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#cowboy #not asd

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This poll is referencing the way that people with schizospectrum disorders are stereotyped in media as being violent/aggressive. The stereotype leads to a great deal of unwarranted suspicion and distrust toward people with these disorders. The question is intended to survey whether people have actually had any violent encounters with people who have schizospectrum disorders.

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#i didn't so much meet him as i was in the same store as him and my mum recognised him as a relative of someone she knows #i saw him a few times and never saw him bothering anyone #not asd #poll

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Please help the family of a non-verbal autistic child (who has been losing weight because he only eats certain kinds of food, largely unavailable during this time) leave Gaza!

#free palestine

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quinni fucking went off with that rant about masking!!

constantly hearing from people “you can’t have everyone go by your rules” is so fucking frustrating to hear when you’re autistic bc you’re constantly having to follow everyone else’s already! people simply do not realize that the burden is constantly on autistic people to learn about how allistic work and follow their rules, and never on allistic people

#actually autistic

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Autism is a Spectrum, but Not Like This

Lil Penguin Studios/Autism Happy Place

#actually autistic

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Autistic Accommodations Can Look Like Simple Things

Plushies/any comfort items

Headphones & sunglasses

Communication cards

Hoodies/sweaters/hats/gloves

Chewing gums

Fidget toys/sift fabrics

Lil Penguin Studios/Autism Happy Place

#actuallyautistic

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Autism Awareness: Trans Edition

neurodivergent_insights

#actually autistic #actually trans

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Geniuenly like. So many people claim support disability. But then say something completely untrue

Y’all support autism? So what about when the person has intellectual disability or need help walk talk eat bath use bathroom? Does your support end when you see someone with higher needs?? Someone who actually genuinely won’t survive without support from others n that support is sometimes having other people do everything for them.

Y’all support depression? What about when the person can’t bring themself to get out of bed for days on end? What about when that person goes days weeks months without cleaning self because can’t get up even though need to?

Yall support schizo-spec disorders & psychosis? What about what the person get violent because of their delusions n hallucinations? The ones know are fake but still can’t help but believe in? The ones genuinely believe in their delusions/ hallucinations? What about the ones don’t don’t get violent to self n other because of the disorder? Those that just sit scared about the hallucinations n delusions. The ones that won’t leave their room/ house out of fear of their delusions/ hallucinations?

Y’all support those with physical disabilities? What about the housebound bedbound ones? The ones need gait trainers walkers wheelchairs? What about the ones who full time users? Or the ones that need power chairs to independently move around? What about the ones crying screaming throwing up from their pain?

What about the disabled that always have a horrible attitude because tired of yhr disrespect? Tired of having to explain everything about them to everyone even if personal? Tired being told get over it n just educate others?

The disabled ones tired telling people not use certain terms. Tired of being spoken over n for without being thought about or asked. Tired of hearing their communication isn’t valid for ‘xyz’

Y’all support but act very picky about who deserves support and who’s not worthy of it. It’s not support if you pickin n choosing

#actually autistic #disability #physical disability #mental disability #mental illness

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I always thought it was like an exaggeration when horse people would talk about how silly it was for anyone to think that riding a horse does not require any particular level of skill or balance or anything, or even that they "drive themselves" (???) but just the tags on the reblogs of that "can you ride a bike and/or horse" post from me alone are demonstrating how overconfident some people are in their (often entirely theoretical!) ability to stay on an alive and moving animal with a will of its own.

#i could just sit on the horse i don't have to do anything #i mean yeah you could if you don't mind breaking your neck because some idiot reved their engine or some shit #you have to balance a bike #a horse can decide it wants you gone and throw you off #not asd

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If I ask nicely will people reblog this and tell me what their most common breakfast is? Not your favorite necessarily, just what you have for breakfast most frequently? 🙏🏽

#cereal #not asd

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i'll go first my parents almost named me felicity. which would've been so cool but i definitely would've been like 5x crazier if i was named that

#my parents almost gave me the same name as the guy who would later abuse me for years #dodged a bullet with that one (my mum didn't know him back then) #they also considered charlie (which i wouldn't have minded) or jade (which i was gutted about as a child but now as an adult im glad they #chose something more neutral)

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Shout-out to the autistics who crave hugs. Shout-out to the autistics whose love language is touch.

And shout-out to the autistics who were denied a timely diagnosis because a misinformed professional thought you were "too affectionate" to be autistic.

You aren't any less autistic because of how you show affection. And you aren't nearly as rare as pop culture and outdated research would imply.

#actually autistic

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#its not so much my parents didn't care but as long as i tried they were proud #the only time my mum got concerned was when I started getting Us in science #(u stands for ungraded #and is lower than an F) #i finoshed school with mostly ds and a couple of cs (and one f) and they were fine because i had studied hard #*finished

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Turns out that whilst Mango ( my leopard gecko) is externally female internally he's male

#self reblog #not asd #pursonal

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Another way mixed sensory issues are really weird

Me: This grape has a brown spot and is a little soft so it is inedible

Also me: *drinks spoilt milk without realising*

#actuallyautistic #hyposensitivity #hypersensitivity

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#frog #not asd

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#my parents didn't set up a college fund but they and my nan paid #though it was something like £300 a course and for all but 1 they got their money back #not asd #plus you can only do 1 course a year here so that was the price of a whole year