#thinking about overstimulation

[arcadianico]

this is genuinely not anything against baghera, bad and forever (i love them dearly) but can you imagine how disorienting and overwhelming it must have been for qq to come back from the quasi-sensory deprivation of the pool and the federation’s endless quartz to the outside world and be faced almost immediately with all of their questions when he himself barely remembers anything. maybe that’s why he kept walking away from them. to turn down the noise a bit, but still be able to hear them. to regain some semblance of quiet

[clownoverrat]

"please learn about my disorder so you understand why I react the way I do" and "my disorder is not an excuse to be an asshole" should co-exist and people should understand the difference

[buwheal]

Why does the orange Addison's mannequin kinda resemble you?

[frootbyethefoot]

hm. the fact that ford dreams about being famous and becoming this household name in the scientific community while also uh. not being very good at social interaction is soo fascinating to me. which further backs up my belief that it's not rlly about being famous, it's about the praise, it's about feeling like he's proven himself as "more than a freak" its about going "see! i am a productive member of society! i'm more than a freak and i'm more than my circumstances! i'm worth something!"

because let's be real here, i don't think ford "local recluse who was so isolated from the town he lived in that nobody noticed when his brother came in and took over his identity" pines would've even liked being famous very much! do you really think this guy would like being under a magnifying glass? i think he would just be really overwhelmed 24/7.

it makes me wonder how better world ford deals with it. he's still in contact with fiddleford in that dimension, does he leave a lot of the social stuff up to him? i mean, fiddleford managed to start a cult, so he could probably do it if he wanted too, but even then i don't think he'd be fully comfortable with it. is he a very private and isolated famous person? or does ford do it himself? how does he feel about it? i have a million questions about the better world dimension, it's so endlessly interesting to me. god what i would give to see what better world ford is up too.

[k0t3x-n3t]

Bath sex with Chuuya.

Not shower sex. Bath sex.

That's it. That's my post.

[yuri-for-businesswomen]

im not autistic but i believe in their beliefs (because i share like 80 % of symptoms typical for autistic women with yall)

[sciderman]

I swear I have read your big post regarding Peter Parker's neurodivergence and why it is best to avoid labelling him, but he definitely has a weird brain

Can't find it and feel kinda sad about it cuz I deeply related to it

i know exactly which post you're talking about and i can't find it either! i've raked through my archive, and it's just - nowhere to be seen. i think tumblr eated it (it happens.)

really, tumblr's search functionality is so so useless, i don't know what to tell you. there are plenty of keywords i can search to find it that post, but the search functionality actually just does not work!

undiagnosed audhd-addled peter parker, my darling, my light, my life, my everything.

i think peter parker's such an interesting creature to write, because a lot of people will point to a certain behaviour about him and say "this is an autistic thing, right?" but a lot of those behaviours are actually, in my head, tied to certain traumas in peter's life too.

people say "oh, the food thing, peter's a picky eater because he's autistic" and yes, absolutely. but also it's tied to his trauma with his parents.

peter gets overstimulated, and yes, it's an autism thing, but also he was bitten by a radioactive spider and his senses are dialled to 11.

it's a similar case i've found for myself, too – where a lot of friends i have kind of diagnose me because i have autistic traits, but actually - i'm hesitant to claim the label or pursue diagnosis because, actually, i know where these certain behaviours come from, and they come from certain traumas. there are events i can pinpoint in my life and say "yep. that's where this behaviour comes from."

so - i think there's a lot of overlap between trauma and autistic traits. the brain is very complex! i think the reason for that overlap is maybe as simple as the fact that people with autism and people with trauma are both doing the same thing - developing behaviours to protect themselves or soothe themselves. so - i think it's nice to be able to see a character like peter parker, who may or may not be autistic, but recognise behaviours in him and see yourself in him.

people who go undiagnosed for whatever reason - people who are really good at masking - so good, in fact, that they have no idea they might be on the spectrum - everyone and anyone at all can look at peter parker and recognise themselves. because i think we discredit the thought that every single brain does the same thing! develops certain behaviours in order to survive. every brain has that same software - we've just all been faced with different hardships that we need to overcome, and that's were all the differences come in.

autism is a spectrum, i guess - everyone falls into it to some degree. and i think events in your life probably push you along on it. but i don't know, i didn't study brain science. probably what i'm saying is very stupid and uninformed. of course there's brain chemistry involved. but i know people in my life living with autism and certain events in their life have exacerbated certain behaviours or made coping with it a lot more difficult. so maybe trauma is a catalyst.

[mochinomnoms]

I can be afraid of Moray eels knowing they live ke to be pet by divers and are friendly

You probably should be, as most moray eels want to be left alone and will attack if startled or disturbed. Those videos are of divers that have built up a relationship with those specific morays over a few years of regularly visiting them. Don't be like, absolutely terrified of them, they're kinda dorky looking anyways lmao, but like with any wild animal be cautious.

[youngpettyqueen]

do you ever think about Garak waking up and seeing Julian in that chair, uncomfortably crammed in and slumped over asleep, and wonder how he must've felt when he realized Julian wasn't going to leave

[jadedwoman]

It's okay Hun, just let me take charge, no need for silly little thoughts when you can just relax and let me guide you~ you can trust me Hun, I promise to never hurt you, especially when you look so damn cute like that~

[coincasual]

i love to give raven really messy spiky hair! lots of layers!

[garpond]

neil young overstimulated in the grocery store sources

[seven-winged-liar]

🐀💅✨

[mollywog]

My reaction to the most minor annoyance

[conspicuouscephalopod]

i think the hottest thing to me about robot sex is like. ok so you know how we’ve all got erogenous zones? imagine that but you’re able to trigger that sensation from the source. like, opening up a hip joint and messing with cables and panels and switches. youre touching the spot deeper than skin-deep.

just imagine having all your most sensitive spots played like fucking guitar strings. imagine someone kissing that sweet spot between your neck and shoulder, but without any kind of interference. no skin, no muscle, just pure sensation.

do you get it? do you fucking get it?????

[nato-obenkrieger]

the black suits possibly the most autistic band ever. except for john he just has adhd. but everyone else. im shooting them with my autism beam. nato and chris especially