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ADHD and autism often overlap so if I post something about my autism you relate to as someone w/ ADHD then always feel free to reblog it!
The actual medical term for this called comorbidity and there’s a ridiculously high overlap for autism/ADHD
“30% to 80% of individuals with ASD also meet criteria for ADHD, and 20% to 50% of individuals with ADHD also meet criteria for ASD” (Source )
Bob and Suzanne Wright, whose grandson is Autistic created Autism Speaks in 2005. Since then Autism Speaks has become one of the most influential autism organizations in the world. What Autism Speaks does and says is often the first thing parents and people reading about autism hear.
“If three million children in America one day went missing – what would we as a country do?
If three million children in America one morning fell gravely ill – what would we as a country do?
We would call out the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines. We’d call up every member of the National Guard. We’d use every piece of equipment ever made.
We’d leave no stone unturned.
Yet we’ve for the most part lost touch with three million American children, and as a nation we’ve done nothing.” ~ Suzanne Wright’s A Call to Action
The problem with this kind of rhetoric is that it is not a “call to action” it is a call to terror. Terror that our children are “missing,” or have been “stolen,” or that if we are not careful any of our children will be “taken away” from us. It furthers the misconception about autism and likens it to a predator, a kidnapper who will steal our children from our loving arms.
This is not awareness, this is propaganda.
—Ariane Zurcher (Website: Emma’s Hope Book)
#AutismSpeaks #LIUB #LightItUpBlue #AutismAwareness #REDInstead #ScrewBlue #BoycottAutismSpeaks #AutismAcceptance #AcceptanceNOTAwareness #AreYouAwareOfMeNow #LoveNotFear #AllAutistics #ActuallyAutistic April 2, 12am
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April 2nd is Autism Awareness Day. People are aware of autism now, some of them even accept it, but how many actually appreciate it? So many people see autism appreciation as “this science/acting/musical genius has added so much to society! We must appreciate them!” Okay, but what about those of us whose talents aren’t as easily seen, or marketable? Those who aren’t in the spotlight?
We should appreciate the autistic people we know in our day to day life. Every autistic person is awesome, and it’s not in spite of our autism, but because of our autism. It’s because I’m autistic that I am who I am. If someone appreciates me I would want them to also appreciate my autism because it’s part of what makes me me.
To reach autism appreciation it’s going to be a fight. We’re going to have to keep climbing. There are so many who want to drag us down. They see us as different and in need of fixing. They see having an autistic child as something to be mourned instead of celebrated. We need to celebrate. We need to drown out their cries of sadness with our cheers of joy.
We are autistic, and we will never stop climbing!
30 Days of Autism Acceptance 2020
April 2nd: Post your red instead pictures today. Alternatively you can talk about why you choose to go red instead.
So I have some messages to spread with my redinstead photos this year.
The signs say, "autism speaks doesn't speak for me", "Support ASAN, not Autism Speaks", "Are you aware of me now?", "Awareness isn't enough, we need acceptance", "cure ableism now!", "not broken, I don't need to be fixed", "not a burden", and "not a tragedy"
I jumped on the bandwagon
Fuck Autism Speaks.
Upon switching songs, i realized i had Pisces on repeat for two hours. Oops.
My message for ableists this Autism Acceptance Month:
I don't need you to respect me, I respect me
I don't need you to love me, I love me
But I want you to know you could know me
If you change your mind
Autistic people are not sick unless they have a chronic illness, have an autoimmune disorder, have cancer or their immune system is currently fighting off an unwelcome pathogen.
Calling autism an illness or a disease is ableist and perpetuates cure rhetoric.
i see so many 15-17 year old autistic kids hating themselves because of their neurotype, talking about what parts of themselves they’d give up to be Normal, and i don’t try to force them to my view of things. i let them talk their frustrations out. but it just makes me so, so sad.
Self acceptance takes a very long time to achieve but it’s absolutely possible. I would know as I was one of those kids who hated themselves and just wanted to be “normal”. I would cry to my parents that I wanted to be like everyone else and that I hated who I was, but they never knew what to say or do. It took me 2 years to learn to accept myself and a big part of that was finding the autistic community and realising that I wasn’t alone. We can definitely help autistics kids who are struggling, they need support from us autistics who have already been through the journey that they’re going through. As kids we learn to fear being different, but as we grow we can also learn to embrace it.
Question I’ve been thinking about: are neurodivergent people (particularly autistic/adhd, but any can answer to this) more likely to be left handed, ambidextrous, or have other handedness quirks?
Personally, I am right handed, but I can only use a hockey stick the left handed way, and I’ve been told that when I write I form letters the way a left handed person would. Mother is left handed so it’s possible there was some influence there.
I also have a brother with the same diagnosis as me, who is left handed.
Personal anecdotes and clinical studies, if they exist for this topic, are both welcome responses to this post.
I don't know about any studies or research into this, but as far as anecdotal evidence goes it seems to be a trend imo.
I (adhd, autistic) am right hand dominant writing-wise right now, but originally I was ambidexterous, my right hand is slightly more dominant now more due to me choosing to write with primarily my right hand as a child because my teachers didn't like me switching back and forth, and therefore it got stronger, than an innate difference.
And I can still do most tasks with my left hand nearly if not just as well as my right, the main difference is really mostly just in writing and drawing, and I can still technically write and draw with my left hand, it's just slower and takes more thought because I don't have the same muscle memory for writing and drawing with my left hand that I do my right. Sometimes my handwriting is actually more legible with my left hand than my right because I have to think about it more (altho that's a somewhat low bar, my handwriting sucks). I had my dexterity tested at some point and the time it took me to complete the task with either hand had only like less than a full seconds difference between them.
I also had confusion when I used to run competitively on which leg to start on (like what leg u put forward when ur standing on the starting line waiting for the gun) apparently a lot of right handed people start with their right leg because it's usually also dominant or something, but I always kept switching and got confused on which to start with I didn't seem to have a natural inclination towards putting one leg forward vs the other like others did.
My mom (adhd) is right handed, but 'cross dominant' meaning her dominant hand and dominant eye are on opposite sides.
There's one or two people in the neurodivergent meet up I attend who are/were also ambidexterous. One of which is also cross dominant.
And I've definitely heard stories from othe neurodivergent people online who were more ambidexterous or who are left handed.
Again, all anecdotal, I don't know if there's research on this or not, but I've definitely heard a lot of other neurodivergent ppl talking about being ambidexterous or left handed and I have some experiences with that myself.
@aevios good addition! I have just discovered that I have the same cross dominance (my dominant eye is the left one). Tho cross dominant seems to be a kind of umbrella term including anyone whose dominant hand is not the same for all tasks. Gotta remember that one, it’s a much less awkward phrasing
Im leftie for most things, but ambidextrous/cross dominant for some things (i.e. cant hold a mop or broom left handed, can use a fork in either hand).
Okay I need all you non autistic people, especially parents of autistic kids, to know something
You will never understand what it's like to be autistic. Never. You will never have to personally deal with the struggles autistic people deal. Stop acting as if you know autistic struggles better than autistic people.
gentle reminder
you tried, and you are trying, that matters
Why is this so vague and yet I relate to it so much????
Vaccines are important.
you are allowed to take comfort objects with you wherever you go. something being “socially unacceptable” is not a proper reason as to why you can’t.
there’s nothing wrong with taking a stuffed animal to the grocery store with you. there’s nothing wrong with taking a blanket to class with you. there’s nothing wrong with taking stim toys to a family gathering with you. there is nothing wrong with taking something that makes you feel safe with you when you go to places that normally feel unsafe.
there are some situations where it could damage you to do these things, such as taking a comfort object to a business meeting. but other than that, don’t let neurotypicals tell you that you can’t do these things just because they wouldn’t. your comfort has nothing to do with neurotypicals’ comfort.
this is kinda irrelevant to my normal stuff but - posts like these make me really happy
one of my favorite comfort objects is a shiba plush that i like to carry around in my backpack, and i like petting him when i get anxious.
Boxer goes everywhere with me ❤️
