#support levels

[bagaluten-sys]

Autism can present in different ways in OSDD-1 btw. I'm not a fan of the chart below and I'm a suspected system, but this is round about Host vs Little Symptomholder:

[crazycatsiren]

Low support needs =/= no support needs. And support needs can change and fluctuate, depending on environment, living situation, mental/physical illnesses, other disabilities (mental/physical), day to day activities.

[howlingmoonn]

Could someone help me with identifying support needs?

I am diagnosed level 1 autistic. Does this mean i have low support needs? It was never explained to me. In fact none of my diagnosis was. I don't know what the level means really and google isn't helping.

I can do ADLs myself. Such as having a shower, feeding myself, moving around, dressing, etc etc, but i often (always) need reminders.

I wont shower for weeks if i dont have someone demanding me constantly until i do, or when i was younger, physically forcing me in. I can't brush my teeth. I mean technically i can once i know i need to and have the toothbrush ready but i cant get to that point independently yk? I eat constantly, because i cant tell when im hungry so I interpret any discomfort as hunger which has caused many health issues. I often wear the same clothes for weeks because i forget i need to change them. Its only when i smell that i realise "oh i need to change my clothes".

As far as iADLs go, i can do some but not all. Im great at shopping, i love it, its a routine for me to go to the supermarket every day independently. I can also navigate public transport really well. I can't however, make a phone call or manage money or clean a mess or tidy my house or wash dishes after cooking. Its not laziness, i genuinely want to do those things, but being faced with the task causes me to freeze and/or meltdown and nothing gets done.

I need a lot of help and support from my mum every day to live happily. I cannot work or attend school, and i cant live alone yet. I cant drive either because i simply cannot wrap my head around the car and it causes so much anxiety that i have a meltdown every time i try. The theory is easy for me but the practical part i cant do.

I cant go to school or work because i struggle too much with the social aspect and the overstimulation. I had meltdowns before going and immediately after when i did go. And during i would have such panic and anxiety that i had to leave half way most days.

I cant live alone because i cant manage money or clean or any of that. I also would have no hygiene because i wouldnt shower or change or brush my teeth without help.

Thats all the things i cant do. But what are the things i can do? Do they outweigh that?

I can communicate well with safe people or about safe topics. I obviously dont communicate in an allistic way because im diagnosed autistic, but i can speak and mask when needed. I do suspect i have selective mutism, but generally i can talk most of the time and in emergencies.

I have been described by a lot of people as intelligent. I know a lot of facts and can learn quickly. I read and write really well. Im kinda shit at math but that's because i dont try at all and havent practiced in years.

I can cook (but not clean up after) and shop and go places that are familiar and accessible via public transport.

I can make friends if i really want to.

I can easily navigate social media and the digital world and do so safely.

I can mask and suffer through my sensory issues. I couldnt for a long time but now i can ignore sensory issues (it doesn't feel good but i can). I can also act neurotypical if i try.

So: what does this mean for me support needs wise? I know my level is 1 because im diagnosed that way, but are my support needs the same?

I dont ask to self diagnose or invade spaces i dont belong etc etc. im pretty sure im low support needs, i just am curious to know more about what autism is for me, because i was never told. My doctor diagnosed me but never told me anything about it and i want to understand.

Thank you for your help! Here is an autism creature for your troubles

[willtheweirdrat]

Man, I really wish support levels had an actual description. They're just so vague I can never figure out what they mean. It gets even funnier when you remember that many autistic people have a hard time understanding vague things and often need more detailed explanations.

[2003-playground]

Can we stop using "still lives with their parents" or "unemployed" or "doesn't have a drivers license" or "didn't graduate high school" as an insult or evidence that someone is a bad person? Struggling with independence or meeting milestones is not a moral failing.

[the-sun-system]

Hey, here’s a concept. What if we stopped saying “but autistic people CAN do all those things” (erasing high support needs) and instead started saying “not being able to do those things doesn’t impact someone’s value as a person nor does it make it okay to commit eugenics”.

[zombblehh]

Shout out to the autistic who’s abilities have regressed as they’ve gotten older.

“You didn’t used to be like this when you were a kid.” I know please don’t remind me

[clover-wasnt-here]

Hey, it’s ok to not be a “productive member of society.”

Some people are housebound. Bed bound. Some people physically can’t eat, shower, or use the toilet without the assistance of a caretaker. Some people don’t have the spoons to get out of bed in the morning, let alone work a 9-5 job in this capitalist hellhole.

You’re not lazy. You’re not less than.

And this is coming from a disabled person with chronic pain who can leave the house and walk (with some pain) without mobility aids.

You deserve to take up space. You deserve to cost money. You deserve to be here without feeling guilty just because you can’t give back in the traditional way.

You’re worth it, hun. 🫶🏼

[techmarkethunter]

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[autisticvelo]

many autistic people need people use simpler words when talking to them

many autistic people need tasks broken into tiny steps to understand how do something

many autistic people need positive feedback in way that other think condescending

many autistic people childish and have childish interests

many autistic people have to always be supervised never alone because of risk of hurt self or get in dangerous situations

many autistic people have violent messy big meltdown, even in public

many autistic people struggle with speech always will maybe rest of life (non verbal, semi verbal, demi verbal etc.)

AND most of these autistic people higher support needs + level 2 & 3 autism, don’t forget or ignore us. can’t say “that not true just stereotypes” when it just symptom and sign of higher support needs higher level autism.

you want to raise awareness for lower support needs level 1 autism and yes good ok!!!! but not this way where throw HrSN level 2+3 autistic under bus.

- winnie

[pawtoon]

big big reminder that high support needs / severe autism / level 3 autism folk aren't very straightforward narrow topic too . we rather big spectrum as well !!! some us need very specific type supports than another some us need multiple caretakers ect !!! and reminder that just because high support needs / severe autism / level 3 autism person learn to do or can do a task independently doesn't mean theyre lower needs now.

i know level 3 autistic guy with severe cognitive impairment who can unload and load dishwasher by self, set plates on table for meals and wash body most well independently but with supervised in the room for safety, but that dont make his support needs and autism level lower he still cant take care of himself by own, cant go out home by self, cant shop by self, cant drive, doesn't understand stuff same level others do, still need that carer for life.

so please remember autistic people who high need level 3 severe ect not monolith too we are all different, different interests, different abilities, different ways of supports too!!

[crazycatsiren]

Autistic people can be in between support needs as well as fluctuate between support needs. An autistic person's support needs can also vary depending on other factors.

My dynamic day to day physical disability and mental illness support needs will factor greatly into my autism support needs. The same apply to my masking level. And they all change and affect each other constantly.

My autism isn't a stagnant thing.

[airplanecrashingtowardstheground]

baffles me when people say hua cheng stalked xie lian for centuries lol.

the motherfucker didn't know where his precious beloved was! he couldn't stalk him if he wanted! and he doesnt btw.

the second hua cheng knew of xie lians location what did he do? he got all dressed up and immediately went to see him. he spent centuries searching for xie lian, not to follow from behind in secret, but to present himself to him in all his ghost king glory and woo the man

[f-misc]

(captain america: brave new world spoilers)

sambucky scene transcript!

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On Sam, looking at Torres in the hospital, hearing footsteps come up behind him.

Sam: "It's a private room. Go away."

Bucky comes into view beside Sam.

Bucky: "Missed you too."

They look at each other. Bucky a soft smile. Sam looks away, a smile tugging the corner of his mouth.

Sam: "I hate to admit it...I'm glad you're here."

Sam looks back to Bucky and they both go in for a hug, Bucky closing his eyes in it. They part, stood side-by-side again.

Bucky: "You looked good out there on that 6 o'clock."

Sam shakes his head a bashful smile. Then sombre again.

Bucky: "But then I saw this."

Sam: "Doctors had to restart his heart. They don't know if..."

Sam closes his eyes.

Bucky: "This isn't your fault."

Sam: "It makes me think of Steve. How many alien invasions did he stop, again?"

Bucky: "Two."

Sam: "Two. Wow. What made me think I could follow that. I should have took the serum. Like Steve. Like you."

Bucky looking at Sam.

Bucky: "Why?"

Sam: "Because this is all starting to seem much bigger than me."

Sam turns to fully face Bucky.

Sam: "Ross, he asked me to restart the Avengers, Buck. But Joaquin's in here. Isaiah's in prison. And Sterns...I had him. I had Sterns. Right in my hands. And he got away. He damn near pushed us to the brink of war, because I wasn't—"

Sam emotionally cuts himself off.

Bucky: "Say what you need to say."

Sam looks down, then back to Bucky.

Sam: "Steve made a mistake."

Bucky: "No he didn't. He gave you that shield, not because you're the strongest, but because you're you. You think if you had that serum, you'd be able to protect all the people you care about. Steve had it, and he couldn't. You're a human being and you're doing your best. Steve gave people something to believe in, but you...you give them something to aspire to."

Sam squints at Bucky.

Sam: "Did your speech writers help you with that?"

Bucky: "They did, yeah, the ending, a little bit. Well, did you like it? Was it—?"

Sam: "No no, it was good. Solid...B plus."

Bucky: "Yeah. Emotional."

Sam: "Very. I felt it."

Bucky: "But just enough."

Sam: "Yeah."

Bucky: "Listen, I've gotta...catch a plane. I have a campaign fundraiser. It's so stupid."

They look over Torres, smiling. Bucky looks at Sam.

Bucky: "He's gonna be all right, man."

Sam looks at Bucky, shakes Bucky's hand.

Sam: "Thanks, Buck."

Bucky: "I love you, buddy."

Bucky cuffs Sam's arm and leaves; Sam nods, looking after him.

[cannibalcreature777]

Please stop infantlizing autistic people

Stop being weirded out when we cuss. Stop being weirded out when we talk about nsfw topics. Stop being weirded out when we are semiverbal or nonverbal.

We can smoke too, we can drink, vape, and cuss and do anything normal people can do. We can have (concented) sexual relationships. We can kiss people. We can have kinks. We can like BDSM or have fetishes. We are not innocent little kids.

Just because we have a disability doesn't mean we aren't people.

Just because we sometimes need to live with someone else doesn't mean we aren't people.

Just because we don't pick up on social clues doesn't mean we aren't people.

STOP INFANTILIZING US. STOP CALLING US INNOCENT. STOP THINKING YOU NEED TO PROTECT US. WE ARE REGULAR PEOPLE TOO.

[paging-possum]

Darryl Wilson in attempt to be supportive surprises grant by bringing him to San dimas pride without telling him where they’re going beforehand it backfires spectacularly because grant then has to see twinks about to pounce on his presumed heterosexual father who keeps asking what flags mean for 3 hours when he was planning on playing Fortnite