Tori (they/them) @Skellyboy@tech.lgbt

Here's a tip for fellow #autistic people or people with #ADHD or other neurodiversities who are interested in #meditation and/or #Buddhism but find it hard to keep their mind from wandering:

Don't be afraid to use stim toys or other objects while you're meditating. Moving and playing with something doesn't make the practice less mindful, and in fact there's a long tradition behind it: there's a string of beads called a Japamala that is traditionally used in meditation, where the beads are passed through the fingers one by one while repeating a mantra. The beads keep track of the number of repetitions so you don't have to hold it in your mind if you're going for a specific number, but they also help to ground you to the world around you and quiet your mind

Personally, I use a worry stone while I meditate, but don't feel bad using anything you have around, like a stim toy, a chew necklace, a clicking pen, etc. There's nothing wrong with using what you have to stay mindful!

Need some help from #autistic #autism folks! I've got a friend on who's working on paper and needs some resources.

Here's what she says: "...to write a paper on how the Neurodiversity Movement is a resistance to effect of neoliberalism hegemonic educational trends upon autistic people. I want to demonstrate how Autism Speaks is part of the hegemony and how society ignores the fact that they don't work for the best interest of autistic people."

Boosts welcome! TY for anything you can offer!

On the #Fediverse, no one knows you're a #gay, #vegan, #furry, #anarchist, #autistic spectrum #hacker.

It's just assumed.

Random #autistic superpower: Vampires can't take control of us bc we won't look them in the eyes.

The fact that "cw: eye contact" is such a big thing on Mastodon really suggests to me there is a large #autistic population on the #fediverse.

So, here's an idea: Jesus was austitic and just infodumping.

Queer update: I'm lawfully queer at the moment.

Hey, if you are feeling down, here is a stuffie.

In, Through, and Beyond Saturn's Rings

Image Credit: Cassini Imaging Team, ISS, JPL, ESA, NASA

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210404.html #APoD

O, the oak and the other Prince of Wales
For our old man said.
The anchor must be blind to make deck nails.
Oh, a roll in bed

We wish that you can't cook me
For we're bound away
Whiskey is the mate of the sea
Built in the bay

Any HTML/CSS wizards interested in helping write template admin, user/org profile, & chat pages for a self hosted, p2p mutual-aid social network?

#help #tech #FLOSS #FOSS #social #network #socialnetwork #mutualaid #html #css #simple #reproducible #federated

It's that time again! Pause for a moment and just breathe.