hey there hexbear nd gang! it's that time of year for the first time ever!
here we are once again approaching the end of the year according to the roman imperial calendar that we all have to use for some reason. it's the winter holiday season in the global north, a time of great symbolic significance to many people.
and so, i want to solicit your thoughts about this community, what it means to you, how you'd like to see it evolve, changes in moderation policy, suggestions for thumbnail and banner images, or anything else related to the comm or neurodiversity in general.
or just come hang out!
i also want to invite applications for new moderators for this comm. what would you like to do as a moderator for c/neurodiversity?
personally i've largely been a placeholder, but i do love this community and i want to see it grow as a shared and safe space for our neurodivergent comrades to talk about ourselves and with each other. i also want to do better and want your input about what that means.
c/nd has a well behaved user base so we don't need extra mod help for enforcement or anything like that. what i'm mainly looking for is fresh perspectives on community engagement and growth.
there is absolutely no requirement to disclose any personal information about yourself, just to make that clear. but if you're interested in moderating this community, please contact @CARCOSA@hexbear.net, myself, and/or the other nd mods with an application.
if deadlines help motivate you, you have 3 days from the time you read this.
if deadlines harm your motivation, don't worry about it. if an application comes in a month or two from now of course we'll still consider it. this isn't a job, i'm just asking for volunteers to help moderate a small internet message board.
Application
What is your Hexbear username?
Do you have any preferred pronouns?
What are your thoughts on capitalism?
What are your thoughts on imperialism?
What are your thoughts on trans rights?
What are your thoughts on racial justice?
What are your thoughts on neurodiversity?
What do think about current and previous protests around the world?
What are your thoughts on Veganism and Animal Liberation?
Do you have any experience with other leftist online communities? What did those experiences teach you?
What is your approach to moderation, and how do you work with teams?
How do you deal with online drama and people who try to start things for the sake of it?
Do you have any ideas for c/neurodiveristy community engagement?
What is your general time availability? (amounts, common browsing times, etc)
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I already knew I had ADHD, but this is the year I finally acknowledged my autism. Over the course of this year, it's made me really understand myself on a much deeper level and I'm working on unmasking more, bit by bit. Also, it's wild the degree to which unmasking has also helped me feel more comfortable in my gender expression, because I have loads of gay little mannerisms that I've suppressed my whole life that just feel so right.
Figuring all this out also means acknowledging how deeply lonely I was as a kid, which is a thought I've really tried to stay away from but I really just need to accept it. As hard as it is, this is how I start healing, and it's already working.
My ADHD can go fuck itself, but realizing I'm autistic feels like as big a revelation as when I came out as trans, and the two really do feel linked in some ways (not in a way where one "caused" the other but in that they're major parts of me that I repressed).
FourteenEyes is pushing for a reading group for Unmasking Autism. It's written by a trans person who is on the spectrum and has a PhD. I think it might speak to you a lot because in it, he covers a lot of ways that ND and trans tend to overlap.
I'm cis but ASD and probably some ADHD and definitely a lot of depression with some anxiety and there are points in the book where I feel like he is speaking directly to me. I think you might see that a bit maybe if you pick it up?
In my case it's been revealing in a lot of ways. I didn't realize but I'm actually sensory seeking. I had thought that sensory avoidance was one of the big ones just from having autistic friends. It's part of why I think it took me so long to realize I am on the spectrum. Another big one is substance abuse as a way to numb the overstimulating world around me. I donno what you will get out of it but I just feel like it's written for all of us but also definitely written for those of us that might be in the ASD camp as well as the trans camp.
That's Devon Price right? I follow him on tumblr, he seems like a really good source of knowledge. I really should get around to reading his books.
Sure is! I already have another one of his book in my backlog(Laziness Does Not Exist) and I'm only half done with Unmasking.