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If you’re going to support charities and such as an actor or television show or other famous outlet, please do your research

Be careful of what you’re supporting

That’s all I need to say

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My Brain: Eat

Me: Okay, what should we make?

My Brain: No make!!! Only eat.

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All these people talking about “Autism Awareness”, but they don’t want to be aware of what autistic people actually have to say 👀

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I love when this app just closes itself on me like you’re right thank you

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Anytime I see #autismis I’m going to think of it as one word. “Autismis” kind of like rhyming with “Christmas”. Autismis is the Krampus of April.

Head’s up everyone! Autism Speaks has begun reaching out to Autistic bloggers asking them to participate in their campaign on the 2nd. They are calling it “Autism Is” and are including a link to this set of “guidelines” on how to promote their campaign.

Key points from this document that Autism Speaks is distributing:

- It instructs the “influencers” (and keep in mind they are sending this to AUTISTIC influencers) that autism should be lower case and says that autism should be referred to as a disorder not a disease. - Later in the document it refers to autism as a disease. - It instructs people to only use blue gradient fonts - it says they will be using the hashtag #autismis - It orders participants to send Autism Speaks their analytics after the campaign. - The blogger who received this media kit asked if it was intended for paid influencers, because of the bossy tone of the document. She was assured no, they are not paying the influencers. They’re just bossing them around for no reason. - I went to the site autismis.org which they are using for this campaign - presumably to try to distance it from their much-maligned name - and it encourages autistic people to upload their stories to this campaign via Facebook and Instagram.

…anyone up for a hashtag/website take over?

Please reblog to spread the word!

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If I’m supposedly “living with autism” then when is autism going to start paying rent? When will it wash dishes?!

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ok so uh,,,,,,, FUCK

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All these people talking about “Autism Awareness”, but they don’t want to be aware of what autistic people actually have to say 👀

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“Wow you must be very high functioning :)” haha not for much longer!!

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i rly want to follow more blogs about autism and/or adhd!! pls reblog or like if u often post abt being autistic or adhd!!

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It’s okay to not always love being autistic.

A lot of us here are autistic/neurodivergent activists, and of course we want the best for our community. That’s great. And if you love being autistic all the time, amazing, power to you.

But just because you’re an activist doesn’t mean you’re not human.

People doubt themselves. And in a neurotypical-centered world, it’s hard not to have a bit of internalized ableism.

It’s okay if you feel embarrassed or guilty when you stim.

It’s okay if you have autistic traits you want to change.

It’s okay if you’re jealous of your neurotypical friends.

It’s okay if you have low self-esteem partially or wholly because you’re autistic or neurodivergent.

It’s okay if you’re still learning to accept that you’re autistic.

It’s okay if you wish you weren’t autistic.

I promise sometimes being ashamed or upset about being autistic doesn’t make you less of an activist. You’re human. You’re allowed to have emotions.

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^^^This. I have put myself through hell in college because I didn’t think I needed disability services going into it. I did fine in high school, so I thought I would fine in college. I was very wrong, so don’t be like me. College can be a very good time though when you’re taking care of yourself and getting the help you need, so I wish you luck and hope you enjoy it!

Hi! I'm a senior in high school and I'm moving away for college soon. I'm autistic, and I was wondering if you could give me advice. I'd really appreciate it. Thanks!

If you do not have and can get it, get a clinical diagnosis and get your accommodations. It is impossible to overstate just how much you need them, even when you think you don’t. And all of this stuff takes time, so get on it reasonably quickly if you can. Some colleges, but not all, will allow their own mental health departments to do those evaluations, others require outside validation. If you have a therapist or a psychiatrist already, ask them how they can help.

Having gone through a semester without them, a semester of having them and not using them, and a semester of using them, the difference was struggling for a C, kinda of struggling to get a middle B, and easy straight As - which is where my level of knowledge is in my course material when I am in environments that do not require accommodations.

And once you get them, use them. Every. Damn. Time.

That’s really all I have.

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On Discovering That You're Autistic

How Allistics Assume It Went: Oh woe, I am cursed with a defective, inferior brain! No-one must know my shame. Please pity me. How It Actually Went: So there’s a reason I’m this way? And there are other people out there who are like me? BAHAHA this is great! No more forcing myself to act “normal” even in the privacy of my own home! No more guilt over being a “weirdo”! To celebrate I’m going to wrap myself in six blankets, crawl under the table and make cat noises for an hour 🐱

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I started seeing a psychiatrist in middle school for anxiety and depression, and after seeing her for a couple of years she told me that she believed I had Aspergers and had me do testing. I barely knew anything about the autism spectrum at the time, but now here I am five years later and proudly autistic!

To other autistic people, how did you first find out you were autistic?

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”Childhood autism” ”I used to have autism but I cleansed myself of it” “I had autism when I was younger”

“When I was a kid I was autistic but I grew out of it”

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I feel attacked by how much I relate to this

So can we talk about being Autistic and having romantic feelings?

So there’s this trend I’ve noticed in the Autistic community where the sentiment seems to be “I’m an island, people are awful, and I don’t attach to people.”  Which, hey, that’s your experience and I’m not going to knock you for feeling that way.

But…

I’m not like that.  I attach quickly and hard.  I take rejection hard.  I take loss of a relationship hard.  I perseverate on the people I want to be with.  I have needs for romantic attention, possibly atypically high needs.  I have an intense fear of abandonment.  I get jealous.  And I feel like a lot of that isn’t recognized by our community.  I feel like the standard narrative is “island”.

So, if you are Autistic and:

You have a need for close romantic attachment

You attach really hard to people

You have difficulty moving on after rejection or loss

You have a fear of abandonment

You get jealous easily

I (will) see you and you are valid.  Give me a shout-out so I know I’m not alone.

Caveat: None of the above are excuses for being a shitty person to the person you love(d).  Feeling the feelings is okay; abuse is not.

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3 hours of sleep: I'm exhausted

8 hours of sleep: I'm exhausted

16 hours of sleep: I'm exhausted