Hell O Do Any Other Autistic People Dislike The Term 'meltdown'? For Me, The Word Has A Lot Of Negative

hell o do any other autistic people dislike the term 'meltdown'? for me, the word has a lot of negative connotations because it feels like i'm being degraded and referred to as an uncontrollable tantruming child. i think i have a lot of trauma associated with the word because every time it's been used about me, it's been from teachers who really should not have been around autistic children at all, using it to describe a kid they did not understand, a kid they only saw as bratty, unreasonable, stupid and purposely hard to deal with. it just makes me feel icky and it feels really infantilising to have a term that's usually associated with bratty kids be used to describe a hard-to-understand, unique and painful inner turmoil caused by sensory distress. but that's just my experience.

you know what? let's put a poll here for funsies because i'm genuinely interested in seeing what the people who come across this post think about the word!!

hey g uys, i'm a little nervous to share this fanart but very recently an animator whose work i really liked when i was a younger preteen and who i've been kinda watching online for a few years now recently came back with a banger and a half, and it's Birdie!! i've been super excited about his return to the internet since it uploaded a couple days ago and in celebration of hearing that he's doing well now, i drew his sona because it just looks super cool dude like lookat him!

i'm excited he's doing well and i'm even more excited for the new art he'll be posting in the future! welcome back Birdie!!!

(also ignore the sad fluttershy i just kinda accidentally draw birdie's sona too close to her and awkwardly draw around her lmao)

she is balloon....... flogting through tha air where will she go????

in love with this new official multiplayer art someone posted as a screenshot in the jj discord

two of them!!! two barrys!!!! i LOVE how grumpy the right one is, lookat him he's so angy, grumpy little guy <3

the way ADHD is named is actually so frustratingly funny though. like yeah i experience paralysing (as in scrolling endlessly and not getting out of bed) procrastination to the point where it negatively affects my life, drive myself to tears and insanity trying desperately to remember where i put my wallet 3 seconds ago, hyperfocus on something to the point where i accidentally ignore my hunger for 8 hours straight and find trying to focus on an assignment physically painful and difficult, it's cause i got "Stupid Little Shit Can't Sit Still For Five Goddamn Seconds Disorder"

i dont remember where i found this image but look at jon. look at him. he's such a dork. i love him so much <3

"people tell me i have a cute smile" IT'S ME I'M PEOPLE <33333