#autism talk

[dt-lilslutty-bearcub]

Girl I need to stop comparing myself to my autistic peers I can see them doing so much more that I am able to do but then I realized

AUTISIM IS A DISABILITY

it effects everyone differently

And my autism makes me way too g a y for a twink lizard

Girl I also might be dyslexic XD

[theorahsart]

Paupers Prince 4 pt 11

Please see #paupersprince4 for future and previous pages~

Ah, the familiar autistic experience of being totally misunderstood, feeling bad about not living up to expectations, and not being able to do your buttons up properly.

[28-destiel-505]

I don't know if it's because of my autism but I don't understand the difference between platonic love and romantic love. How can it feel different ? I get that you can love some people more or less but how can you love people differently ? It doesn't make sense to me. What's the difference ??

[loveandhealing-comfortblog]

Things that annoy me as autistic person:

First I have sensitivity problems. It's something that I can't really explain but it's like sometimes i don't like structure of thing that I'm holding. Like there's this rough part of sponge. I don't like it because it's not nice to touch.

Some food parts or just food. I was never picky eater. I always ate everything and left plate clean but there are parts of food I don't like. Especially in meat. Mostly hard or jelly parts. It's making me sick. I also don't like eggs.

Sounds. As somone who has autism from well 4th grade of primary school I can say that yelling, scratching, loud noises such as loud chewing are annoying me but I love Loud music. It really depends on my mood.

These are my things but everyone is different so not for all people its the same.

[dead-dove-product]

CW: brief mention of ableism

Person first language VS disability first language

I'm an autistic person. Not "someone with autism", I'm autistic, it's part of who I am. It's something I live in more than something I live with. I have a friend who is a person with autism. He's a person first, disabled second.

I have my view of the world, he has his, yet we share the same world, with the same disability, and there's nothing wrong with that so why is it allistic people insist on one of us being morally right? Why is it that, depending on who you ask, my view might be "the correct one" or his view might be more "socially acceptable"?

Every time I see discussions of the subject, it's always trying to determine which is most appropriate and it's exhausting. Neither one is objectively "better" than the other, I'm not any less of a person because I consider my disability part of my identity, and he doesn't have less of a disability for calling himself a person with autism.

The issue I personally have with the whole debate of "who is right, who is wrong" is that, a lot of the time, it seems to stem from another, older issue: people (especially abled people) don't want to listen to those with disabilities. They don't want to have to ask someone their preference, they don't want to take the time to hear what we might have to say, and it's infuriating.

If people just took the time to ask instead of picking a "morally better" language, the world would already be a little easier to navigate. I don't want to be lectured for calling myself autistic, I don't want to be berated for "reducing myself to my disability", and I don't want to argue for the right to call myself whatever I'm most comfortable with. People don't have a right to tell me how to navigate my disability, they don't have a right to tell me how to be perceived, they don't have a right to chose what is or isn't a correct language for me to use when describing myself.

I don't like person first language because, to me, it feels like it alienates me from my disability. It feels almost medical, and I hate it. My friend doesn't like identity first language because it puts the focus on his disability rather than him as a person. In no way am I entitled to tell him that he's wrong to feel that way and that he should use identity first language because I use identity first language, and in no way does he have a right to demand that I use person first language. It doesn't work like that.

To summarize: Neither identity first nor person first language is universally correct, it really depends on who you're talking to, so learn to ask and listen.

[longleggedunihorn]

Idk it might be the autism talking but like. shoutouts characters who don’t show emotion on their faces

Especially shoutouts to characters who as the seasons progress and they become more friendly to the character who doesn’t show much emotion they notice when they experience other emotions besides neutrality and show care for them

Like they will be like :| and all the cast will ask what’s wrong and if they wanna talk about it and just

Shoutouts those characters for making me feel normal, and like I could be appreciated despite not being as emotive as the people around me, and like I could find friends who would get me, and like I didn’t need to smile big and huge and fake

Shoutouts for letting me be more real about myself and how I am

[gabrielora]

When I was younger and researching the autism diagnosis criteria and symptoms, I thought “oh I couldn’t POSSIBLY be autistic.” Because when I read “takes everything literally” I thought it literally meant EVERYTHING and I was like “I don’t take EVERYTHING literally, just most things!” And I just realized the other day that it didn’t actually mean EVERYTHING and that was an overstatement.

[cometiny]

Being autistic and also a Hyperpop/breakcore/ect enjoyer is really funny bc the sounds of being outside in the real world are often so tiring to me but if I wanna unwind and have a good time I will listen to the the most unnatural noises conjured up by evil computers and specifically designed to make your head explode. awesome

[angelicgarnet]

the way people online talk about autism is getting really weird, like do they know that neurotypicals still have interests? that someone being passionate about a hobby doesn't mean they're autistic? you guys know that right

[bugboi-connor]

If u interact with my posts, just know I respond like this:

[heartfairy]

retiring to your chambers >>>>>>

[theorahsart]

I totally agree that Samwise is autistic coded, because, well, Tolkien was too! His characters are autistic folks and that's how middle earth is! <3

I love the head canon for Sam specifically, when he was tempted by the ring it was like "you can uhhh have your special interests forever?" And I headcanon Sam was able to resist because personally, the urge to focus on my special interests is always a temptation to me and I have years of experience saying "no, we'll do that later. First we have to be responsible" So I think Sam had that same self discipline when it came to the ring.

Long message sorry :) Love your art and I have lurked on your comics for a while <3

Oooh no way?? I don't know vm about Tolkien himself but that's so interesting to hear!! I mean that just makes Sam make even more sense hehehe :3

I totally see that too! Like a lot of autistic ppl myself included have learned a lot of self discipline just through having to not be yourself half the time lol.

I can't help but think of that but in Rivendell when Sam is stroking Frodos hand n just staring at it for too long and then realising what he's doing and stepping back lol

Oooh I forgot to say thank you for your kind words about my comics too 😄

[mirror-mariposa]

Never gonna get over how the anime made this scene just so,, haunting and elevated. Like I love the manga but I love how the anime has taken these scenes and elevated the themes of death and rebirth with simple shots like this and it’s why even after reading all of the manga I still get excited for the anime because I *know* the anime will not only be a faithful adaptation, but also an artistic masterpiece as it uses the medium to its advantage

[teleportzz]

"bluntly honest" autism but in the sense that i absolutely cannot refrain from complimenting strangers if i like their earrings or their shirt or i think they have a friendly-sounding laugh or i think their art is beautiful or i think the fic they wrote portrays the characters so well. "bluntly honest" doesn't have to mean "mean". i love to tell people things that are kind and also true.

[bli-o]

hey autistic people who get overwhelmed by large groups or noise or conversation or etc etc etc you’re not evil for wanting to leave a family gathering. just so you know.

[swordsonnet]

i'm sorry but i don't think we should call this the "autism website" when there's still posts with tons of notes mocking people who:

struggle with social skills / have anxiety around social settings

are unemployed / unable to work certain jobs

have intense or "age-inappropriate" interests

haven't had certain life experiences that are deemed universal/essential

struggle with personal hygiene

don't have any friends or dating experience

don't go outside much or at all

take things literally / don't get sarcasm/jokes

have unusual ways of speaking

generally aren't "normal"