#spectrum circle

[antonsautismlife]

I see it similar

The spectrum circle is right but the severity line is it too.

There are people who have high supportneeds and high struggles in all possible areas, which is definitely more severe autism than people who have low struggle in some areas and high struggles in other areas.

But the spectrum circle is also important, so people also understand that the struggles of one autistic person can be low in one area but high in the other area.

The spectrum circle and the severity line combined is are also a good mix.

People should not see my language ability (I'm fully verbal) and assume I'm "only" mildly autistic but people also should not see my support needs in the area IADLs and ADLs (I have MSN) and think I'm moderately autistic in all areas.

I'm unsure if I'm mild to moderate autistic or moderate autistic. I mostly use the severity term moderate autism. My mom also sees me as moderately autistic.

One thing which I also see important in such discussions about things lower support needs autistics do because they feel invalidated is that yes it causes issues what they do but please don't forget they have often psychiatric conditions like most autistics have no matter their support needs. It's possible that they try to not feel invalidated by severity language and it doesn't work or they need to stop trying because it really impacts their ability to do things they need to do. That is no reason to stop using severity language, but please also understand this.

when people (esp lower support needs ppl) talk about how autism “spectrum” as in like rainbow color instead of light to dark or green to red single gradient mild to severe n about spiky profile n like. always make me wince.

“ehhhh— no—ye—but no—but also yes—”

n when have this reaction people expect condense that into binary “yes” “no”, n in this case “must” be say “no”

but that not… really right

what be call “spiky profile” exist, right? like pretty common in online autism community, for example, someone struggle with like, put thought into word lot more than what most be expect for someone verbal & high vocab & bubbly & stuff.

so if ask that person rate struggles 1-5, 5 be most difficult 1 be least difficult, may rate like “word communication” (can’t think of word rn) as 5, because they exist in nondisabled neurotypical world so keep be compare to nondisabled NT people n so feel extreme out of place. n let’s say they not struggle with hyper & hyposensitivity as much, so rate as 2.

but what 5 mean n what 2 mean? is struggle be define as how distressed by it? or by more objective amount skill you have in that area?

another autistic person minimally verbal, in both speech & language can only use like, 10 words on regular basis. n at best can only combine 2 words together. but they have very violent n distressing meltdowns so they n caregivers rate meltdown n aggression as 5 n look at language, n go, well struggle lots, but like, meltdown most distressing symptom, n speech language not compare, n their circle of people is people at self contained moderate/severe special education classroom where so many kids fully nonverbal, so hey at least can speak n language some right? so rate it 4.

is first person’s 5 more struggle than second person’s 4 then? after all, 5 greater than 4, right? (rhetorical question)

do outside people get bump first person’s 5 down to 2 or 1 then? even tho they very distress by it in world where expect 0?

what 5 mean? what 2 mean?

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another example. autistic person diagnose “severe” “profound”

they do not speak by mouth, n also have extreme struggle in use language, so both speech language rate 5. they have big n small routine from which bowl use which brand of specific food eat at what time sit where to big day routines, and meltdown whenever any “smallest” change happen, so that also be 5. they extremely sensitive to touch to sound to clothes to texture to point scream when touch n have feeding tube bc not eat enough malnutrition bc food texture n only have like 3 clothes wear n refuse throw them away will meltdown if do bc change, so that also be 5. they not look at people (not to mention eye contact) not respond to name when called no joint attention, so 5 on reciprocity. can go on n on, but u get point.

n when say they scream n meltdown do mean that n they broken walls n object n furniture n bones n bled n had to ER n had permanent body damage from meltdowns. so also 5.

if put on that rainbow circle chart, would be whole circle.

is not gotcha. these people exist. it not bad negative insult say they exist.

n maybe still too “extreme” of example, but there even more people who maybe few of these, 1, 2, 3, be rate lower number, but majority still be rate 5.

maybe their “better skill” still rate at 4. or maybe even still enough to be 5 - just slightly less intense 5.

know people like this.

in this rainbow spectrum circle wheel. if we go by “amount skill you have/not have in compare to all autistic people”. not all, but many people diagnose “severe” “profound” “low functioning” “high support needs” would have majority 4-5s.

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want be clear that not saying like, spiky profile false. wrong. not exist. or that linear better, more accurate, that we should go back to it.

n also not say rainbow spectrum circle wheel not have place in high support needs autistic people lives. or that all high support needs autistic people lall struggle with things in different parts (speech, language, cues, restricted interest, repetitive behaviors, etc) all same amount all extremely.

it’s just that. you all don’t understand high support needs people, or people diagnose level 3, “severe” “profound” “low functioning.” n create new way measure autism not going make that magically better or hide that fact.

rainbow spectrum circle wheel can be better system. except a lot you all using it to erase for lack better word, “severity” (or “sheer amount”?) of high support needs struggles, you use that wheel not to talk about how all autism dynamic. you actually use that to erase autism dynamic different. you use it to make us all same. you use it to try get close to us in not accurate way.

autism dynamic different only allowed if it for you.

but whenever we say hey we also pretty different you get mad because that invalidating your struggles, or whatever.

all autistic people similar but this not it.

rainbow circle wheel have use n purpose n improve but this not it.

[betty-fran]

my reading life is a circle

[motherfucker-somewhat-limited]

they're having a hot goth vampire gf night at one of the local bars tonight, PLEASE god do not let me fuck this up

[schizospec-culture-is]

Schizospec culture is relating to way too many posts from the blog schizospec-culture-is

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[starfacedstudio]

ID: A colorful, stylized illustrated view of Scope City - a wide-spanning fictional city which expands out into the surrounding desert. The buildings towards the center are tall and spike-like, with one spire in the center featuring a glass eye at the top towering over the rest. End ID.

a bit of an update to an older concept drawing I had of Scope City, the location that the majority of Visible Spectrum takes place in!

[soundleer]

Is Jevin trans? Not to sound transphobic, but Jevin looks like a girl…

i have like 7 people asking me about why i draw jevin efeminate and ive already responded to some of them before but ill put a sophisticated answer here

yes he's trans—transmasc to be more specific. i always refer to jevin with he/him pronouns despite his appearance and to simply put, depicting him that way personally felt right to me in terms of contrast between identity and presentation

this is partially due to the influence of me initially thinking he was a female sprunki when i first saw him and also that i incorporated some inspiration of other characters similar to him into his design

but idk either i just have an interest for blue pretty boys or that my inner lesbianism is kicking in hard

[wayti-blog]

Rainbows are actually... circles. The centre is directly opposite the position of the sun in the sky this is called the antisolar point. A full circle is visible from a higher vantage point, usually a plane and is sometimes called a ‘glory’.

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[berryblu-arts]

your honor they are normal and well adjusted individuals what do you meeeannnn?????

[r-gm]

stamps i just new made

[nonbinarylesbianherb]

tryna do any basic task in life and then boom all I can think about is rhaenicent and I either get so giddy and full of energy or I want to walk into traffic

[anyroads]

So right now in Los Angeles there are incredible volunteer efforts and overwhelming donations to make sure evacuees and people who lost their homes have clothing, food, water, and basic amenities. One of the biggest donation centers was started by locals in the parking lot of the Rose Bowl in Pasadena and word spread so fast they got overwhelmed.

Volunteers came from all over. People in need came from all over. The mutual aid being provided was by everyone and for everyone and continues to be.

You know what the volunteers and beneficiaries didn't care about? What class and race the person across the table from them was. For every person who's been sitting in front of their keyboard talking shit and posturing moralism with their rabidly misunderstood idea of socialism, there have been ten out there in the trenches doing the real work, spending hours on their feet, and taking direct action. Volunteers, by the way, also came from a wide spectrum of backgrounds. And they've been doing it without giving a flying fuck who benefits from it, because it's for everyone.

Because that's what actual mutual aid is. That's what actual socialism is. It will be be important to pay attention and put pressure on government officials and rebuilding efforts to support Altadena equally to Pasadena and the Palisades, absolutely. But that's rebuilding and cleanup. These relief centers are a band aid for people who are shellshocked and have lost everything. Changing socioeconomic structures is hard, long work but if you think that applies when everyone's house is leveled regardless of class, then yeah, you probably should be staying home and doing nothing, for everyone else's sake.

[space-owl]

Aro/Ace people: finding other people on the spectrum is so hard for me!!

Meanwhile me, who isn't even on the spectrum:

[canisvesperus]

Are we going to talk about the thinly veiled ableism towards high support needs autistic adults who frequent websites like deviantart for their hyperspecific non-fandomizable special interests, infrequent hygiene practices, “weird fetishes”, that are all clearly shaped by an experience with neurodiversity that is foreign to all y’all rebranded Asperger’s supremacists

[len-ore-dove]

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[wayti-blog]

Full circle rainbow; a matter of perspective

"The key factor that determines how much of a rainbow we see is our visual reference point. In most cases we only see less than half of a circle - the characteristic rainbow arc we are all familiar with.

However, if you are lucky enough to be in the right position at the right time, you can see a full circle rainbow in all its splendour.

A rainbow's centre is directly opposite the position of the sun in the sky, so more of a rainbow can be seen as the sun approaches the horizon. Therefore you will normally see the greatest percentage of a rainbow (50%) at sunrise or sunset."

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