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sm00thjamz · 2 months

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this is the money garf. reblog for untold pasta and riches to come your way

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sm00thjamz · 1 year

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writing an autistic character when you are not autistic - a masterpost

completely double spaced version on google docs here – this post is more blocky for the sake of people’s dashboards, but still long so people will be less likely to glaze over it. my apologies if that makes it hard to read

things to look for and avoid in an autistic character

• symptoms only manifesting as “nonverbal and rocking” • super smart / living calculator • super dumb / doesn’t understand anything • all the symptoms you can come up with for them are “awkward” and “has special interest(s)” (please do more research) • trains, technology, and/or math as special interests • acting like a child • getting treated like a baby • unreasonably cruel and uncaring about others’ reactions to them being cruel • if they’re comparable to sheldon from the big bang theory, start over • animal comparisons • a lack of feelings • please no stories about what it’s like to be autistic told by allistics

the right way to write an autistic person

• lots of symptoms, including secondary ones not included on a general diagnosis requirement list (here’s a list i rather like that was made by an autistic person – their blog is also a good resource) • having a good amount of general knowledge and actually talking about it (i cannot believe that i have to say this) • talking about things outside of special interests (again…. come on……….) (special interests are usually the default things our brains go to when theres no stimulation or we want to entertain ourselves – it isn’t literally all we think or talk about ever. if a conversation has no connections to a special interest, reconsider having your autistic character bring it up in a context that is not an introduction.) • explicitly expressed to be capable of attraction and romantic feelings – if your character is an adult, add sexual feelings to this point • capable of general functioning, just with a disability that makes it more difficult – not a walking disability (….sigh) • a wide amount of feelings and emotional turmoil (but perhaps only being able to express it in limited ways) • we’re people • just people whose brains are wired differently

things to avoid in research for an autistic character

• autism moms / autism blogs and websites not run by autistic people • any affiliation with autism $peaks means you should walk away and never look back • a scientist trying to create explanations for what autistic people do without actually asking / not mentioning asking autistic people • anything about a cure for autism • a person that “worked with autistic kids” phrased in the same way as “worked with animals” • talking about autistic people as if they are mysteries, are like animals, or are otherwise othered weirdos instead of people

things to look for in research for an autistic character

• actual autistic people talking about their experiences and symptoms • just stick to that and you’re good but it’s hard to find sometimes ngl. just look for the above red flags

things i would personally like to see in an autistic character

• less easy to swallow sadness and more destructive anger. i would love to see a canonically autistic character who was frustrated easily by small things and had trouble communicating why • not a story about being autistic, a story that happens to have a character or characters who are autistic – it isn’t pointed out or questioned, they’re right at home with the rest of the cast and not othered (a la symmetra from overwatch) • intensive sensory issues / small sounds making large reactions • clear communications about not liking x sensory thing (for example being touched) • poor motor skills / clumsiness and not being laughed at for it • walking funny (body bent downwards, walking very fast, walking slowly, big strides, shuffling, stiffness, etc) – no one treats it as if it’s funny or something totally strange • a big personality that has a presence so they can’t be cast aside (but feel free to have quiet characters too) – if this was along with being nonverbal they would probably leap to being one of my favorite characters ever • a fear of asking for clarification on sarcasm or jokes because of past experiences and an arc about the character becoming more comfortable asking questions

>> if any fellow autistic people want to add something, feel free <<

allistics are encouraged to rb this

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sm00thjamz · 2 years

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I really like how this came out! Messing around with new rendering methods n brushes (got these brushes from yow, so the styles a bit inspired by hers)

The anatomy isn’t perfect, that’s one thing I’ll have to experiment with since it’s hard to fix proportions when rendering on one layer (usually worst comes to worst with my usual methods I fix proportions in the lineart stage)

Anyway! I like this,,, it’s my oc Virgil, haven’t gotten to draw her digitally in a minute

#artists on tumblr #digital artwork #digital art #art #digital illustration #original art #original character #oc #queer artist #clip studio paint #oc artwork #vampire #vampire oc #digital painting #art experiment

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sm00thjamz · 2 years

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Hello tumblr nation, this is Bruce DC, who I play as when I animal cross, and just an oc in general,,, wish 2 develop her mor we’ll see

This was very outside of my usual style it was supposed to be a warm up but,,, I like seeing things through (sometimes)

#artists on tumblr #digital artwork #art #digital art #digital illustration #original art #original character #oc #queer artist #animal crosing new horizons #player character #clip studio paint

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sm00thjamz · 2 years

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[Image ID: A Facebook post, edited blackout poetry style to read, "I tip waitstaff more than 5% because I'm not crappy. Maybe love makes the world a better place."]

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I tip waitstaff more than 5% because I'm not crappy. Maybe love makes the world a better place.

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[Image ID: The unedited Facebook post. Original text reads: "I never tip waitstaff more than 5% because I'm not going to enable them to continue to work crappy jobs. Maybe if we all stop giving them donations they will get a job where they can make a decent honest living without having to beg for handouts. Tough love makes the world a better place. IF YOU STOP FEEDING THEM THEY WILL GO AWAY!"]

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sm00thjamz · 2 years

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I have lots of art to post but I’m gonna try and space em out for y’all,,, just need to get in the habit of posting here

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sm00thjamz · 2 years

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