Hello! This is a shout-out to neurodivergent_lou for making the best content about autism I have ever read–especially for and about autistic adults like me. Neurodivergent_lou is a great reason to be on Instagram.
https://www.instagram.com/neurodivergent_lou
Lately I’ve read on this Instagram feed about panic attack vs autistic meltdown in a way that helped me see my life more clearly right now, and also back through time. No one has taught me more about my autism than neurodivergent_lou, and for that I’m grateful. Tips about how to be good to autistic people at Christmas time, sensory stuff like hearing electricity and being bothered by it, masking…
The Instagram format is well suited to these bite sized chunks of info. I like the style of the slides and have grown to love the cute clip art style images that go along with the text.
I need more autism info in my life–real stuff, right from the lived experience of autistic people. Not top down from some kind of authority.
Also, there’s an emotional component. Neurodivergent_lou helps me feel less alone. We are very different in age and some life circumstances. But we are similar in ways our autism manifests and how it affects our lives. It nourishes me to learn how my struggles are not unique. I spent the first 40 years of my life heartbroken about how I was wrong in almost every way. It’s healing to learn how I am valid and ok.
thank you
Thank you to everyone who helps the world by telling the truth. It helps make a better life for all of us, when you share about our experiences and needs. These things we’ve been shamed for are not actually shameful. We need truth-bravery so disabled people of all kinds can find justice and live good lives on our terms. Not on the terms of people who are more “normal” and have more power.
Thank you to everyone who risks rocking the boat by being real about how people can be and what we can need. You help me tell the truth also. Let’s make a world that’s more just and more habitable for all of us.