#autism ask game

[acestims]

30, 44 and 45 please. I want all of that content!!

Also I'm curious to know your answer to 5.

30: Favorite canon autistic character?

I actually don’t really know many canon autistic characters, I’m gonna say Fred from Scooby Doo Mystery Inc. (even if he’s not canon, he is in my heart)

44: Who are your favorite autistic bloggers? Say something nice about them.

All of my mutuals lol. You’re all very cool 🫶

45: Favorite autistic celebrity?

First person who came to mind was Fern Brady, and yeah she’s pretty iconic.

5: What do you wish more people knew about autism?

What ‘the spectrum’ actually means, and also that people can have different support needs on different days and it doesn’t mean they’re faking or attention seeking.

Thanks for the ask!

[thefeathercollective]

8 for the ask game <3

8 - If you have any, what are your special interests?

our collective special interest is cockatiels!! have had it since age 6ish? we love those little guys, could infodump about them for hours. we were bullied into masking it in middle school though :( so we rarely mention it nowadays

[solarishashernoseinabook]

🌙- are you a morning person or a night person?

☕- do you regularly consume caffeine? do you find that caffeine helps manage your symptoms or makes them worse?

Thank you!!

🌙- are you a morning person or a night person? Night person!! Even as a kid I had a very late bedtime most nights cuz I just didn't gt tired early

☕- do you regularly consume caffeine? do you find that caffeine helps manage your symptoms or makes them worse? Between one and two cups of coffee every day! It makes them slightly better in that my sensory issues get e x p o n e n t i a l l y worse when I'm stressed, and being tired is, well, stressful 😅

Link to the ask game if you want to play!

[willtheweirdrat]

🎆- fireworks: yes or no?

depends. from close, it's a hard pass, but from far away they're really beautiful to watch!

[lofthousezzz]

🌙👕💬 for the ask game

🌙 - MORNING PERSON I hate staying up late I am going to bed so early today I've been staying up way too late lately.

👕- Any clothes that are comfortable. This is why summer is bad because no summer clothes are comfortable. I wear a tank top? Either too big or too tight no in between ALWAYS see through no matter what. T shirt too much. Too sweaty. Shorts are too tight or too soft. Hate it all. Winter is so much BETTER with clothes

💬 - I talk to people who i think like me <3

[thatkinkyautistic]

👁-What’s your favorite visual stim?

👅-What do you like to chew on, if anything?

✍️-Favorite object(s) to fidget with?

-the Ascendant

👁- oh man(figure of speech,not directed at you /g) I have many favorite things in particular I really like,so I'll try to narrow it down as much as possible:

Necklaces or chains flowing down onto my hand or getting pulled out of an container by gravity or Manual force

Slime stim gifs/videos/pictures

Ooze tubes and other liquid/semi solid based stim tools

Shiny things like coins glinting(is that the correct term? You know how they get really shiny at the right angle? Yeah. That's what I'm referring to here.) ,gemstones,steel bars, etc etc

Swaying Leaves or flowing water

Animals moving their tails and eating meats or plants

👅- literally Everything I can get my mouth on.

Eg: rocks. Metal objects. Wooden objects. Fabrics. Skin. Plants. Paper. Plastic. Silicone. Rubber. Candies. Foods. Slime. Putty. Playdough. Animal Bones(bone marrow is so yummy btw! Fun source of extra nutrition too. Gotta make the most out of every meal! ). Hair. Soap( would not reccomend,btw)

✍- I turn Everything into a fidget toy(not even joking, I grew up poor in the early 2000's and I'm inventive and highly intelligent,so I figured out how to cope by stimming without "official" stim toys very quickly) but I would have to say my absolute favorites are : smooth rocks,smooth surfaces,fidget cubes,tangles,fidget spinners,weapons and bones or twigs,metal objects or household stuff like lightswitches,pipes,unused wire casings,nuts and bolts,cabinet doors,drawers,door handles.

[transmasc-wizard]

2, 7, 11, 20 for the autism ask meme

2: Do you have any other autistic people in your family? Or are you the only one?

yeah! my brother, some cousins, and tbh there is also like a 90% chance my dad is autistic too

7: Do you find it hard to make friends?

yea . every friend group i've ever been in has started with other people talking to me first. even online. i think luce mika and ash were the first ones to actually Approach me and get me into a conversation, and then i met bat, lee, u and avi after that, but like. i'd never have done that on my own. i do not know How to make friends proactively at all sdkjfhdskhf

11: If you could give any advice to your younger self, what would it be?

probably, like. please know it's not normal to be this uncomfortable and upset and drained and overwhelmed all the time. try to take steps to accommodate yourself, you need it very badly

20: What kinds of things are good sensory wise?

silence, will wood songs, this one grey blanket i have, my hoodies, really fluffy animals, the yellow cardigan i sometimes steal from @seagull-spouse when i feel like it (<3)

[lightblueminecraftorchid]

Autism ask meme: multiples of 3?

3) Do you have any comorbidities? Or just autism?

I have ADHD! And possibly smth on the OCD spectrum, but we’re still figuring that out…

6) Have you ever been in a relationship?

Thankfully, I figured out I was aroace before I started dating anybody, so no! Saved myself a lot of trouble there.

9) What was your first special interest?

Baby’s first special interest was definitely the human body/medicine! I spent hours and hours reading The Mayo Clinic Family Health Book; I wanted to know about aaaaaaaaall the disorders and diseases.

12) Already answered!

15) Have you ever received accommodations for your autism at work or school?

No official ones, but I’ve gotten permission from my professors this semester to wear my ear guards in class! I can’t do that in lab tho…

18) Do you find it easier to get along with autistic people?

Oh my gosh, yes. The funny thing is, most of the friends I’ve made turn out to be autistic, but we don’t usually start off announcing that to each other… it just kinda happens that way!

21) How open are you when it comes to being autistic?

For the most part, I’ve just defaulted to telling people right off; makes it easier for me. Except with my family. That’s been a bit awkward… most of my extended family doesn’t know.

24) Do you have meltdowns?

Very rarely, but yes. Usually while shopping. Clothes shopping is the WORST.

27) Do you have any vocal stims or echolalia?

Oh my gosh, yes, so many. One of my college friends and I get in echolalia loops sometimes; they’ll make a noise, and I’ll echo it, and they’ll echo me, and so on…

30) Favorite canon autistic character?

Heck if I know. Let’s say my OCs. I don’t think I know of any other canon autistic characters I like XD.

33) Foods you are sensitive to?

So, so many… I have a hard time eating at my dining hall sometimes because most of their foods are foods I can’t eat. No mashed potatoes, refried beans, avocado, soggy bread, soups, stews, gravy, overcooked meat, etc… I can’t eat any of them. I have to be very specific when people ask me about dietary needs XD.

36) Do you have routines that you have to follow? What’s your routine?

Sort of? Maybe? I don’t have a lot of “do it this way in this exact order” routines, but I do have to listen to the Oh Hellos when I play minecraft by myself, and I have to echo Craig when he enters the DND vc, and I get really upset when an event goes longer than planned.

39) What’s the most comfortable/sensory friendly outfit you own?

When my old priest passed away, my family was given some of his clothing; one of his old Marvel Comics shirts was the coziest, softest, most breathable material ever. I’ve worn that shirt so much, it’s starting to fall apart at the seams.

42) Tell us something about your special interest

Buttons in Minecraft have some of the most inefficient crafting recipe ratios ever, even worse than stairs. It takes 1 full wooden plank to make 1 wood button. That’s 1 cubic meter of wooden planks to make 1 little wooden button. Philza complained about this when decorating his ocean monument in S4.

45) Favorite autistic celebrities?

I don’t know celebrities, like, at all.

48) What is your favorite special interest related item you own?

Hmm….. I have a Minecraft bee plushie! My friend Lucy gave it to me ^-^.

[aloftmelevar]

Autism ask game- 1, 7, 10, 16, 18, 44, 45, 49

hey, thanks for sending these!!

1 - how old were you when you found out you were autistic?

technically, 5. i was officially diagnosed with sensory processing disorder when i was 5 - which was still called sensory integration disorder at the time. but as i got older, much more symptoms started showing up outside of sensory stuff, such as stimming, hyperfixations, photographic memory, and food aversions. i started suspecting i was autistic when i was 15-16, but my parents dismissed it because i didn't "look" autistic. by the time i was 18 or 19 i was watching and reading a lot of things online about autism and i had never felt more seen. my parents have learned a lot more since then and now accept me as autistic.

7 - do you find it hard to make friends?

oh DEFINITELY. i have people that i talk to at college but i am awful at starting conversations or maintaining friendships. as far as friends i regularly hang out with go, i've had the same 2 friends since the mid-2010s.

10 - what are your most common stims?

at the moment i'm fidgeting with half of a pop-it ball - one that was badly glued together in manufacturing and was ripped apart by me fidgeting with it so much. there are holes in the two halves as well because of how much i poke them in and out. so that's a common stim for me. i also have a regular pop-it that's not a ball, a metal slinky and aaron's thinking putty. i rarely sit at my desk without fidgeting with something.

i also hum a lot and rock around in my seat.

16 - do you have any autistic friends?

i have neurodivergent IRL friends, but they aren't autistic. i do have autistic internet friends though! if y'all are reading this i love y'all <3

18 - do you find it easier to get along with other autistic people?

yes, 100%. i can talk about the stuff i go through and the things i feel and they understand most of the time.

44 - who are your favorite autistic bloggers? say something nice about them.

i recently found autismisaokay and they reblog really relatable stuff about autism! i also love cypopps and autiebiographical, who post comics about being autistic.

45 - favorite autistic celebrity?

tbh, i don't think i know any autistic celebrities

49 - what's something you find hard to do because of autism?

there are lots of things. small talk, walking from class to class if i'm overstimulated, going to the mall, trying new foods, making new friends, etc.

ask game

[faeriekit]

Touch deprived

Kind touches stop after Damian is two.

He does not know this, because at the time, he is two.

The next time someone touches him without the intent of harming him, it is Richard, and it is a surprise. Damian can't help lashing out; he can't help how his heartbeat races, how his breath quickens, how he can't let go of the dagger he drew out of his boot, how he has to leave. Immediately.

The next few touches are equally as kind, if less of surprise.

Damian hates them. He flees from them equally.

He cringes when his father reaches out to touch his shoulder; he dodges Richard's loving tackle-hugs. Cain is impossible to dodge, and he hates her hair-ruffles in equal measure. Todd occasionally invades his personal space and Damian flees before contact can be made. Brown will attempt "fraternal punching", which is just regular hits aimed at his shoulders and arms, and Damian refuses to let those land out of pride in his skill.

Drake, however, does...nothing. Until he invades Damian's room one afternoon.

(Damian does not get off his bed; if Drake is to attack him, Damian could easily subdue him from his reclined posture.)

"What," Damian snaps. He owes Drake no etiquette.

Drake rolls his eyes; the teenager holds up a gray mass as large as a common pillow, arms straining under the weight. "Got you something, your highness. Here."

Damian ignores the incorrect address. "I do not want it."

"You haven't tried it."

And then something heavy falls on top of him. Damian's eyes widen; he scrambles away, prepared to free himself from...

...A blanket.

Damian stares down at it. The blanket sits on his bed, threatening in its mere presence.

"Try it," is all Drake says, eyeing Damian as if the boy is prepared to attack him outright. (He is.) "It's good for anxiety and stuff."

"I do not have anxiety." Damian would never fail deeply enough to have his mental state affected thusly.

"Sure, kid."

Damian is not a kid. But Drake leaves before Damian can correct him on his misinformed opinion, and then Damian is alone with a...blanket.

And. Damian does tests on the fabric, of course. It comes back clean of touch-based toxins, air-diffused toxins, and anything that isn't cotton fiber and cheap plastic pellets. It's only a blanket.

Only...it's a heavy blanket.

...Out of curiosity, Damian uses it one evening. He looks forward to rubbing its ineffectiveness in Drake's face in the morning, but...

...Damian takes the blanket downstairs for movie night the next week. When Richard doesn't reach out to touch him, Damian dares to lay on Richard's shoulder. The blanket presses down against him the way a hug probably ought to.

He is comfortable through the entire event.

[gingermaple]

Zombie mumbo? That one would be interesting! :)

unlike cleo, who embraces her zombie nature, mumbo has done everything he can to slow the inevitable decay

[acestims]

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🎧

✏️

From the autism ask game please

⏰- when were you diagnosed/when did you start suspecting you were autistic?

I started thinking I might be autistic probably around summer of 2020? I don’t remember exactly. I got diagnosed in October 2021 (when I was 17)

🎧- what symptom(s) of yours is the hardest for you to deal with?

Sensory issues are the absolute worst. I also struggle a lot with masking, I wish I could unmask more but I honestly don’t even know at this point what’s a mask and what isn’t. It would probably help me with burnout too.

✏- do/did you like or dislike school?

I hated school tbh, the only thing I enjoyed about it was a few select classes and my friends. Uni is a lot better but it’s still very difficult.

Thanks for the ask!

[thefeathercollective]

1, 24 and 30

1 - How old were you when you found out you were autistic?

15,, with our diagnosis lmao. thought we had just adhd, sought a diagnosis between ages 14 and 15 and our dad asked the person doing the evaluation to test for """asperger's""" as well because he'd been suspecting it. didn't think we had it at the time but now looking back how the heck didn't anyone notice earlier

24 - Do you have meltdowns?

not very often but yes. we've been able to avoid the situations that cause them so we haven't had one in almost a year :D

30 - Favorite canon autistic character?

we don't know many but I'll say norma from dead end: paranormal park. have only watched like 4 episodes lmao but she's great

[solarishashernoseinabook]

👕- what kind of clothes do you usually wear?

thank you!!

I typically wear heavier fabrics and just about always jeans. I like crew-neck t-shirts, but I've had to start wearing more v-necks, polos or button-ups to accommodate my sensory issues

Link to the ask game if you want to play!

[quaelgeist333]

Bitches will go and create and discover gods in their plight and end up destroying themselves in multiple ways including being destroyed by the person they created as the philosophical nature of their actions and creations tear at them instead of going to therapy

[lofthousezzz]

🦄

Easy! Being a homosexual

Ok joking a little bit but for real I don't really have anything that would make me a "savant" or whaddever, I am just average at a lot of things. Except for being a homosexual I'm an above average homosexual check this out

HAHA YES!!

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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