers! Please try to be less fascinating in your stories and your characters. How am I supposed to dream up my own fables if you leave all these absorbing gems lying around for me to trip into.
Please and thank you.
Please and thank you.
Just heard my first Christmas song of the year. 6th December -- not bad.
December 6, 2024 at 9:56 AM
Just heard my first Christmas song of the year. 6th December -- not bad.