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The most common form of autism:

There is none.

Some people are noticeably autistic, some are not, some sometimes are but can hide it.

Statistics may give you an idea of what seems to occur with high frequency, but autism is a full mix and match.

If you know one Autistic, you know ONE Autistic.

And this why it's important to advocate for the full spectrum of us. All needs, all abilities, all communication styles.

angiethewitch

why is it when a white dudebro who surfs can upload a youtube video where he stands in front of some plants with a buddha statue in the background and some incense burning talks about "hopping dimensions", and "vibrating at higher frequencies to unlock special powers", and "receiving divine messages from the universe", it's cool and spiritual but when I do it, it's all "angie take your antipsychotics and book an emergency appointment with your therapist"

nevertrustadoctorwho

Never trust a doctor who literally prescribes you a medication you’re deathly allergic to (under brand name instead of the generic you had before). Thank god i googled it before taking any and realized, because she sure wouldn’t have.

I'm so glad you're okay.

butterflyinthewell

My dad watched The Good Doctor and saw the scene where Shaun’s mental images were cutting out on him because of the buzzing light breaking his concentration and how much trouble he had getting speech out, and he asked me “is that what’s happening to you when the phone rings, the ice cream trucks go by or car alarms go off?”

Because I’ll yell something like “shut up!” at those things when I’m hyperfocused on something that requires my full concentration and attention. I yell because I’m pissed at the interruption and then I’m in pain because some of those noises hurt my ears.

I looked at my dad and said, “Yeah, that’s what happens, and it’s worse if I can’t tell the person to stop the noise. It happens in your room if you have the TV too loud when we’re trying to talk, and it’s why I talk so loud in your room. I need to hear myself speak or the words other people say on TV get caught up in my echolalia.” (Yes, he knows what echolalia is.)

Because if there’s a commercial for makeup blasting, for example, I might say to my dad “Hey, dad, mom wants to know if you want full skin coverage because easy, breezy, beautiful Covergirl.”

He gets confused and thinks I’m being silly with him, and we end up getting in a yelling fight over a simple little thing.

I can get the words out if I yell over the TV, “DAD, MOM WANTS TO KNOW IF YOU WANT ANYTHING SPECIFIC BECAUSE WE’RE GOING GROCERY SHOPPING!”

He gets mad at me for yelling so loud, and we end up getting in a yelling fight over that, too.

I have NEVER been able to explain that to him, but The Good Doctor did.

Dad said he’ll try to work on turning his TV down when I come in his room. I doubt he’ll stick to it for more than a couple days, but it’s a start and I’ll keep reminding him.

P.S. The phone rang twice while I was typing this, you can imagine the swearing that ensued!

shawtyfromroundtheway

If this ain’t the truth. Double points for both. 🙃

edalynn

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edalynn

WHEN U HIT LEARN MORE IT TAKES U TO A BLANK ASS WEBPAGE IM SHRIEKING

theauspolchronicles

Greatest personal achievement?

Well the bloody Prime Minister of Australia personally blocked me on twitter so you know… there’s that.

theauspolchronicles

It’s OK. I’ve got Julie Bishop on the case.

bedbugbiting

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plumislands

cable: wade?

wade: vanessa used to call me that :(

cable: because it’s your fucking name.

chilcucked

This is the most in-character thing I have ever read

ladycrappo

Mixed signals.

bvkspine

the studious reader: reads in coffe shops and at the library, drinks lots of lattes, takes the best pictures, lives for the aesthetic, blankets and cozy outfits and candles are a priority no matter the place and time of year or day, probably a literature student or in a social sciences field, tabs, comes up with the weirdest and most detailed theories

the chaotic reader: reads four books at once, regularly forgets characters’ names, crazy reading habits, reads mostly late at night or for unhealthy stretches of time, eats snacks or bites nails while reading, had an intense reading phase around the year 2014 and feels very nostalgic about that, passionate and outspoken

the summer reader: reads outside, wears sunglasses and sits directly on the ground to read, plays with sand or grass while reading, gets bored if the story is stalling or running in circles but otherwise gets easily lost in a book, likes a sweet drink or a nice cup of tea, unapologetically reads bad chick lits, plot over prose, tropes are friends

the addicted reader: reads on the bus in bed on a chair in class at work in the bath whilst walking, would read in their sleep, wears headphones to impede social interactions, owns the largest and most eclectic collection of books, refuses to think about the library of alexandria, picky and generally hard to please, likes to keep their favorite copies freakishly clean

#addicted and chaotic

kuttithevangu

My favorite lifehack is I’m never too polite to take leftovers from any event. “Please take leftovers,” the hostess says, and everyone diffidently murmurs something about the size of their fridge, but I am already sweeping an entire basket of bagels into my tote bag. I gather there may be some unspoken rule of upperclass etiquette that stands in people’s way but listen. Break free of your chains

punkslovepoints

pro tip: tell people that ur “committed to reducing food waste“ and not only will they not judge u, but you will be seen as conforming to upperclass etiquette

skyboundandsprinting

#i could write an essay about how the perceived class of those accepting free food directly correlates with other’s reactions #discovering the term ‘food waste’ suddenly turns people from scroungers to planet savers #and it’s all the damn same thing #if you take free food because you need it you’re seen as a scrounger #if you take it to reduce food waste you’re a god damn hero