Autism octoperson • 11mo ago • 98%

Let's Play AQ-10 • results

[(first post)](https://sh.itjust.works/post/9023136) Thanks to everybody who took part. Now it's time to see the results. I've counted up everyone's agreements and disagreements (using some amount of _reading between the lines_. I didn't count any that were unclear). The 'autistic' answer for each statement is indicated with **bold type**: statement | agree | disagree ---|---|--- I often notice small sounds when others do not. | **23** | 0 When I’m reading a story, I find it difficult to work out the characters’ intentions.|**5**|1 I find it easy to "read between the lines" when someone is talking to me.|0|**6** I usually concentrate more on the whole picture, rather than the small details.|0|**4** I know how to tell if someone listening to me is getting bored.|2|**4** I find it easy to do more than one thing at once.|1|**4** I find it easy to work out what someone is thinking or feeling just by looking at their face.|1|**5** If there is an interruption, I can switch back to what I was doing very quickly.|3|**4** I like to collect information about categories of things.|**5**|2 I find it difficult to work out people’s intentions.|**4**|0 So, lemmy.world/autism picked the autistic option every time and scored a perfect 10/10. Interestingly, if we weight it proportionately according to how many picked each option, we only get 6.2, barely over the threshold. Scores of 6 or over indicate possible autism spectrum disorder, so lemmy.world/autism should seriously consider the possibility that they may be autistic. (Personally, I got 8. Go me!) My intentions for running this test was it would be interesting and fun, and I think it was (One respondent was concerned I might have some undisclosed professional interest - I don't, but thanks for looking out for the community). I think the main takeaway is that interpreting self-report questions can be really hard. Should I do another? If so, should I do anything differently?

björk octoperson • 11mo ago • 100%

oral • björk ft. rosalía

>Björk and Rosalía are donating all their rights to income generated by this song to the AEGIS non-profit organisation to combat open pen fish farming in Iceland. Their record companies have agreed to do the same. All funds raised will support legal fees for protesters, taking action to stop the development of intensive farms that harm wildlife, deform fish, and pose risks to salmon's DNA and survival. Immediate action is crucial. > >donate directly at: https://www.bjork.com/aegis

Autism octoperson • 11mo ago • 100%

Let's Play AQ-10 • I find it difficult to work out people’s intentions

This is one of a series of discussion posts based on questions from the AQ-10 autism test. ## 10. I find it difficult to work out people’s intentions. - _Definitely Agree_ - _Slightly Agree_ - _Slightly Disagree_ - _Definitely Disagree_ --- Is this statement true for you? Can you think of any examples? Is it an easy or difficult question for you to answer? [You can take the full AQ-10 test here](https://embrace-autism.com/aq-10). Note this test is intended as a quick screener, and cannot diagnose or rule out any condition on its own. --- [First post in this series](https://sh.itjust.works/post/9023136) [next post (conclusion and results)](https://sh.itjust.works/post/9658676)

Liftoff! octoperson • 11mo ago • 100%

How do you copy+paste a user handle?

There is (as far as I know) no easy way to copy a user handle to mention them in a post or comment. There isn't a UI element or menu option on a post to do this. I can go to their just page and use the share button, but then I get (for example): https://lemmy.guide/link?target=@zachatrocity@sh.itjust.works That's not Zach's instance, it's mine. To get the user handle I'd have to edit out the URL part, and change to the correct instance @zachatrocity@lemmy.world. Is that how it's supposed to work? Is the instance change thing a bug? Is there a better way I don't know about?

Autism octoperson • 11mo ago • 100%

Let's Play AQ-10 • I like to collect information about categories of things

This is one of a series of discussion posts based on questions from the AQ-10 autism test. ## 9. I like to collect information about categories of things. - _Definitely Agree_ - _Slightly Agree_ - _Slightly Disagree_ - _Definitely Disagree_ --- Is this statement true for you? Can you think of any examples? Is it an easy or difficult question for you to answer? [You can take the full AQ-10 test here](https://embrace-autism.com/aq-10). Note this test is intended as a quick screener, and cannot diagnose or rule out any condition on its own. --- [First post in this series](https://sh.itjust.works/post/9023136) [next post](https://sh.itjust.works/post/9591566)

Autism octoperson • 11mo ago • 88%

Let's Play AQ-10 • If there is an interruption, I can switch back to what I was doing very quickly

This is one of a series of discussion posts based on questions from the AQ-10 autism test. ## 8. If there is an interruption, I can switch back to what I was doing very quickly. - _Definitely Agree_ - _Slightly Agree_ - _Slightly Disagree_ - _Definitely Disagree_ --- Is this statement true for you? Can you think of any examples? Is it an easy or difficult question for you to answer? [You can take the full AQ-10 test here](https://embrace-autism.com/aq-10). Note this test is intended as a quick screener, and cannot diagnose or rule out any condition on its own. --- [First post in this series](https://sh.itjust.works/post/9023136). [next post](https://sh.itjust.works/post/9533932)

Autism octoperson • 11mo ago • 87%

Let's Play AQ-10 • I find it easy to work out what someone is thinking or feeling just by looking at their face

This is one of a series of discussion posts based on questions from the AQ-10 autism test. ## 7. I find it easy to work out what someone is thinking or feeling just by looking at their face. - _Definitely Agree_ - _Slightly Agree_ - _Slightly Disagree_ - _Definitely Disagree_ --- Is this statement true for you? Can you think of any examples? Is it an easy or difficult question for you to answer? [You can take the full AQ-10 test here](https://embrace-autism.com/aq-10). Note this test is intended as a quick screener, and cannot diagnose or rule out any condition on its own. --- [First post in this series](https://sh.itjust.works/post/9023136) [next post](https://sh.itjust.works/post/9465663)

Autism octoperson • 11mo ago • 94%

Let's Play AQ-10 • I find it easy to do more than one thing at once

This is one of a series of discussion posts based on questions from the AQ-10 autism test. ## 6. I find it easy to do more than one thing at once. - _Definitely Agree_ - _Slightly Agree_ - _Slightly Disagree_ - _Definitely Disagree_ --- Is this statement true for you? Can you think of any examples? Is it an easy or difficult question for you to answer? [You can take the full AQ-10 test here](https://embrace-autism.com/aq-10). Note this test is intended as a quick screener, and cannot diagnose or rule out any condition on its own. --- [First post in this series](https://sh.itjust.works/post/9023136) [next post](https://sh.itjust.works/post/9401777)

Taskmaster octoperson • 11mo ago • 80%

I had a thought about "me Fern Brady me Fern Brady"

In Fern Brady's song, she says John Kearns is obsequious and Dara is an imbecile. But, then when they talk about it in the studio she says John isn't obsequious but Dara is. So then why did she write the song that way? My thought was: if she calls Dara obsequious, then she has to call John an imbecile*. At the time she still didn't know that John had been purposefully trying to lose in the team task. Maybe she suspected he had genuine cognitive impairments, and it wouldn't be ok to joke about it? (*There were also 2 other teammates, and the 2 hosts that she could have substituted into that line. My thinking here is that, since she had already worked with 2 of the teammates, she felt it was right for the song that they were the ones to get dissed individually.)

Autism octoperson • 11mo ago • 100%

Let's Play AQ-10 • I know how to tell if someone listening to me is getting bored

This is one of a series of discussion posts based on questions from the AQ-10 autism test. ## 5. I know how to tell if someone listening to me is getting bored. - _Definitely Agree_ - _Slightly Agree_ - _Slightly Disagree_ - _Definitely Disagree_ --- Is this statement true for you? Can you think of any examples? Is it an easy or difficult question for you to answer? [You can take the full AQ-10 test here](https://embrace-autism.com/aq-10). Note this test is intended as a quick screener, and cannot diagnose or rule out any condition on its own. --- [First post in this series](https://sh.itjust.works/post/9023136) [next post](https://sh.itjust.works/post/9338416)

Autism octoperson • 11mo ago • 92%

Let's Play AQ-10 • I usually concentrate more on the whole picture, rather than the small details

This is one of a series of discussion posts based on questions from the AQ-10 autism test. ## 4. I usually concentrate more on the whole picture, rather than the small details. - _Definitely Agree_ - _Slightly Agree_ - _Slightly Disagree_ - _Definitely Disagree_ --- Is this statement true for you? Can you think of any examples? Is it an easy or difficult question for you to answer? [You can take the full AQ-10 test here](https://embrace-autism.com/aq-10). Note this test is intended as a quick screener, and cannot diagnose or rule out any condition on its own. --- [First post in this series](https://sh.itjust.works/post/9023136). [next post](https://sh.itjust.works/post/9276715)

Autism octoperson • 11mo ago • 96%

Let's Play AQ-10 • I find it easy to "read between the lines" when someone is talking to me

This is one of a series of discussion posts based on questions from the AQ-10 autism test. ## 3. I find it easy to "read between the lines" when someone is talking to me. - _Definitely Agree_ - _Slightly Agree_ - _Slightly Disagree_ - _Definitely Disagree_ --- Is this statement true for you? Can you think of any examples? Is it an easy or difficult question for you to answer? [You can take the full AQ-10 test here](https://embrace-autism.com/aq-10). Note this test is intended as a quick screener, and cannot diagnose or rule out any condition on its own. --- [First post in this series](https://sh.itjust.works/post/9023136). [next post](https://sh.itjust.works/post/9214844)

Autism octoperson • 11mo ago • 93%

Let's Play AQ-10 • When I’m reading a story, I find it difficult to work out the characters’ intentions

This is one of a series of discussion posts based on questions from the AQ-10 autism test. ## 2. When I’m reading a story, I find it difficult to work out the characters’ intentions. - _Definitely Agree_ - _Slightly Agree_ - _Slightly Disagree_ - _Definitely Disagree_ --- Is this statement true for you? Can you think of any examples? Is it an easy or difficult question for you to answer? [You can take the full AQ-10 test here](https://embrace-autism.com/aq-10). Note this test is intended as a quick screener, and cannot diagnose or rule out any condition on its own. --- [First post in this series](https://sh.itjust.works/post/9023136). [next post](https://sh.itjust.works/post/9148396)

Autism octoperson • 11mo ago • 86%

Let's Play AQ-10 • I often notice small sounds when others do not

I thought it could be fun/interesting to go through an autism test question by question, and see what resonates with people, and how we approach thinking about the questions. So to start, here's question 1 of the AQ-10. --- ## 1. I often notice small sounds when others do not. - _Definitely Agree_ - _Slightly Agree_ - _Slightly Disagree_ - _Definitely Disagree_ --- Is this statement true for you? Can you think of any examples? Is it an easy or difficult question for you to answer? [You can find the full AQ-10 test here](https://embrace-autism.com/aq-10). Note this test is intended as a quick screener, and cannot diagnose or rule out any condition on its own. --- [next post](https://sh.itjust.works/post/9081072) [conclusion and results](https://sh.itjust.works/post/9658676)

Name It octoperson • 12mo ago • 95%

Culture Starship spotter thread

You know The Culture novels by Iain M Banks, right? How it has sentient starships that choose ironic names for themselves like these; - Sanctioned Parts List - So Much For Subtlety - All Through With This Niceness And Negotiation Stuff - Attitude Adjuster - Of Course I Still Love You - Funny, It Worked Last Time... Well, if you pay attention, you can notice starships hiding in plain sight all around you. Here's a few from recent years; - Alternative Facts - Sigma Grindset - The Woke Mind Virus Is Either Defeated Or Nothing Else Matters - Girlboss - Basket Of Deplorables - Are We The Baddies? - I Am Not A Robot (Click To Confirm) In this thread I want to know; what starship names have you spotted in the wild?

Autism octoperson • 12mo ago • 95%

Do you need an adult autism diagnosis? The professionals say "¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯ iunno? U tell me"

My doctor ordered me a pack of forms and questionnaires to request an assessment for adult autism. In amongst the medical histories and self assessments, this question stuck out; >it is important to know that not everyone who is referred to our service will have a diagnosis of autism confirmed. In the space below, tell us how you think having an autism diagnosis confirmed, or not, might impact on you and your life What's going on here? Do you get asked this for other conditions? We're a community that typically struggles to read between the lines, so I could be way off, but this feels grudging to me. It's a question that says - what's the point of us even offering this service, and why are you so special that we should waste our time on you?

björk octoperson • 12mo ago • 100%

Icelandic Singer-songwriter Björk discusses her recent conservation efforts to protect native salmon

www.theguardian.com

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/7829540 > is hard to think of anyone as symbolic of their nation as Björk. The singer has lived away from Iceland over the years – in London and New York, and is often on tour – but when she’s been away she has always felt, she says, like she is “holding her breath”, both in anticipation of return and in memory of purer air. In recent years, since her relationship with the artist Matthew Barney ended in 2013, she has lived pretty much full-time near Reykjavik, where she has witnessed the great surge in tourism to the island, which has risen from a few hundred thousand annual visitors 20 years ago to almost 2 million now. > > You couldn’t quantify exactly what proportion of that interest in volcano and glacier is down to Björk’s own one-woman nation branding, but there is no doubt that her wild and whirling music, with its operatic cutting edges of trance and techno, has done much to establish the unique cool of her native island in the eco-traveller’s mind. It is for this reason that when she adds her trippy voice to any environmental campaign, it has ripples well beyond the north Atlantic. > > She has been involved in protest for 30 years, she explained to me, “but always in Iceland, where I know it can actually make a change – which later maybe could be an exemplary case [internationally]. We have,” she says, “the largest untouched natural area in Europe and a lot of us feel like guardians of this, you know, the way that you guys are guardians of whatever… ” she laughs. “Brexit, maybe?” > > This is not a simple battle between ecology and local economies in Björk’s view – only a few hundred people are employed in the salmon farming businesses. “It’s like two Norwegian billionaires,” she says, exaggerating a little. “They fucked everything up in Norway. And now they have come to Iceland. People say it’s like the bank crash, a few people getting millions and [nobody else] getting anything.” The problem made headlines in August when thousands of the farmed salmon escaped and swam up all Iceland’s rivers. “We were sending divers with harpoons, trying to capture them,” Björk says, but the task was hopeless and she claims the “mutant fish” spread sea lice among the Atlantic stock. (All of these allegations of disease and mistreatment are disputed by the salmon farming companies. Speaking to the Guardian last month, a spokesman for Arctic Fish, the company responsible for the nets from which farmed salmon escaped, said: “We have systems in place that ensure wild salmon are not put at risk. On top of that, our licences have an expiry date. If we do not behave, we don’t get licences renewed.” There is an ongoing police investigation into whether environmental laws have been breached.)

björk octoperson • 1y ago • 100%

Do you want Björk to talk to you about fungi?

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/7446003 Of course you want Björk to talk to you about fungi. That's like, a basic human need. >The film will be trickling into IMAX cinemas across Europe and North America in the coming weeks / months, and may already be playing at a theatre near you. Please contact your local IMAX cinema for more information.

björk octoperson • 1y ago • 100%

Björk shows you the inside of her TV

A very famous and important video. Björk often works with an Icelandic poet called Sjón for her lyrics. Could he be the culprit? Has he ever lied to you?