#level 3 autistic

[kazandautism]

It okay if you want to get rid of your autism.

Lot of people on internet say that autism great and that they like it. That okay too, everyone allowed own opinion on self.

But not make you bad person if you don’t like it.

It hard having meltdowns and sensory overload. Hard to need others to care for self.

You allowed to dislike your autism.

[p1xelpc]

happy disable pride month severe autistic. high support need autistic. visible autistic. non/semiverbal autistic. autistic never learn mask. autistic not able communicate anything other than special interest. autistic with intellectual disable. autistic in special education. autistic severe disable just because autistic.

[borderlinedolly]

Things I Rarely See Talked About

Level 2/Medium Support Need Autistics

Level 3/High Support Need Autistics

Deaf and/or Blind Autistics

BIPOC Autistics

Nonverbal Autistics

Semiverbal Autistics

The Downsides of Getting a Diagnosis

Older People (30+) With Disorders Like DID, ASPD, BPD, Autism, Etc

[cryptid-collective-blog]

heres some positivity for the autistics who are constantly overshadowed by less disabled autistics!

nonverbal (as in always, not sometimes) autistics!

autistics with intellectual diaability!

level 2 autistics!

level 3 autistics!

autistics who call themselves low functioning!

autistics who can't mask!

autistics who can't choose whether to stim or not!

autistics with self injury stims!

autistics who are "stereotypical"

autistics who like stuff thats typically made for kids!

and any autistics that i forgot to mention that constantly overshadowed by low needs autistics!

[ichverdurstehier]

Nonverbal autistics of Tumblr, why do you guys use third person language so often? It seems to be a very common thing

[arquaticdreamer]

TW: Autistic experience post, Inf/////zation, abl//sm, growing up autistic.

As a HSN autistic growing up was so difficult, even though was semispeaking at time, it felt like no matter what cloud could say didn’t matter at all

cause of how bad NT adults think so little of kids already even more so ND autistic kids who aren’t fully speaking, so nothing cloud said or did was taken seriously at all, or was just laughed off or said “oh no you don’t really mean or think that.” Not undermining those who were born nonspeaking at all.

Just the fact that you’re autistic and ND in SPED class is traumatizing enough.. going into mainstream classes and still not being able to understand those what people say or men to say.

Cloud often wonders if cloud was really semispeaking at all to begin with always felt like unreliable speech could speak but most of what was being said cloud didn’t even mean or want to say.

Still not sure how cloud felt. But felt as though cloud a grew up unreliably speaking.

Just was never able to make sense to others or say what cloud actually wanted to say. Cloud always felt misunderstood by adults and NT classmates. Due to sever infantalization of autistics in our class.

Just going to need more processing.

[yellowyarn]

i always see sensory avoidant autistic people talking about how their favourite foods are all plain carbs but where are the sensory seeking autistics who live on garlic and spicy foods? the ones who will eat a straight lemon and hate buttered noodles.

[lead-academy]

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[pixierainbows]

wish for smart autism people to STOP saying things like "most autism people actually smart ! ". is not true! is just so erase big part of autism community ! of people like Pixie, and intellectual disability autism people !

STOP say , is not okay ! people like Pixie, people with intellectual disability , are BIG part of autism community ! we deserve be part of own community !

STOP try push out of community, is ableism !

[zebulontheplanet]

Im sorry, but a TON of you know fucking nothing about level 3 autism.

A lot of you like to go “but I can’t live fully independent and need help with some things so I must have level 3 autism 🥺” I can promise you that you being able to live with your partner and semi independently does NOT mean you have level 3 autism.

So many people have been watering down level 3 autism. And self diagnosing themselves with it because they need a bit more support then those people on TikTok need and it’s TIRING. I can ASSURE you that the majority of autistic people need more support than those big creators on TikTok because a LOT of them aren’t even realistic with their own support needs.

Level 3 autism means you need a LOT of help. It’s called needing very substantial support for a reason. People with DIAGNOSED and even UNDIAGNOSED level 3 autism are not only visibly autistic in many ways, but need a lot more support than you realize. A lot of level 3s are nonverbal or semiverbal (although some are verbal). A lot of level 3s need support in EVERY. ASPECT. OF. THEIR. LIFE. this doesn’t mean just reminders to bathe and reminders to take their medication.

No, this means literally someone hand feeding them. Someone physically bathing them. Clothing them. Handing them their medication and watching them take it or physically having to put it in their mouth. Constant care. This means a TEAM of carers and support staff. A lot of level 3s end up in group homes, residentials, Institutions. A lot of level 3s need help using the bathroom and this doesn’t mean just simply reminding them, no this means physically walking them to the bathroom and helping them in every step.

Not to mention the comorbidities that commonly come with level 3 autism.

A lot of level 3s don’t know how to use the internet. Although I’ve met a few who do and it’s totally possible! A lot don’t.

Stop fucking doing this. Look at the DSM5. Look at higher support needs people. Ask around. Don’t just say Willy nilly that you have level 3 autism. You needing support is completely valid, but taking the label from people who are more disabled then you it is not ok.

[cryptid-aac]

Love post for ppl who type " weird "

Love you ppl who type " weird " because use AAC to type (hi, sometimes)!!

Love you ppl who type " weird" because have language disorder (hi)!!

Love you ppl who type " weird " because have I/DD!!

Love you ppl who type " weird " because have severe autism/higher support needs autism/Level 3 autism/however you identify (hi)!!

Love you ppl who type " weird " because English not your native language!!

Love you ppl who type " weird" because rushing thoughts (hi)!!

Love you ppl who type " weird " because blind!!

Love you ppl who type " weird " because that's how brain thinks!!

Love you ppl who type " weird " just because!!

Love you ppl who type " weird " because semiverbal (hi)!!

Love you ppl who type " weird " because nonverbal!!

Love you ppl who type " weird " for any reason not mentioned or no reason or reason that not know of!!

[willtheweirdrat]

Here's to the autistics who are "way too aggressive". Here's to the autistics who get angry easily. Here's to the autistics who are impulsive. Here's to the autistics who have destructive meltdowns. Here's to the autistics who's anger ruins friendships/relationships. Here's to the autistics who can't control their emotions. Here's to the autistics who are bitter and mad. I see you, I love you (platonically), and I hope you have a great day.

[dysmotility]

please please please don’t forget to include intellectual disability, psychosis / schizospec disorders, level 2-3 autistics, folks w dissociative disorders, and others with “severe mental illness” from ur conversations about mad liberation.

these are some of the most vulnerable and disenfranchised mad people, and we need to give them a voice.

these are the places where liberation is needed the most

[stal3bread]

I think that special interests are actually a disabling part of autism

I'm tired of people (allistic and autistic) saying that it's bad that special interests are 'pathologised' because passions are good. This is because that comes from a fundamental misunderstanding of what a special interest is. Special interests are not just things you like a lot, they are 'highly fixated interests abnormal in intensity or focus'. For me (and pretty much everyone with autism I've asked about it), this means that special interests are basically your whole life. For me, my special interest is ASD. I think about autism all the time. It's the only thing I find interesting, and every thought I have can be linked to autism in some way. This is pretty disabling to me because it makes it way harder to talk about and do stuff that isn't related to my special interest.

It makes making friends really hard because, on top of my social challenges, I also don't know how to talk about anything other than my special interest, and I will bring the conversation back to my special interest if I feel comfortable around someone, and just not talk to someone if I don't feel comfortable around them. It also makes doing the things I need to do in life (such as doing work for uni, taking care of myself, cleaning my living space, etc) so much harder because my brain doesn't think it's interesting in the slightest and therefore I have absolutely no motivation to do them.

Maybe my special interests are more extreme than other people's. I wasn't diagnosed with a level, I just got a diagnosis of ASD, but I'm probably on the higher end of level 1, possibly on the lower end of level 2 but I can't really figure that out for myself. However, the ASD diagnostic criteria in both the ICD-11 and DSM-V state that your traits of autism must be causing 'clinically significant impairment' (i.e. they must be disabling) for you to qualify for an ASD diagnosis.

[the-rest-is-silenc3]

shout out to the people who DO look autistic

to the people who have different facial features from autism or conditions that often occur with autism

to the people who need padded equipment, gait trainers, or other highly noticeable aids

to the people who are ignored in favor of talking to their parents/guardians/carers

to the people who have been told they shouldn’t be seen in public because of their autism

to the people who are told they don’t exist by low support needs autistics

there is a place for you in the autistic community <3 [heart]

[ichverdurstehier]

Is it possible for someone's autism levels to change due to trauma? Like could a 1.5 go to a 2.5 after being kidnapped and tortured? I'm writing a story