#autism support

[themaskedlady]

[my-autism-adhd-blog]

Autistic Meltdown: How to Help

Lil Penguin Studios/Autism Happy Place

[crazycatsiren]

May every autistic woman of color find money on the ground this month of autism awareness and acceptance.

[kyahcomic]

Autistic Aliens - comic series

[the-irreverend]

It still dumbfounds/saddens me that people still use the puzzle piece as a way to “support” autistic people even though autistic people (myself included) have said repeatedly we don’t want anything to do with this symbol.

[siickwithsadness]

My autism giving me the zoomies out of nowhere at 2 AM then giving me burnout 10 seconds later

[rain-is-studying]

Any reliable resources to research more about autism? My older sisters autistic and I wanna help her as much as I can!

[mitunafishsaladsandwich]

callout post for fellow autistics

don’t let people shame you for your “weird mannerisms” or jokes you have with people you are friends with

i have an inside joke with a friend that she’s “autistic jesus” because our entire friend group is autistic and we all flock to her. ergo autism jesus

some kid she’s friends w was like “no that doesn’t make sense because she’s not autistic” and generally was just sneering at me

and it made me feel a little stupid but i remember how much that joke made my other friends laugh and how it’s fondly regarded in our group

sometimes people will just try to make you feel bad and make you think you did something wrong when you say odd things or can’t fully read cues. your real friends won’t shame you

[louvibesx]

Apps that help me with my autistic problem:

Stimming:

• Feelsy

• Tick

To make decisions:

• tiny decisions

so that I drink enough

• Wasserkätzchen (water kitty)

to regulate my everyday life:

• To-Do List

• Forest: stay focused

if I have to go out:

• Spotify Playlist : Autistic Calming

to simply write down a bit of what happens during the day and process it:

• My Diary

[themaskedlady]

[my-autism-adhd-blog]

You Can Still Be Autistic And…

Autistic Qualia

[crazycatsiren]

Stop calling autistic meltdowns "tantrums". Just stop.

[lokislittlesigyn]

sorry for so many posts

Question for fellow autistics/neurodivergent folks

Does anyone else have trauma linked to their special interest? How did you handle it and heal? How do you enjoy your favorite thing safely again? It’s been years and I’m so scared. I don’t know what to do.

[autistic-zukoao3]

Here are the tasks I have in mind for Olly to learn. Only pay attention to the ones I highlighted. I found this list of tasks, and highlighted what would benefit us.

Again, here is our GoFundMe to help with the cost of training Olly.

$390/20k

[aguynameddean]

𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀: 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻

𝘚𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘺:

Autistic meltdown is an uncontrollable reaction by your brain being triggered

Sounds, smells, emotional related, not being able to understand what you're feeling.

As adults, autistic meltdowns are humilating. They are mentally and physically draining and exhuasting.

Physical overstimulation, too many people in your space, pressure of having to hug or give hugs etc.

You're born autistic, you die autistic. You don't grow from it.

Autistic meltdowns are not just for kids. Autistic kids aren't the only autistic people that have meltdowns. It continues in life. Can potentionally get worse as more stresses are placed upon you

[siickwithsadness]

Something I've noticed in the age of TikTok / Social media on what behaviors are considered "acceptable" in public (and how this connects to autism / neurodivergency)

Okay, so something I've noticed recently in the age of TikTok and where struggle with mental health is at an all-time high is that people really hate seeing other people expressing any kind of genuine happiness or authentic self-expression these days.

I want to have a conversation on what people deem socially acceptable to behave like in public, and why people are so hostile over other people's happiness, and why they feel the need to project their misery onto other people. It's something I've noticed while spending a huge amount of time on TikTok and watching people who claim to be "edgy" / "not like the other girls" etc. claim to be accepting but would bully anyone who's even slightly different than them.

I just think based on the way people these days react to other people expressing themselves in a way that society deems "cringe"- whether it be "weird" interests or hobbies they may have, the way they act, etc. and how in the age of social media and tiktok where scrutiny and judgment is impossible to avoid, especially when pretty much everyone has access to a cell phone and can pick it up and start recording at any time, and where people feel the need to record other people and their behaviors and post them on social media so other people can join in and bully that person- it's made me realize that people have so much self-hatred for themselves that anybody else showing even a sprinkle of happiness and outwardly expressing themselves or having fun is enough to trigger someone and make the other person a victim of harsh judgment or bullying. And it's no surprise that people with low self-esteem are quick to judge other people because they have a hole within themselves that they can't fill, so resorting to harassment and bullying is the best they can do rather than make an attempt at healing.

I just think, If your reaction to seeing someone in public expressing their happiness in a way that you deem "embarrassing" and your immediate reaction is disgust or anger, maybe work on your internalized problems first before judging someone so loosely.

Also, I would like to have a conversation on how autism connects to this.

Before I make my argument, if you're wondering why I'm bringing autism into this it's because I display behaviors like this and we all know how much people love to shit on autistic people or pretty much anyone who displays abnormal or quirky behavior.

Because behaviors like this are the exact reason why people hate us. Because we’re too expressive, because we’re too much, because we’re too embarrassing to be around, we can never genuinely express ourselves without being shamed. We’re the weird kids that everyone avoids at lunch and have to sit by ourselves because no one wants to be seen with us because it's social suicide.

Its behaviors like stimming, humming, dancing, flapping our hands, spinning around, or having weird special interests, that set us apart from the rest and therefore deemed socially unacceptable, or in this case, cringe.

The fear that we have that people won’t accept us or that we’ll get harassed or made fun of is the very reason why autistic people feel like they have to mask themselves to appear neurotypical so that we’ll feel safe.

People who criticize autistic behaviors are pretty much saying that if you don't conform to this very specific idea that I have of you in my head of what a normal person should act like then you deserve to be harassed and bullied and I have no sympathy for you if the way I treat you affects your mental health.

We should not have to hide ourselves for you to be comfortable. We should not have to destroy our mental health and hide our identities for you to be comfortable. If our behavior makes you uncomfortable, maybe work through your own problems first because I am tired of hiding who I am just because society deems it as wrong. We are not going anywhere and we are not going to change for you.

So to make a long story short, if someone is behaving in a manner that you deem cringe, maybe just mind your own fucking business and let them be happy.