R. Boccamazzo, PsyD, Clinical Director @TakeThisOrg, #ActuallyAutistic and #ADHD, Consulting psychologist @HowtoADHD, Opinions=mine, He/Him 📸: @KP11Studios
Feb 6 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
It’s 5:30am, I’ve been awake since 4:00am, I can’t shut my brain off, and - in the context of imminent fatherhood - I need some encouragement, y’all. Let me explain. 🧵
As our baby’s birth fast approaches, I’ve become more and more inundated with seemingly well-intentioned people - many of them total strangers - telling me just how awful my life is about to be, and in ways I can’t understand: “It’s so much worse than you think!”
Sep 20, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
To everyone who ever said I didn’t “look autistic”, know that I’m constantly running ActLikePeopleExpect.exe in my brain, am not always aware I’m doing it, and it’s eating up at least 50% of my RAM.
It’s also the reason for a lot of CPU overheating.
Huh…as this is picking up steam, I do offer talks on autism and ADHD. Also, make sure to follow @TakeThisOrg.
Apr 2, 2021 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
I said that for #AutismAcceptanceMonth , I'd be leaning into things a bit. So regarding my personal journey with autism, there are two phrases I've heard more times than I can count:
- "We're all a little autistic."
- "We're all awkward sometimes."
[THREAD]
I want to preface this with the fact that this is about no one person, and I'm not angry at anyone. If you're one of the INNUMERABLE people who've said these to me, I know you meant them with compassion and reassurance. Still, sit back and listen for a sec.
Feb 20, 2021 • 17 tweets • 3 min read
I'm public about having autism, and I've been having a bad few brain days with it. I'd like to try and share what it's like for me. This isn't everyone's experience, but I have enough autistic friends to know there can be some overlap for others. Still this is about me. [THREAD]
I want to preface this with I'm not looking for pity. My hope is that this gives understanding and compassion for what it can be like to go through life with an invisible social disability when others are on a different operating system (AKA being a Linux in a Windows world).
Nov 26, 2019 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
I'm going to get personal about my autism for a moment and explain something extremely important to me: the number 53. [THREAD]
As a teenager, long before my diagnosis, I always felt a half-step out of sync with my peers and saw the world a little differently than others. Still do, if I'm honest. I've just learned to blend in way better - which is a double-edged sword for another thread.
