#autistic business

[jules-hoard-of-stuff]

Opening of my Etsy shop

Hi there! I just wanted to put up a link to my new etsy shop, since it's the only real form of income I have right now, and need to pay for transition costs and life saving medication!

I make crochet goods plushies, but I plan to expand to sewn goods and stickers at some point!!! I really hope to make a decent amount of money to keep myself afloat while I look for something more stable, doing what I love! I make big guys,

Medium guys,

And LITTLE guys!

I even made a little tiny stim toy octopus based on the Autism creature called La Creatura :3

Any purchases go towards things like my transition, my eventual top surgery, and the survival of an autistic, transgender queer person in the capitalist hellscape that is the United States atm ;w;

I currently don't ship internationally, but I would love to if it gains enough traction. I would love to see this little shop get bigger if at all possible, and I would love to expand to hats, more pride apparel, and eventually, unique, complex art dolls!

Thank you! Any rbs help <3 Likes are fine but if you like, please reblog as well! I'll try to post any progress as well!

Thanks!

#crochet #crochet shop #lgbtq owned #autistic business #autism #actually autistic #independent business #small business #queer #LGBTQ #neurodivergent #gay #transgender #lesbian #pride merch #crochet plushies #autism creature #yippee #silly guy

[chewythepooh]

Which one would you choose? ^-^

♡ Shop Here ♡

#agere #chewystreasures #adult paci shop #adultpaci #sfw agere #little space #age regression #pacis #actually autistic #autistic adult #autistic business

[vadlings]

Represention of Autistic Frustration in Laios Dungeon Meshi

Like many other autistic people, I related strongly to Laios Touden while reading Dungeon Meshi. This post isn't going to spend time disputing whether he displays autistic traits or not—while I could do that, I want to focus on why specifically his portrayal struck a chord with me in a way the writing of most other autistic-coded characters has not.

Disclaimer: as the above suggests, this post is strongly informed by my own experiences as an autistic person, as well as the experiences of my neurodivergent friends with whom I have spoken about this subject. I want to clarify that in no way am I asserting my personal experience to be some Universal Autistic Experience. This post is about why Laios' character feels distinct and significant to me in regard to autistic representation, and while I'm at it, I do feel that I have interesting things to say about autistic representation in media generally. This also got a bit long, so I'm sticking it under a read more. Spoilers for up to the end of chapter 88 below.

The thing that stands out most to me in regard to Laios' characterisation is the open anger he displays when someone points out his inability to read other people. This comes up prominently in his interactions with "Shuro" (Toshiro Nakamoto):

The frustration pictured above (Laios continuing to physically tussle with Toshiro, using crude language toward him) becomes even more notable when you remember that this is Laios, who, outside of these interactions, is not easily fazed and often exists as a lighthearted contrast to the rest of the cast. Then we get to Laios' nightmare.

In Falin's words: "Nightmares love emotional wounds. Wounds you hold in your heart. Things that give you stress, or things that were traumatic for you. They aggravate memories like that and cause the dreamer to have terrible dreams." (chapter 42, page 10.) (damn. i'm properly citing for this post and everything.)

Thus, Laios' nightmare establishes an important fact: even if he is unable to recognise social blunders while he's making them, he's at least subconsciously aware that other people operate on a different wavelength to him, and that he's an outsider in many of his social circles (both past and present). His dream-father's disparaging words stress the impact this has had upon his ability to live up to the expectations set out for him, and we also get a panel of kids who smirk at him (presumably former bullies to some degree). Toshiro's appearance only hammers home how much Laios is still both humiliated and angered by his misunderstanding of their relationship.

I've thought a lot about anger as concomitant to the autistic experience. When autistic representation portrays ostracization, it's generally from an angle of the autistic character being upset at how conforming to neurotypical norms doesn't come easily to them; as a result, they express a desire to 'get better' at meeting neurotypical standards, a desire to become more 'normal' (whether the writing implies this is a good thing or not). In contrast, not once does Laios go, "I need to perform better in my social interactions, and try to care less about monsters, because that's what other people find weird." His frustration is directed outward rather than inward, and as a result, it's the people around him who are framed as nonsensical.

The Winged Lion starts delineating Laios' anger, and Laios' reaction is to think to himself, "It can sense all my thoughts, huh?" (chapter 88, page 16.) This is the scene that really resonated with me. I'm not saying I have never felt the desire to conform to neurotypical norms that is borne from insecurity, but primarily, I know that I don't want to work toward becoming 'normal'—I don't want to change myself for people who follow rules I find nonsensical. It's the difference between, "Oh god, why can't I get it," and, "WHY CAN'T YOU GET IT?" (phrasing here courtesy of my friend Miles @dogwoodbite). And for me personally, Dungeon Meshi is the first time I've seen this frustration and the resultant voluntary isolation from other people portrayed in media so candidly. Laios' anger is not downplayed or written to be easily palatable, either.

The culmination of Laios' frustrations in this scene wherein we learn that Laios has fantasised about "a pack of monsters attacking a village" drives home just how alienated he really feels. I need not go into his wish to become a monster himself, redolent of how many autistic people identify/have identified with non-humans to some degree as a result of a percieved disconnect from society (when I was younger, I wanted to be a robot. I still kind of do.)

Obviously, wishing death upon other people is a weighty thing, but the unfiltered nature of this page is what deeply resonated with me. The Winged Lion is laying Laios' deepest and most transgressive desires bare, and they are desires that are a product of lifelong ostracization by others (whether intentional or unintentional). This is the brand of anger I'm familiar with, and that my neurodivergent friends express being familiar with, but that I haven't seen portrayed in writing so explicitly before—in fact, it surprised me because most well-meaning autistic representation I've experienced veers toward infantilisation in trying make the autistic character's struggles easy for neurotypicals to sympathise with.

Let's also not neglect the symbolism inherent to Laios' daydream. "A pack of monsters attacking a village". Functionally, monsters are Laios' special interest—he percieves everything first and foremost through his passion for monsters. His daydream of monsters attacking—killing—humans, is fundamentally a daydream of the world he understands (monsters) overthrowing the world that is so illogical to him, that has repeatedly shunned him (other people). I joked to my friends that it's an autistic power fantasy, and it actually sort of is. And in it, his identity is aligned with that of the monsters, while his anger manifests in a palpable dissociation from the rest of humanity. This is one manga page. It's brief. It's also very, very raw to me. I think about it often.

To conclude, I love Laios Dungeon Meshi. This portrayal of open frustration in an autistic character meant a lot to me, and I hope I've sufficiently outlined why. Also, feel free to recommend media with autistic representation in the notes if you've read this far—I would really like to see if there is more of this nature. Thank you for reading. I'm very tired and should probably sleep now.

#dungeon meshi #dunmeshi #laios touden #shuro #toshiro nakamoto #the winged lion #autistic #autism #clay writes #i GUESS #this was so spur of the moment. im so busy right now i dont have time to be analysing laios touden #i wuont angry autistic rep..

[lazycranberrydoodles]

english translation book 5 baby we are in the ‘people assuming kid form hua cheng is xie lian’s son’ era 🔥🔥🔥 / follow for more hualian silliness

#so the part of the book where kid hua cheng suddenly sits bolt upright #because he senses something in the room #and this 7 year old is just 👁️👁️ and radiating immense killing intent #hes so fucking funny 😭 #i love him being weird and strange and offputting #‘dianxia why does the high schooler that hangs around your house sometimes have glowing red eyes and know things he definitely shouldnt #and crush things into dust with his bare hands and seem to hate the sun an-‘ mind your own fucking business #drawing baby hc was so much fun i hope i do it again soon #the secret is that xie lian is JUST as deeply weird as his husband but in a less obvious and threatening manner. #guy who has to keep his internal monologue internal because he is thinking things like “wouldnt wanna get choked by those hands!” #out of every god character he is the one who seems to have changed the most from immortality #dying presumably hundreds of times and being alone for hundreds of years does something to your brain #“xiao hua why does your cultivator talk weird and wear the same clothes and eat the same food and-” HE IS AUTISTIC!!!! AND JADED BY THE #PASSAGE OF CENTURIES!!! YOULL NEVER KNOW WHICH IS WHICH!! #my art #tgcf #tian guan ci fu #hualian #hua cheng #xie lian #art #tgcf meme #mxtx #天官赐福 #lmao #hob #heaven official's blessing #the people have spoken...

[dingledraw]

i've decided i'm going to live for her instead!

Good! (Just be careful with the woman who hangs around with her👀)

#love ya Robin 🤗 #you’re always so sweet 🤭 #+love when you write about autistic Aziraphale 🤩 #and sorry for late reply! #I like answering with doodles but I’m kinda busy and sometimes I have no ideas 🙈 #good omens #crowley #aziraphale #ineffable spouses #aziracrow #ineffable husbands #fem!crowley #fem!aziraphale #asks🗣️ #doodles #ineffeble wives

[moreaugriffins]

IDK who needs to hear this, but Egon and Ray aren't the only autistic og ghostbusters

Peter is too

Your telling me this man with two PhDs related to psychology, who always has the exact right thing to say to manipulate a situation to his favour (when it's a planned/known situation), but cocks up massively when it's an unknown situation, who has a massive reaction to getting slimed (more so than the others), who would rather joke all the time than take a situation seriously because wtf should he say

you're telling me this man is neurotypical?

nah

Winston's the only NT in this group (idk how he deals with these weirdos (affectionate))

#rambles #ghostbusters #the real ghostbusters #to be specific i guess #peter venkman #egon spengler #ray stantz #winston zeddemore #i've encountered a few autistic people like peter #it's mainly the focus on business and the intense interest in studying people and behaviour and the mind #but he gets so irritated and angry when he gets slimed #the same way i feel when oil or glue gets stuck on my skin #“but he's so good at social situations-” but that's just it! #he is! #because he studies people - studies their reactions - their interactions #a business chat always goes the same way so he can plan what to say to get the best thing out of it #when he flirts with women it seems to be the same way each time - like he's planned it - because he thinks it'll get a reaction he wants #and i dare say that Peter masks a lot more than Ray and Egon. i mean he was a probably more of a cool slacker type at uni and got on well #with more popular students (sorority house students? idk im not american) and yknow it was the 70s! couldnt exactly be fully himself #idk where im going with this - ive lost my train of thought #but yeah #peter is autistic as well and i'll die on this hill

[9rumb0-burner-account2]

exclusive character design lore only at hermitshipping tumblr dot com

Do you know there is some saying of wearing only one side earring symbolise incomplete and loneliness?

But what if the other half earring is given to another person?

Then when you meet him would you start seeing that incomplete piece of yourself?

Whether he goes your part of existence accompany?

Do you see reunion through him?

#hi guuuuuuuuuuys guess who is on their business againnnnnnnnnnnnn #initially I design mumbo with one side earring (redstone made) for drips and slays only #Then I was like k where's the other half go- #BAM grian has it now #the scenario would be like grian being really really really want shin things like mumbo's earrings cuz bird mode #and mumbo's autistic ass just *takes down one of them and give him* #grian would joke about it later on but he secretly keeps it like a little treasure #whether he thinks about mumbo's relationship with him he'd take the earring out and stare at it #he told himself not to overthink it #but he can't stop thinking. #hermitshipping #grumbo #90 draws

[frosty-tian]

New headcanon just dropped.

(Connected dots with noise-cancelling ear muffs/defenders(?). Graham’s probably editing a document for university or something.)

#rescue bots #transformers rescue bots #transformers #maccadam #graham burns #rb graham #tfrb graham #rb boulder #tfrb boulder #my headcanons #my art #my doodle #digital #autistic headcanon #they’re both autistic (just wanted to say that) #does make me think how the bots could fidget because likely everything is too small hmmm… #ugghhh sorry I’ve been busy (more than usual)

[o-vera-nalyzing]

if we only get like one episode of ayda being back i’ll actually be so upset u don’t understand

#i know it will probably be a while before we see ayda in any way but i just wanted to say that ahead of time #how can u make a autistic lesbian phoenix librarian and then put her in plot jail nearly the entire season? #it’s not fair to me specifically #also like i know they’re busy but c’mon fig where’s the //yearning// where’s the SPICE #(and i do not mean spice in the booktok way i mean spice as in fig missing ayda) #and i’m not saying she doesn’t miss ayda i just want them to talk about her i miss her #ayda aguefort #fig faeth #figayda #fhjy #fantasy high junior year #dimension 20 #d20 fhjy #original overanalyzing

[ceruleanmindpalace]

I actually found some art on my harddrive I have not posted, yet. Painted this gift work for @sparkypipart.

Watercolour and colour pencil, 2020

Do not post this on other sites/social media or use in any other way without my written permission.

#sherlock #benedict cumberbatch #autistic sherlock #violin #sherrinford #Then Covid came and I was busy clearing out my brother's flat and I forgot to post it. #I did NOT forget to give it to sparkypip back then #still busy moving house at the moment #currently dismantling my kitchen on my own

[capn-twitchery]

oh my god. was looking through the Dog Documents to find a name for grace's retired bloodhound

duchess of ripple

#DUCHESS OF RIPPLE.... #i can't believe i missed dog talk this is my Zone #i help with my friend's dog training/sitting business & i was So Autistic about dogs for my whole childhood #if anyone ever wants dog help. please i will talk about it forever #i'm so biased to bloodhounds bc i have a basset hound.....one and the same #fredspeaks

[obsob]

thank u to my commissioners !! :3 i loved drawing ur kitties

#mine #comms rnt gna open for a while now am too busy! #also srry for not posting much arrt recently ive been. busy n now i am autistically burnt out so skhvfsaksvafk im gna take like. 2 weeks of #i will probably draw in that time but if i dont..i am not dead i am jus seepy

[science-lings]

#you can tell i have a favorite lmao #im sorry i think about phoenix at all hours of the day #these are jokes kinda but im also serious about them #phoenix and franziska would be such funny friends #i need to make their relationship chart connect on every point #narumitsu are married franmaya are married miles and maya go to cons that leaves one pair #i also think that they hang out during the 7yg europe trips when edgeworth is busy #they should get into hyjinks and Phoenix should be her weirdgirl while Trucy helps miles in court #what im saying is that they can stand each other #ask me to elaborate on any of these I dare you #i have several ideas on how Phoenix is legally a Fey #he just has like four separate Feys look at him like he's a lost kitten and decide that he's one of them #i tried to keep them somewhat unique like obviously phoenix has adhd and miles is autistic and magic literally exists to an extent #we all know apollo has tboy swag #i think it's late enough in the day to be silly ill let myself have this #ace attorney #pheonix wright #kay faraday #franziska von karma #ryunosuke naruhodo #ryuunosuke naruhodou #andromedas poll hell #lana skye #trans phoenix wright

[okapiandpaste]

Does anyone else get sensory overload from the internet these days? Sites are bypassing adblock, spam email filters aren’t efficient anymore, every little action requires you to download an app or make an account, youtube is sabotaging itself to force you to watch more ads. There’s a wave of minimalism that still has the trappings of maximalism bc menus are unclear or take forever to navigate. I’m too autistic for this level of mass inaccessibility, which means I struggle to find and hold a job since everything relies on modern programs and sites these days.

#actually autistic #I got fired for not checking discord enough (supposedly) #(it was definitely bc I became chronically ill but apparently DISCORD was the last straw) #idk maybe DONT use a gaming chat app for a professional business. imo

[stonershelb]

Hey everyone,

I’m shelb, I’m freshly back to tumblr, I’m a fiber artist & make I clowncore shit. Please help me find my fellow autistic clown queers

#clowncore #clownblr #clown girl #clown art #crochet #crochet art #clown collar #clown accessories #handmade #handmade accessories #small business #autistic artist #autistic things

[tyiart]

all my new mermaid art prints 🌊✨

my shop

#my shop #kofi shop #small business #queer owned #female owned business #queer artist #autistic artist #digital art #digital artist #shop #original #illustration #original art #mermaid #merfolk #mermaid art #mermay