AutiEstraven @autiestraven - Tumblr Blog

April 6, 2022

LAPD show up in riot gear to a climate protest against JPMorgan Chase to arrest 4 climate scientists.

LAPD receives $8,000,000 of public money a day.

On Wednesday, I was arrested for locking myself onto an entrance to the JP Morgan Chase building in downtown LA. I can’t stand by – and nor

electricheart

a little reminder! by annalaura_art

newtsoda

There has been a lot of research about autistics over the years, but this one really took the cake!

This is what happened when researchers attempted to compare the moral compass of autistic and non-autistic people…

#actually autistic #actuallyautistic #actually autism #actually neurodivergent #autism #autistic #asd #neurodivergent #autistic adult #tiktok #masking

ti-bae-rius

It’s autism awareness month.

Be aware of me.

Some may even say…

…Beware of me…

akindplace

Mentalhealthceo

#this seems really helpful for autistic people who have trouble with this sort of thing #advice #actually autistic #actually autism

autistic-af

Source ~ Twitter @/Sara_Rose_G

[Image Description - Screenshot of a tweet from Sara Gibbs (@Sara_Rose_G). White text on dark blue background.

Text reads: “If you say ‘autistic’ three times into a mirror, a neurotypical will appear behind you and say ‘actually it’s person with autism’”]

autistic-af

With Autism Acceptance Week (28/03 to 04/04) here, and April being Autism Awareness Month, here's a reminder:

Source ~ Autistic Truth

[Image ID: Light blue background image with dark blue lettering. Several symbols used to represent autism appear, some with a "No" symbol over them.

Use These Symbols for Autism:

-> Rainbow Infinity Symbol for Neurodiversity

-> Gold Infinity Symbol for Autism

Please don't use these:

🚫 (image of a ribbon made of primary coloured puzzle pieces)

🚫 (Image of four interlocking puzzle pieces in primary colours red, blue, yellow and green)

🚫 (Logo of Autism Speaks, with a puzzle piece of blue fading into pink)

- These Symbols are offensive to majority of autistic people

End Image ID]

starfast

I don’t usually add on to posts, but I hope it’s cool if I elaborate on why we don’t like the puzzle pieces for anyone who might be wondering.

It was coined by Autism Speaks, which is a trash organization that does more harm than good. You could make a whole separate post on why they suck but I think this site broke it down pretty nicely. Basically, they’re not really helping autistic people.

It implies that autistic people are incomplete, broken, and need to be put together.

The bright colours also perpetuate the stereotype that autistic people are childish.

On the other hand, the infinity symbols, especially the rainbow celebrate the diversity of the autistic community.

tokenbacktobrooklynmoved

did a cursory google on the gold infinity symbol, since i had never heard of it, +the reason it's used as a symbol 4 us is because "au" is the symbol 4 gold on the periodic table+it's preferred by some people over #redinstead because it relies on its own symbolism 4 autistic people instead of just combatting autism speaks' symbolism. as far as i can tell it only emerged in the past five years+has been starting 2 gain prominence over #redinstead even more recently, which is why you may not have heard of it (assuming i'm not painfully out of the loop) but i may be wrong about that -w-

ndcultureis

poor interoception culture is not being able to tell if you’re understimulated or overstimulated (and somehow guessing wrong 100% of the time)

.

autistic-af

Source ~ TikTok @/purpleellaandcoco

Transcript:

If you're autistic or ADHD and are working on the process of unmasking this is for you. This is for if you've spent so long developing your mask that you don't actually know who you are underneath it, and when people ask you "just unmask", you don't even know how to do that.

So, what I am going to suggest is that you make a Document of You.

This is something that I did when I first started unmasking. It can be in any format but I've done mine as a digital drawing, because I love to draw.

So, this is my Document of Me. What I've got is a picture of me of how I see myself.

And when I first made pictures like this, I didn't actually look like this because I was still dressing to fit in with my age group and my perception of what a normal person in my situation would do. So, I drew myself exactly how I wanted to look, which is kinda how I look now.

And then, in this box here, I put all the things I genuinely like.

So, when I first started unmasking, I was aware that I was doing things to fit in. Like, I would go on shopping trips with my friends because people enjoy shopping and even though I got sensory overload I kept doing it because I felt that's what I should be doing.

Or, I would get massages because massages are relaxing even though I find the touch too much and I really don't like it.

So, I made sure that in this box I only put things that I genuinely know bring me joy, and I like them, I'm not doing them because it will make me feel like I'm more normal.

So, I like watching Marvel movies, and I like to go out with my friends and eat sushi, and I like listening to ghost podcasts, and I like to watch Doctor Who.

So, this is all the things I genuinely like.

And then in the last box, I put aspects of my personality that feel real, rather than anything that I'm doing, or was doing, to try and be like a normal person.

So, I'm analytical. I analyse the crap out of everything!

I am bold. I am on the internet sharing all my stuff. That feels pretty bold.

And also, I like to think that I'm funny.

Now, this section you'll notice is quite empty on mine because I didn't want to put anything that wasn't definitely true and I'm planning on adding to it as I learn more about myself.

And I found this a really useful exercise because it taught me to recognise what was and what wasn't the mask and as a starting point for working out who I am and therefore what I'm aiming to be able to be authentically more of the time.

I hope this is helpful for you, too.

vergak

I think people need to use the word sincere more when talking about autistic people. Blunt, straightforward, taking things literally, those words don't always work to describe how autistic people express themselves. But in my experience, it's always sincere.

indieninja92

i love this, one of my favourite things about my autistic friends is that i can really rely on them to tell me the truth about how they feel and what they want/need, and that i can depend on their sincerity!

#actuallyautistic #actually autism #actually autistic #actually neurodivergent #autism #autistic #asd #neurodivergent #autistic adult

joyousgeekeryart

I was meaning come back to this piece but since I’m unlikely to work on it more, here. Another rat man art.

I just love him a lot okay.. 🥺👉👈

#bruno madrigal #encanto

evils-corner

ENCANTO Q&A ANSWERS PT. 4

These posts are gaining a lot of traction and people really love them, so I'll keep making them as long as I find cool and interesting trivia for you guys!

You can find the previous three parts here!