Autism Spectrum - Blog Posts
I think the autism spectrum should look like a spider web that way everyone has their own little individual spot on it
I don't like the line because I see it and think it's the autismometer
I know the finale has left us feeling things (and I one day might share my thoughts on them, but honestly staying off of most social media platforms around this time has been really good for my mental), so let's go back to an episode many of us loved: The Crossing. Here's an excellent analysis of the episode looking at it through the 'Tech is autistic' lens.
Solve Autism? Fuck you, there is nothing wrong with being autistic! Sure, I may not like being autistic all the time, but it is what makes me...well, ME. So yeah, Mr. Musk, go sit on a cactus, step on Legos, and sneeze so hard you shit your pants.
Oh so he’s doing eugenics now
I can actually relate to most of this list, though I don’t call myself semiverbal (this is not to say that others who relate to this aren’t allowed to call themselves semiverbal) (if that makes sense) (I’m just not sure if I can consider myself semiverbal)
(I’m not sure where I fall on the verbal? scale?)
what semiverbal looks like for me:
going entire days without talking except for a few words and not noticing
going entire days saying maybe one word answers
communicating primarily through text and typing the majority of the time if i can get away with it
forgetting how to physically speak sometimes. i will know what words to say but mouth won't be able to do it
words getting mashed up and slurred together for no reason
communicating in scripts and preplanned words
if no script prepared, it's extremely difficult to come up with coherent words on the spot
constantly saying the wrong words and nothing like what i meant to say
always having to have somebody else go with places in case of needing to speak, so they can talk for me
blanking out on words and just not responding to people, sometimes walking away because too much pressure to speak
having to have someone else make phone calls for me, anything that involves a phone call i can't do
keeping like 3-4 aac methods on me at all times but still being scared to use them because that means communicating, why not just point at stuff instead
echolalia
stealthy echolalia
I'll get called a fat fucking bastard for saying this anywhere but in mentally ill/Neurodivergent spaces, but water. Water is so goddamn tasty when it's right. A glass of iced tap water (when it's safe) is fantastic.
Bottled water is entirely different. Purified with minerals tastes like electrified plastic and static. Spring water tastes like literal heaven. It tastes how water in ads looks.
I just told my partner of over a year that I've been looking into both an autism and an ADHD diagnosis.
It did not go too well.
Nothing has changed. My 165-195 range of raads-r scores didn't suddenly make me a different person just because he knows now. I think we're still together but I want to scream.
This webcomic (Monsters and Girls by Idolomantises) is one of my favorite works in recent years, and I especially love these two characters. Sera (the angel) absolutely loves her wife, Lili (the demon). However, being an angel, she is much more nervous about being intimate with the woman she loves. And as much as Lili loves to tease her wife, she is understanding of Sera's hesitation and is willing to both help ease her into things as well as let her back off from doing anything she doesn't want to do. It's something that as an Autistic person I understand wholeheartedly. I want that personal interaction with people, but I am also hesitant about my own boundaries and directly interacting with people. I just wanted to thank Idolomantises for creating this comic and giving us such a wonderful couple who knows how to listen to each other.
A Kiss for a Succubus
[Patreon / Webtoon]
Function is not the key to understanding a person as a person. Empathy is. Autistic people need help by having Allistic people listen to their individual needs. When you have met one Autistic person, you really have met only one Autistic person. We don't fit into categories all that well.
Autism Awareness Month
Autistic Truth
Creator’s Instagram
To lovely humans who were excluded from invitations, left behind when they tied their shoes, forced to walk in the grass when the sidewalk was full, spoken over when you tried to contribute, whispered about or laughed at, given side-eye when you tried to fit in…. you are so worthy of love.
Childhood blues-
One, two, three, and four
I count on my hand, it should be more.
The kids in my class all seem to get along with one another.
Playing, talking, shouting, running.
They all have someone to play with while I am alone.
Sitting on the empty swing set watching and observing.
They all seem to be having fun.
While I am alone..
Some kids spare me a quick glance
But then quickly return to playing.
I wonder if they ever feel lonely or anxious.
As if they're a bystander to an event that’s going on.
They all seem to understand each other.
What to say, what to do, and how to express themselves.
It makes me think that they had the key to being themselves.
While mine was lost and buried so I could never find it.
Is there something wrong with me?
• this user is on the autism spectrum •
I had apple slices and brie last night for dinner
Hyperfixation Food #48
Apple slices and smoked gouda cheese
Source: unavailable (image download from Pinterest)
Autism traits in girls
Creative talents
Loves animals
Practices conversations in mind
Routine is important to them
Dislike of conflict
Anxiety
Adopts behavior to fit in
May talk a lot about favorite topics
Artistic
Sensitive
Unique sense of humor
May appear shy
Trusting
Escapes through imagination
OCD tendencies
Enjoys spending time alone
Love of writing
Unsure when it’s their time to talk
Perfectionist
Musical
May feel out of place in this world
May appear young for their age
Unusual eye contact
Note: individuals can have these traits and not be autistic
Autism
Most of this describes me. I know I wasn’t diagnosed as a child because not much was known about autism, especially in girls. Now it’s eye opening and frustrating, because I know this about myself but getting an official diagnosis is proving to be impossible without paying hundreds of dollars or more.
Hi everyone,
I thought I would share some signs of Autism in adults. I hope many of you find this helpful.
Autism
We need more people to see this
There has been a lot of research about autistics over the years, but this one really took the cake!
This is what happened when researchers attempted to compare the moral compass of autistic and non-autistic people…
A message to my fellow undiagnosed / diagnosis complicated autistics:
It’s sad that I even have to say this but please do not just say “Glad I never got diagnosed” and abandon the autistic community. Even though you are not put on the registry, you are still a part of the community and you can’t just “check out” because it will affect you either way. Even if hypothetically it somehow never affected you, just ignoring what is happening and potentially going to happen to autistic people is allowing fascism to continue. You know it’s eugenics, and standing by and watching them strip the privacy rights of people without doing anything, betraying your fellow autistics and allowing them to face eugenics while you do nothing for “comfort” will cause extreme harm. Staying silent is not being “neutral” or “staying out of it”, it’s death. We must stand with and fight with our diagnosed autistic siblings, especially those with high support needs. Now is not the time to ditch the community for “safety”, now is the time to fight.
One thing you can do right now is contact your representative and express your opposition for the registry and the taking of medical files from diagnosed autistics without their consent.
