#about autism

[floor-tiles]

i am feeling so much more autistic than usual its weird. also that's not in an offensive way I am autistic. I am just experiencing experiences much more autistically than normal?? like my current hyperfixation I almost feel like no hyperfixation I've ever had can compare bc I like can't fucking stop stimming at even a silly little joke and I had a shutdown earlier because I wasn't allowed to buy a fucking book about it???

like I don't even know if i've reacted to anything this severely of I'm I'm just having a day or what but it's kind of scary and I only found out I was autistic like in February but i can still tell I've always been for like ever?? but like it just seems more prominent today. I don't know if that's because I'm trying to unmask or what though because I'd o think I am high-functionning or maybe I'm just hugh masking WHO KNOWS

school starts soon so I can see the guidance counselor abt autism and depression soon so there's that I suppose

#vent #kinda?? #basically just an autism rant #about autism

[vvolken]

please stop following me because of this post. i am not a funny relatable meme blog.

also this post was about me forgetting significant life events due to CPTSD, but it is meant to be inclusive of anyone with a disorder or disability that causes them to forget things regardless of what they do to try to remember.

i know sometimes you can use lists or whatever to help yourself remember, but this does not work for all people in all situations. my original tags and the post itself imply this.

i do not check every note because i turn off notifications after 40 or 50 notes. i do not have the energy or desire to argue with all the people that bring up counter-topics. it's not my job to correct your poor reading comprehension.

i will turn off reblogs if people continue to follow me or make stupid arguments in the reblogs or comments. i don't like turning off reblogs because it's disappointing to see a post you like and not be able to reblog it, but i will if things continue the way they are.

original post:

"i would kill for you" "i would die for you" okay but would you forgive me if i forgot something important for the 51204th time in a row even though i tried my best to remember

#go away #original tags -> #“if it was important you would have remembered it” NO!!!!!!!! not how it works #this is about neurological and dissociative disorders ruining both short and long term memory #not lack of caring to remember!! #og #autism #autistic #actually autistic #osdd #osdd 1a #adhd #audhd

[mysillycomics]

#comic #i become a beastly demon #yes this is about autism

[angelicgarnet]

the way people online talk about autism is getting really weird, like do they know that neurotypicals still have interests? that someone being passionate about a hobby doesn't mean they're autistic? you guys know that right

#woof #like self diagnosis is one thing #but saying someone is autistic because they talk about a specific hobby a lot is weird (and waters down the actual definition of autism) #and its no different than saying someone has ocd bc they organize their books alpabetically #or saying someone has ADHD because they got distracted by something #and people who aren't even autistic are honestly getting way too comfortable with autism jokes

[etherealspacejelly]

me when the disability disables me: oh what the fuck? this sucks. what the hell man!

#autism #actually autistic #adhd #audhd #disability #currently lying in bed thinking about all the Tasks i gotta do today and i cant motivate myself to do Any of them #:(

[teleportzz]

"bluntly honest" autism but in the sense that i absolutely cannot refrain from complimenting strangers if i like their earrings or their shirt or i think they have a friendly-sounding laugh or i think their art is beautiful or i think the fic they wrote portrays the characters so well. "bluntly honest" doesn't have to mean "mean". i love to tell people things that are kind and also true.

#i literally can't stop myself #if i have a compliment about something i have to say it #the other person has to know #i'll happily take the risk of coming off as weird or too friendly #audrey talks sometimes #actually autistic #autism #autistic things #autistic experiences #autistic spectrum

[autisticarmadillo]

The importance of silence for autistics

Last time I mentioned to someone how hard it is to speak some days, sometimes most days, she said to me, "Oh, yeah, everyone has those moments."

But that's not true.

Everyone, no matter their mental state, has moments or the day occasionally where they simply don't feel like talking to people. But that's not the same as an autistic being nonverbal. For autistics, it's bigger than just "not in the mood to talk".

Disclaimer, everything I'm about to say has absolutely nothing to do with a literal lack of physical ability to verbailize. That is a separate category. This is just about those who are physically capable of speaking.

Because those are are physically capable of speaking have the disadvantage. Because they can, NTs think that they should. Often, that they need to. This isn't true.

Some days, sometimes most days, I lay in bed for a long time after I wake up, despite being an active person and despite this idleness being far from my preferred state. Sometimes, it's just my depression robbing me of the will to function. But most times, it's a desperate desire to just be silent, because I know the minute I get up, the minute I show signs of wakefulness, I'll have to speak.

Words are heavy. Speaking is reaching inside myself and pulling up the weight of the words. And even then, once they reach my lips, sometimes they're jumbled, sometimes they get stuck, sometimes they turn out to be the wrong words after all. It's not just about finding the right words, the right way to say something. Sometimes, it's just about the words themselves being so heavy we don't have the strength to lift them.

So if you know someone who's autistic, and one day they stop talking...let them. Maybe it'll be permanent, maybe it'll be temporary. But in the end, it doesn't matter how long it takes, even if that's forever. Sometimes, what we need more than anything, is the ability to be silent.

I wish I'd been diagnosed earlier. I didn't receive my autism diagnosis until the day after my 21st birthday. As a result, I grew up being forced to mask, and part of that mask was speaking, even when I didn't want to, even when I felt like I couldn't. So even if the person who suddenly goes quiet or simply is quiet isn't diagnosed autistic...let them have that silence.

That includes yourself. If you ever want to just stop talking, if the words seem too much and too heavy, let yourself rest.

#autistic life #about autism

[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

[the-phantom-peach]

modern link and zelda because they’re cute and i can do what i want <3

#autism boy and their lovely tall gf #mmhmm #sorry my internet connection has been iffy lately hhhh #so what if I just wanted to draw link with a prosthetic arm huh what about it #the legend of zelda #loz #zelda #tears of the kingdom #totk #breath of the wild #botw #totk zelda #totk link #botw Zelda #botw link #botw zelink #totk zelink #zelink #loz fanart #totk fanart #art #my art #modern au

[my-autism-adhd-blog]

Life in an Autism World

#autism #actually autistic #sensory processing #sensory overload #sensory issues #auditory processing #it isn’t always about loudness #neurodivergence #neurodiversity #actually neurodivergent #feel free to share/reblog #Life in an Autism World (Facebook) #autism acceptence month #autism awareness month

[nazumichi]

neurotypicals are so funny sometimes. “well, just don’t forget it next time.” holy shit. you’ve done it. you’ve fixed me. who knew memory problems could be solved so simply? i am no longer autistic, i am ready to join you at the social function. by god.

#/sar #raii talks a lot #i think it’s a combination of the autism and the adhd but an irl said “i am no longer autistic” yesterday when she got through small talk #and i haven’t stopped thinking about it. anyway if i’d known i could “just remember” i wouldn’t have signed up for this oh wow /j #attacking my math professor is always morally correct. it is always the right thing to do

[whomanist]

my theory is neurodiverse people also have anti special interest a thing that they just can't record any information about and listening about it makes us almost physically ill like you want to be out of your body and out of existence

#for me its soccer #and dont get me wrong ill listen to someone passionate about it #but once it gets into my ears its immediately gone #i just cant help it #neurodivergent #neurodiverse stuff #actually autistic #autistic things #adhd problems #autism #adhd #neurodiversity

[starplatinumnun]

can you infodump to me? (i love you) is this overwhelming? (i love you) is this the right texture? (i love you) is it ok to touch you? (i love you) do you want the subtitles on? (i love you) do you want to go somewhere less noisy? (i love you)

#actuallyautistic #autism #autistic #this is about what love feels like to me as an autistic person with neurotypical family and friends #you are more than welcome to add your own experiences! #red instead #autism acceptance #neurodivergent #my writing

[honestlydarkprincess]

okay i wanna join in hehe

#edit: in hindsight adding autism/adhd probably skewed my results but guys thinking about facts about myself? hard #pweeeeaaaseee reblog so i can get a bigger sample size im sooooo curious #hyperspecific poll #polls #random polls #jess.polls