#actuallyneurodivergent

[prettyonthe1nside]

having terrible graphic intrusive thoughts all by yourself gorgeous?

[rottenbutrecovering]

Garfield without garfield comics are an absolute treasure trove for mentally ill moods just LOOK

[unstablemotions]

when the mental disorder mental disorders

[xautisticsunitex]

For adults on the Autistic spectrum

- it’s okay to still have meltdowns/sensory overloads

- it’s okay to still watch cartoons

- it’s okay if you can’t cope with a full time job

- it’s if you have learning difficulties and do things at slower pace

- it’s okay to be in your 30’s and still live with your mom and dad or one parent

- it’s okay to not have many friends or none at all

- it’s okay to live a life Neurotypicals don’t appreciate

[system-of-a-feather]

BTW if you think calming corners, sensory rooms, and other forms of dedicated spaces to handling overload, anxiety, or intense emotions in your house is something only for kids - or even worse - only neurodivergent kids, you are largely denying yourself a very helpful resource based on social norms.

Having a space dedicated to being safe and with easy access to things to help lower overstimulation and calm intense internal experiences is something that everyone can benefit from having

Not just kids

Not just neurodivergent kids

Not just neurodivergent adults

Not just mentally ill adults

Everyone - even the hypothetical person with no mental illness or physical disability

There is nothing "immature" about having spaces organized to make your difficult times easier to handle and I think everyone should consider dedicating maybe even just a shelf or corner in their place to having an abundance of self care resources

Self care is not a limited resource and not something that you have to be "bad enough to have"

If you think its a good thing for parents to provide their kids with rooms / spaces dedicated to different ways they can self regulate, then you should agree that if you are also dealing with any levels of difficulty self regulating, that it should be a good idea and good thing to provide yourslef with rooms / spaces dedicated to ways to help you self regulate

Children and adults both have emotions and life experiences that are hard to regulate / handle and both need ways to relax and calm down

Self care, sensory rooms, and coping / calming corners are resources that can help both children and adults with those difficult moments

[spins-of-blue-shadows]

i haven’t seen any posts for this, so i’ll make my own.

shoutout to ND folks who wear earbuds or headphones all the time!

shoutout to ND folks who listen to their music at a high volume!

shoutout to ND folks who get sore ears from constantly wearing in-ear headphones!

shoutout to ND folks who have exacerbated auditory processing and/or executive functioning difficulties while they listen to music!

shoutout to ND folks who can’t function without their headphones/earbuds!

[tfw-adhd]

Any other late diagnosed people relate? 😅

[aux-array]

i am once again asking people to understand that early diagnosis of neurodivergence does not automatically mean the kid is having their needs met after that. i was still fucking abused for my symptoms the only difference was i had meds that were supposed to make me "normal". (and when i didnt become normal guess what! it was seen as being my fault and the abuse worsened!)

i was still on a behavior chart at school i still constantly forgot to turn in my homework i was still too loud and too annoying and too me. and my diagnosis didnt just suddenly make anyone okay with that.

[annaki-octo]

Believe me when I say that I understand how frustrating it is that people are treating things like autism and DID/OSDD systems and ADHD and such as quirky, silly little identities, instead of the very, very real and oftentimes debilitating disorders and disabilities that they are. But your frustration should be towards that, not the people who feel proud and feel empowered by their disabilities.

(I cannot possibly mention every disability and disorder, but this applies to a wide variety of disabilities)

[autispec-hours]

HEY ! folks with Forgetting Things disorders/conditions who take meds !

the first bottle you open , flip the cap upside down and put all the meds you need to take inside it . that way you’ll know if you’ve taken your meds or not by whether the cap is empty

this has been a psa

[prettyonthe1nside]

autism vent

[rottenbutrecovering]

Neurodivergent people will be like "this is my comfort movie!!" Then show you the least comforting movie you've ever seen in your entire life.

[unstablemotions]

me when i show symptoms of my disorder (i cannot believe this happened again)

[can-of-pringles]

The whole "You hang up, no YOU hang up" thing but instead it's two neurodivergent besties who keep infodumping when they need to actually hang up

[five-thousand-loaves-of-bread]

want autistics who don’t need constant or near constant support to know that having higher support needs, not able to live alone take care of self, not being able to hide autism, all of it can be really really devastating and suffocating.

not all sunshine and rainbows, or magically accommodated and needs met.

cannot leave ableist & abusive family because need to rely on them. because cannot be independent. because too poor for residential living or support worker. because no other support.

cannot escape authoritarian country with harsh censorship (not talk about US) because no country want such disabled person. because not productive member of society. because liability. because likely to be “public charge.”

forced to drop out of school. very soon. because need life carer and college not obligated to give that. even though want to learn. want to have secure future.

scared of future. because depend on others. cannot not depend on others. forced to trust. forced to make self so vulnerable. quality of life not in own hands. not having control on own life is terrifying.

scared about what to do after drop out of school. scared when parents lose job. scared when parents get old and can’t support me. scared when they die.

scared about own life. every day. trauma every day. trauma whole life. unspeakable trauma.

so, get really upset when see lower support needs autistics say that people like me lucky.

or erase people like me in advocacy. take away our language.

because am not lucky. not lucky to have to wonder if will be locked away, abused, or even killed in near future. real threat. not just distant advocacy terms.

[xautisticsunitex]

ADHD is getting labelled at school as the “lazy” kid and nobody understands how exhausting it can be trying to focus on something you have zero interest in.