#autism spectrum disorder

[yet-another-autism-blog]

I've noticed that people who consider themselves progressive have become more invested in essentially fake-claiming any autistic people they don't like. Progressive circles that want to seem like allies to Autistic people may agree that mocking an autistic person for, say, missing a social cue, is ableist. But if you claim that person isn't really autistic then not only can you continue to mock them, you're a good ally by doing so.

I dont think it's a coincidence that this is happening at the same time jokes originally made by and for autistic people are becoming more widespread outside of autistic circles.

If you can dilute the common understanding of autism to 'that tism rizz', you can more easily ostracize autistic people for showing symptoms of autism, especially symptoms that are less socially acceptable or 'cute'.

It's the exact same social isolation we've been facing forever, but this time, it's wearing a progressive hat, so we have to pretend it's an improvement.

#actuallyautistic #actually autistic #autism #autistic #autism spectrum disorder

[narcissisticpdcultureis]

Autistic NPD culture is like yeah bro, I AM special

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#mood #npd culture is #autistic npd culture is #npd #actually narcissistic #actually npd #narcissistic personality disorder #cluster b #asd #autism #autism spectrum disorder

[l0v3sickl0s3r]

n is autistic. fight me

#HEADCANON #murder drones #murderdrones #murder drones headcanon #murder drones n #murderdrones n #murder drones serial designation n #serial designation n #serial designation n murderdrones #headcanons #murder drones headcanons #autism #autism spectrum disorder #autism spectrum #asd #asd community #autism community #autistic

[nilla-divergent]

When neurotypicals and level 1 autistics say they love autism, what they really mean is that they love the kind that doesn't annoy you. They love the autistics who are quirky and have special talents, who can work independently and read social interactions well enough to fit in.

And then there are the level 2 autistics. They think its okay to bully us and yell when our autistic traits are more debilitating than theirs. When we can't shut up. When we meltdown.

And the level 3 autistics? "Oh, we just forget about them. We don't want to even acknowledge their existence. It's not like they can even think or hear us. We can talk about them like theyre an animal, right in front of their face, because they don't understand us anyway, right?"

When ableist neurotypicals and privileged level 1 autistics say they love autism, they mean they love it until you're an inconvenience.

If you...

Struggle with completing work

Wont shut up about your special interest

Cant regulate your emotions

Have loud stims

Cant mask

Have verbal shutdowns where you can't communicate at all, with or without AAC

Have meltdowns

Cry too much

Say something rude on accident

...you are seen as annoying, embarrassing, an asshole, an inconvenience, and someone to avoid.

If you...

Are semiverbal or nonverbal

Have "embarrassing" stims

Have frequent severe meltdowns

Can't work or live by yourself

Can't make friends

Have weird behaviors

...You're seen as dangerous, less than human, animalistic, and useless.

You are not. You have more meaning than they will ever believe. Your feelings, opinions, and thoughts matter.

#actually autistic #autism #level 2 autism #mid support needs #asd #medium support needs #autistic #autism spectrum disorder #Level 3 autism #High support needs #semi verbal #Non verbal #AAC #Tw bullying #Tw ableism #ableism

[junethechaotictherian]

My family is everything but normal

My mum is a conspiracy theorist

My dad is an ex-Ghost hunter and cryptid spotter

My brother is questioning being a crabkin

And I am a cat w wings

+ we are all neurodivergent

#alterhuman #nonhuman #theriotype #catkin #cat therian #feline therian #felinekin #otherkin community #otherkin #cat theriotype #cat alterhuman #alterhumans #alterhuman community #alterhumanity #nonhumen #therians #therianthrope #therianthropy #therian #otherkins #otherkinity #cryptids #cryptid #nonhumanity #none human #nonhuman community #non human #trans species #neurodivergent #autism spectrum disorder

[hpdcultureis]

AuDHD and questioning HPD culture is completely forgetting my friends exist and therefore not interacting with them, then being upset they didn’t interact with me after I remember them

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#hpd culture is #questioning hpd culture is #autistic hpd culture is #hpd + adhd culture is #autistic hpd + adhd culture is #actually histrionic #histrionic pd #histrionic personality disorder #honestly histrionic #hpd #actually hpd #cluster b #honestlyhistrionic #cluster b pds #adhd #attention deficit hyperactivity disorder #asd #autism #autism spectrum disorder

[disabled-sysboxes]

[TEXT ID: this alter is a social alter and still struggles with social interactions due to the system's autism]

[IMG ID: A medium yellow, rectangular box with the autism flag on the left - a flag with 5 stripes, a red, orange, yellow, light green, and green and a white infinity symbol in the middle - with text that reads 'this alter is a social alter and still struggles with social interactions due to the system's autism' on the right.]

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#owner 🪐🫀 #disability userbox #alter userbox #sysbox #disabled system userbox #actually DID #endos dni #autism #ASD #autism spectrum disorder

[pigeon-cave]

Diagrams are helpful to me

#autism #actually autistic #pigeon thoughts #asd #actuallyautistic #autistic #autism spectrum disorder #disability #actually autism #adhd

[adhdxxsdiary]

#autism #actually autistic #autistic brain #autistic adult #autism spectrum disorder #autistic culture #autistic characters #autistic experiences #being autistic

[bli-o]

hey autistic people who get overwhelmed by large groups or noise or conversation or etc etc etc you’re not evil for wanting to leave a family gathering. just so you know.

#additionally hard when you have no diagnosis #people just think im “antisocial” and “rude” #while im over here completely burnt out #because the whole room is talking and the tv is loud and all the lights are on and every kid in the house is shrieking about something #and whoever you came with(looking at you parents) acts like you’re evil and hate your family when you even ask when you’re leaving #autism #actually autistic #autistic #autism spectrum disorder #autistic things #asd #autistic community #undiagnosed autistic #undiagnosed neurodivergent #undiagnosed autism #neurodiversity #neurodivergent #neurodiverse stuff #neurospicy #neurodivergence #neurodivergencies

[autismwithoutpremium]

Just a thought

#autism #autistic community #autistic things #queer community #autism spectrum disorder #actually autistic #autistic memes #lgbtq #autistic adult #neurodivergent #its the neurodivergency #neurodiversity #neurospicy #adhd problems

[fallenstarcat]

sometimes i feel like people forget autism is a disability. and that’s not a bad thing! i’m all for disability acceptance, im proud of my disabilities. but i feel like we forget autism can hurt.

it hurts that i have to put more time and energy into socializing than others.

it hurts when i need to move so bad, usually cause im overwhelmed by either my surroundings or emotions, that i thrash and hurt myself.

it hurts that i cant be in places that are too loud or too bright, which on bad days can be as simple as a small, quiet noise or dim lights.

it hurts that i struggle to tell when im hungry, thirsty, tired, etc. so i can’t properly take care of myself. it doesn’t help my insomnia and i get very nauseas and get UTIs.

i 100% believe in autism acceptance. i don’t want a cure. but i also want us the acknowledge that it can hurt. it doesn’t mean my entire life will hurt, but some parts will. and i want a community where we can see both sides, see the hurt, and celebrate it anyway.

#autism #autistic #actually autistic #actually autism #autism acceptance #autism acceptence month #autistic things #autistic experiences #autistic community #autistic spectrum #autism spectrum disorder #autism spectrum #disabled #disability #disability pride #disabled pride #disabilties #autistic life #autism life #autism advocacy #neurodivergent #actually neurodiverse #neurodiversity #neurodevelopmental #developmental disabilities #developmental disability

[narcissisticpdcultureis]

npd + autism culture is wanting to be the cool mysterious funny version of yourself you have in your head but making everyone uncomfortable because of the autism anyway (i didn't word this correctly rjduwjs)

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#npd culture is #autistic npd culture is #npd #actually narcissistic #actually npd #narcissistic personality disorder #cluster b #autism #asd #autism spectrum disorder

[awetistic-things]

noise cancelling headphones aren’t enough i need everyone to die

#you ever get so overstimulated by someone else breathing #like i’m gonna need you to stop that thanks 🙏🏼 #autism #autistic #actually autistic #asd #autism spectrum disorder #on the spectrum #autistic things #autistic problems #autism problems #autism funny #autistic funny

[autisticdreamdrop]

hyperverbal autistic ✅️ valid

fully verbal autistic ✅️ valid

verbal autsitic with verbal loss ✅️ valid

semiverbal autistic ✅️ valid

nonverbal autistic ✅️ valid

#honey #autism #autistic #asd #autie #actually autism #actually autistic #autism spectrum disorder #altverbal #alt verbal #hyperverbal #hyperspeaking #verbal #verbal loss #verbal shutdowns #verbal shutdown #commuication #nonverbal communication #nonverbal #semiverbal #nonspeaking #semispeaking #positive affirmations #positivity #autistic post #autistic posting #autistic positivity #autism post #autism positivity #autism posting

[transgender-png]

fuck it. shout out to "high functioning" neurodivergents

the ones who can mask easily, the ones who can get social cues, the ones who have managed to go most of their life not even knowing they were ND because they didn't present as the stereotypical ND person.

the ones who can pay attention in class, understand social etiquette, who understand societial expectations

the ones who don't feel neurodivergent enough bc they don't struggle in the same ways/areas a lot of NDs do, or they can't relate to other NDs' experiences because they always understood these things easily

the ones with high empathy, the ones who DO get the joke, the ones who are constantly told that they can't possibly be neurodivergent because they don't act like what you'd expect a neurodivergent person to act like.

you are neurodivergent enough. you are valid, and so are your experiences. not struggling as much as others do in some places doesn't mean you dont struggle at all. your condition and diagnosis is valid. your symptoms are valid. YOU ARE VALID. not checking all the supposed boxes doesn't mean you aren't neurodivergent. you are enough. you are valid. you are loved. you are valued. you matter. you belong in neurodivergent spaces, you deserve to use whatever resources are available to you, you are allowed to take up space in these communities. and i am so, so proud of you.

feel free to, and actually, i encourage you to reblog this with your experiences. we belong in this community as much as anyone else. please also tag this w/ any neurodivergent conditions i may have forgotten 💙

since this is getting lots of notes I'd like to add, even if you're undiagnosed or maybe self diagnosed, for whatever reason, (i.e. can't get access to a diagnosis, not being taken seriously, or just not wanting an official diagnosis, etc.) this still applies to you. actually especially to you folks. don't think for a second you're not valid just bc you don't have the paperwork or whatever to say it

#neurodivergent #neurodiversity #nd #autism #adhd #ocd #dyslexia #dyscalculia #asd #autism spectrum disorder #tourettes #tourettes syndrome #dyspraxia #hyperlexia #synesthesia #down syndrome #sensory processing disorder #schizophrenia #borderline personality disorder #bpd