#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]

hey fun fact did you know that if you're on the schizophrenia spectrum, have psychosis, have psychotic symptoms or traits, etc, that you're loved and your symptoms and traits should not be vilainized or seen as evil or ugly?

[tortiefrancis]

I just saw a post that said "may all your delulu become trululu"- no!! Stop misusing the term delusion! Imagine saying this to someone who has persecutory delusions? If my delusions came true, life would be a nightmare!

Delusions aren't about "Oh this character is straight but I believe he's gay", no! That's not what it is about! It's a serious issue people have to deal with!

[tortiefrancis]

Hey, warning for folks with psychosis, paranoia, delusions, etc: I got an anon ask that started with "I don't know how else to tell You this" that was basically a massive unreality trigger. I can't show it because I blocked the anon, but that's how it starts and then it's a giant wall of text with some repeating parts.

If you get an ask like that, don't read it. At most, read the start to double check, but don't read it all. Just block the anon or delete the ask.

I don't know if it's something that'll happen to multiple blogs, it just looked a lot like a sort of "chain" hate ask to me. Either way, be safe

[tortiefrancis]

shoutout to people with intellectual disabilities, you guys deserve the world

[tortiefrancis]

I don't know how to say this but adults with autism can have meltdowns and very much do. It's not just a thing in children. And yes I mean even old adults and elderly

[tortiefrancis]

Does anyone have tips on how to read when you have autism and possibly intellectual disability? I just can't get the meaning of the text or comprehend the words and often get lost, and so it takes me a really long time to read, but I have to read academic texts for my univerisity

Audio versions and text to speech don't work and I already read with the text on a larger setting if it's online

Edit: made the post unrebloggable for personal reasons

[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]

hey? people with triggers, for whatever reason? you don't have to force yourself to see your triggers. you don't have to "expose yourself" to it. you're not being weak or "preventing yourself from healing" by avoiding it, by filtering content, by stating boundaries.

[tortiefrancis]

Nimona reminds me a lot about growing up disabled and neurodivergent.

Being seen as a disgusting thing, a monster without having to do anything, the people around you begging for answers on why you're this way, 'how' did you 'turn up' this way, asking for you to hide who you are. The weird looks over your symptoms or behaviors, the most minor ones, too.

And when it all comes crashing down, when you can't hide it anymore, when you're just so full of pain, and anger, and sadness, people are scared of you. People see you as an even more dangerous and frightening monster.

[tortiefrancis]

if you want to learn more about ableist language and ways to avoid it i really recommend this page, which not only explains why certain words are ableist (such as stupid, dumb, insane, etc), but also words to replace them with (like foolish, ignorant, wild, etc)

fair warning obviously that it shows ableist words and terms uncensored and talks about ableism in multiple ways

[tortiefrancis]

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

[tortiefrancis]

shoutout to people who do consume children's media because they have a hard time understanding anything else. people who have to look up what a scene or the ending meant. people who ask a lot of questions or who wish they could but are too afraid to. people who get drained or overwhelmed consuming other things.

you're not less capable, intelligent or human because of your struggles

[tortiefrancis]

I feel bad for not being able to read and understand text

I feel bad for not being able to tell how far something is from me, and never being able to guess

I feel bad for doing things out of impulse and not actually thinking them through, and either making a huge mistake or quickly forgetting how I did it

I feel bad for not being able to do basic math on my head without feeling physically tired and strained

I feel bad for not being able to follow instructions correctly without someone by my side to help

I feel bad for not always knowing how to write something

I feel bad for not being able to explain what I feel or think, or really not feeling or thinking at all

And most of all, I feel bad that I don't know why that is