#adult autistics

[elaurianwellness]

On Sensory Trauma. Or, How Peat And Diesel Helped Heal My Relationship With The Accordion 🪗🎻

I grew up in Shetland, where the fiddle and accordion roam. One of our houses was an old schoolhouse, attached to the old school, now a village hall. One of my sisters and I shared a bedroom that joined house to hall. Where the Fiddle And Accordion club met on a Wednesday to play. I can still remember lying in bed trying not to cry as they played on and on and on. I can still remember…

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#Actually Autistic #Adult Autistics #Autism #Autistic Meltdown #Fiddle and Accordion #Howard Shore #Peat and Diesel #Sensory Trauma

[archerjay2019]

I Autistic

Autistic Me

Autism inside me

my blood

my bones

my soul

Autism isn't a coat

I can't take it off

I can't be someone else

Autism is all of me

I rock

I flap

I stim

my ways

My life

My world

Me

Autistic

All of me

Autistic

Proud

Happy

Autistic Me

#autism #actually autistic #actuallyautistic #autistic adult #adult autistics #non verbal #aac #non speaking #intellectual disability #disability #communication disorders #communication #communication device

[celinedgd]

For those who ask “where are the adult autistics?”  Here’s your answer; We are right here. Right under your nose, in a world that doesn’t want us. We are right here, where you can see us, but you don’t. Sometimes because you can’t recognize us beyond what you think you know, sometimes because we’re hiding from you like we did all our lives because we were forced to, sometimes because we don’t yet know. 

But we assure you, we are here. We are everywhere.  We were the kids you pushed around, we were the kids you took for granted, and the kids you abandonned. Electrocuted into obeisance.  The kids you didn’t want to see nor understand. We grew into teenagers, and then into adults, some capable and some not, and that’s fine. Some of us hide well, but we’re still here. We are here now, asking for you to look beyond yourself, beyond what you think is right. Beyond the things that scare you about us, beyond what you were told.  But we assure you, we are here. We are everywhere. We survived and learned and thrived.  Will you see us for what we are now?

#autism #adult autistics #actuallyautistic #Autism Acceptance Month #textpost #if this needs trigger warning please tell me

[tagaught]

#ASNL: #AskAboutAutism 2: Everybody Grows Up

#ASNL: #AskAboutAutism 2:

First of all, I apologize to Tess and Will – I meant to get this up Tuesday, but didn’t manage to.

So, Monday evening, the ASNL (in the person of Tess Hemeon) organized the second Ask About Autism Livestream evening. (The first was last year – see my post ASNL: Ask About Autism #1.) This time, rather than some professionals and an autistic, there were two of us, both autistics – Will and myself.…

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#acceptance #adult autistics #ASNL #Autism Spectrum #communication #community #sensoryissues #stims

[neurowonderful]

Did you actively seek out an ASD diagnosis or did your psychiatrist suggest that you may be on the spectrum? Several psychiatrists I saw suggested that I may have autism/Aspergers (this was before the DSM V came out) but we never got around to testing/an actual diagnosis due to financial issues. I brought this up with my current psychiatrist and he laughed at me and dismissed it because I "didn't display any attention/communication issues". I'm starting to think that was because I'm female.

Hi anon! For me it was both, actually.

When I was in the EPI program in New West one of the psychiatrists that evaluated me there suggested that I look into ASDs, as I presented with many autistic traits but this psychiatrist didn’t know much about autism and didn’t feel comfortable going any farther than just mentioning it.

After about eight months of research and lurking amongst the autistic community online I pursued an official diagnosis on my own. I got the name of a clinic in my area that does adult assessments from an information worker at my local Autism Society.

I’m sorry to hear that your psychiatrist was such a jerkface when you brought up ASD with him. Chances are he’s just really ignorant on the topic and trying to cover up his lack of knowledge and maintain his professional appearance in your eyes— or he’s just a gross person. Either way, I would suggest finding a psychiatrist who is educated on the topic of ASDs and experienced with working with autistic adults to talk to about an assessment.

And, while I wasn’t there, I’m thinking you may be right about the gender thing. Many autistic women are misdiagnosed or shot down completely, due to the stereotypes and misconceptions surrounding ASDs and atypical presentation.

Good luck!

#autism #actuallyautistic #diagnosis #adult autistics #adult diagnosis #answers #Anonymous #queue

[camelynelayne]

A Wealth of Information at our Fingertips

Bah…I have been so off my game in everything lately not really been working, not been blogging, not had much to say to anyone…someone give me a kick in the pants!

But I digress…ran across thisblog post the other day and almost said Yahtzee! (yes I’m a…

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#adult autistics #ASD #aspergers #autism #learn from experience #thankful

[archerjay2019]

Friendship

hello. I been upset about some things for a while and shutdown. Make me not any energy to do anything. I not have friend offline and very lonely. I want know people but hard make friendship. people say online thing like zoom make more accessible for them. It not for me. I not be include those things. I can't understand many speaking and I not fast using communication device and sound communication device make bad. If not I can use device typing and time make message I not part the group. too many thing make me not have friend and I upset about it. I don't understand why people bad with me. I never be understand many thing. It shouldn't be so hard accept person disabilities autistic non-binary queer trans and many more thing. sometimes I meet person then never see or talk me again but never tell why. What I do so bad that never want know me? I tired. if want be friend talk me or come Facebook group or discord chat. good night

#actually autistic #autistic adult #adult autistics #intellectual disability #disability #friendship #lonely #shutdown

[archerjay2019]

Forgotten

This not a happy write. this is Butter. Butter my assistance dog in training.  Butter is why I alive right now.

I get forgotten. people say what happen when I not here for my child. People say but you not like my child. People say what about the one wear diaper helmet not can take care themselves. I this person. I not meant be alone ever. I hit head bang on wall bite self hurt bad. I need helmet I use diaper I not talk voice words. I can't ask food drink not be able tell hungry thirsty pain sick. I not able take care self. what happen when nobody caring me? I forgotten. I left alone I hurt self I starve I dehydrate. If take hospital I left bed alone nobody give drink nobody feed. Meltdown in hospital be isolate. Nobody talk me. I not can communicate away people know good. Not can say help not can say hurt not can say pain. Scream be leave alone. send home no help. Send home not know anyone to care. Forgotten. you want help like me? Listen. Understand all communicate not just word. include. Make community support all. Help understand help accommodate intellectual disability. stop leaving. Stop ignore what happen. Stop forget me. 

I be left die. I be left no health care until die. Too late. no carer mean no get up mean sore mean pain mean starve. help before bad. before message world say you not important. Before understand not matter all want dead.

Butter help be alive.

(Image of a golden dog looking around a door with a plush duck in his mouth)

#autism #Intellectual Disability #adult autistics #actually autistic #NDIS #NDIS is failing me #neglect #disability