#autism feels

[galacticscrotum]

I didn’t fully realize the extent to which I am affected by sensory overload until I decided to accommodate myself anyway. Wearing headphones in public keeps my anxiety so much lower.

It’s kinda ironic that the reason I didn’t notice I’m autistic is because I’m autistic. My struggles with interoception made it hard for me to recognize my sensory issues.

[maresirenum]

Neurotypical: “It’s not loud in here, you don’t need to leave. It’s fine”

Me:

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[explorationsoftheid]

Isn’t it fun when someone throws you a sentence fragment and assumes you have a clue what they mean? Tonight for example my SO came over, held out a half full bottle of water, and said, “My water. ”

I froze for a couple of seconds while I pondered this. The statement could have meant;

“Is this water in this bottle or something else?” As we have no history of putting anything else in water bottles in the refrigerator this seemed like the least likely meaning.

“This is my water. Keep your hands off”. This seemed unlikely, though not as improbable as the first one. We share everything and there were a bunch of bottles in the fridge so there really wasn’t anything special about this one. No reason to get possessive.

“Is this my water or yours?“. We both knew that I hadn’t opened one and we had been together all day, and there was no one else around to open one. Because of this, there was no reason for them to ask.

“Would you like some of my water?” This seemed to be the most likely possibility so I want with it.

After a long pause to sort through the various meanings and the probabilities of each, and once I selected the most likely one to formulate an appropriate response, I replied, “No thanks, I’m good.”

People wonder why I don’t respond quickly. “It’s a simple question, just answer,” is what i hear a lot. Well, it would have been if you had asked a question. But you didn’t. You dropped two random words while holding a bottle. I had to decode what you meant. You and other neurotypical people may pick up on these subtle meanings*, but I don’t. Just say what you mean.

Neurotypical people are so weird sometimes.

*(the bottle was tilted slightly toward me to indicate it was an offer, how could I miss that? /end sarcasm)

[themaskedlady]

[anonymouslydisabled]

I'm curious - other autistic people - what/who makes you feel safe?

It could be anything, it could be a show, a comfort item, a type of weather, a texture, a person, a song, literally anything that makes you feel safe and able to be your authentic autistic self. Bonus points if this thing makes you want to unmask/makes you unmask.

For me it's probably my friend Parker! They're also autistic, and it's not that I don't have other autistic friends, but for some reason Parker is the only person I've felt 100% safe and comfortable fully unmasking around and they've said the same to me! Also recess by Melanie Martinez! It's my favorite song for when I need to calm down from sensory overload or anything like that, I find the key, they lyrics, the sound effects, all incredibly soothing!

[my-autism-adhd-blog]

Me last night and today…

R/aspiememes

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[coyote-in-the-mirror]

It is romantic yearning hours, folks.

I want someone who I can be unabashedly animal around.

Freely wearing my ears and tail (and maybe a collar; I think those are very romantic) around them with no fear of judgement.

Bearing my teeth, growling, whimpering, communicating in a way that feels more natural to me.

Running through the park in the evening and playing on the playground or stalking the nearby critters (sorry squirrels!).

Going for a nighttime drive along the freeway with no destination in mind; feeling the breeze rustle my fur and gazing over at my partner in absolute adoration.

Sitting next to each other doing different things but just being near them.

"Hunting" for my partner by bringing them cool rocks or items I found that remind me of them.

Doing-

...I am down bad for a person that I just made up :')

[marcymaccamish]

Giving up Autism for Lent is hard.

[sunlitsorrows]

“Somewhere there had to be a happy medium between being treated as a terrifying murder machine and being infantilized.”

soooomWHERE ooooooover the rainbooooow~

[autigoblin]

Dear Grocery Stores,

Please stop changing the layout of your store. I understand that neurotypicals like to “change things up” every once and a while but if your store has had the exact same layout and look for 10+ years please don’t change it.

This is so confusing and stressful for so many people including my autistic self, my stroke survivor mother, my elderly grandmother, and many other customers I overheard talking while we walked through the store.

Sincerely,

A very stressed out autistic that’s still recovering from her extremely stressful and upsetting trip to Walmart

[audhddino]

A little painting of the autism creature to bring you dopamine and serotonin!

[maresirenum]

that autistic (and adhd) feeling where after social events you feel the need to lie on the floor and recalibrate like a wii remote

[explorationsoftheid]

Something relaxing to look at.

[themaskedlady]

[mirajikan]

never trusting a "diverse , accepting" show with an autistic character again, smh

[chelledoggo]

i am a grown ass adult and i just want to fall into a deep dreamy daze and cuddle quietly with my comfort characters in a dimly-lit room with warm fluffy pillows and blankets and soft music playing 🥺💖