Olly

14 ; neurodiversity advocate ; lgbtq+ ; shitposter. ; rants !! ; support page

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For the group chat

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I just need to save these without saving them don’t mind me

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First time making LGBTQ+ Lock Screens :)

Please Like+Reblog if using them, Thankyouu! 

EDIT: OKAAY so I really didn’t expect this to get so many notes lmao, but I am really thankful of those who love these lock screens :)

for the people that think I excluded lesbians, please know that I did not. I am a lesbian myself, but in this I only used ‘Gay’, and I also meant gay girls with this. please don’t think I am excluding people, I just decided to make ‘only 6′ for now. so if you have any requests for other lock screens I should make, tell me in the comments :D

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<3

Popping on real fast to say thank you for all of the support I’ve received on my posts, I seriously appreciate and it’s made my day many times now  ❤︎ Thanks a bunch <33

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Oof

My activity has been quite low lately. Not much going on to speak about besides one thing really. Please stop excusing the R word. I don’t care who you are. If you don’t have at least 1 neurological developmental disorder do not fucking use it. You wouldn’t excuse a straight, cisgender person using LGBT slurs, and you wouldn’t excuse a white person saying the N word so why are us disabled people different? I’m really sick of seeing it. Yeah I’ll use the word I’m autistic, have ADHD and tourette’s. Don’t deny me the use of that word just because I told you, a neurotypical person not to use it. People are dumb, and it’s infuriating.

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Is it too much to ask

ALL I want is to live in early 19th century korea and wear pretty hanboks and live in pretty houses and sneak into the palace and overthrow the government and be a cool ruler who hangs out with the village people and holds parties inside the castle for the lower class and fall in love with one of the village people and give them a lavish life but ultimately have my heart broken because they want to return back to the life they had before but we’re still in love and meet in secret sometimes.

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“Oh well you’re high functioning so it’s not a big deal right?”

Imagine telling someone not to complain about a broken arm because some people are in full body cast. Imagine telling someone with the flu not to seek treatment because some people have cancer. Imagine telling someone who survived an attempted murder not to report it because they were still alive. Functioning labels are harmful. no matter how you use them. Whether it’s “Mild autism”, or “High-Functioning Autistic”. These labels imply that we function just fine and need no support, we’re just like everyone else right? I had no idea you were autistic because you mask so I don’t need to accommodate your needs right? Yes. I can communicate with my words. I can have a job. I can go to school. I can form relationships with people. I can buy a house, or rent an apartment. But I can’t deal with lots of loud noises. I can’t touch certain items because it upsets me so severely. I can’t understand certain social cues. I don’t know when to stop talking. I can’t go to the store without some sort of sensory blocker. I need stim toys, or to be able to stim or I’ll have a meltdown. I have meltdowns quite frequently.  While I can go to school I need a specialized version of education.  While I can form relationships with people I struggle to keep them. While I can get a job I need “special treatment” if I want to do it properly. While I can communicate with my words sometimes I can’t. The “high-functioning” label I often get applied to me, is harmful. I don’t have “mild autism”. I’m just autistic. plain, and simple.

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marmot appreciation post bc they have no business being so adorable

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edited-to-be-less-angry tourette’s psa:

- don’t!! tell someone who is obviously dealing with tics or compulsions to stop or that theyre crazy or stupid or a twitchy freak or stare at them or make them feel uncomfortable. like i promise i Know i look weird. it’s p common to have anxiety abt vocal and motor and facial tics and how people notice and look. but i cant help it & i cant stop it any more than you can stop swallowing! while it’s possible to temporarily suppress tics, it’s uncomfortable and borderline painful sometimes and it’s unfair and often impossible for someone to suppress them for hours

- please don’t refer to tourettes a mental illness!!!!!! its a neurological disorder, as in a permanent and inborn alteration to the brain. also: its not temporary; its a disability. telling someone they’ll “get over it” or talking about “recovery” or a “cure” is similar to telling someone born without an arm that it’ll “grow back”. my brain is physically different to yours; it’s not a psychological thing. (edit to clarify: this isn’t meant to imply that mental illnesses all have cures/recovery, or arent disabilities! they can be just as permanent and affect people just as much as any neurological disorder)

- hooooo boy if someone tells you they have tourettes dont say theyre “making it up” or “faking it” because they dont have a swearing tic. coprolalia (compulsive swearing) affects a tiny minority of people with tourettes? don’t you ever think you know more about how someone else’s brain works and let alone tell them that they can’t be some way because of a damn stereotype!!!

- “oh wow you have tourettes? do you know lots of tourettes people then? i think x has tourettes bc of (nervous tic like playing w their hair/person likes to swear/stupid habit thats obviously not a tic) what do you think?” NO!!!!! often people have never met anyone else with tourettes. i’ve been advised against seeking a support group because of the high likelihood that i’ll adopt tics from other people there (which is a real and very annoying thing) and i know others have too. it’s pretty common to be isolated with tourettes. and im not going to diagnose someone else with a damn neurological disorder because you’ve noticed a nervous tic or some habit they have or because they have a potty mouth. that’s pretty out of line.

- “(overly sympathetic, pitying voice) oh wow this must be hard for you!! i’m so sorry!” this one is more annoying than anything ??? like. like yes it sucks sometimes but i guess it also sucks that people have to like. sneeze? or cough? or swallow or blink? i and others (typically) don’t want your pity. i’m used to this. yeh, i’ll complain about my speech being interrupted or a sore back etc from tics, but. this is how i live. if i wanted pity i’d ask for it!!! (this is also often accompanied with an “i hope you get over it soon!” which genuinely is infuriating though)

anyway @ any tourettes people (or other tic disorder people!!) i love u and ur tics and i hope youre never made to feel embarrassed or uncomfortable or isolated. youre rad as hell!!

note - i edited this to be less personal and less aggressive, so i’d appreciate if you could reblog this version instead of the previous one!! & if you have any tourette’s-related questions, my askbox is always open.

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Make it make seNse

I get that I don’t get to decide my tics but the least they could do is be funny 

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Why Person First Language Is Stupid.

Allow me to begin this by saying that if you choose to use person first language for yourself you are not a bad person or “wrong”.

What I say in this blog does not make your personal decisions invalid. Do what makes you happy.  Person First Language (which I’ll shorten to PFL later on to make things simpler) Is an idea LARGELY endorsed by neurotypicals, and not autistic individuals. let me explain why this is a problem. The autistic community is one that has been ignored when it comes to their issues for millenia. Autism speaks being a great example, their organization claims to exist to help the autistic population, but no one higher up in their ranks actually is autistic.  When a community is ignored on their own issues this creates discomfort for us. Our voices are extremely important when making decisions for us!  So like I said, the people you see enforcing and promoting PFL are usually not autistic.  The idea is to separate autistic individuals from their disability because they’re “more than their disability”. which comes from a loving place, but is ableist in nature. While we are more than just autistic, autism shapes the way we live, the way we make decisions, It decides how we function, It influences our relationships, every single facet of our lives are influenced by our autism. I made a bold claim by saying PFL can come off as ableist.  This is because It implies that autism is something we need to separate ourselves from. That it’s something we don’t want to be associated with. Now what are things you don’t usually want to be associated with? For me, the first thing that comes to mind is, Things like racism, Homophobia, or general hatefulness, and having those dirty words attached to me. So, Is autistic a dirty word? 

Obviously, the answer to that question is no. So why is PFL necessary? Why is it so important that we aren’t associated with the word autism? PFL comes from a good place. The intentions are true, But it is not something that needs to be enforced on people. When I say I’m autistic, I don’t want to hear someone tell me “oh no, no, you’re a person with autism.” because that takes away from the significance it holds in my life. If you are autistic and want to use PFL please go right ahead. but to my neurotypicals, please stop getting upset when someone doesn’t use it. This was very long I’m sorry lmao but thank you so much for reading this far <3

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POV: you’re having a breakdown because they removed ADD from the DSM and your diagnosis changed

why did they change it i don’t fucking understand I was diagnosed with ADD why does it have to change Why am I crying over this

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We stan parents who point out insecurities

I know I pulled my eyelashes out mom, that’s why i wore makeup specifically to try and hide it you bitch

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I hate un-toasted burger buns.

Can I not cry when my mom gets mad at me for food sensitivities pls k thanks

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it’s just fax

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Top 10 people who eat dog shit

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