love and support all kind of people

26/ artist / i like to read about human behaviours and neurodivergent posts too

[jmfenner91]

Inktober Day 26 - Puzzling

[campyvillain]

honestly i’m so glad that the landscape of social media has changed so much that autistic people can feel safe to joke abt their autism and relate to other autistic ppl thru it. this is what autism acceptance should be more about and i am not joking

[orchidvioletindigo]

This is what autism acceptance looks like

[autistic-af]

When you can finally stop masking and you feel the facial expression slide off your face like it's melted.

[zebulontheplanet]

Im sorry, but a TON of you know fucking nothing about level 3 autism.

A lot of you like to go “but I can’t live fully independent and need help with some things so I must have level 3 autism 🥺” I can promise you that you being able to live with your partner and semi independently does NOT mean you have level 3 autism.

So many people have been watering down level 3 autism. And self diagnosing themselves with it because they need a bit more support then those people on TikTok need and it’s TIRING. I can ASSURE you that the majority of autistic people need more support than those big creators on TikTok because a LOT of them aren’t even realistic with their own support needs.

Level 3 autism means you need a LOT of help. It’s called needing very substantial support for a reason. People with DIAGNOSED and even UNDIAGNOSED level 3 autism are not only visibly autistic in many ways, but need a lot more support than you realize. A lot of level 3s are nonverbal or semiverbal (although some are verbal). A lot of level 3s need support in EVERY. ASPECT. OF. THEIR. LIFE. this doesn’t mean just reminders to bathe and reminders to take their medication.

No, this means literally someone hand feeding them. Someone physically bathing them. Clothing them. Handing them their medication and watching them take it or physically having to put it in their mouth. Constant care. This means a TEAM of carers and support staff. A lot of level 3s end up in group homes, residentials, Institutions. A lot of level 3s need help using the bathroom and this doesn’t mean just simply reminding them, no this means physically walking them to the bathroom and helping them in every step.

Not to mention the comorbidities that commonly come with level 3 autism.

A lot of level 3s don’t know how to use the internet. Although I’ve met a few who do and it’s totally possible! A lot don’t.

Stop fucking doing this. Look at the DSM5. Look at higher support needs people. Ask around. Don’t just say Willy nilly that you have level 3 autism. You needing support is completely valid, but taking the label from people who are more disabled then you it is not ok.

[polyhedric-dimension]

Who are you when you're not performing?

[perihel1on]

undiagnosed autism culture is getting super attached to a very weird and awkward character and then getting really personally upset when people mock them or call them creepy or a manchild or whatever and not understanding why

[aromanticduck]

If neurotypicals are so good at picking up hints, why do they never seem to notice you leaning away when they try to touch you?

[tallysgreatestfan]

If neurotypicals are so empathic and social, why do they not notice when they are mean as fuck?

[aromanticduck]

If neurotypicals are so adaptable to change, why won’t they make accommodations for neurodivergent people?

[animalwoonz]

Personal space? Nope - never heard of it.

[alaimo]

Is that…… them

[starplatinumnun]

can you infodump to me? (i love you) is this overwhelming? (i love you) is this the right texture? (i love you) is it ok to touch you? (i love you) do you want the subtitles on? (i love you) do you want to go somewhere less noisy? (i love you)

[qweerhet]

if you want to actually truly support autistic rights, you need to accept the fact that many autistics will forever and unchangeably be wildly socially incompetent, and this does not make them bad or dangerous.

[jovialnightmares]

Some autism banners I felt like making after I went nonverbal in a meeting today 👍🏽

if you use them please like or reblog

[fangirlinginleatherboots]

if you’re an adult that works with kids of any age do me two quick favors:

learn the symptoms of adhd and autism and their presentation in all genders. you dont have to be an expert, just know a bit about it beyond popular knowledge.

learn to recognize signs a kid is being abused in any way. beyond bruises and black eyes. learn to recognize the fearful apologies and hesitation. do some research.

do me these two favors and save tens of lives.

that’s no exageration either. after teaching my mom basics about mental disorders, she started spotting neurodivergent kids in her classrooms and helped them get help. almost every child she’s helped has been diagnosed with the disorder she predicted and none of them would have been diagnosed at a young age without her help. knowing this stuff matters.

learn. save lives. don’t make kids grow up in fear of their symptoms and family.

[bnq]

perfect boy .

[crttvset]

autism

[crttvset]

[autisticsupervillain]

Literally me.

[sunfortune]

[lllostgirlll]

As a child were you the “I’m an alien and I don’t understand human things” neurodivergent or the “I’m not supposed to be here I’m actually supposed to get whisked away to another world where I’m the chosen one” neurodivergent

[autistic-af]

What "friendship" looked like as an autistic child and teen (personal post)

Walking behind the group because no one wanted to converse with my. I was an addition.

Finding out there was a party or sleepover but I was never invited.

Calling my mum to come pick me up after an hour at a birthday party because I was exhausted and bored.

Spending summer vacation alone. Mostly inside.

Thinking anyone who treated me nicely was a friend. This let bullies use me very easily.

Watching games from a safe nook on the side of the playground, no idea how to join in.

"Why are you so weird?"

Dressing for comfort not for fashion and being bullied for it.

Wandering off in stores and getting in trouble but not being able to explain the lights hurt and the noise hurt so I needed to find something calming (nearly always found in the book section).

Weird phobias

Getting sick a lot from stress

Room full of special interest items. Seen as weird by others.

Easily abused as didn't understand this was abuse. And easily kept quiet because I just wanted to be left alone.

Realising after graduation that I actually had no real friends.