#autchat Transcript
Healthcare social media transcript of the #autchat hashtag.
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 | #AutChat mod @autchatmod Welcome to #autchat, a weekly chat for autistic & similar people Sundays 8pm UTC / 9pm BST / 4pm EDT! https://t.co/rRrhi8Ysri |
| #AutChat mod @autchatmod #autchat is a tag for autistic people & "autistic cousins" (people with similar experiences due to hydrocephalus, cerebral palsy, ADHD, etc) |
| #AutChat mod @autchatmod #autchat hosts chats on many topics related to our experiences as neurodivergent people. See our past topics here: https://t.co/F56bZKXGAW |
| #AutChat mod @autchatmod #autchat welcomes autistic/similar people whether formally diagnosed, self-dx'd, or questioning/wondering if they are autistic/similar. |
| #AutChat mod @autchatmod #autchat posts transcripts of the weekly chats; please tell @autchatmod if you don’t want your tweets included. |
| #AutChat mod @autchatmod For #autchat announcements and weekly questions, follow this account. Reply here to receive reminder tweets. |
| #AutChat mod @autchatmod How to participate in #autchat and other twitter chats: https://t.co/SkuXgvACRk |
| #AutChat mod @autchatmod Questions are prefaced Q0, Q1, Q2, etc. When you reply, preface tweets with A0, A1, A2, etc and include "#autchat" so others see them! |
| #AutChat mod @autchatmod Q0: Introduce yourself! Say anything you like about yourself or your interest in #autchat or in today's topic, which is: |
| #AutChat mod @autchatmod Writing autistic and similarly neurodivergent characters as an autistic/similarly ND writer. #autchat |
 | Dr. Alyssa @yes_thattoo A0: I'm an Autistic graduate student in neuroscience, and I like to read. I also sometimes write. #autchat |
 | Aria Sky @mamautistic36 A0: Aria, 34yo late-dx USian Autistic mother, musician, writer, etc. As a writer this topic is particularly interesting to me. #autchat |
| Dr. Alyssa @yes_thattoo A0: I've got two stories out with explicitly autistic characters, and I have Opinions on neurodivergent representation in fiction #autchat |
 | Connie @Connierific A0: Connie, 52. Mother, grandmother, friend. Not yet dx'd. #autchat |
| Aria Sky @mamautistic36 A0.2: I'm working on editing the first fully-formed novel-length fictional story I've ever written. It has an Autistic MC. #autchat |
| #AutChat mod @autchatmod Q1: What are the hard parts about writing an autistic or similarly neurodivergent character (for you)? The easy parts? #autchat |
| Dr. Alyssa @yes_thattoo A0: And also I think I'm going to want to read a lot of the projects people here are working on. Booooooooks! #autchat |
| Dr. Alyssa @yes_thattoo A1: Hard - Fiction in general is usually hard for me to write! #autchat |
| Aria Sky @mamautistic36 A1.1: The hardest part is remembering that I need to explicitly spell out the things that I've always taken for granted in my life. #autchat |
| Aria Sky @mamautistic36 A1.2: For a long time I just mimicked the writing styles of other people - whatever I happened to be reading at the time. #autchat |
| Dr. Alyssa @yes_thattoo @mamautistic36 A1: Yes, this is hard for me too. "Oh, wait, that's not how everyone works so I can't assume the reader Gets It." Ooops. #autchat |
| Aria Sky @mamautistic36 A1.3: So finding my own voice & recognizing my own perceptions was essential before I could write Autistic characters. #autchat |
| Dr. Alyssa @yes_thattoo A1: It can also be hard if I'm creating an autistic character who isn't much like me. One who thinks visually, for example #autchat |
| Dr. Alyssa @yes_thattoo A1: Writing *a* believable autistic character is pretty easy. A self-insert character does that job! #autchat |
| Aria Sky @mamautistic36 A1.4: I guess the easiest part is having my characters sound more authentic. My pre-diagnosis allistic characters lacked something. #autchat |
| Aria Sky @mamautistic36 A1.5: The Autistic characters I write now feel more real & less like a poor imitation. With less overall effort. #autchat |
| Aria Sky @mamautistic36 @yes_thattoo Fiction is difficult for me too. I enjoy it, but it's hard! #autchat |
| Aria Sky @mamautistic36 @dougwaddell Oh yes! I'm never quite sure I'm conveying things accurately even if they seem really obvious to me. #autchat |
| #AutChat mod @autchatmod @irinarempt It's ok to participate if you've written one or many, or just want to—adapt the questions for yourself however makes sense. #autchat |
| #AutChat mod @autchatmod Q2: When you write autistic or similarly neurodivergent characters, what do you worry about? #autchat |
| Aria Sky @mamautistic36 A2.1: Mainly I worry that my representation will hurt more than it helps. It's just one representation, but there aren't many yet. #autchat |
| Connie @Connierific @irinarempt @unicornsteph96 50 is the new "Wait, what, this is who I've been all along?" #autchat #solidarity |
| Aria Sky @mamautistic36 A2.2: So it seems (to me) that extra weight is given to the ones that ARE out there. It's a lot of pressure & I don't want to harm. #autchat |
| Dr. Alyssa @yes_thattoo A2: Stereotypes I might be perpetuating with my characters, even if I know folks who really happen to "fit" or look like they do #autchat |
| Dr. Alyssa @yes_thattoo A2: There are so many undiagnosed "word of god" characters. Fantasy environment it makes sense, but ... still not on the page rep #autchat |
| Aria Sky @mamautistic36 A2.3: Accurately conveying Autistic experiences worries me too. I know Autistic ppl can relate to some things I write, but + #autchat |
| Dr. Alyssa @yes_thattoo @mamautistic36 There's exactly how it is for me. I enjoy it (see my fanfic pile https://t.co/jZAyBWryA4 ) but it's hard! #autchat |
| Aria Sky @mamautistic36 A2.4: + I'd like to be accessible to NT audiences as well so they can more accurately understand us in general. #autchat |
| Aria Sky @mamautistic36 @Merc_Rustad Oh yes! The worrying about it making sense outside my head is something I do too. #autchat |
| Dr. Alyssa @yes_thattoo @irinarempt A1: I generally don't write them either - I haven't posted anything with one, at least. I just know it'd work. #autchat |
| Dr. Alyssa @yes_thattoo @endeverstar @irinarempt I mean if they only share a trait or two with you, is it really still a self-insert character? We have many traits. It's not you #autchat |
| Aria Sky @mamautistic36 @irinarempt Yes! Without very many varied official canon examples in fiction that's something I worry about quite a bit. #autchat |
| #AutChat mod @autchatmod We'll be inviting anyone who has work available and would like to link to it to do so near the end of the chat, btw. #autchat |
| Dr. Alyssa @yes_thattoo @mamautistic36 @irinarempt Yup. (And without many varied official canon examples, I often find my best representation in not-canon. That has it's own issues.) #autchat |
| #AutChat mod @autchatmod Q3: What sort of feedback have you gotten on your autistic or similarly neurodivergent character(s)? #autchat (if any) |
| Dr. Alyssa @yes_thattoo RT @autchatmod: We'll be inviting anyone who has work available and would like to link to it to do so near the end of the chat, btw. #autchat |
 | Disability in Kidlit @DisabilityInLit This is going on right now! :) https://t.co/yMpCq3YwMC |
| Aria Sky @mamautistic36 A3: My beta-readers haven't gotten to my story yet. I'm a little terrified of when they do. This has slowed my editing process 😳😕 #autchat |
| Dr. Alyssa @yes_thattoo A3: Mostly I've gotten comments on my fanfiction, and people are just excited I read the characters as autistic at ALL. #autchat |
| Dr. Alyssa @yes_thattoo A3: Which tells me just how short on good representation we are, really. When "OMG you think they're autistic too!" is the feedback #autchat |
| Dr. Alyssa @yes_thattoo A3: Sometimes people mention a particular thought or action they particularly relate to, which is nice #autchat |
| Aria Sky @mamautistic36 @soul_into_hades My first one is very similar to me. Not exactly - thankfully I have several Aut-friends in real life so I'm familiar w/their traits #autchat |
| Dr. Alyssa @yes_thattoo A3: On my original fiction, I got some (probably NT) readers talking about "showing the inside of an autistic mind" which, I guess? #autchat |
| Dr. Alyssa @yes_thattoo A3: I'd been aiming to write a story other autistic readers would relate to, and I don't know how well I did with that story #autchat |
| Dr. Alyssa @yes_thattoo @DubiousCA I was a bit creeped out. (And that character had very little in common with me. Just issues with fire alarms basically.) #autchat |
| Dr. Alyssa @yes_thattoo RT @corinneduyvis: A1: |
| #AutChat mod @autchatmod Q4: Do you think your autistic or similarly neurodivergent character(s) differ from those written by neurotypical authors? #autchat |
| Dr. Alyssa @yes_thattoo A4: I don't know how different the traits I display are, but I think I describe them differently. #autchat |
| Dr. Alyssa @yes_thattoo A4: I always, always find myself going back to this essay on @DisabilityInLit when reading/writing: https://t.co/bdXqK4x03x #autchat |
| Aria Sky @mamautistic36 A4: Yes. At least, other Autistic-written chars are so much more 3D than the allistic-written ones I've read so I expect mine are 2 #autchat |
| Aria Sky @mamautistic36 I struggle with seeing myself in allistic-written Autistic characters, but it's easy to see myself in Autistic-written Aut-chars. #autchat |
| Dr. Alyssa @yes_thattoo RT @corinneduyvis: A4: |
| Dr. Alyssa @yes_thattoo Augh I hate hate hate this trope. #autchat https://t.co/GVkAyke99S |
 | MAXIMUM DEREK @neurodivergers RT @yes_thattoo: Augh I hate hate hate this trope. #autchat https://t.co/GVkAyke99S |
| #AutChat mod @autchatmod If you have work available and would like to link to it, feel free to do so! #autchat |
| Dr. Alyssa @yes_thattoo So, here's my fanfiction. Some of it has autistic characters, either headcanon or book canon. https://t.co/YH5eYtSpvn #autchat |
| Dr. Alyssa @yes_thattoo Original fiction (Apocalyptic soup is just silly, no autism) https://t.co/XSq3HGBrmC #autchat |
| Dr. Alyssa @yes_thattoo @theoriesofminds aaaaaaaahhhhhhh you're the one who wrote the piece I'm always going back tooooooooo ( https://t.co/bdXqK4x03x ) #autchat |
 | Keith Manuel @KeithAManuel Checking it out, Merc. :) #amreading https://t.co/B78RPRQ4tI |
 | Kristin Bailey 🇺🇸🇺🇦🌻 @KBaileyBooks RT @DisabilityInLit: This is going on right now! :) https://t.co/yMpCq3YwMC |
| Dr. Alyssa @yes_thattoo RT @corinneduyvis: |
 | Accessibility + Geekery= Me @MutantCanuck RT @corinneduyvis: |
| #AutChat mod @autchatmod The scheduled #autchat is wrapping up. It's fine to keep chatting, join in late, or use the tag at other times! |
| #AutChat mod @autchatmod Next Sunday’s #autchat is on dental and orthodontic care. Jul 23, 8pm UTC / 9pm BST / 4pm EDT. |
| #AutChat mod @autchatmod Feel free to suggest ideas for #autchat topics (or offer to help write questions)! |
| Dr. Alyssa @yes_thattoo And finally I have a couple pieces in @DisabilityInLit : https://t.co/3xAGXvLEXr , one review and one more general essay #autchat |
 | CLE change the world @Bluebirdlouise reading the #autchat replies. sudden weird craving for deep pan pizza. very odd. |
| Dr. Alyssa @yes_thattoo RT @corinneduyvis: |
| Aria Sky @mamautistic36 RT @yes_thattoo: @theoriesofminds aaaaaaaahhhhhhh you're the one who wrote the piece I'm always going back tooooooooo ( https://t.co/bdXqK4x03x ) #autchat |
| Aria Sky @mamautistic36 RT @corinneduyvis: |
| Aria Sky @mamautistic36 RT @corinneduyvis: |
| Aria Sky @mamautistic36 RT @yes_thattoo: And finally I have a couple pieces in @DisabilityInLit : And finally I have a couple pieces in @DisabilityInLit : https://t.co/3xAGXvLEXr , one review and one more general essay #autchat |
 | bumblebike @bumblebike RT @yes_thattoo: And finally I have a couple pieces in @DisabilityInLit : And finally I have a couple pieces in @DisabilityInLit : https://t.co/3xAGXvLEXr , one review and one more general essay #autchat |
 | DiverseCanLit @DiverseCanLit RT @corinneduyvis: |
| Aria Sky @mamautistic36 RT @corinneduyvis: |
 | debraj1121 on Threads: debraj112expand @debraj112 RT @corinneduyvis: |
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