HeyJaredDr. Patty Gently
An INFJ heretic-hermit and doctor of developmental psychology living in the liminal. As a dyslexic 2e adult, I map the tensions between trauma, giftedness, and inner truth through GEARs and Dąbrowski’s TPD—for the fire-shaped, still seeking home.
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Why Autistic Kids’ Brains Treat Robots and People So Differently (opens the original)
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Ask autistic adults whether a machine is easier company than a person and you’ll get a knowing look before you get an answer. According to research on autistic children’s interest in humanoid robots (summarized in Hou et al., 2022) and my experience with adults, the answer is often yes, and it usually comes with a well-developed reason. People leak. Faces shift a few milliseconds ahead of what the words are saying, tone contradicts content, and the whole signal has to be decoded in real time wit
Local Confidence, Global Doubt: A Neuroscience Account of Metacognition and the Hyperneuroplastic Self-Belief Gap (opens the original)
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The “Autism Spectrum” Runs on More Than One Axis (opens the original)
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Someone posted a question this week that neurodiversity-affirming spaces circle back to every few months: should high-IQ, “high-independence” autism, and “profound” autism (mostly non-speaking, full-time caregiver needs) be considered the same condition? Do they share biology? Do they need similar interventions? And did folding Asperger’s into the broader diagnosis help or hurt?The mechanism question underneath all of that may have part of the answer, though it is a dynamic reality.<a class="ima
Understanding Unmasking & Autism: A Note for Family, Friends, & Coworkers (opens the original)
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Autistic and AuDHD people often mask for years: suppressing natural communication styles, sensory needs, and reactions to move through the world with less friction. Masking carries a high psychological cost. As it lifts, family may notice changes that are confusing without context. This page covers the most common ones.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Z1Jz!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazo
The Same Knot, Different Rooms (opens the original)
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