PiecesOfLou

A late diagnosed Autistic trying to learn to accommodate for herself. 💟

[asexual-amanita]

Happy pride month! Please remember to include disabled people in your festivities this year! This includes:

- Hiring sign language interpreters

- Ensuring venues are step free

- Making dedicated sensory safe spaces

- Providing free masks

- Including braille or audio described signage

- Using plain language in speeches

Yes it’s more work, but pride is for everyone, it’s needs to be inclusive.

[piecesoflou]

Also, at my local zoo they had a personalised communication board available by their entrance and it made me feel so happy.

Awareness and inclusivity is awesome! 🙌💖

[piecesoflou]

I had free tickets to my local zoo so I went to see the otters. 10/10 day. 🙊💖

[grub-muncher]

PT : Happy pride month everyone, remember to include disabled people in pride

[autistic-af]

I cannot explain to a non-autistic the absolute insanity of autistic anxiety.

Yes, I know a slight change to my routine for one day isn't going to kill me.

No, I'm not okay with it. In fact, I'm going to have debilitating stomach pains for the next 24 hours until it's back to normal.

[she-waves-at-cats]

I think it needs to become common knowledge that "inability to read social cues" can show up as overcompensating.

You don't know how much misbehaviour is allowed, so you become the perfect child who never tests rules.

You don't know if someone is irritated with you, so you'll be extra generous and self-effacing.

You don't know how much is expected of you at work so you'll kill yourself in a minimum-wage job and not notice that nobody else is working like this.

"Hardworking and quiet" should be as much of an autism red flag as "ignores rules and doesn't know when to stop talking". Or why don't we just start using words to communicate so i can stop tracking everybody's eyebrow twitches, that would be great.

[autisticghostss]

”autistic people don’t do [ extremely common higher support need , higher level autistic trait / symptom ] , that just stereotype”

you need include us too : you need include childish autistic person , you need include nonverbal autistic person , you need include autistic person who drool , you need include autistic people with intellectual disability , you need include autistic person with loud messy public meltdowns .

can not hide behind “it just stereotype” because that not true . there are many people very disabled by autism , you need remember us and include us .

[lestatfag]

STAY SAFE!! [ID: the Gilbert Baker pride flag with the words “Happy pride to all those who are unable to celebrate openly and safely. You are loved and seen!” in all-caps black text over it. /end ID]

[questionable-method]

no but im so tired of how self-deprecation is always more accepted than self-advocacy. if i say i can't drive because im autistic i get questioned on how exactly that works and given a million suggestions on how to do it anyway and i look like im trying to be special so it's easier to just say im a loser. yeah i don't drive because im kind of a loser lmao. oh well. and people say lmao back and we move on. at worst they say "oh im sure you'll figure it out haha." but no interrogation!! being a loser is more respectable than being disabled. being a loser is something that doesn't make other people feel uncomfortable about their own biases. so no, no im not disabled. i don't struggle to keep friends and do the laundry and make quick trivial decisions and clean my room and brush my teeth because im autistic. it's because im a loser. it's my fault. it is what it is. at least im funny now. do you think im funny? please think im funny

[offshoreoilrig]

[thelatestkate]

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[elviraaxen]

I made this a long time ago but for some reason never posted! It is my quick guide to protecting yourself against burnout as a person with ADHD and ASD.

Of course it is all about meeting your support needs at the end of the day, which are completely individual and may vary over time, but this could function as a guide if you have a hard time figuring out where to start! 🫶🏻 💙💙💙

[wheresmybubble]

Constantly trying to figure out the social rules while learning to be myself ✨.

[itsaspectrumcomic]

It's not that I don't want to visit, it just wasn't on the list I made in my head

[theadhdgoblin]

[piecesoflou]

This morning, I used my AAC Device in front of strangers for the first time. It was difficult and scary and I found some challenges which will take time to overcome with it.

However, I’m incredibly proud of myself for not just harmfully forcing myself to speak when already overloaded and scared. It makes things worse when I do so, so I took the time and listened to my body.

Luckily, I was met with compassion and understanding and I’m thankful for that. It meant I got through safely. 💕

[highfemme20]

i made miffy aac cards <3