neurodiversitysci: 2ndhalfoflife: nomorepuzzleprofits: We need to stop seeing autism as some sort of one-dimensional sliding scale. Autism is not a thermometer. It’s not a rating that is “more” or “less”. High-functioning and Low-functioning do not exist in the real world.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
pixierainbows: autball: ALT MASKING MYTHS BUSTED: “Masking = Acting NT.” FALSE. Autistic masking does not necessarily mean “pretending to be allistic/neurotypical,“ although you’d definitely be forgiven for thinking it does. Non-autistic researchers have been referring to it as “camouflaging” for[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
dysphoria-things: dysphoria-things: shoutout to offputting autistic people i am so sick of “social communication difficulties” being painted as like. haha i said something out of turn! haha i talk too loud! haha i was silly when i should’ve been serious![…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
caterpillarinacave: You know what, maybe its just because I’m autistic, but it really baffles me how growing up autistic people are so firmly shamed for happy stimming. Like to be so happy you can’t do anything but move? Can’t help[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
wuxiaphoenix: tlbodine: grison-in-space: bread-tab: she-waves-at-cats: I think it needs to become common knowledge that “inability to read social cues” can show up as overcompensating. You don’t know how much misbehaviour is allowed, so you become the perfect child who never[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
is it typical for it to be increasingly difficult to relate to people the longer it’s been since you’ve been engaging in some kind of activity with them, or is that a neurodivergent thing, or is that a me thing?
neil-gaiman: “My friend told me a story he hadn’t told anyone for years. When he used to tell it years ago people would laugh and say, ‘Who’d believe that? How can that be true? That’s daft.’ So he didn’t tell[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
webbyghost: corrie-zodori: Anyone: Hey (asks about a special interest of mine)? Me: Becomes an unskippable cutscene
genderyomi: before i was a faggot or a tranny or an autist i was weird and surprisingly just being weird is enough to make people treat you like all of the above
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It both surprises me and doesn’t surprise me. It surprises me that someone would say it out loud, but not that someone would hold that belief. Then again there are people who proudly say that you should beat your children[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Wow, anti-self-ship anon! You really made a splash! Here’s what the people are saying: context link Source: xxblackheartbiohazardsxx
Oh no, random strangers find me unfuckable and unappealing based on my hobbies and interests!! whatever shall I do??? 😂😂😂 Source: xxblackheartbiohazardsxx
Thoughts on shaming introverts/socially anxious into socializing? It sucks. It’s ableist. Don’t shame people for this shit. Source: xxblackheartbiohazardsxx
crimsonclad: quasi-normalcy: I feel like at least some jocks are just autistic people with a special interest in sports. I actually love sports articles about players who the other players describe as “so intense about stats and he can’t really[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
raccooninapartyhat: every now and again i think “surely it can’t be that weird for a child to sort things, it has to be something every child does” and then i remember that my mother finally had an allistic child after[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
antishipping: damn, proshippers with autism and adhd are rad as fuck. love them. they deserve sm positivity and love. hope they’re all having a good day. mwah. love of all of them. they’re so amazing and valid and cool. keep[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…