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[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 years ago (2 children)

rape survivors are going to have a hard time...

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

I wasn't able to find a definitive answer, but after skimming Wikipedia I think a reasonable range would be at least 3 but probably less than 17.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_intelligence

Anecdotal evidence from the 1960s has suggested that crows can count up to 3. It has been shown that parrots can count up to 17.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I would learn to fly and then fly to one of those parks where secret service agents meet. Become a spy and sell the intelligence I gather.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

well, I usually roll a few cigarettes for the road, put directions on Google maps, and adjust my seating/coffee/whatever else I need to be comfortable. In total it takes a minute or two.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

No, make everything relative to 1rem and test with different zoom levels. There is nothing more annoying than a site that does not change paragraph width when you zoom in. Also, I am using custom font sizes / zoom levels because of reading difficulties, having to adjust settings is annoying.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

I doubt number verification is going to change, they say they use it to filter out spam/bot accounts.

We need a reliable way to tell humans from bots without using government records.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I kinda agree but you still need money to live and if I was able to work on open source projects while sustaining myself I would choose it anytime.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Group art projects are fun. For example, you can collect a bunch of art supplies and select a common theme, then have everyone create a collage on that theme.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Disclaimer: I am not diagnosed, but I am looking into it and I am scoring high on tests.

I believe the meaning of these questions is subjective. To my understanding the process to create those questionnaires looks like the following:

  1. A bunch of people are asked a bunch of questions
  2. They answered with little to no guidance
  3. A set of questions was picked with a threshold that maximizes sensitivity and specificity (and other scary math).

I am oversimplifying but I hope you get the idea, people answered on their own interpretation of the question and still autistic people choose some answers more often than people outside the spectrum.

Not that answering subjectively is any easier, it's just that looking for an objective answer may be impossible.

My answer is "slightly disagree", my knee jerk reaction to most situations is to look at details until I see patterns forming and I am able to look at the whole picture. I have trained myself to take a step back and look at things as a whole once in a while but if I am tired I tend to forget it.

An example I have used when explaining that to neurotypicals is dot-work paintings, I first notice the individual dots and then I see the painting as a whole. The transition takes a few seconds but it's not long enough that anyone besides me would notice.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I have been experiencing this in the medical field while trying to get help with ADHD and autism. With related research booming the past decade it's scary how few professionals have been keeping up...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Interesting concept, it would be nice to provide instructions for instance admins.

Also, I would suggest adding tags, that way instance admins can select specific tags if they want to. It would help create a better local feed for new instances.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Well, it was early for me for sure. I heard someone explaining ADHD paralysis like a hot stove you are hovering your hand above, but no matter how hard you try to touch it your brain won't allow you to do it. The brain understands the risk and stops you before you harm yourself.

This really resonated with me, I often am like "let's do this" but my body won't move. For me at least it's about forgetting, I would be iterating the same thought throughout the day, I just cannot act on it, like being stuck in a loop.

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