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"How can you hate loud noises yet have your headphones on a high volume?"

Because I can control the volume of my headphones and choose what I want to listen to, but I cannot control the volume of external noises nor choose to just turn them off

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In a way, autistic infodumping can kinda be a compliment. If I infodump about a special interest to someone, it means "I feel safe and comfortable enough around you to be myself"

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I need non autistic people to realise meltdowns are a real debilitating thing that has a serious effect on your mental and physical health NOWWWWW!!! The way its been trivialized and lessened pisses me the fuck off. It's not a tantrum and it doesn't come from "being too weak-willed" it's painful and it's embarrassing AND MOST OF ALL IT'S INVOLUNTARY!! Don't claim to be an ally to autistic or disabled people and then make fun of people who have meltdowns. Literally get the hell out of my sight

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I’m sitting in a coffee shop right now, and there’s a teenage boy and girl (I’d say about 16-17) sitting at the next table over. At first I thought they were on a date, but actually the exact opposite is happening - no, not a breakup. I mean they’re talking about the fact that they both have a crush on the same girl. Currently they’re very earnestly debating whether they should ask her out one after another or if they should go together like in that one episode of Community.

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enough.

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I don’t know if anyone else would agree, but the feeling of sensory overload, I'd say it's akin to how you feel when everybody talks to you at once and you're trying to process what everyone is saying. Only the feeling goes all across your body

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Oh yes!

are you painfully awkward?

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just because someone is struggling doesn’t mean you have to talk them through it all. it’s okay to say ‘I understand you’re struggling. I wish I could help, but right now all I can do is listen’. and if listening is not enough, then maybe they aren’t someone you can help.

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I love very specific cakes

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If you're one of those people who truly "don't mind LGBT+ folk, but hate that it's pushed down your throats", maybe you should direct your anger at those trying to silence us completely. We have to be louder because those people are also being loud

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you know a joke that never EVER gets old is when a character says smth like “I will NOT go to [place] and that is FINAL” and then it cuts to them in that place I eat that shit up every single time

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Asking autistics, which autistic traits do you NOT relate to?

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THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF AUTISTIC SPECIAL INTERESTS

The never-ending special interest: You've been passionate about this for years, you may not even remember how this one started. Regardless, this is something you'll love forever.

The recurring special interest: It comes and goes, often seemingly randomly.

The special interest of the week: You're passionate about something for a week until something else takes over. Can also be a recurring special interest.

The secret special interest: Something you love but tell nobody about. But you may talk about it online anonymously.

The special interest that's your entire personality: Most people you know will associate you with your love for this thing.