#autistic regression

[puppys-tiny-space]

🧁Games to play with your plushies/sibbies/cg's🧁

This list is mainly focused on games I like to play and aren't focused on proper pretend play but more things that follow a script of sorts as I'm autistic and don't enjoy playing differently

🩹doctor office, I love playing doctors office, I even make little patient sheets for everyone, set up a proper office, and waiting room, this games is great because there is a clear structure to play with and focus on🩹

🍨ice cream shop, ice cream shop is such a fun game, I have a Play-Doh set to make ice cream with that's really fun to play with, I like to set up my plushies in a line and give them fake money and then arrange them in groups to eat that candy together🍨

🦴puppy pound, playing things like animal shelter can be lots of fun with your plushies, you can make little introduction cards for each of them and makeup backstories, then you can lead another plushie or imaginary person through your shelter and introduce the animals🦴

🍼tea party, now this one is a classic, having real or pretend tea and cakes or other snacks with your plushies, discussing funny gossip or plushie land political issues, maybe even giving good life advice to your furry friends all this and more can be super great for playing tea party🍼

🪽funeral, this might seem morbid for some but for me it's very fun as I want to become a mortician, you can craft a pretty casket for the plushie, make a flower bouquet with paper, write a eulogy and set everything up nice and pretty, don't forget to make sure it worn make you sad though🪽

🧴beauty salon, I adore this game, giving a silly makeover to your plushies or human friends is so much fun, you can put bows in their hair, pretend to wash it, put makeup on them, paint their nails, give them silly outfits and talk about their life's🧴

🍥grocery store, playing grocery store isn't for everyone and I have to admit it's not something I like too much but for some people it can still be lots of fun, I especially like the organizing part🍥

📖library, this is a game I adore, you can make little library cards for your plushies and friends, set up books in piles, read story times to the visitors, help everyone find thr books they would like and give your recommendations📖

🌸flower store, for this game you can draw and craft lots of pretty flowers to sell to your plushies, advice them on the perfect way to put together their bouquet, add beautiful ribbons and lave to the flowers ans write nice cards for them, I think especially flowers out of pipe cleaners are amazing for this🌸

🩰ballet, now this could either mean you out on a show for or with your plushies or even going to a ballet with them, either way you can dress up beautifully and either dance together or watch a ballet on YouTube and pretend you are in a theater, I really like the Russian ballet's 🩰

Fun fact of the day: a cloud weighs around a million tonnes

[bunnelbaby]

🐾 Autistic Pet Regressor flags (please reblog if you save)! 🐾

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[gwydion-aacblog]

as kid and for some time as teen , could talk . but still not come easy . 

remember stories about " make up " words to say what want say when young , but really more get sounds wrong than conscious make up words - " want to read " might come something more like " natbeed " . still happen even as peers grow out of things like that , and even when finally follow , could still not reliably say S Z R or TH . 

something even more frustrate was when wrong words come out and change what say to mean something different . get in trouble many times for " lie " , no one would believe that really did not know why come out like that . 

as speech become more fluent in teens , also become much more tired , and often would lose . always did best when sing rather than speak , because song do not change each time want sing . if speak in same scripts again and again , people get bored and angry , but songs different . 

soon start have hard time speak when wake up . would need several hours before brain really ... allow ? if try before then , would be same as when lose speech , nothing come out . and again - so much easier lose . 

lose almost all ability speak as adult . say almost all because in specific ways can still use little bit , but not have any day to day ability . can say specific pieces like name and address , and on good day can say simple words like " what " and " help " and small numbers , but any more is huge effort if even work at all . 

people around gwydion all say this conscious choice , that try make life harder for everyone . all call selective mutism , want make talk again . all ignore that have problems speak for whole life . think that because sometimes could make sound easy , that means really actually easy . 

in some way could call self semiverbal grow up try force fit verbal framework , and become ( permanently ) nonverbal in result . maybe rare , but not impossible , situation . ( another reason dislike go nonverbal as temporary thing . need clarify that mean really truly permanent when say become nonverbal from regression , that can not just wake up next day and talk again . )

[autisticdreamdrop]

autism things 180

losing the ability to mask from autism regression

[spectrumgarden]

I wish there was more research on autistic regression (later in life)... I without a doubt regressed as a teen, not severely but I went from low support to medium (though on the lower end) and i only know of one study that looked at this and it wasnt even really in depth. I want to know why this happens, as big of a question as that is I dont think its impossible to find out. Not all the focus on "how does this progress" because while that's important I feel like knowing the why could lead to better support for kids, teens, young adults who maybe are at risk of regressing.

I dont hate how I am now but it's just a fact that things would have been easier for me if I had stayed the way I was when I was younger.

[silentdreamystars]

I don’t hate having autism. I just hate the meltdowns, the mental and physical health issues, the regression, burnout, catatonia, communication challenges, sensory issues, the isolation, the way people view me. I love being autistic and I also really fucking hate it. I wish I was normal sometimes. 

[zebulontheplanet]

Hello. You mentioned that burnout and late regression can look quite similar sometimes, and I guess I am sort of wondering what the difference is between them?

I am curious because I am a young adult and in the past couple of years I have lost some skills (like emotional regulation, masking/socializing, handling changes in routine, and executive functioning) and I don't know if it is burnout or regression or even what the difference is.

Thank you! (I am sorry if I am bothering you, please don't feel pressured to respond if you don't want to.)

Hey anon! So this is seriously just from my own personal research. There is currently one study out to my knowledge about it and a few articles. So do your own research as well! Please don’t use this post to self diagnose and contact a professional if you feel you are experiencing late regression with catatonia.

So late regression itself is said to come hand in hand with catatonia. It’s late regression with catatonia, if you google it then there’s a few articles about it and a study about it.

The main difference between late regression and skill regression caused by burnout is that burnout gets better with accommodations, unmasking, and time. While late regression seems to only get better with therapies, practice with skills that were lost, time, medication, and ECT in extreme cases. The also big difference is that burnout is usually caused by masking too much so you get “burnt out”. While late regression doesnt require masking to happen. And most people from what I’ve seen, were not masking to begin with and get it.

Late regression is more typically more severe then burnout as well, this is typically because of the catatonia symptoms. Burnout is pretty sudden. Late regression happens over time and just continues to get worse. Late regression you also typically begin to degenerate in ADLs and being able to take care of yourself, so typically your support needs change all together.

Burnout can cause you to lose the ability to do ADLs, but usually not to the extent of Late regression.

Not to mention speech. Typically with late regression, people lose their speech, either all together or experience “semi mutism” or semiverbalism/minimally verbal as some people know it.

There are also some things I’m not going into detail about, like loss in independence, increased slowness, needing prompting for basically everything, etc etc that comes along with late regression.

The two are very different. I hope this helps and i hope you understand this! If you have anymore questions then feel free to ask. Have a lovely day anon.

[puddle-turtle]

shoutout to anyone else who pees themselves in public sometimes, i know how embarrassing it can be. i love u and u are not alone in the experience <3

[this post is about disability not abdl, abdl dni]

[cleanestkitty]

finally read articles on autistic regression and yeah, def experiencing it.

cant talk as well. cant put sentences together as well. cant speak as well. stutter is so so much worse, cant cope in public. cant go anywhere without carer (mum). overwhelmed so easy now.

[codys-theme]

late regression is genuinely so terrifying and i feel like its not talked about enough. im fully verbal but my stutter has been getting worse and im experiencing verbal shutdown more often. my fine motor skills are getting worse, i got out of occupational therapy in middle school but im starting to regress back to a point similar to where i was at before occupational therapy. its getting harder to mask and im scared.

[puppys-tiny-space]

⚧️🏳️‍⚧️Trans regressors are so precious! The way they get so excited to play with toys they didn't get as kids and be seen as their true gender as a kid! We need to protect them at all cost.🏳️‍⚧️⚧️

Fun fact of the day: Manatees don't have natural predators besides humans

[bunnelbaby]

✨🧸 Autistic Age Regressor Rosalina icons requested by anonymous (please reblog if you save)! 🧸✨

[gwydion-aacblog]

wish know how find and talk about things like automatic words , and echolalia , and sing and things but no idea how find or talk .

grow up able sort of speak ( unreliable , lots easy mix up , but technically could ) so think that is impact why still sometimes have those things after regress , when people born nonverbal might not . ( but sometimes some do , person to person different . )

sometimes mouth really do say word , but did not try or expect to , and can not make happen again on purpose . sometimes can sing , but need lots time learn new song . sometimes can recite something short and important .

… and still can not talk day to day , can not talk on purpose , can not make do what want . those things all still unreliable , and easy to lose again . but think there is small advantage that have , when these things possible . ( for example things like call for emergency help , like if can recite name and location )

and just wish have better way talk about .

[autisticdreamdrop]

being able to mask is a privilege

a privilege we lost due to autism regression

[autismcultureis]

Autism culture is feeling bad that you are a pet regressor because sometimes you just, straight up have meltdowns while regressed and it's not fun dealing with that.

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[austinwehaveaproblem]

autistic regression was literally the worst thing to happen to me and it's so terrifying too <|:/