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I had an odd thought and I wanna put it out there and see what people think.

What if we made folklore/lore, fairytales, and mythology for autism/ADHD? I dunno, like there's already the changeling myth for autism. Maybe we could use it as a way to empower the good aspects of the disorders and also point out the bad aspects. I dunno. /gen

Look, I've been getting fixated on the Askeladden films, so I figured I'd put this idea out there. Thoughts? I mean, there's an autism community and folklore and stuff is usually specific to a community. I dunno. /gen

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Does anyone else ever have that feeling where it's like....you just KNOW that you don't truly fit into a friend group? Like people say they're your friends, but no matter how many times you're told that, there's this sense of otherness that kind of just....clings onto you and keeps you from feeling fully a part of it? Anyone else?

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I'm back, bitches. /aff /platonic

It's still April. Still gonna drag shitty graphic design and hopefully balance it out with some good shit.

To quote @rebmasel on TikTok: "Ka-chow."

Up first, there's an autism parent among us:

Why.....why the dabbing? Especially with the puzzle pieces?

Speaking of, the puzzle pieces.

Autism Awareness.

The butterflies would be cool if there weren't puzzle pieces

They switch up the fonts so much.

The message is cheesy and just stating the obvious.

Final Score: 1.5 out of 10. That shirt is sus.

Next up is this eyesore:

If you're gonna be a martyr parent, at least make it so that people can actually read your message without getting a headache.

Puzzle pieces on the bear. Astrid Rosenberg disapproves.

Oh, and the puzzle pieces in general.

Final Score: 0 out of 10. Get this shit out of my sight.

I'm sorry in advance for possibly ruining your childhood by showing this:

How fucking dare they bring Donald Duck into this.

Puzzle pieces.

The goddamn ribbon.

The light bulb looks like something a kid would draw, so it's bordering on infantilization.

Autism Awareness.

Let's NOT Light It Up Blue.

Final Score: 0.25 out of 10. The 0.25 is out of pity for Donald Duck being placed in this atrocity.

And it just gets worse:

The font looks like someone painted it with a tacky paint brush.

No puzzle pieces at least.

Why is there a hyphen between "no" and "one"?

Rainbow AUTISM isn't the worst choice, but still....ew.

Final Score: 3 out of 10. They poured chemicals in the autism to turn it gay. /j

Up next is this:

"Different ability"; yeah, I have the ability to not know shit about how to socialize.

I thought trash was bad for turtles; why is it covered in autism puzzle pieces then?

At least the rainbow design is chill.

Final Score: 3 out of 10. The three points are for the colors.

Another abomination:

What is it with dabbing being associated with autism?

Puzzle piece alert!

The colors of the word autism are okay; could be slightly darker.

Again, personal preference, but no thanks to person-first language.

Final Score: 2 out of 10. Once again the points are for the colors.

Let's end part 3 on a high note as usual:

The raccoon/badger is looks pretty dope in his cowboy hat and bandana.

Ableists have just yee'd their last haw.

They can't handle my 'tism.

Final Score: 10 out of 10. The 'tism is at an all-time high.

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(CW: Cringe, puzzle pieces, Autism Moms, potential sensory eyesore, ableism possibly, like one sex joke)

Welcome back to me harshly criticizing graphic design choices that people make about autism where I find pictures of shirts and whatnot and I tear into them like a lion tearing into its prey. Let's get into it.

In the words of @rebmasel on TikTok: "Ka-chow."

First up the only appropriate way to do this review is in the style of Dr. Seuss.

I do not like the puzzle piece, for it disturbs my fucking peace.

The color purple is real nice, but the message here I would think twice.

No tacky colors, so that's good. I don't hate it, though I feel I should.

Final Score: 4 out of 10. I'd rather not see this again.

I know the first line's kinda cheating, but I couldn't really think of any other fitting rhyme.

Next up is this:

This is already miles better than most of what I've seen.

The colors aren't tacky, they're actually kinda nice.

You have two wolves inside of you, both of them are gay and autistic. /ref

Autism Acceptance, that's a win.

Infinity symbol instead of puzzle piece, fuck yes.

Only criticism is that it's kind of a cheesy message, but not the worst.

Final Score: 9.5 out of 10. I'd wear it.

And then the quality drops here.

Puzzle piece means you lost points.

"Autism Mom." You can say it's difficult to raise an autistic child, but you're not a goddamn superhero.

How dare you use Rosie the Riveter for this. The disrespect. /hj

The military font is tacky.

I don't like seeing blue associated with autism, but at least it's not an abominable shade of blue.

Final Score: 1 out of 10. Get it out of my sight.

Speaking of lions that I mentioned earlier:

I'm already liking the absence of puzzle pieces.

Autism Acceptance is a yes.

When a lioness has children, she stops making love to the lion. The lion gets jealous, sometimes so jealous he EATS the children. You'd think this would upset the lioness; far from it. They make love again like the children never existed. I find that idea terrifying. /q

Not a fan of the colors, they're too dark for my taste.

The message feels cheesy.

Final Score: 7.5 out of 10. I dunno if I'd wear it, but it's not the worst design I've seen. The effort and care are present.

This feels like a roller coaster because it went downhill again.

"Share your friends." As someone with PDA, to quote Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 3, Line 87; "No." /hj

Autism Awareness. Once again, I am very aware of my existence but sometimes I wish I wasn't; there are days where I'd like to be both perceived and NOT perceived.

The blue isn't tacky, thank God.

I hate the quote because it gives the message that autism is nothing but a burden.

Also there's a bit too much going on with it, all of the decals and shit.

I don't see any puzzle pieces, so thank God.

Final Score: 2 out of 10. I do not recommend.

This is a bit different.

There's just way too much going on in this. Absolute eyesore.

Return of the Tacky Elementary School Colors, except they dragged orange into it this time.

So many puzzle pieces.

Why is everyone trying to fight autism? It's just minding its business.

I'm pretty sure that that's going to be a signal to mean kids to bully your kid. Like, even if there's more understanding of autism, there are still asshole crotch goblins.

I haven't "done" autism, but I am curious as to whether or not autism is good in bed. /j

Final Score: 1 out of 10. No thanks, I'll pass.

Let's end part 2 on a high note.

Simple design, but colorful and pretty easy on the eyes.

And the colors aren't patronizing.

No puzzle pieces.

Acknowledgement of the intersectionality of autism and sexuality.

No cheesy message; just a funky design about autism and gayness. Not all autism shirts have to be serious or UwU or motivating, so it's always a nice change of pace.

Final Score: 11 out of 10. As an asexual biromantic autistic, I'd wear this.

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(CW: Cringe, Autism Parents stuff, drunk mention, infantilization)

So I don't have a degree in Graphic Design, but I do have a sense of general aesthetic. I figured that it's April. Let's rate, and potentially verbally tear apart and drag through the mud, some autism shirts and graphic designs, and I'll probably do a part 2, these scores are only semi-arbitrary: First up is this:

Already off the top, I am confusion because it seems to read "I wear puzzle cousin autism awareness". Sounds like whoever made this was drunk.

Puzzle pieces, ew.

The red, yellow, green, and blue look like the shades you'd see in elementary school, so that seems pretty infantilizing.

Autism Awareness, I am very much aware of my existence.

Final Score: 0 out of 10. Designer, go home; you're drunk.

Next we have this:

This one already has a slight advantage over the first because it's at least coherent in terms of the message.

Elementary school colors, but make it extra tacky.

Puzzle pieces; don't try to bullshit me by putting the autism awareness banner over it, I can see the other indents that make them puzzle pieces.

Once again, I am well aware of my own existence.

At least it's a smaller design.

Final Score: 0.5 out of 10, and that's being generous.

Next one's not a shirt, but it still counts:

No blue so thank God for that.

This is up to personal preference, but to me, the person-first language is giving "I need to be reminded that someone is a person."

Puzzle pieces. Ew. Don't BS me, I can see them.

Walk down Autism Lane. (it's right below the word LOVE) Sorry, but we don't allow ableists on Autism Lane; you need to be a premium member and to be a premium member, you need to not be a dick.

The pumpkin disturbs me for some reason, and not in the Halloween way; I mean, it just straight-up disturbs me.

Final Score: 0.5 out of 10. Bury it in a shallow grave.

Just found this one:

It's easy on the eyes at least.

No tacky elementary school colors.

No puzzle pieces.

The bunny's cute, but this also seems very infantilizing.

Person first language is a no for me.

Why are all of the is lowercase, but the others are uppercase?

Final Score: 5 out of 10. Not great, but not terrible.

Here we have simple:

Elementary school colors, but credit where credit's due; it's not terrible on the eyes.

Why is blessed on there three times?

One big-ass puzzle piece.

"Autism blesses" Yes, because being bullied by my peers, being indirectly told who I am is wrong, having the worst time making friends, always feeling like I'm never truly part of a friend group, being confused when some adults got mad at me, not having anyone to play with at 4 years old is an absolute fucking blessing. /s And that's the tip of the iceberg.

"Fun", "Sweet", "Cute".....it's the infantilization for me.

Final Score: 3 out of 10. No further elaboration.

Then there's this monstrosity:

I call this color Patronizing Paraprofessional Blue, aka the tackiest shade of blue ever.

It looks like something one of those older white suburban millennial moms would wear. Like something a Karen would wear to one of those autism walks or one of those social skills teachers who talk in that slowed-down patronizing kindergarten teacher tone with that fake-ass smile, no matter how old you are. You know the one I'm talking about, right? Yeah, they'd wear this.

Puzzle piece. Light It Up Blue. Ew.

We all know what organization this supports.

Final Score: -10 out of 10. Burn it.

Let's get in a good one to counter that abomination of a shirt and end part one on a higher note:

Nice simple design with a black background.

No tacky elementary school colors.

Identity-first language.

Really counters the....what the fuck would it be called? The UwU autism parent thing? ("I am his voice, he is my heart," "See the able, not the label," etc,.) It counters that.

The light sparkle around "a bitch" is chef's kiss.

Final Score: 11 out of 10. Perfection.

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Okay hear me out; Autistic Ride the Cyclone/Legoland:

Autistic Ocean

Autistic Noel

Autistic Mischa

Autistic Ricky

Autistic Constance

Autistic Jane/Penny

Autistic Astrid

Autistic Trishna

Autistic Ezra

Autistic Hank

Autistic Tammy

Autistic Talia

Autistic Monique

Autistic Corey, except he's still trying to accept his diagnosis, but he'll get there.

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It's April 2nd; you know what THAT means:

*takes all of the fictional characters and casts an autism spell on them.*

All of your faves are autistic now. I don't make the rules.

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ADHD is so weird because, based on my own personal experience, it makes me simultaneously feel like a toddler and the parent who's supposed to take care of the toddler.

Like every time I know I need to do something for my health, it's like:

Inner Adult: Hey, we need to eat. Let's go eat.

Inner Toddler: I don't wanna. I wanna play video games.

Inner Adult: You're going to be ravenous later.

and

Inner Toddler: *whimpering.*

Inner Adult: All they said was they didn't have room for you in the car for the trip.

Inner Toddler: They don't want me there! They hate me.

Inner Adult: There's room in one of the other cars.

Inner Toddler: My best friend is in the car I wanted to ride in. She doesn't like me!

Please tell me this isn't just me.

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I'm waiting.

Happiness Will Come To You.

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(CW: Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria, friendship problems, moral scrupulosity)

Another one of the worst parts of ADHD is RSD; Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria. Rejection and criticism just hurt, big time. It may be real, it may be perceived, but there's one constant; it hurts.

Recently I found out that, a long while ago, I hurt a friend of mine during the writing of a fanfic series I'd been working on that they'd been contributing to and was a character in, which I've been losing inspiration for so I was probably gonna put it on hiatus anyway. They'd taken a break for three years and then came back and said their truth. In all honesty, I hadn't known at the time, but it doesn't excuse what I did. I apologized to them and owned up to it because I feel terrible and I know now that I'm the one in the wrong. I know they have no obligation to forgive me, but I'm really hoping that they do and that I can make things right.

It's been two days since I found out and it still hurts on and off. I've been questioning whether or not I'm actually a good person because while I feel terrible about what I did, I keep second-guessing myself; should I add or edit the apology? Am I just feeling guilty because I was called out? Why didn't I notice and fix things back then?

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When I'm really focused on something and just, you know, really into it; I'm getting excited, the dopamine is running....and then someone interrupts me:

[ID: Gif of Kuzco yelling "Aaaaargh! You threw off my groove!" and glaring at an old guy before turning away, folding his arms, and looking pissed. End of ID]

And then when I try to get back into it, my brain is just like "Mmmmm, nope."

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Me.

person with Can't Do Shit Disorder: I don't understand, why can't I do shit

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Every time a demand is made of me, from other people or life, I get that much closer to being in desperate need of my own personal rage room.

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SOS. I'm at a public event and people are on all sides of me and my arms are touching the ones to my left and right and it's loud as fuck and I'm hot and why did I come?!

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And today on "Why Neurotypicals?"

Napkins at restaurants must be in your lap even when your main course isn't there.

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Theatre Arts.

what did you major in college?

Education with an emphasis on English.