#Actually Autistic

[swordsonnet]

i'm sorry but i don't think we should call this the "autism website" when there's still posts with tons of notes mocking people who:

struggle with social skills / have anxiety around social settings

are unemployed / unable to work certain jobs

have intense or "age-inappropriate" interests

haven't had certain life experiences that are deemed universal/essential

struggle with personal hygiene

don't have any friends or dating experience

don't go outside much or at all

take things literally / don't get sarcasm/jokes

have unusual ways of speaking

generally aren't "normal"

#+ other things i'm probably forgetting rn #i know most of these apply to other disabilities too but i wanted to focus on autism bc of all the 'autism website' stuff #it's genuinely disturbing to see someone go 'lol autism website' #and then in the next breath be like 'omg look at this loser who [literal symptom of autism]' #but i guess when these people talk about autism they don't mean actual autism #but the tiktok style 'just a bit quirky but still able to assimilate into abled hegemony with ease' autism #i'm just tired of the hypocrisy #autism acceptance month is over now it's time for autism wrath month #being disabled on tumblr can be fucking awful sometimes. might take a break for a while bc i just don't have the energy to deal with it #autism #actually autistic #actuallyautistic

[my-autism-adhd-blog]

Autism Meltdown Early Signs

Confusion & brain fog

Dissociation & memory issues

Mutism or speech delay

Paranoid & self-conscious

Higher sensory sensitivity

Increased stimming

Positively DBT - BPD, Autism, ADHD Peer Support

#autism #actually autistic #adhd #adhd post #meltdown signs #early meltdown signs #mental health #neurodivergence #neurodiversity #actually neurodivergent #positively DBT BPD autism adhd peer support (Facebook)

[spidersdad]

Kidnapper: we have your son.

Hotch: but my son is with me right now.

Kidnapper: ..shit. then who is this? he asked to pour him 250 ml of chocolate milk because I quote “statistically-

Hotch: fuck they have Reid. BABY, HOLD ON I’M COMING!

#criminal minds #spencer reid #aaron hotchner #actually autistic

[vaspider]

Really fucking cool interview with a non-speaking autism advocate. :D

#actually autistic #autism #Youtube

[autism-affirmations]

#autistic #autism #actually autistic #autism memes #affirmations #autism affirmation #audhd

[neurodivergent-brain]

🎀 when you realise you’ve been masking all your life 🎀

#autism #actually adhd #actually autistic #adhd brain #adhd things #autistic things #actually neurodiverse #autistic experiences #neurodiversity #adhd memes #who says i can’t add bows to everything

[pixierainbows]

Sunshine learning to stay calm . while . people throw soft foam balls all over the play room . for to try hitting down bowling ball pins .

is hard work . and . Sunshine do very very good !

#Sunshine #Sunshine the service dog #service dog #autism service dog #specialized programs #service dog training #actually disabled #actually autistic #actually nonverbal #nonverbal #nonverbal autism

[dognonsense]

Masking autism booth at ECU art show! This was super cool to see!

#autism #actually autistic #actually autism #masking #spoon theory #the comfort spectrum

[autismcultureis]

Autism culture is learning what masking is and suddenly realising that you’ve been doing it your whole life. All of my personality traits are things that I copied from others and I don’t know what’s real and what isn’t about myself anymore

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#autism culture #autism #autism spectrum disorder #autistic #neurodivergent #neurodiversity #actually autistic #asd #autistic things #nd #vent #look away #masking #autistic masking #autistic masking culture #masking culture

[thetisming]

autistic people will post 'im autistic and this isnt a bad thing, i love being autistic :D' and tumblr users will go 'actually autism is a terrible thing and youre not actually autistic youre a tiktok user who saw one tiktok and self diagnosed because you have interests and being autistic is terrible and horrible and there's nothing good about it'

#autism #actually autistic #autistic #tumblr users #disabled #autistic and proud #inspired by the person that replied to my post earlier lol

[white-back-issue-point]

#ichigo kurosaki #scaramouche x reader] #gymlife #meirl #hinako sano #hwang hyunjin #moving on #keira knightley #jjk fanart #actually autistic

[my-autism-adhd-blog]

Misophonia

Strong emotional or physiological reactions to everyday sounds.

Plug sockets

Water dripping

Chewing

Light switches

Birdsong

Pen clicking

Loud breathing

Wrappers rustling

Tapping fingers

Boiling kettle

Typing

Ticking clocks

Snoring

Fluorescent lights

Autistic Girls Network

#misophonia #actually misophonic #sound sensitivity #auditory #auditory processing disorder #I’m sure some of you can relate #for me it’s chewing #why can’t some of you chew quietly? #neurodivergence #neurodiversity #actually neurodivergent #actually autistic #feel free to share/reblog #Autistic Girls Network (Facebook)

[timelapsequeen]

How it feels to be overwhelmed as an autistic

#actually autistic #autism #autistic things #star trek #star trek tos #star trek spock #spock #mr spock

[matchakuracat]

watching a video relating to my special interest and eating my comfort food while rocking back and forth to charge my autism powers

#i have to go to a party that my friend is hosting later and there will be people there that ive never met before so im a little anxious #actually autistic #autistic #autism #autistic adult #autistic things #stimming #autism things #asd

[autism-affirmations]

#autism #autistic #actually autistic #autism memes #affirmations #autism affirmation #sensory processing disorder #audhd #sensory issues

[etherealspacejelly]

does anyone else find it really difficult and frustrating trying to infodump to people? like. either i just get going and they change the subject or they seem really uninterested, or they dont understand that i dont want to talk about the Facts about my special interest i want to talk about my Opinions and the way it makes me Feel

someone will be like oh hey infodump to me about doctor who. tell me some doctor who facts. and im like. ok thats great and i appreciate you encouraging me to talk about it but. i dont Know that many facts off the top of my head. what i Want to tell you about is how there are so many Ruby and Rose parallels and that the use of puppets for the Meep and the Goblin King and the Stooky Babbies was really cool because practical effects give the actors something physical to react to so their performance is more engaging and believable and how the platonic relationship between the Doctor and Donna is especially compelling to me as an aroace person and and and

you know??

but they expect me to be like. idk. rattling off facts about the series and the writers and the episodes and its like. no!!! i dont want to tell you exactly how many episodes the weeping angels have featured in i want to tell you that Blink was really creative in its story telling because it barely features the Doctor at all!! and the scene where Sally talks to the recording and the conversation finally makes sense is so cool and interesting!! and we really get to know these characters over the course of just one episode and then we never see them again!!

its just so Frustrating because i want to infodump so bad all the time but i hate feeling like im boring people or that im infodumping Wrong and i always end up being the person everyone infodumps to because im a really good listener but when i do it i always end up either talking to myself or writing about it on tumblr.

i just. idk sorry for the vent im just kind of upset because i was really excited about the new doctor who episodes and a friend invited me to talk about it and just. ended up asking if theres ever been a character with my brothers name because there was one with my sisters name and now im upset because i dont know!! and i dont care!! thats not what i wanted to talk about!!

ugh

i think i might be on the verge of a meltdown and it feels so stupid but. this Always happens

#autism #actually autistic #doctor who #vent #vent post