#autistic and proud

[spookietrex]

[crazycatsiren]

The thing is.

As an autistic person, even when I mask, I'm still going to appear "weird".

Allistic people are going to find me weird no matter what I do or don't do. No matter how much I mask, they're still going to think I look, act, and talk weird.

So I might as well just not bother with the mask and be myself.

[demonic-shadowlucifer]

hey just a small psa: stop telling autistic folks what symbols they should and shouldn't use.

if an autistic individual wants to use the infinity symbol, let them. if an autistic individual wants to reclaim the puzzle piece, let them. hell, if an autistic individual wants to use both, LET THEM. thank you, and happy autism acceptance month.

[the-mountain-flower]

🎶Raise a glass to autism~

Something they can never take away

No matter what they tell you🎶

[vivianseda]

Thank you to Em at NeuroWild

“Let’s talk ‘size of the problem’.

This is something a speech therapist might work on with a kid. Potentially it might also be picked up by a psychologist, OT, teacher, or other adult.

Generally, this goal is given to neurodivergent kids to try and minimise their emotional responses to ‘small problems’. In other words, adults want our ND kids to stop ‘getting upset’ over ‘trivial’ things.

Here’s the thing though- what is small for some people is not small for everyone else.

We don’t choose our emotions.

We respond to problems and situations with whatever processing system and mental capacity we have at the time.

We do the best that we can.

Our ND kids might react more intensely to something like spilling a drink than their neurotypical peers. That doesn’t make their response wrong. It simply reflects the varied human experience.

It’s important to remember that a big emotional response is often due to an accumulation of stressors, increasing dysregulation, and depletion of mental energy. It’s actually not about the problem that just occurred- that was just the breaking point. It’s about all those other things.

Anyway.

I hope these images make sense.

I know they’re wordy.

If anyone could write up image descriptions I will attach them.

Otherwise, I’d like to know your thoughts on this.

Em 🌈”

[jacethegaymer]

I made this post on instagram back in 2022 and it’s blowing tf up right now since April is coming up

As someone who has autism, I want to spread this around since April is coming up and I want people to understand what is and isn’t acceptable for people with autism. (Now if you don’t agree with some of this stuff, it’s fine idc. Just sharing it out here)

So posting it here!

[happilyghostlyarie]

My mum: My child isn't autistic!

Also me when I'm with my mum: Did you know that star nosed moles can smell scents underwater? Also, did you know that...

My mum: Yup, nothing of a tism here.

[jamsine]

I never take selfies anymore because my self esteem has been pretty low in recent years but I was actually feeling myself the other day…

I am a non-binary gender fluid person who uses they / them pronouns. I am also autistic. I am also a cutie patootie and that’s what matters the most!

💓🍓🍰

[lifeonkylesfarm]

a reminder for this autism acceptance month:

fuck autism speaks

red instead

if you share this drawing other than reblogging, i did draw this myself so please credit!

[i-spit-on-your-garage]

Mama didn't raise no bitch but she did raise an undiagnosed autistic

[spookietrex]

You ever just get the feeling that you're bothering people by simply existing?

[crazycatsiren]

Kid in a candy store? Nah, more like adult in an airplane museum.

[capncronch]

To all fellow neurodivergents out here, I have a question for you - what’s your tell tale “without me saying anything, here’s how you know I’m not neurotypical”

For me it’s constantly being in the dark, wearing headphones while putting dishes away, and flapping my sweater sleeves/skipping while I walk lmaoo

[sunshine-tattoo]

Called it. Stolas is autistic. I love him even more.

[luciusgerard]

Literally one of the worst things you can tell an overstimulated autistic person is that they need to stop whining/complaining. Just don't fucking do it, please.

[vivianseda]

Thank you Em at NeuroWild

“⭐️ New Resource ⭐️

This has taken me a good minute to put together.

It’s pretty long as is, and it still doesn’t cover everything I want to say.

So let’s just call it a starting point. Because no kid wants to sit through more than 15 pages.

This one is for parents/adults to use when talking to their non-autistic kids about their autistic sibling.

I recommend using each page to open up a discussion.

Invite your kid to ask questions or share their thoughts. Make it relevant to them. Let them know that curiosity is important.

If every page isn’t useful to your family, print the whole thing and throw the irrelevant pages out.

This resource cannot possibly suit every family in the world.

Still, I hope it’s useful to a lot of you.

Let me know what you think.

You can get it as a digital download on TPT:

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/When-Someone-In-Your-House-Is-Autistic-15-page-illustrated-resource-11362768?st=ff061668d373c66979dbe86eab0a77d9

Em 🌈”