#sam.neuro

[therapeutic007]

🌈 A Journey through Neurodivergence 🌈

Hey, friends! 💖 Today, I want to shine a light on the incredible diversity within the schizophrenia spectrum and beyond. Whether you're navigating psychosis, schizoaffective disorder, or any of the related personality disorders, there’s a beautiful tapestry of experiences that connect us all. Let’s explore this together!

Understanding Psychosis: For many, psychosis can feel like stepping into a different reality. It's a world where thoughts and perceptions can twist in unexpected ways. Remember, it's okay to seek help and share your experiences—you're not alone in this journey! 🌌✨

Schizophrenia Spectrum: From schizophrenia to schizoaffective disorder, we’re all part of a bigger picture. Each experience is unique, but together, we create a community that supports one another through the ups, downs, and all-around confusion. 🤝❤️

Personality Disorders: Whether it’s schizoid personality disorder (SZPD) or schizotypal personality disorder (STPD), understanding these nuances helps foster compassion and connection. It’s not just about labels; it’s about the people behind them and their stories! 📖💬

Neurodivergence and Positivity: Embracing our neurodivergent identities is empowering! It’s a celebration of different ways of thinking, feeling, and being. Let’s uplift one another, sharing positivity and encouragement in our journeys. 🌟😊

Interdivergence and Persodivergence: We all have our unique perspectives and ways of interacting with the world. Whether you identify as interdivergent or persodivergent, your voice matters! Let’s amplify our differences as strengths, creating a more inclusive community. 🌍🎉

Let’s continue to share our stories, foster understanding, and support each other through the beautiful chaos of life. Remember: there’s always room for positivity and connection! ��❤️

[astrexq]

This is so true 🫂

We’re all here for each other online, but that’s not enough ❤️

Nobody talks about the hard parts about autism.

Nobody talks about not knowing when you need to eat, drink or pee. Not knowing when you're in pain, or why you're in pain. Not being able to communicate what you need.

Or when change is so hard to deal with you have meltdowns and outbursts. When you can't control your anger and hurt yourself or others. When you can't emote unless you're breaking down.

Or when you can't understand what someone is saying, what you're reading, anything. When you can't even try because trying makes it worse. When you ask for help but not getting what they say just makes you more frustrated.

And so many more difficult experiences we have to deal with that no one likes.

[therapeutic007]

Must have Tools for Self-Recovery

[tortiefrancis]

Some people think that destigmatizing mental illnesses means saying that no one actually suffers from having a mental illness and that severe symptoms don't even exist. Which is obviously wrong but somehow that's the common view on this website

[tortiefrancis]

person: "don't eat anything with ingredients you can't pronounce!"

me, dyslalic:

[tortiefrancis]

The warning on my melatonin: "This medication may cause sleepiness"

[tortiefrancis]

Can game designers not make puzzles that solely rely on direction without at least using some sort of markers for people who can't read directions at all. This is the second time I get stuck in a direction based puzzle, come on

[tortiefrancis]

♿️ ♾️ Happy disability pride month!!

[ ID: Digital, stylized artwork of five people and a cat sitting around the Disability flag, against a pastel blue background with pastel yellow stars doodled around. Above them is navy blue text that reads: "Feliz mês do orgulho PCD" (Translation: Happy disability pride month). The people, from left to right, are:

1) A thin woman with medium tone skin, dark brown eyes and a long, dark brown wolf cut with blue tips and spiky bangs. She wears dark makeup, earrings, a chocker, a cross necklace, a long sleeved mesh shirt, a dark tank top with the wheelchair symbol in the center, black shorts, a big, black belt with a chain on the side and a black boot. She has one amputated leg and uses blue crutches. She smiles, eyes half open.

2) A young child with dark tone skin, dark brown eyes and short, dark, curly hair. He wears a long sleeved green shirt with blue and yellow striped on the wrists, cyan pants and dark blue shoes with yellow lightning bolts. He holds a blue teddy bear with yellow ears. He has Treacher Collins Syndrome. He smiles.

3) A fat woman with light tone skin, green eyes and short, red-ish hair with a white streak. She wears glasses, a pink tank top, blue pants with white stars, light blue shoes and a medical bracelet. She has a cleft lip scar, a heart surgery scar, white patches on her skin due to piebaldism, and also moles. She smiles, doing a peace sign with one hand.

4) A thin man with light medium tone skin, sharp, brown eyes, a thin beard and medium length, wavy, green hair with a shaved side. He wears a black and white t-shirt with yellow stripes on the sleeves, black pants and red shoes, as well as two pins; an orange one with the schizophrenia symbol, and a red one with the autism symbol. He has scars on his wrists and a semicolon tattoo there as well. He smiled. Next to him is a gray and white cat with an "Emotional Support Animal" vest.

5) A thin person with pale skin, blue-ish eyes and a short, coily, white afro. They wear sunglasses, a white flower necklace, a blue, long sleeved shirt, a beige sweater vest and a long, brown skirt. They also wear hearing aids, which are beige. They have albinism and strabismus. They smile.

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🇵🇸 Digital Art Raffle . 🇵🇸 Sketch Commissions . 🇵🇸 Gaza Fundraisers . 🇨🇩 DRC Aid . 🇸🇩 Sudan Aid

[tortiefrancis]

i need people specially fellow autistics to stop treating autism as a superpower

[tortiefrancis]

Someone please take the word "delusion" away from apsychotics and neurotypicals

[tortiefrancis]

Also if anyone has tips for dealing with routine changes and how to make new routines when you lose others... please? Share? I can't find anything online and everyone I've asked just tells me I should learn to deal with my feelings, but I literally just stay inside all day and watch videos when I don't have a routine and it's not healthy at all

[tortiefrancis]

Literally all I want in life is an autism diagnosis, I can't live without accommodations anymore

[tortiefrancis]

It's still so funny to me how I have very clear and truly bad autism symptoms and have had for a very long time and my mom, who has to research autism for a living, just thinks I'm whiny

[tortiefrancis]

I went to the store all alone and didn't have anxiety!!

[tortiefrancis]

For new year's, I'd like to send love to:

- people with autism

- people with epilepsy

- people with sensory processing disorder

- people with misophonia

- people with post-traumatic stress disorder

- people with heart conditions

- people with photophobia/light sensitivity

and anyone else trying to enjoy the new year without having to worry about loud noises or lights

[tortiefrancis]

Managed to talk with aac today, very proud of myself