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Not an addition but here are the dividers I made in case anyone wants to steal them/silly

No credit necessary btw

I just made the first one for future posts to put between sections because I thought my posts were looking boring

[atlas-tries-teaching-stuff]

Hello, everyone seeing this

Addition one, autism

What is autism and what is it not?

What it is: a neurological disability that affects nearly every aspect of someone with its life. It can affect different people in different ways.

What it is not: something that makes people inherently stupid or something that limits someone’s worth.

The basics: Autism is characterized by social difficulty, sensory issues, and difficulty with motor skills along with many other things but I believe it can be best simplified to this. It is genetic so if you have a family member diagnosed with it you are more likely to have it.

Fun facts before we go into detail

Pterodactyl is the informal name for a sub group of flying reptiles, the formal name being pterodactyloids (britanica).

The idea that “Frankenstein’s monster” was brought to life using lightning or any form of electricity did not come from the book and is just an idea people decided to go with (me, since I read a bit of the book, I still need to finish it).

Sun burns hurt (ouch).

Back to the subject

Autistic people tend to get overwhelmed easily, have intense long lasting interest, have a hard time understanding social cues, think literally, and do actions to help regulate stimulation (these actions are called stims).

Examples of common behavior in autistic people and some things I did/do related to my autism

Sensory issues and overload: many people, myself included feel great distress from unpleasant stimulation and when having a sensory overload or a meltdown have a hard time speaking (I often lose my ability to speak full words when having overloads or meltdowns). Sound and texture tend to be what people have the most problems with from my experience.

Special interests and hyperfixations: I have been obsessed with mythology for years and think about it nearly constantly, it is a special interest of mine. I once watched possibly in Michigan at least once a day for a week and was constantly singing the songs from it an talking about it for a bit, that was a hyperfixation.

Difficulty with social cues: not understanding why certain things aren’t supposed to be talked about in some situations, accidentally saying something considered inappropriate, saying something that you don’t think is rude then finding out that it was seen as rude and not understanding why, having to look up or ask people what you are supposed to do in a situation.

Thinking literally: thinking that rolling eyes is supposed to be be like actually rolling and not just looking up (I still think this is bs), not being able to tell if someone is being sarcastic or serious, not being able to tell if something is a hyperbole or not.

Stims: hand flapping is a pretty common one with autistic people, using fidget toys, chewing on things, foot tapping, playing music is technically a stim.

Video

I liked this video and found it pretty relatable

A bit more about autism

Please look into the diagnostic criteria and more experiences of autistic people if you think you might be autistic, but please don’t seek out a diagnosis if you are in America.

How to spot ableism targeted towards autistic people

Jokes calling people special or sped are ableist and most often ment about autism.

Jokes involving “odd” hand movements and noises are mocking height support needs autistic people, which is ableist.

Popular girls acting even slightly odd towards autistic people usually means that the person’s autism is the punchline of their jokes, they will often pretend to be friends with autistic people as a way to mock them.

Forcing people to make eye contact or not fidget is ableist towards autistic people and people with adhd, the idea that someone has to act “normal” to be polite is ableist.

The term “differently abled” is patronizing and ableist, so is anything similar, the idea that disability is something insulting and tragic is ableist.

For most of these the term ableist should really be replaced with disableist but ableist is used more often then disableist and autocorrect doesn’t think disableist is a word so I went with ableist.

Song

[atlas-tries-teaching-stuff]

Hello, everyone seeing this.

This is my informational blog where I will post little lessons about a three times a week maybe? Tuesdays and Thursdays and Saturday if it is three times a week.

What will posts be like?

Each post will start by stating which addition on this blog it is (the first proper post on this blog will be the addition one) and the topic.

After the basic statements I will talk about the subject then follow it with some fun facts and a piece of artwork that will hopefully be in some way relevant with credit to the artist.

After the fun bit I will go back to talking about the main subject then follow that by a video, brief commentary on that video, then a relevant or just fun song.

Who am I?

I am Atlas or Crow, whichever you would like to call me and I m a queer and disabled teen living in America. I use he/they/it.

My blog about reading and writing is @i-love-mildred but I don’t post on there as much as I should, and my normal blog is @atlass-random-stuff.

My goal with this blog?

To inform and learn along with followers of this blog. Knowledge is important but it tends to cost more than it should, so I am providing it for free or at least trying to.

What will the first addition be about?

You get to help me decide!