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Exactly. Thank you. 😊❤️.

Remember, just because you're autistic, doesn't mean you're dumb!

If I can get Valedictorian in high school, so can you! 👍🤟

Fake It 'til You Break It 😭

Diagrams are helpful to me

Real

This pains me lol

Today I had a dentist cleaning/checkup and I didn’t cry.

Not that anyone cares, but today I completely emptied out and organized all of my dresser drawers (I have 2 dressers) and my whole closet after procrastinating for years. I found socks in my sock drawer that were from when I was about 5. I’m kinda proud of myself.

When you finally get the courage to tell someone you have autism and mfs be like “no ur not” like oh shit mb????

When your tism makes you forget what you're "supposed" to sound like after mimicking an accent and then you become existential about what even is "you".

My boyfriend just woke up, mostly still asleep and told me “don’t worry, it’s getting better” in a heavy, American accent, which is unusual for an Australian man.

“Why are you American?” I asked, to which I got:

“Sorry, it’s getting better” in a stereotypical posh English accent.

“Why are you English?” I asked, amused.

“What is he normally?” He managed to ask.

“He? You’re not anyone else, you’re you.”

“Ugh, me” was the last thing he said, in a right proper Aussie accent before he fell back into proper sleep.

Hi Atsuha! For the ask game: 1, 21, and 31!

Hm... let's see... comfort as in a kin or that makes me feel all happy and cozy to see?

Or maybe inspirations? Because I have a bunch...

𝕀 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕜 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕪'𝕣𝕖 𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕠𝕟 𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕚𝕟𝕗𝕠 𝕥𝕣𝕚𝕧𝕚𝕒, 𝕚𝕗 𝕚𝕥'𝕤 𝕚𝕟𝕤𝕡𝕚𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤… 𝕀 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕜 𝕚𝕥'𝕤 𝕖𝕒𝕤𝕚𝕖𝕣 𝕥𝕠 𝕟𝕒𝕞𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕤𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕟 𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕤𝕙𝕖 𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝕗𝕖𝕖𝕝𝕤 𝕖𝕩𝕔𝕚𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕙𝕒𝕡𝕡𝕪 𝕥𝕠 𝕤𝕖𝕖.

Okay, second one, I kept a bunch of things from childhood, including mythology books, plushies, LOTS of artistic material, and sketchbook after sketchbook filled with drawings...

Now, music to keep me grounded is harder... I tend to jump up and down and walk/run around a lot while listening anything. Even classical music. I just get too invested on the scenarios popping inside my head.

The autistic experience of being touched by faculty at schools is so horrifying to me because WHY have we normalized being rough with ANY students whatsoever?

I hope my brother and I are alone in this, but the amount of times I had a teacher who would grab my face and force me to "look them in the eye" when they were speaking is abominable.

The amount of times I was having a meltdown and begging not to be touched, hiding under desks and crying, just to have a teacher or noon-aid rip me away from where I was seated by my fragile elementary schooler arms to drag me to the principals office.

The way I lost privileges like school field trips and recess (the ladder of which was desperately needed time to regulate myself). I lost them for having meltdowns and nobody could see how much I was struggling even at six years old.

This doesn't even account for the things that happened at home.

And everybody wonders why so many of us are such timid adults, who are afraid to stick up for ourselves or show emotions. Who are afraid to unmask to any degree and burn ourselves out in attempts to be palatable.

I love you, autistic adults. I love you, autistic kids. You deserve and deserved better.

This is an Autism spectrum Pride Flag. I’ll keep it simple - I’m high functioning autistic. Acknowledging and learning about it has given me a lot of comfort, so I looked for a symbol that would represent it and connect me to others on the spectrum. I couldn’t find one that satisfied me, so I created my own! Symbolism: Purple is community; Blue is serenity and self-acceptance; White is potential; The white shape is not quite a square, not quite a circle - like us, it doesn’t entirely fit the neurotypical standards, but is just as valid. The flag is symmetrical, so no matter which way you fly it, it will be the right way. Use and share it if you feel it represents you, or you know somene who might feel like that!  This is my gift to the community. Remember, each one of you is wonderful and unique; and you’re never alone💜

the autism thing of having to learn to preface every question you ask with Holy Shit I'm Just Curious Please Dont Yell At Me because it turns out a lot of questions seem to Mean Something and people will get mad if you ask them

Me after school☠️

i’m picky, but in the way you can hand me something you THINK i’d like because i enjoy so many foods like it, but i actually don’t like the food you gave me.

fudge squares? mmmm yeah i like those gimme more

solid chocolate egg? …no

*daydreams about infodumping to people instead of actually doing it*

Dear Med Students,

I am an autistic adult. In light of several terrible doctor's appointments in a row, it's become clear that they teach you all absolutely nothing about autism. Here are some things you need to know.

I am not a child. Do not use your baby voice on an adult, regardless of whether or not they have a developmental disability.

I know when someone's dismissing me. We pick up on nonanswers like "we'll cross that bridge when we get there" very easily, because we depend on concrete answers for peace of mind.

I know what my own sexual orientation is.

I understand more than I can express to you. There is a substantial gap between what I am capable of understanding and what I can get back out of my mouth in a way that makes sense to neurotypical people.

Pain scales mean nothing to me. It's like asking me to count backwards in Sumerian. You are asking me to apply an arbitrary scale to an abstract feeling that I may experience atypically because of my whacked-out sensory system. Ask me questions about what the pain prevents me from doing instead.

My sensory system is different than yours. I cannot tell what is "normal" bodily sensation and what is not. My body interprets many inputs, like loud noises, as pain. On the other hand, I may have almost no sense of where my body is in space at a given moment. If you had to differentiate all that from a symptom of another medical condition, you'd be confused and inarticulate too.

things you shouldn't say to (or about) an autistic person:

you don't know any better

stop pretending like you don't know what I'm saying

how don't you understand? it's so simple

r slur. dont say it period.

stop being so dramatic, it's not that big a deal

stop using your autism as an excuse

*explaining things in a condescending tone like we're children*

smol bean, so precious and innocent

well it's not like they can understand anyway

*talking about us like we're not there*

you're faking for attention

but you're not that autistic

but you're really good at talking!

everyone's a little autistic

stop doing those weird motions! you're drawing attention!

you're a buzzkill

it's so hard to talk to you

oh so you're like a robot! a machine!

nevermind. (you basically admit that we're not worth the extra few seconds it would take to include us.)

*laughing or shrugging us off if we say we don't understand*

don't take things so seriously (especially when we talk about ableism. never say this.)

you're reading too much into it

wow so you're like not even human

oh so like sheldon cooper?

I know a lot about autism. I've watched rain man

but you're not screaming or flapping your hands?

but then how are you talking

oh so you must be really good at math

so are you like really good at chess?

I bet you're really good at playing a lot of instruments

ohmygosh, the good doctor is my favorite show! it's sooo good

sometimes when I'm in a bad mood and I'm tired, I can't tell what people's faces mean, I'm probably a little autistic too haha

you're just a little awkward/it's just social anxiety

you're exaggerating

so can you tell what this face means? *makes some random constipated expression*

you're just quirky!

don't be so sensitive

they're not all the way there...

I thought you'd be ranting or info-dumping about your special interest 24/7

I met an autistic person before but you guys are nothing alike

but you're not a boy?

but you're not white?

I read somewhere on [insert obscure, non-factual blogging website] that you could cure it by lighting incense. (stop trying to shove cures at us. they don't work, and we don't want one anyway.)

that's so tragic

your parents are so strong!

but then how are you making eye contact with me?

so you don't feel any empathy?

are you like a psychopath?

autism moms are superheroes

you're emotionless

so you must be really nerdy and into sci-fi huh

I bet you'll cure cancer! (unless they have explicitly stated their interest in medical research or stem, don't assume that that's where their interest lies)

why are you so anti-social?

have you even tried to make friends?

it's not that loud, I'm not gonna turn it down

don't rely on aids! you'll get there through hard work and determination. aids will only slow you down in the long run

you're insane

you're no fun. you're like a cranky old person

this show has really good autism rep!

what do you mean it's not good representation? I think you're being too harsh and judgmental

but you're actually really nice? I thought autistic people had no filter

no you're not, I would know

that must be so hard for your family

so are you low- or high-functioning?

do you read really fast like reid from criminal minds?

I wish I was autistic

you're really akward

you're bad at conversations and social cues. (thanks, I hadn't noticed.)

no, don't call yourself "autistic"! say "person with autism", because you are more than your disability ❤

but you don't look autistic

autistic people, feel free to add more :)

allistic people are encouraged to reblog, but don't clown

for autistic (and suspecting) adults

here are some resources on autism that have helped me since my diagnosis at 25(!!) years old. hope these help (:

General

Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN)

Welcome to the Autistic Community

Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism

Autistic Science Person

What is Autism?

Que es el Autismo? (What is Autism? For Spanish speakers)

Asperger’s vs Autism

Hans Asperger

Functioning Labels

The Problems with Functioning Labels

I am Joe’s Functioning Label

Why ABA is Harmful to Autistic People

But What About the Good ABA Therapists?

Autism Speaks (why NOT to support them)

Autism’s Race Problem

Autism and the Pathology Paradigm

Psycopathy: Racism and Ableism from the Medical-Industrial Complex

Use of the term “Differently Abled”

Autism and Gender

Autistic, Non-Speaking and Intelligent

Sensory

Sensory Processing Disorder (4 part series)

Interoception

Proprioception

How to Reduce Sensory Overload

Shutdowns

Shutdowns (2)

Meltdowns

Study on Senses in Autistic People

Audio Processing Disorder

Pain Sensitivity

Sensory Differences

Sensory Pain

Traits & Co-Ocurring Conditions

Inclusive List of Traits

Traits (2)

Revised Traits, by an Autistic Person

Executive Dysfunction (4 part series)

Body Language

Insomnia

Fatigue

Fatigue (2)

Fatigue (3)

Communication Differences

Anxiety

Autistic Strengths

Echolalia

Alexithymia

Alexithymia (2)

Autistic Talents

“Regression”

Prospopagnosia

Catastrophizing

Dissociation

Double Standard of Empathy

The Empathy Conundrum

The Benefit of Special Interests

Special Interests

Eye Contact

In Defense of Stimming

More in Defense of Stimming

Scripting

Professional/Self-Diagnosis

Quizzes

More Quizzes

Self-Diagnosis and the Issues with Formal Diagnosis

Issues in Accuracy and Speed of Formal Diagnosis

Difficulties Getting an Adult Diagnosis

Diagnosis in Adults

Adult Diagnosis (Pros and Cons, etc)

Getting a Diagnosis as an Adult

How to Start Pursuing an Diagnosis

The Evaluation Process

Misdiagnosis (pls ignore the unnecessary gendering)

An Article on Late Diagnosis

“Acting More Autistic” After Diagnosis

Adults Need an Easier Path to Diagnosis

Racial Disparities in Diagnosis and Treatment

Structural Racism and Autism

STOP MAKING ASSUMPTIONS