I Mean Like...yes, It's Okay To Like Kids' Media Regardless Of If You're Autistic Or Not. No, Of Course

I mean like...yes, it's okay to like kids' media regardless of if you're autistic or not. No, of course your sole argument for why it doesn't deserve mockery shouldn't be "but they might be autistic". But I don't think that means we need to or should deny that there is somewhat of a connection, or that this mockery is often rooted in ableism.

Like the autistic people who stick to or fixate on children's media are not some made up stereotype, that's a real thing and there are various reasons that can happen, such as those stories being easier to understand socially, cartoon faces having more exaggerated expressions, etc. And then there are things like comorbid intellectual disabilities and other developmental disorders.

I cannot tell you how many teenagers I knew in special ed loved media that was aimed at much younger audiences. Way more than in typical mainstream classes. That's not an accident. And it's not something we should shy away from accepting or try to distance ourselves from. Like yeah of course, it's not all of us. But if you want to seriously discuss an issue of judging people for not acting how they're expected to with regards to their age, you can't deny the role of ableism against developmental disorders.

DURING DISABILITY AWARENESS MONTH?

THIS IS A SUPER SPREADER EVENT. THIS IS THE COVID VIRUS' WET DREAM TO BREED NEW SUPER VIRUSES.

LIKE "YOU GET A COVID STRAIN. AND YOU GET A COVID STRAIN. AND YOU'RE ALL GETTING DIFFERENT COVID STRAINS."

I love One Piece as much as anyone BUT WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS SHIT. LUFFY WOULD NOT WANT YOU ENDANGERING DISABLED PEOPLE LIKE THIS.

If you went to this without a mask. Don't talk to me. You're not worthy of my presence.

-fae

i feel like we dont talk enough about how distressing and disturbing memory loss issues are. forgetting what you were talking about halfway through a sentence, putting something down and instantly forgetting where you put it. having to reread one paragraph over and over again because by the time youve moved onto the next sentence you dont remember what the one before it said. always doubting if your memories of things are real, not being able to remember important life events.

its so incredibly scary, it feels like your mind is constantly playing tricks on you and you start to doubt whats real and what isnt.

“i forgot” is treated like a lazy excuse when it’s genuinely such a big issue for so many people.

Why do abled people always fucking suggest the most basic things to “fix” disabled people’s problems/disabilities and act like they know better than we do???

If you, a person who does not live with the disability you’re trying to “fix”, can think of a solution off the top of your head without any research, experience, or even trying to actually understand what we have tried and what we’re actually dealing with don’t you think that we might’ve already or are already trying that???

For me this comes most from my mother saying that I need to change my diet (even though I have so many sensory issues surrounding food and have tried and failed so many times), that I need to lose weight (ma’am I am trying), that I should try stretching (you know what I’ve tried that for years and guess what it just stretches my ligaments because I’m fucking hypermobile and it ends up causes me more pain), that I need to exercise more (I’m trying but I’m also limited by pain. Pain that keeps me from being able to exercise most of the time. Pain that usually gets worse when I try to exercise), that I should try to not use my mobility aids because I’ll become reliant on them (ma’am they help me. They are not hurting me. They are what keeps me able to do stuff you want me to be able to do. Why should I try to not use them???), and so much fucking more

Like seriously abled people stop pretending you know our bodies better than we do I promise you you don’t. Even doctors (as shit as they might be) are supposed to listen to us before they even start to make recommendations (yeah many don’t but they’re supposed to)

Having POTS fucking sucks all the time but especially in summer omg

It’s so hot out and I feel like I’m constantly on the verge of passing out (still haven’t though so I consider myself a little lucky) it feels like I’m running a goddamn marathon