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thelostboys87 · 9 months

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someones lover boy feels like im banging on a glass wall trying to tell beau he has autism and there are coping mechanisms that can help him but nooooo SOMEONE had to set this in the 80s so he has to figure it all out himself without ever actually knowing the Thing behind it all

#there's something thematic in the autism of lover boy but i don't know what it is yet #anyway partially related but i saw a reel ages ago that like #described meltdowns as necessary for autistic people to regulate their emotions when they #get the Build Up (iykyk)#they were like oh when i find myself getting overwhelmed or pushed over the edge i let myself have a meltdown #like if you can get out of the situation and be alone and let yourself do what you need to do #and i was just like wow cause ive only seen meltdowns framed as like #the Explosion after everything bubbles up like....the consequence of it #which makes sense when so much of autism portrayals is external (aka how it affects non autistic ppl)#like cant remember a time where i've seen meltdowns defined as smth that is actually necessary to help me #anyway I WANT TO TELL BEAU THAT SO BADDDD i wish he knew that if he needs to just like cry until hes exhausted he can #like brother that is your body regulating itself #one of the challenges is i want him to develop and find coping skills + philosophies like this #but it kinda like. has to happen organically because he literally has no resources #except like. 1980s take on anxiety oops #idk maybe felix can help him out. felix being good at this stuff is already the plot twist i never expected from the Annoying Cocaine Man

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