#adult with aspergers

[adult-female-with-aspergers]

#actuallymentallyill #actually aspergers #aspergers #high functioning autism #aspergirl #actually mentally ill #actuallyautistic #adult with aspergers #aspergers syndrome #neurodivergent

[bifflesnitch]

The late diagnosed neurodivergent experience of being told you're wrong your entire fucking life.

You're too sensitive,

it's not too loud,

it's not too bright,

it's not overwhelming,

you're just overreacting,

it doesn't smell weird,

the texture is fine,

just eat it,

just wear it,

plans change get over it,

stop being so dramatic,

why are you so argumentative?

I was obviously joking,

why do you take everything so seriously?

I'm not yelling,

It's not a big deal,

stop nitpicking,

stop jiggling/rocking,

stop fidgeting,

stop humming/whistling/clicking,

stop talking about that,

no one cares,

you're annoying people,

you're so high strung,

just relax,

stop worrying,

stop overthinking,

just be normal

and then people act all surprised that you grow up to be an insecure, indecisive wreck. What else did you expect me to be when you spent my whole life teaching me my own perception was faulty and couldn't be trusted?

Grooming me to seek approval and validation from others for every decision I made because whenever I made them myself, they were always wrong.

#late diagnosed autistic #neurodivergent masking #actually neurodivergent #neurospicy #neurodivergent #neurodiversity #adult autism #autistic #autism #autistic girl #autistic adult #aspie #aspiegirl #aspergers #aspergirl #emotional invalidation #invalidation #ableism

[autistic-misery]

#actually autistic #autism #autism spectrum disorder #autistic #aspergers #autistic problems #autistic things #autistic adult #autistic spectrum

[adhdxxsdiary]

Undiagnosed autistic culture is obsessing over the topic of autism, feeling validated by the incredible similarities in your own life, relating to every autistic individual in some way or another, fulfilling most if not all DSM 5 criteria on ASD, taking every autistic test you could find online all confirming you are very likely autistic...

...but still end up doubting you even have it.

#actually autistic #autistic masking #autism memes #autistic culture #asd #aspergers #high functioning autism #undiagnosed autistic #autistic adult #neurodivergent masking #neurodiversity #neurodivergent #adhd culture #actually adhd #adult adhd

[mothyandthesquid]

Things people say to me online. I couldn’t figure out what this person wanted as they were a winner of free yarn that had to be collected at a show (no postage was a condition of the prize) and kept telling me they didn’t know if they should go or not. They gave so many reasons why they shouldn’t, and seemed to be asking me to decide for them.

After a week of them sapping my energy with daily DMs, I suggested they should choose the option they preferred. All hell unleashed itself upon me from her keyboard. I am rude and uncaring and she doesn’t need to be told what to do (then why ask?), and my communication style is not good enough, etc. Well, I said I was autistic and doing my best and that’s when she said I never shut up about autism and “I don’t care how autistic you are!”. Nice. Blocked, obv.

A chat with someone neurotypical and it dawned on me that she’d spent a week trying to manipulate me into sending the freebies (specifically against the t&c) and had gotten frustrated when I though she was having a genuine dilemma and tried to help. I wonder if she realised that was why it didn’t work or just wanted to lash out?

I stand for not being a dick to people who have communication difficulties, or any other type of disability or difference. I also think I should be big enough to own up and apologise when I get it wrong. And being autistic, I get it wrong a lot!

This colourway is neon pink and black. It differs from “Black Tulip” because it is UV reactive and has no purple, only pink. This makes a beacon of brightness and a striking statement (or brash and socially inappropriate, if you prefer). That’s the thing with autism, it’s both beautiful and ugly to live with. I love my differences and my neurodivergent friends and allies, but I see more than average of the nasty side of people who feel slighted for reasons I did not intend and do not understand.

#mothyandthesquid #yarn #knitting #knit #yarnaddict #knittersofinstagram #crochet #yarnlove #yarnlover #autism #actually autistic #autistic adult #autistic things #autistic experiences #autistic artist #being autistic #autistic spectrum #autistic community #asperger

[bodymodificationnation]

Good VS Bad Autism Tattoos

Many people in the autistic community view the puzzle piece as a hate symbol because it implies we're not whole people. We're missing pieces and we're problems that need to be solved. Which is why a lot of us gravitate towards the infinity sign instead! It comes in both rainbow (for neurodiversity) and gold! As the chemical symbol for gold is Au.

#autism #autismspectrumdisorder #autism spectrum #autism spectrum disorder #asd #actually autistic #actuallyautistic #autistic #adultswithautism #adults with autism #neurodivergent #audhd #neurodiversity #aspie #aspies #aspie girl #girls with autism #girlswithautism #autistic things #autistic artist #autistic adult #autistic experiences #aspergers #neurodiverse #tattoo #tattoos #art #artwork #artist

[martian-mellow1]

Job application: do you have a reliable mode of transportation?

Me: *flashbacks to when I walked through a blizzard to the bus stop to get to my college class* yes :)

Tbh i don’t really understand what that question means? Like if you’re asking if I have a car the answer is no because I can’t drive (and even if I could drive owning a car is too expensive). And honestly I’ve walked through horrible weather to my current job (a mile from my house) and ended up being the only one who’s shown up because “the weather is too bad to drive in”. This question should be eliminated from job applications because it makes no sense.(plus I’m sick of having to hide from potential employers that I don’t have a car because the bus is “not a reliable source of transportation”). 😑

#neurodivergent #actually autistic #actually neurodivergent #asd #asd problems #autism spectrum #autism spectrum disorder #autism problems #being neurodivergent #aspergers syndrome #adhd #autism #autistic #autistic adult #autistic life

[the-boxy-journals]

Context:

For the first part of my life, I was a “shy, quiet girl” with intense social anxiety. Sometimes the world was confusing, but my strategy was to say nothing and pretend like I understood what was happening. But that could result in doing something ridiculous, or avoiding the task that confused me.

When I was 17, I was finally diagnosed with Asperger’s and put on anti-anxiety medication. Now I am mostly free from social anxiety (though my body sometimes betrays me and starts to shake). I’m learning to ask lots of questions when I feel stuck on a task, instead of avoiding the task. But I feel like it’s unmasking, outing myself, and worry about annoying people with trivial questions, or sounding stupid with obvious ones.

I imagine a neurotypical person, without a disability, would be better at filtering important and trivial questions.

#autism spectrum #neurodivergent #neurodiversity #ASD #aspergirl #aspergers #autistic problems #autism spectrum disorder #autistic experiences #autistic adult #autistic things #autism #actually autistic

[alphashley14]

I attempted to ask my parents if I could go to therapy last night because I suspect that I may have undiagnosed ADHD.

My Dad scoffed, as if annoyed, and said “If anyone has difficulty doing anything nowadays it’s because of some mental something or other.”

- Says the man who I’ve suspected for years to be an undiagnosed autistic or other sort of neurodivergent. (Not that I’d ever say that aloud because God forbid.)

And I was so stunned and hurt that I all of my points/arguments left my brain.

Just- imagine being so close yet so far away from the POINT.

And my Mom was hardly any better. She shut me down by saying how “everyone struggles to focus on things they’re not interested in,” and “Well that’s part of your Asperger’s!”

… This is exactly why I’ve grown to HATE being a so-called “high functioning” autistic person. Any time I bring up wanting to go to therapy for unrelated issues it gets either brushed off or forgotten about because I’m “high functioning” and I don’t externalize my mental health symptoms like my sibling does (and therefore it isn’t an embarrassment or inconvenience) so it isn’t an issue and I must be fine.

Maybe I should just explode. Drink. Smoke something. Scream. Break some shit. Let my grades drop. THEN could I get some therapy? (Not that I would ever actually do any of that but sometimes I feel like that’s what it would take for my parents to take me seriously when I say I’m not ok.)

-Anyway. Just figured if anywhere would have people who understand this experience, it would be on Tumblr.

#neurodivergent #high functioning autism #autism #aspergers #autistic #autistic adult #actually autistic #autistic artist #undiagnosed adhd #? #istg I hate the ‘high functioning’ label so much. #it isn’t real and all it does is block people from getting help #Also just a disclaimer: I’m 20 soon to be 21 but only work part time #and am living with my parents while in college #and I’m on my family’s healthcare plan insurance wise #so I’m still super reliant on my parents financially and that’s why I asked THEM about therapy instead of arranging it myself.

[adult-female-with-aspergers]

Maybe this is why I can’t stand Wednesday. People love her and dress up as her but when I live my life as her I can’t get employment and ruin all romantic relationships. The normal people can play act as neurodivergent then go back to being normal.

#actuallymentallyill #actually aspergers #aspergers #high functioning autism #actually mentally ill #actuallyautistic #aspergirl #neurodivergent #adult with aspergers #aspergers syndrome #wednesday #wednesday addams #wednesday aesthetic

[bifflesnitch]

My disability has once again disabled me and I for one and shocked.

#chronic pain #disability #autism #aspie #neurodivergent #autistic adult #actually autistic #cripple punk #scoliosis #aspergers #aspergirl #sensory processing disorder #sensory processing issues #sensory overwhelm #sensory sensitivity

[autistic-misery]

#actually autistic #autism #autism spectrum disorder #autistic #aspergers #autistic problems #autistic spectrum #autistic things #autistic adult #neurodivergent #neurodiversity #neurotypical #neurodiverse stuff #actually neurodiverse

[adhdxxsdiary]

This could really be me, except I was diagnosed even later in life. It truly feels like a life robbed off our identity. Never feeling seen or heard by others. Never being understood, not even today. Except at least now we know why.

#autism diagnosis #autism awareness #autistic adult #autism spectrum disorder #autistic experiences #depression #autistic #actually autistic #neurodivergent #autism culture #aspergers #aspergirl #aspie #actually aspie

[bodymodificationnation]

Good VS Bad Autism Tattoos

Many people in the autistic community view the puzzle piece as a hate symbol because it implies we're not whole people. We're missing pieces and we're problems that need to be solved. Which is why a lot of us gravitate towards the infinity sign instead! It comes in both rainbow (for neurodiversity) and gold! As the chemical symbol for gold is Au.

#asd #autism #aspie #aspiegirl #autism spectrum #autism spectrum disorder #actually autistic #actuallyautistic #neurodivergent #audhd #neurodiversity #autistic #autism awareness #autistic things #autistic artist #autistic adult #aspergers #self diagnosed autism #tattoo #tattoos #art #artwork #artist #inked #inkedup #tattoo artist #autismtattoo #autismtattoos #autism tattoo #autism tattoos

[infjpaladin]

For those who don't get it here's a meme:

#autism #autistic #high functioning autism #adult autism #autism spectrum disorder #asd #aspergers syndrome #asperger's syndrome #actually autistic #autista #autistico #transtorno do espectro autista #meme #funny #lol #cats #cat cucumber #misconceptions #io sono autistico #infj male #infj #people don't get it #cat humor #cat meme

[apparentlyautisticandanxious]

Getting a diagnosis finally broke the spell my parents had put on me for my whole life. The spell that said it’s rude to be on your phone at dinner or to wear ear plugs/headphones around others. Getting diagnosed finally let me seek out accommodations to make me more comfortable in a world that isn’t built for my autistic brain. It helped me know that it’s okay to not make eye contact with strangers and that I can wear pajama pants all day if I want because the fabric is Right. I am disabled. This society isn’t built for people like me, but I can make my little corner of it a little more bearable.

#asd #autism #aspergers #aspie #autism spectrum disorder #actually aspie #autistic life #actually neurodiverse #autistic adult #sensory problems #adult diagnosis #new diagnosis #diagnosis