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 (DIR) Post #APmGWsMDv1K4dCFaKm by considermycatjohn@eldritch.cafe
       2022-11-19T23:30:53Z
       
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       I don’t know how this “unified theory of autism” (“a far more comprehensive explanation for autistic cognition than any of its competitors”) is seen by autistic people, but the description of monotropism here rang very true for me: “In a nutshell, monotropism is the tendency for our interests to pull us in more strongly than most people.” I mean, welcome to my entire life, from childhood until now: a succession of interests for which both the topic and intensity are seen as “a bit weird” by those around me. (For example: googling “monotropism” at 11.25 on a Saturday night…)https://www.bps.org.uk/psychologist/me-and-monotropism-unified-theory-autism
       
 (DIR) Post #APmGWtsAHkT1KYCblA by considermycatjohn@eldritch.cafe
       2022-11-19T23:32:11Z
       
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       Also this: “The bulk of what’s usually referred to as ‘executive dysfunction’ in autism  –  difficulties getting going with things, executing plans, and tearing ourselves away from things once we’ve started  – are more informatively talked about as ‘autistic inertia’. That is, resistance to a change in state: difficulty starting, stopping or changing direction.” I mean, once again: “Hi!”
       
 (DIR) Post #APmGWvHj2CVVi7AXEu by considermycatjohn@eldritch.cafe
       2022-11-19T23:36:31Z
       
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       Honestly? This is all feeling increasingly difficult to ignore or dismiss. But I really ought to go to bed now