View a transcript of a past chat on this topic here. Today’s #autchat is on transit. This includes both private and public transit: Driving, buses, trains, rideshares like Lyft and Uber, carpooling, biking, walking, etc—anything you use to get from one place to another. Q1: What form(s) of transportation do you use most often? Is […]
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Volunteer work
View previous chats on this topic here: March 25, 2018, March 6, 2022. Today’s AutChat is on volunteer work and will be most relevant for people who’ve done volunteer work. The first couple questions are also relevant to people who want to volunteer but haven’t. #AutChat Q1: Have you ever volunteered? In what kinds of […]
Suicidal ideation
View past chats on this topic here: July 22, 2018, January 3, 2021, and June 18, 2023. — Today’s #AutChat is on suicidal ideation. Please be aware the tag may have difficult or triggering things on it; remember you can mute the hashtag or step away for self-care. You may want to let your usual […]
Synesthesia
View transcripts of chats on this topic here: March 18, 2018 and August 16, 2020. Synesthesia is when two or more physical senses are inextricably linked. Sensory input via one sense is involuntarily experienced with multiple senses – for example, music might register to the brain as sounds and colors simultaneously. For more information, see […]
Plurality
View past chats on this topic here: March 11, 2018, October 18, 2020, and January 22, 2023. Plurality is the broad community term for more than one consciousness sharing a brain and body; this encompasses the medical concept of dissociative identity disorder (DID), as well as various identities which do not meet the medical criteria […]
Joining and participating in groups
View past chats on this topic here: October 4, 2020 and March 12, 2023. Groups could refer to things like meetups, school clubs, gaming groups, social groups, support groups—any kind of group of people who come together to do something or spend time together. #AutChat Q1: What kinds of groups have you participated in? As […]
Communicating with healthcare professionals
View past chats on this topic: March 12, 2017, April 1, 2018, October 13, 2019, and April 24, 2022. Healthcare professionals here includes doctors, nurses, dentists, therapists, etc—anyone you see for healthcare. #AutChat Q1: What communication challenges have you run into with healthcare professionals? How have you tried handling them? #AutChat Q2: What do you […]
Coping with grief
View a past chat on this topic here. Q1 What kinds of grief have you had to deal with? Share as much or as little as you’re comfortable with. Some examples: Death in the family; death of a pet; grieving after a diagnosis; a major job-related disappointment. #autchat Q2 Are there ways you cope with […]
Digestive issues
View past chats on this topic: Feburary 4, 2018, August 2, 2020, and November 27, 2022. Digestive issues are more common in autistic people specifically: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/133/5/872.short However, they can happen in people with any neurodivergence. You’re welcome to participate if you have digestive issues, whether they’re related to autism/ND or not. #AutChat Q1 Do you […]
Managing emotions about unemployment and underemployment
View past chats on this topic here: January 14, 2018, October 25, 2020, and February 5, 2023. — Autistic and similarly neurodivergent people have very high rates of unemployment and underemployment. Today’s chat is on managing emotions about employment and underemployment. — If the chat gets too stressful, feel free to mute the hashtag or […]