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probably shitty worldbuilding idea: fantasy world that keeps going

#minecraft

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Some of us still have them

Sometimes I remember there was a time when we all had folders on our computers specifically to house reaction gifs

and I feel like a victorian explaining how penny candy used to work or something, even though this was like less than a decade ago

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You know what all of these animes have in common?

I was in high school when they reached the States.

You gotta go back further, kids. Digimon, Dragonball Z, and Sailor Moon were all big name animes that aired in America prior to everything on that list. Hell, throw in Yu-Gi-Oh, Gundam Wing, Card Captors, Fighting Foodon, Monster Rancher, Ultimate Muscle, Cowboy Beebop, Trigun, Yu Yu Hakusho, Tenchi Muyo, Inuyasha, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Escaflowne, Slayers, Outlaw Star, Ghost in the Shell...

There were so, so many animes that were on TV in the late 90s that I saw way before any of those on the list, and I'm not old! I'm sure there are people who's first anime is even older than the ones I've listed, these are just the ones I remember off the top of my head. It makes me sad when the animes I consider the classics aren't included on polls like this. It feels like it's always the same list. Look back further and you'll find there was so, so much available at the same time as Pokemon. I promise you.

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I went to a restaurant with a friend yesterday and upon entering we saw these splendid blueberry tarts under bell jars on the counter and we made jokey small talk with the waitress like oh, people will fight over these if there's not enough for everyone, it'll tear families apart, are you making more later? and she said no, I'm afraid that's our entire stock for today, but there are 18 slices, it should be plenty! It was a small village restaurant with only one menu du jour so there weren't any other dessert options but they don't usually get that many customers—but then a couple of large groups arrived and most people noticed the tarts like we did, and went ohh blueberry tart, it's been a while, I can't wait, and it became clear that when we'd get to the end of our meal there would be winners and losers in the blueberry tart rush

But later as we were about to order dessert I wasn't hungry anymore and I was like well that's too bad but someone else will be glad to get 'my' slice of tart—and my friend said yeah, me :) You should order it anyway, I'll eat both! At first I thought she was joking, but no. I said, there's not enough for everyone, you can't take two, and she said, we were going to order two slices, what difference does it make? and I was baffled that she couldn't see the ethical difference between two people eating one slice of tart each vs. one person eating two, when there's a limited quantity of tart. I felt like we were in a simplistic social justice metaphor it was so obvious, but there was no changing her mind. When I said "it's just... not nice" she said "okay" with a shrug, and what can you say to that. She added, you don't know any of these people and I was like, why are we reverting to tribal dynamics in a non-apocalyptic setting, how would you feel if we'd arrived a bit later and seen others ordering two desserts knowing you'd get zero? And she said, I would think that's their right, and I felt kind of amazed.

I pointed out that if she didn't think it was a wee bit wrong, she wouldn't ask me to order her second piece as if it was for me, and she said yeah maybe we don't need to do that, there's no law preventing me from ordering two desserts. What about Kant's categorical imperative Okay I guess you're not breaking any laws by taking more than your fair share of a thing other people also want, just failing a kindergarten-level morality test. I felt embarrassed for sounding like an annoying preachy rigid person so I dropped the issue, and as she ate her two slices she'd smile at me every time we overheard someone order coffee without dessert—like "See? There'll be enough, no one will be deprived of tart because of me!" as if that cancelled the fact that she didn't care in the first place. I guess it was one of these tiny issues that can still significantly alter the way you perceive a person. I tried to tell myself not to be so bothered about this small thing but I was! so bothered. And I felt like writing a letter to some agony aunt like "should I end a friendship over irreconcilable blueberry tart ethics"

#honestly i would have just #ordered a slice to go? #depending on how badly i wanted it anyway #the two slice thing does make me side-eye your friend a little

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This is Not Wrong

51 of y’all sent me asks explaining what yuri is. (Most on anon). I am downright impressed

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This is yuri

my girlfriend just asked me what yuri is

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Got the babyman some catnip today! This is his first experience with it outside of a toy.

#babyman mimir

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Limiting the choice to the shows and movies I have seen/know of. I'm not asking who the first actor you have seem playing Arthur was, rather the one you instinctively think about when someone mentions him or the one closest to your heart.

#graham chapman #monty pyton and the holy grail

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#frogue #is this katamari damacy?

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I don’t think it’s true at all that the reason most people dress boring is that they want to fit in sometimes you just need to accept that not everyone is obsessed with finding a unique style some people just wear clothes to avoid public indecency

#goats its you

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Tag your favourite flower, fruit, colour, scent, season and tea!

#gerbera daisy #either strawberries or raspberries or oranges #it's hard to pick! #PURPLE #vanilla or cinnamon #spring and fall #i got this tea from tea and absinthe called Elder Goth #it's hecking amazing and I do recommend

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what's the first movie you remember seeing in theaters? don't try and be all edgy and cool and say like tetsuo: the iron man. be honest.

Go!!

#like honestly my actual first was probably some disney movie #but the earliest I remember is Pokemon: The First Movie

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Reblog for larger sample size. Feel free to indicate in the comments your generation, approximate region of residence, your length of experience with fan fiction, or when/where you first encountered these terms.

#*stares off into the distance in fandom old* #back in my day- #the citrus litmus rating was very definitely about how sexy a fic was #like #citrus was kissing #lime was fade to black #and lemon was yummy yummy smut #delightful smut #I first experienced them around... 2001ish I wanna say? #I was about 11 and in the Gundam Wing fandom #IDK if region makes much difference since it was all online #but it was on LJ and fanfic hosting sites that I saw them

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reasons i haven’t replied back:

- i’m socially exhausted - i don’t have the time right now - i don’t know how to reply - i have a bad memory and got distracted - i’m having a depressive episode and don’t have the energy to socialise

not reasons i haven’t replied back:

- i’m ignoring you just because - i hate you - i’m fed up with you - i don’t want to be your friend anymore

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I've reached 35 responses! They're very interesting, but the sample size is still small, and I don't think it's at all representative of the Tumblr autism community. If I can't reach at least 100 responses, I don't think I'll be able to analyze Tumblr community views on support needs in depth. I'll still post descriptive statistics for the overall sample, but I won't have the statistical power to do anything else.

I'd really appreciate if everyone could help by taking the survey and reblogging this post to their followers!

As a reminder, the survey is meant to understand how people use support needs labels. For example, what makes someone low support needs and not moderate support needs? The survey also helps show what the community is like in general in terms of demographics and experiences!

A summary of the current survey results are under the Read More. Again, especially if a community that you're in is under-represented, please help by spreading the survey link! I'd especially love to hear from more people AMAB, racial/ethnic minorities, people who are not yet diagnosed or were diagnosed as adults, and higher support needs individuals!

Age: Most participants are young; 60% are under age 25%, and 20% are under 18.

Gender: Over half of the sample is AFAB nonbinary, almost 1/3 is trans men, and almost all of the remainder (14%) is cis women. Only 2 people who are AMAB have taken the survey.

Race/Ethnicity: Non-Hispanic White people are very over-represented, making up 82% of the sample.

Diagnosis: 57% are professionally diagnosed, 20% are informally or soft-diagnosed, and 14% are seeking a diagnosis. Only 9% are neither diagnosed nor seeking a diagnosis.

The most common diagnoses are ASD with no level (33%), level 1 ASD (25%), and "mild autism" (13%).

16% were diagnosed before age 8, 24% between ages 9 and 15, 32% between ages 16 and 18, 12% between ages 19 and 25, and 16% over age 25.

Autism Support Needs: The most common self-identified support needs label is "low-moderate" (43%), followed by low (23%) and moderate (14%). Most would benefit from but do not need weekly support (31%), only need accommodations and mental health support (17%), or rarely need any support (6%).

Autism Symptoms: On a severity scale of 0 (not applicable) to 3 (severe), the average is 1.7 overall, 1.8 socially, and 1.7 for restricted-repetitive behaviors. The most severe symptom is sensory issues (2.1), and the least severe are nonverbal communication and stimming (both 1.5).

83% are fully verbal, and 97% have no intellectual disability.

38% can mask well enough to seem "off" but not necessarily autistic. 21% can't mask well or for long.

Most experience shutdowns (94%), difficulties with interoception (80%), meltdowns (71%), alexithymia (71%), echolalia (69%), and autistic mutism (66%). Very few experience psychosis (14%) or catatonia (11%).

Self-Diagnosis: 20% think it's always fine to self-diagnose autism, 29% think it's almost always fine, 31% think it's only okay if an assessment is inaccessible, 71% think it needs to be done carefully, and 11% think it's okay to suspect but not self-diagnose.

15% think it's always fine to self-diagnose autism DSM-5 levels (including if the person has been told they don't have autism), 15% think it's fine as long as autism hasn't been ruled out, 21% think it's almost always fine, 18% think it's only okay if an assessment is inaccessible, 36% think it needs to be done carefully, and 36% think it's okay to suspect but not self-diagnose.

26% think it's always fine to self-diagnose autism support needs labels (including if the person has been told they don't have autism), 29% think it's fine as long as autism hasn't been ruled out, 37% think it's almost always fine, 29% think it's only okay if an assessment is inaccessible, 43% think it needs to be done carefully, and 6% think it's okay to suspect but not self-diagnose.

Disability: 71% feel disabled by autism, 17% feel disabled by another condition but not autism, and 11% are unsure.

Comorbidities: The most common mental health comorbidities are anxiety (68%), ADHD (62%), and depression (56%).

The least common mental health disorders are schizophrenia spectrum disorders (0%), bipolar disorders (3%), tic disorders (6%), substance use disorders (6%), personality disorder (9%), and OCD (9%).

The most common physical health comorbidities are gastrointestinal issues (29%), connective tissue disorders (29%), autoimmune disorders (24%), neurological disorders or injuries (24%), and hearing/vision loss (24%). All others are below 20%.

Overall Support Needs: When considering comorbidities, the most common self-identified support needs label is moderate (37%), followed by low-moderate (31%) and low (17%).

#signal boost #i filled this out!

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Guys, I just got that song out of my head, please don't do this to me

TONIGHT THE SUPER BOOPER MOOTS ARE GONNA FIND ME

SHINING LIKE THE SUN (SUPER BOOPER)

SMILING, HAVING FUN (SUPER BOOPER)

FEELING LIKE A NUMBER ONE

TONIGHT THE SUPER BOOPER MOOTS ARE GONNA BOOP ME (SUPER BOOPER)

BUT I WONT FEEL BLUE (SUPER BOOPER)

LIKE I ALWAYS DO (SUPER BOOPER)

CAUSE SOMEWHERE ON MY DASH THERES YOU

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ough save me bear transmasc……

bear transmasc……..

bear transmasc save me……..

#i'm tryin kiddo i'm tryin