Because Some Of Our Alters Have Really Bad Autism Symptoms And I Really Dont Want Our Functioning To Be More Impaired Than It Already Is - Tumblr Posts

hi! recently fused system here. did your autistic habits get... "worse", for a lack of better wording? i feel like i'm far more sensitive now that i don't lean on dissociation as a crutch. i had a horrific meltdown yesterday over something that used to just trigger intense dissociation and "freeze". i normally experience shutdowns instead. (i'm alright now, that's not the point of the ask. just context.)

anyway, the real point, i'm taking care of myself, obviously, but it just... i dunno. i feel like everything is way more easily overwhelming and i guess i'm wondering if other fused/functional people relate? solidarity is always nice to find and your blog has been a big source of hope/comfort for several months now.

i hope your day is going well. 💙

Oh ABSOLUTELY. Like the first year after hitting functional multiplicity was honestly almost DEDICATED to autism related issues that only arrose when our dissociation became so much less. Its also something Ive generally heard from people with really any of their non-trauma and/or dissociative centered symptoms.

But yeah it was like a whole saga of having to figure out and navigate the symptoms of secondary conditions now that dissociative was much lower, so huge solidarity