#autism acceptence month

[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)

[existennialmemes]

"Autistics can't understand sarcasm" Some can't, sure. But some of us go full tilt the other way and get stuck in perma-sarcasm mode, usually somewhere between the ages of 12-19.

It's like you just figured out this new Party Trick and you can't stop showing it off to everyone.

#actually autistic #autism acceptance #autism acceptence month

[iamshmolphrog]

happy Autism Awareness/Accepatnce Month!!

I drew some of the lil guys! (there's an explanation of what each one is under the cut)

(from left to right)

-red creature: spooked, perhaps by a schedule change

-lime green creature- drawing the blorbos from the media they're hyperfixated on

-pink creature: vibing, listening to the soundtrack from a movie on repeat prolly

-blue creature: overstimulated wet beast

-purple creature: sleeping w comfort object, dreaming of their special interest

-orange/yelllow creatures: went on a walk and got distracted together <3

-teal creature: infodumping about their hyperfixation/special interest (in this case the bubonic plague)(I was hyperfixated on that when I drew this)

-orange creature: vocal stimming because happy

-bluish green creature: tfw you get to eat the same meal you've been eating since you were 12

-gray creature: over/understimulated melted sad guy

-pink creature: amazed and a little overwhelmed by how much they are learning about the bubonic plague

#Autism #tbh creature #artwork #my art #traditional art #sketchbook #autism #autism spectrum disorder #autism awareness #autism creature #autism acceptance #autism acceptence month #neurodivergent #neurodiversity #autistic #asd

[itsaspectrumcomic]

Every month is autism month for me!

[ID: A comic titled "April is Autism Acceptance Month!"

The narrator, a light skinned person with brown hair, says "You might see some places "lighting it up blue" or sharing puzzle piece imagery this month, but a lot of autistic people prefer to avoid that due to its association with Autism Speaks." Within the speech bubble is a blue puzzle piece with a red cross next to it. The narrator continues, "Autism Speaks sees autism as a disease that needs to be cured and eradicated, which it isn't. So to avoid that, we generally prefer RED instead!" The words "red instead" are shown on the narrator's shirt.

The narrator continues, "or the golden infinity symbol: (it's gold because au is the symbol for gold in the periodic table." There are illustrations of a gold infinity symbol and the periodic table symbol for gold, made to say "autism", next to the text.

Text continues "Not every autistic person celebrates autism acceptance month which is fine! It's optional :)

At the bottom, the narrator wears a red shirt with the gold infinity symbol on it and says "whether you celebrate or not, I hope you have a lovely month." End ID]

Thank you @teatual for the description!

#autism #actually autistic #autism acceptance #autism acceptence month #red instead #described #image described

[thatkinkyautistic]

Autism acceptance includes accepting all autistic manners of communication.

That means supporting autistic people who talk in a "very childish" way. (I do this a lot irl)

Autistic people who do "TV talking" (this means talking like a character from your favorite media,basically talking in quotes and copying their speech patterns,as far as I know)

Autistic people who use echolia.

Autistic people who are very awkward/quirky when they communicate.

Autistic people who are overly technical,or have very sophisticated and articulate speech.

Autistic people who mumble.

Autistic people who talk really fast.

Autistic people who can't control their tone of voice/inflection.

Autistic people who talk in a monotone voice.

Autistic people who use different kind of sounds,or body language to communicate.

Autistic people who talk slowly and draw out their syllables.

Autistic people who use a lot of sentance fillers.

Autistic people who use Aac devices,communication cards,etc etc.

Edit: acceptance of nonverbal autistics is also necessary. Nonverbal people deserve love,respect,acceptance,accommodation and support.

#text #autismposting #asd #actually autistic #autism acceptence month #actuallyautistic #autism #long post

[fallenstarcat]

sometimes i feel like people forget autism is a disability. and that’s not a bad thing! i’m all for disability acceptance, im proud of my disabilities. but i feel like we forget autism can hurt.

it hurts that i have to put more time and energy into socializing than others.

it hurts when i need to move so bad, usually cause im overwhelmed by either my surroundings or emotions, that i thrash and hurt myself.

it hurts that i cant be in places that are too loud or too bright, which on bad days can be as simple as a small, quiet noise or dim lights.

it hurts that i struggle to tell when im hungry, thirsty, tired, etc. so i can’t properly take care of myself. it doesn’t help my insomnia and i get very nauseas and get UTIs.

i 100% believe in autism acceptance. i don’t want a cure. but i also want us the acknowledge that it can hurt. it doesn’t mean my entire life will hurt, but some parts will. and i want a community where we can see both sides, see the hurt, and celebrate it anyway.

#autism #autistic #actually autistic #actually autism #autism acceptance #autism acceptence month #autistic things #autistic experiences #autistic community #autistic spectrum #autism spectrum disorder #autism spectrum #disabled #disability #disability pride #disabled pride #disabilties #autistic life #autism life #autism advocacy #neurodivergent #actually neurodiverse #neurodiversity #neurodevelopmental #developmental disabilities #developmental disability

[thetisming]

every month is autism month if youre autistic

#does this make sense #is this funny #dont kill me #autism month #autism acceptence month #actually autistic #autism #april

[macmanx]

FYI

Learn more:

#neurodiversity #autism #allyship #autism acceptence month

[five-thousand-loaves-of-bread]

autism awareness & autism acceptance not either or. not mutually exclusive. can coexist. need coexist.

“there enough awareness for autism already 🙄 we need acceptance”

ok. you aware of high support needs autism? aware what that even means? not “need reminder take meds need remind take shower” “high” support needs autism, but “need full physical help do bADLs lack danger awareness may accidentally hurt self or even kill self without support” high support needs autism? not just higher support needs people who can be independently online do advocacy, but those who need help from others even be online, or those who cannot be online at. all.?

aware of nonverbal nonspeaking people? not just nonverbal nonspeaking people who can write grammatically correct cannot tell apart base on writing. not just nonverbal nonspeaking people who can be online who can advocate online.

aware of nonverbal nonspeaking people who cannot communicate in way that easily understood, either for now, or ever? aware of nonverbal nonspeaking people without functional communication, aware of how without functional communication, how that drastically limit communication, even though behaviors are valid communication? aware of nonverbal nonspeaking people who may never use AAC fluently even with best support?

aware of technically verbal but very limited verbal autistics who may only able say wants & needs but not other things and certainly not online advocacy, “despite being verbal”?

aware of just how much our life depends on caregiver/carer/PCA/etc? aware how vulnerable that make us? aware of abuse from caregivers? aware of caregiver burnout from lack of support for caregivers, & how that impact our care we receive? have you even heard of term respite care? aware of those of us who cannot separate ourselves from caregiver? aware of those of us who cannot participate in autism community without caregiver?

aware of visibly autistic people? aware how we not automatically believed? aware how we often bear blunt of violence because we most easily identified target because we visible? aware visible =/= get support, aware that many those diagnosed severe who now adult so no longer qualify for services under 21 year old, languish in hospitals because nowhere to go? aware how long life saving necessary waitlists are? aware that even to this day parents have to fight school fight day service fight government fight insurance for them give their nonverbal nonspeaking child AAC & be properly taught how use it? actually, are you aware of how properly teach AAC to nonverbal nonspeaking, developmentally delayed child who may or may not have intellectual disability?

actually, aware of autistics with (correctly diagnosed) intellectual disability & how they make up big amount of autistic? aware of institutional systemic & legal impact of mental [r word] right & the human rights abuse justified using r word right? wait, you aware that r word come from old term for intellectual disability, that, actually, still in many laws because no one bothered updating, right? aware of what severe profound ID look like? and aware they real and they still human deserve education deserve life deserve care, yes?

aware of early diagnosis 20 30 or even 10 years ago, not same as now, even less resources & knowledge about autism now? aware that while gender race class 1000% impacted diagnoses, a lot of early diagnosed people early diagnosed because… they die without support unlocked by diagnosis, right? but also, aware that in old times, early diagnosis often did mean doom, not because autism bad or anything, but because severe lack of support & diagnosis can literally bar you from so many things including basic education?

aware that for many people in special education, which impact specific group of autistic people, they not get degree when graduate high school, they just get certificate, which limit their educational & employment opportunities & others?

aware of life saving importance and necessity of masking for autistic of color especially Black autistic people, despite stress inducing traumatic? aware that live in broken system be victim of hate crime & police brutality just as traumatic often even more traumatic than masking? aware that many Black & other parents of color forced to teach their child masking because of this?

are you aware of most marginalized autistic people? aware of leadership of most impacted?

aware you can and need to care about autistic experiences & form of autism you not experience? aware that you can and need to do that without try twist your experience into our experience into our words our community?

aware that advocacy goes beyond about you?

aware that you can’t speak for all autistic? aware that you shouldn’t speak for all autistic?

are you aware of when you need to stop talking & listen & amplify others? aware of when and how to decenter self?

aware that even this long post, barely scratch surface? still so much to say?

[better worded version of original post]

#loaf screm #actually autistic #autism acceptence month #autism awareness #autism awareness month #high support needs #long post #nonverbal #nonspeaking #autism #autistic #autism acceptance

[chelledoggo]

i almost forgot

♾ happy Autism Acceptance Month ♾ 🖕and fuck Autism Speaks🖕

#gif #actually autistic #autistic #autism #autism acceptence month #neurodiversity

[idrewagiraffe]

i made this with my own blood sweat and tears

#abed nadir #nbc community #community #actually autistic #autism acceptence month

[my-autism-adhd-blog]

Autism Traits That You Realized Were Autism Traits:

Loves collecting items

Difficulty understanding time concepts (yesterday vs last week/year)

Holding hands out at side of body in awkward way

Running fingers along the wall while walking

Difficulty transitioning from one task to the next, especially if first task isn’t complete

Dislike of or overwhelms in crowds

High pain tolerance/low pain tolerance

Strong sense of direction on roads.

Flat or expressive effect/expressions.

Carries comfort item everywhere.

Mrs. Speechie P

#autism #actually autistic #autism awareness month #autism acceptence month #autism traits #autistic traits you didn’t know were traits #autism signs #neurodivergence #neurodiversity #actually neurodivergent #feel free to share/reblog #Mrs Speechie P (Facebook)

[existennialmemes]

Reminders for Autistic "Awareness" Month

Beware the Autistics. We live among you. We look like you. We could be your friends, your family, your neighbors, your coworkers. We could even be you.

The Average Autistic is 18 feet tall, has purple skin, and has 2 watt lasers for eyes, however many of us may mask our appearance with Occult Rituals

The Big Light is Bad!! Turn off The Big Light!!! Except for when it's Good. Turn on the Big Light!!

We are not Moths. I don't know who told you that but they're lying.

#actually autistic #autism memes #autism acceptance #autism acceptence month #being aware of me is not enough #i need you to actually respect me #also just to be clear #autism is red because that's the color we chose for ourselves #awareness is in blue because that's the color that was projected onto us #by people who don't want us to exist

[fizzyvitals]

Greetings, happy April which means happy autism awareness & acceptance month.

As we state every year, Autism Speaks isn’t the “autism advocacy” support group you think it is. Autism Speaks is full of ableism (and 🧩). Autism Speaks is primarily focused on autistic CHILDREN, they refuse to acknowledge that autistic children turn into autistic adults. So please, don’t go buying that AS (BS) merch at Walmart.

What’s wrong with 🧩?

Puzzle pieces say that there is something wrong with autistic people, therefore “there is a missing piece” or that we need a cure for our autism.

What can I use instead of 🧩?

The infinity symbol. ♾️ After all, the infinity symbol signifies unity.

What organizations can I support instead of Autism Speaks?

There’s organizations like Autistic Women & Non-binary Network (AWN) and Yellow Ladybugs who both support autistic women & gender diverse individuals.

And as always, we need acceptance AND awareness, not one or the other. Let’s also acknowledge the whole spectrum of autism, not just bits and pieces.

This is just a short piece I wanted to write up. Let’s also acknowledge that April is also for sexual assault awareness and deaf history.

Ciao,

Azhtynn E. Myllo 🏳️‍🌈

#lgbtq #queer #autism #autism awareness #autism acceptance #autism acceptence month #spotify #education #actually autistic #autistic things

[saturnniidae]

Hiccup is a prime example of that specific type of autism where you were ostracized for being different as a kid then later in life struggle to empathize with other people and are better at relating to and connecting with animals.

Like that scene when they were on the ship they found the dragon eye in??? They see the bones of dragons and Hiccup is visibly disturbed and upset that Toothless has to be seeing this, then like less than a minute later he pries something out of the hand of a human skeleton and has little to no reaction to seeing it other than 'ew'

#hiccup is still an incredibly kind and empathetic person yes #but hes more prone to apathy towards people than dragons and i find that hilarious #and definitely a result of his childhood #autistic!hiccup #toothless #hiccup haddock #rtte #httyd #httyd headcanon #hiccup horrendous haddock iii #autistic hiccup #autistic headcanon #autism acceptence month #moth.txt

[autball]

“Awareness” is sooo yesterday, man. All the cool kids are leveling up, you should try it.

#autism #autistic #actually autistic #autism acceptance #autism acceptence month #autism awareness #neurodiversity #autistic pride #autistic positivity