#aspiefemale

[xautisticsunitex]

For adults on the Autistic spectrum

- it’s okay to still have meltdowns/sensory overloads

- it’s okay to still watch cartoons

- it’s okay if you can’t cope with a full time job

- it’s if you have learning difficulties and do things at slower pace

- it’s okay to be in your 30’s and still live with your mom and dad or one parent

- it’s okay to not have many friends or none at all

- it’s okay to live a life Neurotypicals don’t appreciate

#advocate #actuallyautistic #actuallyneurodivergent #blogger #asd #aspergers #aspiefemale #autism #autism acceptance #actuallydisabled #disability #disabled

[aikoiya]

I see LGBTQ representation & cultural representation & women's rights shit everywhere.

My question is: Where's the autism representation? I'm an aspie & we're a minority too. Where's my aspie representation? Where's my stupid ass looking technicolor flag of "look at me, I'm so special!"?

Hell, if you think about it, the autism spectrum gets less representation in media than most. A heck of a lot less than the LGBTQ anyway!

We've really only got 2 good representatives in media: Donnie from Rise of the TMNT & the main character from The Good Doctor.

#autisim #aspiefemale #aspie stuff #aspie representation #aspergers syndrome #anti-woke

[dublinbymyheart]

the opening of peace talks

If you want a beginning.

I start with a flight. And a thought

I never thought about to loving Dublin. I just wanted travelling.

A wish from an Asperger young woman

#flight #autism #ireland #dublín #travel #aspergers #aspiefemale #actually aspie #aspie things #aspie stuff #aspie #love

[racoonsa]

Best Mother’s Day gift 🤩

#asd #aspiefemale #mothersday

[yahthatstheautism]

I just wanna say that the reasons that I decided to get professionally diagnosed are unique to my situation and that under even slightly different circumstances I would be self-diagnosed and all y'all are valid because my diagnosis was an absolute shit show and I don't wish that on anyone.

#redinstead #asd #neurodivergent #autism #actually autistic #actuallyautistic #red instead #autism acceptance #autism acceptence month #autism assessment #autism appreciation #autism advice #hi i'm yelling into the void #but that's okay #neurodiversity #actually neurodiverse #aspie #aspergers #aspiefemale #actually neurodivergent

[xoaspiewriterxo]

Making fun of disabled adults who still live with their parents is ableist, period.

#actuallyautistic #asd #actuallyneurodivergent #autism #actuallyaspie #aspie #aspiefemale #aspergers #blogger #advocate #abelism

[imaginarytoon1]

For those who don't know, Autism Acceptance Month is a month-long observance that focuses on supporting people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Originally, it was called "Autism Awareness Month," but it later proved to be not effective at improving the lives of individuals on the spectrum. Why? It's because awareness "is knowing that someone has autism...[but acceptance] is when you include [them] in your activities" (USA Today). In other words, accepting a person as they are grants them permission to be themselves without making them experience feelings of shame or anxiety. That applies to both neurodivergent individuals and neurotypicals.

As an individual on the autism spectrum, I have my strengths and limitations. I also have nothing to be ashamed of because I accept said neurological condition as a part of me. It allows me to be myself and share my perspective of the things I see and hear about. When I reveal something like this to a friend or someone I don't know very well, it's my way of saying, "I trust you." Not only am I sharing an important aspect about myself, but I'm also giving that person an opportunity to accept me as an individual. (With friends, I can only hope they don't change their opinion about me.)

If I can think of the most frustrating part about being on the spectrum, it would be the lack of acceptance and not having my voice heard. The reason why I say that is because society generally focuses more on what individuals with autism can't do. As a result, I'd deal with the seemingly never-ending difficulty of promoting myself to other people.

Well, I'm writing this journal entry, right?

If society wants to know me as an Aspie, here's what they're going to know.

I, Leah/imaginarytoon1:

Graduated college with a bachelor's degree in English

Work as a retail associate but have dreams of becoming an author

Have skills that include attention to detail and organization

Enjoy reading, drawing, and writing

Source Used:

Moya, Maria Jimenez. "Autism Acceptance Month is underway. Here's why the name is important." USA Today, https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2022/04/02/autism-acceptance-month-name-change/7243001001/.

#imaginarytoon1 #aspergers #aspiefemale #autism acceptence month

[divergent-connections]

Autistic Life Tip:

When worried about stigmas around NTs or acquaintances, and you feel yourself getting close to a melt/shutdown, tell them you're getting a migraine, that you have them often.

They're "socially acceptable" and widely known

No one questions you, and it's not like they can prove you don't have one

In many ways they're very similar (intense pain in the head, sensitivity to light and sound) so you're not really lying

People don't bring your intelligence or capability into question

Chances are, wherever possible, you'll get better accomodations (a quiet space where you're alone and preferably dark) than if you try to explain the symptoms of your Autism and why you need it.

#actually autistic #autistic feels #autistic community #autistic pride #being autistic #autism #autistic #autistic problems #meltdowns #shutdown #migraine #neurodivergents #neurodivergent #aspie #aspie things #aspie problems #aspiefemale #mine

[emptysocialite]

When I was a kid, I always imagined how it would feel to walk around with an invisibility cloak. Why a cool superpower. But now as I go through life as an adult, I see friendships form and grow all around me, spend days without a conversation to anyone, and I’ve gone decades without having any close friends. I push people away if they try to connect. I am pulling at this invisibility cloak. Trying to rip the seams, but it’s woven into my skin. Nobody sees me.

[panickingpansexuality]

TW: mentions of suicide attempts

When I was 12 I overheard my mom and my grandma talking. I had headphones on but nothing plugged in.

My grandma said something about me being stupid and my mom said " You cant say that about her!"

My grandma said

"Why not?"

My mom.in a hushed voice after looking over at me said.

"Because she has Aspergers."

I had never heard that word before once in my life, so I looked it up and found so much information that made sense to who I was.

All of it related to me, and I was bullied everyday for years because of this and not once did my parents seek out help for me.

They hid it from me.

I confronted my mom and she tried to blow it off, so I asked my dad and he told me that I was never officially diagnosed because I was 2 when they took me.

Neither of them really cared when I kept begging for help, because lights were to bright or when crowds made me wanna leave and curl up somewhere safe, or when I kept crying cause I kept getting bullied at school.

They lied to me for years and both put off getting me diagnosed or any professional help until I turned 18..Then I called a therapist office and got my shit figured out.

My parents lied to me for years about a disorder I had that i got bullied on to the point where i tried to kill myself multiple times.

This was neglect. This were parents not getting their child help because they wanted to keep up an image and it should make you sick.

#autism #abelism #ablest #aspergers #aspie #aspiefemale

[xautisticsunitex]

Autism/ADHD doesn’t suddenly disappear when we become adults and yes, we still need support.

#advocate #actuallyautistic #actuallyneurodivergent #blogger #asd #aspergers #aspiefemale #autism #autism acceptance #actuallydisabled #disability #disabled #actually aspie #adhd #actually adhd

[imissmyhealthymind]

Every day I play a game called "am I hearing the electricity or another very small thing that could potentially be making that noise, or is my brain inventing noises again because of sleep deprivation"

So far it's about 50/50 correct/incorrect guesses.

#actually autistic #aspergers #aspie problems #aspiefemale #neurodiversity #insomnia #insomniac #sleep deprivation #mental health

[artjstic]

>>AUTISM IN WOMEN<<

Girls this website is a LIFE-SAFER for Aspie women who want to learn more about their syndrome and themselves! It's a super detailed list of unique traits in autistic women :)

There's plenty of information about autism in men while ASD in women is still invisible, undiagnosed, underrated and misunderstood.

So, it's essential to spread awareness! (and love - you're not alone, we're an army <3)

#autism #autism in girls #actually autistic #autism in women #autism spectrum disorder #aspergers #aspie stuff #aspiegirl #aspie #aspiefemale #ASD #autistic #autistic traits #awareness #love

[soldierinapotatoarmy]

It really do be like that when you have to decide if you hate more your toothpaste or dirty teeth.

#actuallyautistic #actually autistic #actually neurodiverse #autism #aspie #aspiegirl #aspiefemale #aspielife #aspergirl #aspergers #Nd #actually neurodivergent #neurodiversity #neurodivergent #sensory #Sensory issues #sensitive #sensitivity

[yahthatstheautism]

Female/afab people can absolutely have a different set of autistic traits, but also:

I have super stereotypical traits and I still didn't get diagnosed until I was an adult. And even then the only reason I got diagnosed was because a friend straight up told me I was autistic and insisted that I needed resources.

Like, I shit you not, I:

have an absurdly strong interest and affinity for STEM subjects

was at one point fascinated with trains

refused to wear anything other than jersey cotton until I was 10

can't stand loud noises or busy places

had atypical verbal development and used mostly sign language for a couple years

would do weird shit like sit completely still for hours because I was using my imagination

was routinely compared to Sheldon Cooper

And I still wasn't diagnosed until I demanded it.

And, while I understand that the under-diagnosis of afab people is the result of research bias, i.e. Hans Asperger thought he had discovered a condition exclusive to males, and research bias can be propogated through decades and even centuries, I don't think that the research system is solely to blame.

Because here's the thing; there was no shortage of people that should have noticed I was autistic. I had almost 50 teachers from kindergarten through high school. I had several therapists.

And the fact that none of those people noticed, when they specifically studied child development or education or psychology, and at baseline knew how a typically developing child behaved, tells me that the issue of underdiagnosis isn't only the fault of scientific convention.

It tells me that:

a. being perceived as female completely excludes you from diagnosis

and/or

b. our idea of intellect is so synonymous with autism and knowledge of autism is so limited that the two states are inseparable

#thanks for coming to my ted talk #asd #neurodivergent #red instead #redinstead #autism #autistic #actually autistic #actuallyautistic #actually autism #actually neurodiverse #actually neurodivergent #neurodiversity #aspie #aspie culture #aspie thoughts #aspiefemale #actually aspie #aspie things #aspergers #undiagnosed autism #undiagnosed aspergers #adult diagnosis #autism assessment #sexism #sexism tw #misogyny

[xoaspiewriterxo]

Autism isn’t one size fits all

- some people with Autism can cope with a full time job , some can’t

- some Autistic people have learning difficulties ,some don’t

- Some Autistic people occasionally go nonverbal, some don’t

- Some Autistic people are introverts, some are not

-Some Autistic people need medication, some don’t

- Some Autistic people outgrow meltdowns, some don’t

#actuallyautistic #actuallyneurodivergent #asd #autism #actuallyaspie #aspie #aspiefemale #aspergers #blogger #advocate