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I really feel like fedi is disproportionately autistic with comparison to other social media platforms, but I haven't touched any other major ones in years, nor do I have the necessary data, so I don't really know. Poll: do you identify as autistic (not necessarily officially diagnosed, etc, not trying to exclude the experiences of those without necessary medical access or subclinical presentation)?

Anonymous poll

Poll

autism
93
64.1%
notism
52
35.9%
145 people voted.
Voting ended 28 April at 17:40.
9 comments
Moto :rainbowinfinity:

@fcktheworld587 I have this idea in my mind that autistic people tend to be more aware of what sources they allow to put ideas into their head, with a focus on consistency.

It’s the need for internal consistency that drives me to The Fediverse View of the world.

Non autistic folks maybe value different things in their media, e.g. social connections to [ideologically problematic content]

Given the corporate schlock alternative, where the heck else are we autists to go for information about the world outside?

@fcktheworld587 I have this idea in my mind that autistic people tend to be more aware of what sources they allow to put ideas into their head, with a focus on consistency.

It’s the need for internal consistency that drives me to The Fediverse View of the world.

Non autistic folks maybe value different things in their media, e.g. social connections to [ideologically problematic content]

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@fcktheworld587 This wreaks havoc on my PDA, as all of a sudden everybody in (my) world are interested in the same things and such, which for my type of neurospiciness is *not* a good thing (I'm one of those who doesn't like to share their toys, literal or figurative).

hazelnot :yell:

@fcktheworld587 *probably* autistic, voted autism, but yeah not actually sure 💀

Cthulku

@fcktheworld587

I'm not sure, but it kind of seems like autism of some sort might be in the mix. Traits, at least. Can't say that I identify as such, though.

Amelia Bellamy-Royds :progress:

@cthulku @fcktheworld587 Yeah, I'm in that category too: I strongly empathize with autistic people's descriptions of information/sensory overload & coping mechanisms around it, but I think the cognitive processing issues that lead to that response in me are different. I certainly don't have classic autistic traits like being good with lists of facts & bad with symbols/metaphors.

Fedi ND talk has definitely convinced me that at least some of my issues can probably be classified as ADHD, though.

shellbyte

@fcktheworld587@social.linux.pizza gonna skip voting since i genuinely don't know anymore

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