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they/them.

[general-george-washington]

It just occurred to me that people do not know about what some people make chicken coops out of and it’s a Shame

[absolxguardian]

Please, enlighten us

[general-george-washington]

So the thing with chickens are, they are adaptable and frankly, do not care.

you

can

use

just

about

anything

Here are some more that I like:

[absolxguardian]

This is amazing. I have been blessed by this knowledge

[blurrydawgo-dead-blog-deactivat]

@kookychicken

[kookychicken]

AAAAAAAAAAA

[thornhands]

@elodieunderglass

[elodieunderglass]

thank you so much for tagging me! I love this!

[xxbruisedbodiesxx]

[taptrial2]

writing an autistic character when you are not autistic - a masterpost

completely double spaced version on google docs here – this post is more blocky for the sake of people’s dashboards, but still long so people will be less likely to glaze over it. my apologies if that makes it hard to read

things to look for and avoid in an autistic character

• symptoms only manifesting as “nonverbal and rocking” • super smart / living calculator • super dumb / doesn’t understand anything • all the symptoms you can come up with for them are “awkward” and “has special interest(s)” (please do more research) • trains, technology, and/or math as special interests • acting like a child • getting treated like a baby • unreasonably cruel and uncaring about others’ reactions to them being cruel • if they’re comparable to sheldon from the big bang theory, start over • animal comparisons • a lack of feelings • please no stories about what it’s like to be autistic told by allistics

the right way to write an autistic person

• lots of symptoms, including secondary ones not included on a general diagnosis requirement list (here’s a list i rather like that was made by an autistic person – their blog is also a good resource) • having a good amount of general knowledge and actually talking about it (i cannot believe that i have to say this) • talking about things outside of special interests (again…. come on……….) (special interests are usually the default things our brains go to when theres no stimulation or we want to entertain ourselves – it isn’t literally all we think or talk about ever. if a conversation has no connections to a special interest, reconsider having your autistic character bring it up in a context that is not an introduction.) • explicitly expressed to be capable of attraction and romantic feelings – if your character is an adult, add sexual feelings to this point • capable of general functioning, just with a disability that makes it more difficult – not a walking disability (….sigh) • a wide amount of feelings and emotional turmoil (but perhaps only being able to express it in limited ways) • we’re people • just people whose brains are wired differently

things to avoid in research for an autistic character

• autism moms / autism blogs and websites not run by autistic people • any affiliation with autism $peaks means you should walk away and never look back • a scientist trying to create explanations for what autistic people do without actually asking / not mentioning asking autistic people • anything about a cure for autism • a person that “worked with autistic kids” phrased in the same way as “worked with animals” • talking about autistic people as if they are mysteries, are like animals, or are otherwise othered weirdos instead of people

things to look for in research for an autistic character

• actual autistic people talking about their experiences and symptoms • just stick to that and you’re good but it’s hard to find sometimes ngl. just look for the above red flags

things i would personally like to see in an autistic character

• less easy to swallow sadness and more destructive anger. i would love to see a canonically autistic character who was frustrated easily by small things and had trouble communicating why • not a story about being autistic, a story that happens to have a character or characters who are autistic – it isn’t pointed out or questioned, they’re right at home with the rest of the cast and not othered (a la symmetra from overwatch) • intensive sensory issues / small sounds making large reactions • clear communications about not liking x sensory thing (for example being touched) • poor motor skills / clumsiness and not being laughed at for it • walking funny (body bent downwards, walking very fast, walking slowly, big strides, shuffling, stiffness, etc)  – no one treats it as if it’s funny or something totally strange • a big personality that has a presence so they can’t be cast aside (but feel free to have quiet characters too) – if this was along with being nonverbal they would probably leap to being one of my favorite characters ever • a fear of asking for clarification on sarcasm or jokes because of past experiences and an arc about the character becoming more comfortable asking questions

>> if any fellow autistic people want to add something, feel free <<

allistics are encouraged to rb this

[nightlustrous]

Good Post OP

[madqueensarah]

If you’re an adult, do the stuff you couldn’t as a kid.

Like, me and my sister went to a museum, and they had an extra exhibit of butterflies. But it cost £3. So we sighed, walked past, then stopped. We each had £3. We could see the butterflies. And we did it was great. We followed it up with an ice-cream as well because Mum and Dad weren’t there to say no.

I was driving back from a work trip with 2 other people in their early 20s, and we drove past a MacDonalds. One of the others went “Aww man, I’d love a McFlurry.” And the guy driving pulled in to the drive through. It was wild. But it was great.

I went to a park over the weekend and I was thinking “Man, I’d love to hire one of those bikes and cycle round the park.” It took me a few minutes to go “Wait, I can hire one of those bikes!”

I guess what I’m saying is, those impulsive things you wanted to do as a kid - see the dinosaur exhibit, play in the fountains with the other kids, lie in the shade for 2 hours - you can do when you’re an adult. You have to deal with a whole lot of other bull, but at least you can indulge your inner 8 year-old.

[archivedtdp-deactivated20240111]

This is an especially good thing for people like me who didn’t really get to experience a childhood for whatever reason. When you’re an adult and you’re free, you can finally do this kind of stuff. It’s better late than never.

[kultklassic]

This is my peak

[macaroncraft]

Greenhouse, in a little corner of my backyard 💕

>> My mods

[the-memedaddy]

Meirl

[misterstevens]

2 rats (oil on panel 8″x8″)

redbubble!

[badfem-deactivated20130829]

[35000ft-deactivated20180102]

This is stunning.

[auslanddd]

Ill always be a sap and reblog this

[blvnk-art]

Young Fitzwilliam Darcy 

[autumngracy]

Concept: a necromancer but they only bring dead plants back to life so everybody thinks they’re just really, really good at gardening

[charlixcxfan420]

a necroplanter

[blackqueerblog]

This needs to be known. ‘White’, Western/ European historical sites shouldn’t just be known about.

[yoursarcasticenglishteacher]

FINALLY

[oldmoonlullaby]

Angels of the Woods.

[letters-to-lgbt-kids]

Anonymous asked: Wait, I signed up for a trans kid when I decided to become pregnant? Are you joking or are you really that crazy?

Hey there, 

I’m not joking at all and I don’t really see how this would be a laughing matter to you. 

Yes, you signed up for a trans kid. And while we are at it, you also signed up for a disabled kid. Autistic kid. Gay kid. A kid who doesn’’t look like you. A deaf kid. A kid who will have interests that don’t match up with yours at all. You signed up for a shy kid and a loud kid and a kid who wets the bed and a sick kid.  

That’s the beauty, the miracle of parenthood, don’t you agree? You decide to care for a little person you don’t even know yet. You decide to open your heart and home to them, you promise to nuture and love and protect a tiny human being. How can you promise that, if not unconditionally? 

You can’t pick and choose your kid. Maybe even more importantly, they can’t choose you. They depend on you to keep that promise - and not only if they live up to whatever expectations you had. 

With all my love, 

Tumblr Mom 

[susiephone]

attention!!! i am currently seeking employment!!! i will accept any of the following offers:

governess for an intelligent child in an old, decaying mansion in the english/scottish countryside (MAYBE american, but it has to be a part of the country where it rains a lot) (note: the house must host at LEAST one ghost) (second note: if the child’s parent is single, good-looking, brooding, moody, and compatible with my sexual orientation, even better)

handmaiden for the Lady Of the House in a mansion, castle, or sprawling country estate (note: the Lady Of the House must avoid questions, give vague answers about her history, have a fondness for red wine, and avoid venturing outside during daylight hours. a fondness for masquerade balls is not required but HIGHLY preferred)

personal tutor for the Young Lady Of the House whose father will not allow her to see any men, but feels he can trust me, another young woman, to keep his daughter out of trouble (note: in this scenario i can play piano so we can play together and “accidentally” brush hands)

assistant to a private investigator in a city where it always rains and always seems to be night, with vaguely humanoid clientele (note: the investigator must wear a long, black coat. after i’ve solved a case all my own – probably around book 4 or 5 – i get one too.)

secretary or assistant to a friendly, wealthy, but suspiciously evasive businessman, who i have an awkward friendship with (note: the businessman must secretly be a thief but he doesn’t tell me at first because he wants to protect me) (second note: he must also be in love with me) (third note: after a few months of this i become a thief too)

[theladyofpie-deactivated2019031]

Literally anyone: *puts butter, garlic, and onions in a pan*

Me, busting through their wall like the kool-aid man: smells good, whatcha cooking?

[botanyshitposts]

this is so off topic but throwback to the early 1900s when the us government was trying to eliminate millions of barberry bushes because they host the sexual stage of wheat stem rust (which, to be fair, is a very devastating wheat disease) and they launched a campaign to get farmers to kill all the barberry around their fields except it turned out that people wern’t just planting barberry bushes as ornamentals like the government thought, there was seriously like barberry everywhere, and it turned into full barberry warfare with a volunteer effort on the farmers’ ends and a bunch of professional barberry killers on the government’s end and they imposed fines for not removing ur barberry bushes and at first they just ripped them out but the bushes started growing back from roots left in the ground so they experimented with chemicals and dousing them in gasoline and setting them on fire before finally settling on just. ripping out the plant and then dumping up to 100 pounds of salt, proportionate to the size of the barberry, into the hole and they had to like bring the salt in on trains just for filling barberry bush holes and they put out a bunch of anti-barberry bush propaganda like this

and anyway this went until literally like. the late 1900s and theres been a barberry quarantine in place over 18 states since 1990

wild