#actually autsitic

[taavisplushies]

CHIHIRO AUTISM CONFIRMED⁉️👍

[thetisming]

"i'm so hyperfixated on this!/this is a huge special interest of mine!" "*we start talking about our actual hyperfixations and special interests*" "thats a really unhealthy obsession, are you mentally ill?"

[robin-buck1ey]

So we all know autistic Robin but imagine Robin stimming like she’s jumping up and down and she grabs Nancy’s hands to pull her up and do it with her or wrapping her in a tight hug, lifting her off her feet, and spinning her around, or blasting music and dancing freely together.

I just think that Robin stimming freely would not only be healing for her but also be so healing for Nancy who had a huge issue with not being able to talk about her emotions in season one and two, and then in season three Jonathan shutting down her feelings, that not only can she verbally express them, but also physically express them and be so open and so safe in the loving comfort of Robin Buckley

[adhdxxsdiary]

[leftabit-leftabit]

Every single time!

[muscariii]

Me: *is in public transit for 5 seconds*

My brain: IM BEING MURDERED!! IM DYING!! OH WHAT TORTURE!!!! STOP THIS MADNESS RIGHT NOW!!! IF YOU DONT GET OUT RIGHT NOW I WILL MAKE YOU CRY! AAAAAAAAAA

[he-slash-him]

shoutout to autistic people that have imposter syndrome. Shoutout to autistic people who have neurotypical traits. Shoutout to autistic people who feel isolated in our own community. Shoutout to self-diagnosed autistics. Shout out to autism.

[notar1ana]

As an autistic person this movie makes me feel so seen and understood

[caterpillarinacave]

I put my heart on the line (made a meme post) and it was torn apart in front of me (post only got two notes)

[thirddagger]

Yo raise your hand if you're opening up tumblr to indulge in your favorite flavor of hyperfixation nerd shit after a long day of pretending to be neurotypical with your family

[cuddly-vamp]

Fuck I made myself ramen for lunch and then my stupid autism brain is like "Oh, this doesn't taste right, sorry no more ramen" and I'm like.. There goes my lunch 😭

[sophieinwonderland]

Someone Having A Disorder Doesn't Make Them Qualified to Educate About That Disorder

Let me be clear: I believe that any person with a disability or mental condition has the ability and right to speak about that condition, and that their own personal experiences should be trusted and believed.

When this becomes dicey is when these individuals think simply having a condition makes them an expert in it, and that they are an absolute authority in all of its presentations.

This came up recently when debating a singlet who made a post stating endogenic plurality wasn't real. Their attempts at "debunking" studies into endogenic systems showed desperation to prove their point, ignoring the opinions of actual psychologists and psychiatrists. Most of their post was misinformation based on a single Carrd. The sources they cited never even claimed what they said they did.

That blog talks about a lot of disorders and I said in my response to them that I don't think other people should put their trust in them on matters of other disabilities they talk about like autism.

The problem with this user and others like them is that they want to be seen as an expert and are presenting themselves as such. And I'm sure they do know more about autism than plurality, having it themselves. But I'm also sure that they're going to make broad assumptions based on their own experiences and try to apply that to everyone with ASD when you can't do that, and they'll present those assumptions as facts.

I am not saying to not trust them as a member of an endogenic systems.

I am saying to not trust them as a member of a system diagnosed with ASD ourselves. I do not believe people like this are trustworthy sources of information for my disorder, nor any other disorder.

All of this was before their reply, which only solidified my earlier opinions, and then some.

This is one of those posts that is just so bad that I need to break it down piece by piece.

It's not unethical to be part of a demographic you're studying. People with ASD can study ASD. DID systems can study people with DID. Muslims can study Muslims. Native Americans can study Native Americans. And Tulpamancers can study tulpamancers. Being a tulpamancer does not invalidate the study in and of itself.

This was why I gave the Varieties of Tulpa Experiences study that they ignored. It is true that the study they're referring to, Tulpas and Mental Health, was written by a tulpamancer. This was the source they initially tried to "debunk." Furthermore, what they didn't mention is that the journal it was published in is less reputable than others, and the author was a student rather than an actual expert. This is why I don't often cite that one as an example of evidence of endogenic plurality.

In contrast, Varieties of Tulpa Experiences was written by a psychiatry professor at McGill University and was published by the highly esteemed Oxford University Press. There is zero question as to the Journal's credibility or the experience of the author.

Transabled people identify as having disabilities. No, tulpamancers and other non-disordered plurals are not, by definition, transabled. We are multiple, but we do not have DID or OSDD.

And for the record, I actually have studied plurality. I'm not formally educated in psychology or psychiatry and would never pretend to be an expert in such, but I'm confident I've read more papers about different presentations of plurality than this singlet who only cites Carrds and blogs as sources.

I also know the difference between neuroscience and psychology... And maybe this is a petty point, but the fact that all their posts claim to be about neuroscience while focusing mostly on psychology and psychiatry is another huge red flag that they probably don't know as much as they pretend to.

Now, to the big one...

If you're trying to be a leader on mental health topics, don't be so blatantly ableist!

If you place the worth of a person on how "intelligent" or "competent" they are, perhaps you shouldn't be in communities for people with mental illnesses and disabilities at all.

These are extremely harmful and gross comments.

What you (readers) should take away from this: Take all advice on Tumblr with a grain of salt.

Yes, even on this blog. Be skeptical. Ask questions. Think critically. Double check people's claims when you can.

Don't blindly assume that just because someone has a disorder, like Autism, that they must be an expert in that disorder and that they'll be able to answer all your questions. Trust their own experiences. But have a healthy doubt of any broader claims they can't source.

[huniegloom]

Tbh I have to admit I’m jealous of people who get to display their weirdness proudly. Mostly because if I do the same thing it won’t be as celebrated irl with everyone else not even in my own home. Like I’m aware people laugh at me behind my back and it will be over the most normal shit that everyone else does but when I do it suddenly it’s “weird” and it’s so unfair. I feel like I was raised to be like this on purpose tbh. How the hell am I supposed to live in the “real world” when all I was taught was how to be reliant on terrible people.

[cloudycasey]

Today I tried to look up what kind of fictional superpowers would be really useful to help with autism and/or ADHD or any other such type of disorders online and got bombarded with “is autism a superpower?” Articles. Could not be more disappointed in society tbh that was not what I was asking dammit

So imma open up the question to ask all of you! What type of fictional superpowers, as common or uncommon they might be, do you think would be useful to have to aid in everyday life with autism and/or ADHD? I’m thinking stuff that could help with sensory overloads, or communication, or basically anything that you may have trouble with because of the disorder. Love to hear any and all thoughts and reasonings behind them!

[adhdxxsdiary]

[leftabit-leftabit]

I seriously need to follow more people/become mutuals. (I’m an introvert/autistic so social skills are like no) 

So, if you’re obsessed with BBC Ghosts, anything the Six idiots/them there do, OFMD and other random shit, either like this or go follow me. 

I just want friends to are as bat shit crazy as I am about these dumbasses (affectionate)