#actually autistic

[drchucktingle]

this was a comment on one of my post from a recent live event. it was photos of joyful queer buckaroos celebrating together and proving love is real through creation, community, and a trot of love. most important I AM LITERALLY IN PHOTO AS A REAL FLESH AND BLOOD HUMAN

it got me thinking about how DEEP AND VICIOUS the irony poisoning of these early internet communities goes. the way buds like this cannot fathom someone just being a sincere person unrelated to their OWN old days of cynical posting. it is fascinating, and i will admit, sad too

despite a DECADE of work, countless live events, 350 tinglers written well before large language models were a thing, there are still people who cannot imagine someone like me could exist. it is a strange place to be. not just part of me, but my entire EXISTENCE is often gatekept

it is easy to say ‘well chuck your art IS strange’ but honestly i think it is more than that. magical realism is common. there are stories about dinosaurs and bigfeet and unicorns. this scoundrel reaction is about two unspoken things: my art is neurodivergent, and my art is queer

heres the thing: I WILL BE FINE. what concerns me is not an issue of MYSELF, it is a concern for the other young outsider buckaroos who see comments like this one and think ‘is that what they will say if i express MY unique way? will i be dehumanized like this at every turn?'

i will be honest, i cannot say that WONT happen, but i CAN say this: for as deep as this irony poisoning goes, it is slowly dying. the way i was treated at the start of my career is LIGHTYEARS DIFFERENT from the way i am treated now. there is a massive shift towards sincerity

BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY. to young artists trotting up, the things that i am harassed over and doubted for and made fun of for are NOT tangental to what has made me successful, THEY ARE LITERALLY THE SAME THINGS THAT HAVE MADE ME SUCCESSFUL. YES I AM STRANGE, WHAT OF IT?

the things that you tuck away for fear of a review that says ‘there is a PROBLEM with this art because it has always been done another way’ THOSE ARE YOUR SUPERPOWERS. the gatekeepers want you to tuck those parts of yourself away because THEY TUCKED AWAY THOSE PART OF THEMSELVES

never forget that your unique way is PURE UNFILTERED 100 PERCENT ROCKET FUEL. it will stick out (maybe, if you are lucky, scoundrels will even say that someone like you could never actually be real), but sticking out isnt so bad when you are waving the flag of love.

in fact, when youre waving the flag of love, sticking out is pretty dang cool. what are flags for, after all? LOVE IS REAL BUCKAROOS. thank you for reading, and if you enjoyed this long post then please consider preordering BURY YOUR GAYS.

LETS TROT

#buckaroo lifestyle #chuck tingle #tingleverse #queer #actually autistic #love is real

[autiebiographical]

Things like depression, anxiety, and a whole host of other things can really mess with a person's memory.

#autiebiographical #autie-biographical #actually autistic #autistic #autism #web comic #comic strip #comic

[my-autism-adhd-blog]

Autistic Callum

#autism #actually autistic #autism awareness month #autism acceptence month #we need more rest than NTs #personally I find social interaction/parties and events are tiresome #I’m sure some of you can relate #neurodivergence #neurodiversity #actually neurodivergent #feel free to share/reblog #Autistic Callum (Facebook)

[sillyfeelings]

Puppyboy behavior is so nice for the autism drain, like yeh I'd like to be muzzled then I don't have to talk and can go mute, yeh I wanna be harnessed because the pressure across my skin feels so relaxing, not to mention the fact I get to let go and not really think too hard about much of anything

#<33 #t4t nsft #nsft puppy #nblm thoughts #yearning #nblm yearning #t4t mlm #ftm nsft #trans nsft #nblm #puppy barks #ftm puppy #puppy nsft #puppyboy #puppypl4y #t4t puppy #trans puppy #puppy sub #dumb puppy #bd/sm puppy #this isn't even really nsft but yeh know #autistic nsft #actually autistic

[autism-affirmations]

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

[autie-j]

#actually autistic #actuallyautistic #autism #autistic #polls #poll

[someonesthoughtswh]

life is beautiful because there's neurodivergent lesbains on the internet

#butch #butch4butch #lesbian #butch dyke #butch lesbian #sapphic #fem for fem #fem lesbian #butch4femme #butchfemme #stone butch #femme4masc #femme4butch #femme lesbian #fem #femme #sapphic nsft #lgbt #lgbtq community #lesbians #lgbtq #lgbt pride #actually autistic #autism #neurodivergent #dyke #dykeposting

[petewentzisblack1312]

hiii its lesbian visibility week and autism acceptance month and wouldnt you know it, im a black autistic dyke from the caribbean who could use some help! i wont bore you with the details, but we had a family emergency that necessitated travel when we already werent in a great place financially, and when i in particular wasnt in a great place so i could use some help.

heres my personal paypal (@dilsdoes or [email protected]) i also have a personal ko-fi if you prefer that for whatever reason. i cant use cashapp zelle or venmo because im not in the states.

heres the store for my art business @dilsdesigns if you prefer to exchange your money for goods

heres my ko-fi for my art if you end up really liking it and wanna support it long term.

thank you for your time 🙇🏾‍♂️

kitty for your troubles :]

#dils declares #lesbian #lgbt #actually autistic #autistic #mutual aid #sorry. sorry everyone sorry.

[itsaspectrumcomic]

Why do you think neurotypical people mistake neurodivergent people for be really sarcastic?

Possibly because we tend to be super direct whereas neurotypicals usually dance around the point a lot more. So when we say something bluntly, they get all confused because that's not how they would communicate it, so they assume sarcasm. Probably also our tone - a lot of autistic people struggle to control their tone or naturally have a 'flat-affect' which can come across as sarcastic.

It's annoying to be misinterpreted constantly, but also sometimes people think I'm being incredibly funny for stating something obvious so 🤷‍♀️

#autism #actually autistic #ask #neurodivergent #autistic #sarcasm

[conanssummerchild]

are you gold, titanium, sulfur, titanium and carbon?

because you're

(chemistry tism)

#chemistism? idk #alex says shit #autism #actually autistic

[t4transsexual]

15 year old google psychologist on tiktok: you HAVE to be PROFESSIONALLY DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM or else youre a FAKER whos STEALING RESOURCES from ACTUAL PEOPLE WITH AUTISM

psychiatrist: you dont act autistic. ok well i guess you acted autistic as a kid but not now so clearly something changed. whats masking?

psychiatrist: you experience a lot of traits of autism but you made eye contact with me for a bit so you cant be autistic

psychiatrist: you cant be autistic because youre too smart

psychiatrist: well you experience profound symptoms of autism but your brothers already diagnosed with autism and thats not possible for you both to be

psychiatrist: ok you seem autistic however youre a teenage girl. have you considered you might have borderline personality disorder/bipolar disorder instead?

*also when you get diagnosed*

psychiatrist: i cant advocate for your disabling ptsd to the government, i can only do autism. yes i know your autism isnt the actual problem here but have you considered that youre just being autistic about it?

psychiatrist: i cant write a letter of recommendation for gender affirming care because youre autistic. yes i know you work a full time job and live independently but youre not capable of making these decisions

psychiatrist: *doesnt try to treat/talk about anything but the autism*

the 15 year old again: i know you SAID youre diagnosed with autism but i dont believe you because anyone can say that, so im going to continue to harrass you about it anyway

#personal thing bc like #dont get diagnosed w autism unless you have to #its not worth it #there are no resources unless youre in school or need disability #autism #actually autistic #autistic #neurodivergent

[powerrangersystem]

PSA: If you are one of the few autistic people who work in an office (this would probably help ADHD people too), get yourself one of these in addition to your office chair. It is amazing for stimming at the desk while I'm doing work and it is socially acceptable at most workplaces.

#actually audhd #actually autistic #actually adhd #neurodiversity #actually disabled #autism #autistic adult #adhd #autistic

[zebulontheplanet]

I get so frustrated when talking about the fact I’m nonverbal and people go “well you type good so you’re fine” and that makes me so frustrated because like…typing doesn’t replace the fact I can’t speak! It doesn’t replace the fact that I’ve had hours upon hours of intensive therapies to get me to type the way I can, to express myself the way I can. And some were emotionally damaging. That doesn’t go away.

It doesn’t take away the ableism I face. Or the fact that if im trying to communicate with someone, our disabilities could collide and make it difficult to communicate. It doesn’t change that. And it doesn’t change the continued regression I am going through. It doesn’t change any of that! It doesn’t change that I’m constantly frustrated because my device is so slow compared to my thoughts. Or that other people find it very slow and get annoyed with me.

It’s honestly frustrating when people say this, because although I’m privileged to be able to type in the first place, that doesn’t change the ableism, frustrations, and therapies that I’ve gone through. I’m not “just fine” I’m constantly struggling to try and adapt to a situation and world that wasn’t meant for me. That is continuously ableist.

Im privileged, but that doesn’t mean I still don’t struggle.

#zebrambles #autism #actually autism #actually autistic #nonverbal #actually nonverbal #aac #angry rant

[my-autism-adhd-blog]

Autism & Asking for Help

Lil Penguin Studios/Autism Happy Place

#autism #actually autistic #autism awareness month #autism acceptence month #asking for help #why it can be so hard #personally I don’t ask because I don’t want to bother anyone #and I try to get things done by myself #autism experiences #personal experiences #neurodivergence #neurodiversity #actually neurodivergent #Lil Penguin Studies/Autism Happy Place (Facebook)

[spookietrex]

#disabled and proud #physically disabled #disabled #disability advocacy #disabilities #physical disability #invisible disability #disabilties #out of spoons #spoonies #spoon theory #spoons #spoonie #low spoons #fibro #fibromyalgia #autistic adult #autistic and proud #autistic #autism #actually autistic #autistic things #living with pots #fuck you pots #potsie #pots #pots syndrome #eds zebra #ehlers danlos #ehlers danlos zebra

[big-gay-bird]

As someone who also has interacting with people as a special interest in the same way that Kabru does, I think his character is so important for autistic representation.

1) just point blank we need more autistic BIPOC in popular media.

But 2) it took so long for me to realize I was autistic because there is just no representation of autistic people who not only like being social, they’re GOOD at being social, like charisma is a genuine skill they have and rely regularly on.

And 3) idk how phrase this exactly but Kabru had what a lot of people would code as “girl” autism. Meaning he’s representation of a kind of unique thing I’ve seen from others in the neurodivergent community who are gender non-conforming in large part because of the ways they are neurodivergent. This is true of me too, I have “boy” ADHD and my brother had “girl” ADHD and we were bullied for this gender nonconformity despite the fact that my brother is completely cishet.

So like, yeah, the story centering women and a wlw love story, Fallin being consistently shown as attractive for her neurodiversity not in spite of it, Laois thriving and being the hero in a way no one else can because of his autism not in spite of it, these are all really really important to focus on in the fandom! I agree as an autistic sapphic myself!

However I hope no one is brushing away Kabru fans because he’s unique and really important!

I <3 this blorbo big time and I hope you can appreciate him too!

#side note my irl eyes look a lot like Kabru’s too weirdly #like not as hot or stunning but like #big vaguely teal eyes that convey most of my expressions? #yeah #autistic #autism #actually autistic #autism representation #nuerodiversity #nuerodivergent #kabru #kabru dungeon meshi #dungeon meshi #delicious in dungeon