Melvin<p>Oh hello!</p><p>My name is Melvin (they/them), <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/AuDHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuDHD</span></a>, & I'm happy to be in a space populated by other neurodivergent folks 😺 .</p><p>I've had a muuuch higher success rate in harmonious relationships with other ND folks (& queer folks, which is the uniting factor of the other server I'm on). </p><p>I doubted the validity of my "membership" to both these groups for a long time (imposter syndrome, anyone?), but having that self-knowledge in the last few years has really helped me get my life set up in a somewhat manageable way -- e.g. finding covid-cautious, very quiet & non-judgmental folks to live with (they're both queer and <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/AuDHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuDHD</span></a>! It's *not* perfect but it's SAFE) and making a new irl friendship back in February with yet another queer, AuDHD person, which has been so great; we met on OkCupid where I occasionally have a profile for the sole purpose of finding new friends (I hate dating and consider myself <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/GrayAce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GrayAce</span></a>, but I DO really wanna find meaningful friendships that might still be around 10 years from now 🤞) since it offers a heavy filtration system and the opportunity to discuss covid precautions BEFORE being physically near one another. </p><p>Some of my, hmm, most influential?... special interests in my life, whether active now or just formative, include: <br>- <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/SelfGrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfGrowth</span></a> <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/Psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Psychology</span></a> (majored in it back in college 2.0) <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/MentalHeath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHeath</span></a> <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/Meditation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meditation</span></a><br>- <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/Words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Words</span></a> <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Language</span></a> <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/Etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Etymology</span></a><br>- <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/Communication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Communication</span></a> <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/NonviolentCommunication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NonviolentCommunication</span></a><br>- making <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a>, playing <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/Guitar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Guitar</span></a> <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/Uke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Uke</span></a> & <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/Singing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Singing</span></a>, or writing poetry for stimming & emotional processing<br>- <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/MindBody" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MindBody</span></a> connection / growing to feel my body & emotions / <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/Fitness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fitness</span></a> <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/Movement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Movement</span></a> <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/FunctionalMovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FunctionalMovement</span></a> <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/BodyMastery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BodyMastery</span></a> <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/AshtangaYoga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AshtangaYoga</span></a> achieving an unsupported <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/Handstand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Handstand</span></a><br>- <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/Logic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Logic</span></a> <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/HistoryOfScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoryOfScience</span></a><br>- <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/Philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Philosophy</span></a> <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/Ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ethics</span></a> <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/Ontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ontology</span></a> <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/Stoicism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Stoicism</span></a> / living life by a <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/MoralCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MoralCode</span></a><br>- <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/Systems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Systems</span></a> <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/Data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Data</span></a> <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/Patterns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Patterns</span></a> <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/ComputerScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerScience</span></a> (current major, 1 semester left for associate's then on to online university for that BS!) <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/ProblemSolving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProblemSolving</span></a> <a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/Engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Engineering</span></a> </p><p>A new 1 I hope lasts:<br><a href="https://neurodifferent.me/tags/QuadSkating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QuadSkating</span></a></p>