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Donald Trump pushed a bogus claim about Amish people.

This is absolutely stupid. According to Trump:

“The autism stat—and you hear different numbers, but it’s thousands. They say between 10 and 20 thousand,” Trump said Friday during a National Governors Association meeting at the White House. “If you go back 15 years ago, we had, like, nobody. It was one in 20,000. Now we have one in 34 … kids have autism.”

“The Pennsylvania Dutch, they don’t do anything and they’re amazingly healthy,” Trump said, offering the Pennsylvania ethnic group’s lifestyle as a potential model to avoid the disorder.

Autism isn’t rising or anything. It’s called better testing, better understanding, and better education/sources. And oh my god, the Pennsylvania Dutch (whatever that is), has autistic people too I’m willing to bet.

What does autism have to do with anything political?

God I hate him.

headspace-hotel

The Pennsylvania Dutch are the ethnic group of the Amish and Mennonites.

They don't get diagnosed with autism because they don't go to the doctor in the first place

jantesika

they're also generally german-descended, and not dutch, but that's not important; just a weird fact.

prismatic-bell

It's because they identified themselves as "Deutsche," as in "Deutscheland." But people misheard/misinterpreted it as Dutch, and, well. The rest is history.

theknightsstars

Lethal Company

Collection of all my lethal company art I've made so far! Hopefully will make more in the future! These loose and very experimental paintings have really been super enjoyable to make and have pushed my style a lot!

jaxorri

Whiteout design for a project- 2024.

beezlebutch

"Pride month is over"

WRONG! Your pride month is over! Me and all the other disabled queers are having pride month two: disability edition

jehandant

Reblogging this again bc people in the notes are asking a lot of "Am I included? Am I disabled if I have x?" and I just wanted to add the flag here to show people who the pride month is for.

This is the new flag, the old one was more vivid and in a z shape, but it's been made more neutral to be inclusive of people with seizures or sensory issues.

Each stripe represents a different aspect of disability:

Red: Physical disabilities

Yellow: Cognitive & intellectual disabilities

White: (And this is the key one I think) Invisible AND undiagnosed disabilities

Blue: Mental illnesses

Green: Sensory disabilities

If you're autistic or have ADHD? this is your pride month. If you have a mental illness, it's your pride month. If you're hard of hearing, this is your pride month. If you have an autoimmune disorder, this is your pride month. If you are not diagnosed with anything but you know something is up with you: THIS IS STILL YOUR PRIDE MONTH.

akiiikx

Dear Hellfire Club

Stranger Things fans have started a petition on Change.org to bring back Eddie Munson to Season 5, after an unfair and devastating death of his character. Joseph Quinn, who plays Eddie Munson, quickly became a fan-favourite in LESS than a season, and captured the hearts of fans all over the world; also stating he’d happily back a campaign, if one had arisen. He got what he wished for! We are gathering signatures on a petition to bring it to Netflix and Duffer Brothers attention. Fans have many ideas on how Eddie can return, and they’re upset with the repetitiveness of killing off new characters. Maybe the Duffer Brothers seriously underestimated the love the fans have for the Hawkins Group newbie Eddie Munson. The petition has OVER 20.6K signatures and continues to grow at a fast pace. Fans have been distraught since the loveable metal-head left our screens and has left the world wanting more!! Additionally, fans have going out of their ways to take part in the petition on all different social media platforms. We would appreciate if you could help us spread awareness by sharing this with your readers, it would mean the world to us. Thank you!

Ps. Here is a link to the petition

https://www.change.org/p/bring-eddie-munson-back-e79f111d-4756-475f-a1bb-f320f17bb6c3?redirect=false

Kind Regards,

Eddie Munson fans!

cringecanto

tfw no seven foot frame rats along his back....

sonicrainbooms

what the oscars did to we don't talk about bruno is making me genuinely, sincerely, honestly feel fucking violent.

dont-silencio-bruno

camilo’s go to pose in photos rly is “prepare to learn to draw hands and perspective or die”

catgirlapologist

no but we gotta talk about how the way y’all reduce “neurodivergent” to just mean autism and adhd erases and harms other neurodivergent groups. neurodivergency encompasses SO many different conditions like ocd, schizospec disorders (schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, etc), personality disorders, bipolar disorder, tourette’s, dyslexia, dyspraxia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia and countless others. we all have a lot of experiences in common but all of these groups have their unique experiences as well. however, when neurodivergency and the oppression neurodivergent people face is discussed in online spaces, all of these other conditions barely get acknowledged. yes, our experiences aren’t all the same but we do have lots of things in common and it feels both frustrating and othering to see that get dismissed. when you say “neurodivergent” when you only mean autism and adhd you erase other nd groups from their own community by not taking their experiences into account.

a lot of these conditions are already heavily demonized and othered, and seeing us be erased from our own community is hurtful. often we get treated as if the oppression we face based on our neurodivergency isn’t as severe as the oppression autistic people and people with adhd face based on their neurodivergency. the notion that the oppression we face is not as severe actively harms us because it dismisses our struggles and therefore enables our oppression.

please make sure to keep other neurodivergent conditions in mind when you talk about neurodivergency and don’t just reduce it to mean autism and adhd

ambitiousollie

Honestly, PTSD should be considered a disorder that contributes to nuerodivergency.

catgirlapologist

i’ve seen a lot of people who do consider ptsd, especially cptsd to be a part of neurodivergency, and it’s also important to note that several neurodivergent conditions can be caused by trauma as well such as bpd and bipolar disorder. imo people with ptsd should be welcomed into the neurodivergent community as well since a lot of the tools and resources created for neurodivergent people to cope with their condition can help with ptsd and the same is true in reverse, tools and resources specifically created to cope with ptsd can help neurodivergent people tremendously

seefasters

au where viktor and powder somehow met during act 1. idk i just want them to hang

autistic-af

"Acting your age" is a neurotypical invention.

You're on a rock hurtling through space at 220km/s (or 490,000 mph) going around a ball of plasma that's bending space and time.

I don't think my stuffed animal collection is bothering that.

Rawr 🦖

#digital art #tyrannosaurus #trex #jurassicart

thecosmicautie

for autistic (and suspecting) adults

here are some resources on autism that have helped me since my diagnosis at 25(!!) years old. hope these help (:

General

Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN)

Welcome to the Autistic Community

Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism

Autistic Science Person

What is Autism?

Que es el Autismo? (What is Autism? For Spanish speakers)

Asperger’s vs Autism

Hans Asperger

Functioning Labels

The Problems with Functioning Labels

I am Joe’s Functioning Label

Why ABA is Harmful to Autistic People

But What About the Good ABA Therapists?

Autism Speaks (why NOT to support them)

Autism’s Race Problem

Autism and the Pathology Paradigm

Psycopathy: Racism and Ableism from the Medical-Industrial Complex

Use of the term “Differently Abled”

Autism and Gender

Autistic, Non-Speaking and Intelligent

Sensory

Sensory Processing Disorder (4 part series)

Interoception

Proprioception

How to Reduce Sensory Overload

Shutdowns

Shutdowns (2)

Meltdowns

Study on Senses in Autistic People

Audio Processing Disorder

Pain Sensitivity

Sensory Differences

Sensory Pain

Traits & Co-Ocurring Conditions

Inclusive List of Traits

Traits (2)

Revised Traits, by an Autistic Person

Executive Dysfunction (4 part series)

Body Language

Insomnia

Fatigue

Fatigue (2)

Fatigue (3)

Communication Differences

Anxiety

Autistic Strengths

Echolalia

Alexithymia

Alexithymia (2)

Autistic Talents

“Regression”

Prospopagnosia

Catastrophizing

Dissociation

Double Standard of Empathy

The Empathy Conundrum

The Benefit of Special Interests

Special Interests

Eye Contact

In Defense of Stimming

More in Defense of Stimming

Scripting

Professional/Self-Diagnosis

Quizzes

More Quizzes

Self-Diagnosis and the Issues with Formal Diagnosis

Issues in Accuracy and Speed of Formal Diagnosis

Difficulties Getting an Adult Diagnosis

Diagnosis in Adults

Adult Diagnosis (Pros and Cons, etc)

Getting a Diagnosis as an Adult

How to Start Pursuing an Diagnosis

The Evaluation Process

Misdiagnosis (pls ignore the unnecessary gendering)

An Article on Late Diagnosis

“Acting More Autistic” After Diagnosis

Adults Need an Easier Path to Diagnosis

Racial Disparities in Diagnosis and Treatment

Structural Racism and Autism

shirecorn

How I Study Anatomy

Everyone says NEVER TRACE!! THAT'S ART THEFT! Ok but we can do a little crime in the name of Learning.

Trace to learn, not to earn.

I like to take my own photos, but you can study whatever you want. Link back to original photos, and don't post copied artwork unless the artist is dead, cool with it, or both.

As always with learning, start every sketch with the intent to throw it away (trash for paper, quitting without saving for digital) This takes the pressure off and lets you make Bad Art, which is very important.

So let's make Bad Art of a Deer because I happen to have one handy

Start with a photo of your subject in a nice/neutral pose with all four feet visible. (so not like me)

Freehand copy it. Try not to stylize, focusing instead of matching proportions and pose. Don't get too detailed!

It's ok if your art looks terrible and has broken legs. I've drawn LOTS of deer so I have a leg up. Everyone's art sucks in their own eyes and here's where mine went wrong:

Either lasso-distort (recommended for beginners) or redraw a copy of your first sketch with your reference behind it (scaled to match the main body of your sketch)

Put the original and modified sketches together and compare the differences. Write it down if you want. This shows you where your eyes saw things the wrong size, so you can correct for that next time.

After learning about both deer and yourself, try freehand copying again.

Marvel at your newfound knowledge and skill!

but there's always room for improvement

You can stop here and move on to your real drawing, Or do another freehand-fix-compare cycle. I actually overcorrected my "draws heads too big" and veered into "heads too small."

Another note on tracing: Learning HOW to trace is more important than anything you could learn By tracing. Draw the Anatomy, not the outline. In real life, things don't have outlines, they have bones.

These are from the same shoot which is extra useful for consistency. The lines are minimal and follow where the animals joints are, and only important parts are drawn.

You won't know what Important Parts means right off the bat, which is where in-depth study comes in. You need to do learn the hard parts to do the easy parts right.

Next up: how to study bones and muscles.

shirecorn

How to study Bones and Muscles

"Study the anatomy study the anatomy" but they never tell you HOW. It's not "read a book," It's more like flailing around wildly and crashing your browser from too many tabs.

This is going to be about How to Make a bones and muscle chart. Because even if your art sucks, you learn so much more by doing than by seeing.

References I gathered: X X X X X X X X

Get Set up. Get a photo, like above, but it doesn't have to be the same photo. And now... gather reference.

We'll start with bones. Search up "[animal] skeleton" and get photos or super scientific illustration. Add in things like "top view" to spice it up.

Next, search "[animal] skeleton sketchfab." This pulls up 3D models that you can rotate in your browser. Remember that these are art and the anatomy is only as good as the artist, so pick a good one.

Time for bone!

The spine is the most important, and in a lot of animals it will surprise you. Draw it in over your photo and then add spikes because skeletons are punk. These are not scientific and I didn't count them because their number doesn't matter to art. So you better be referencing from scientists and not me!

The rest of the bones and some notes. These are my notes to myself about things I want to remember. My personal discoveries in anatomy that made my art better. You can make the same notes but also make sure you have your own thoughts on there as well. that's how you help yourself the best. Be as detailed or vague as you want.

Same deal with muscle. Here are my personal notes to myself. Label stuff that is important to you. I actually grouped a bunch of muscles together based on what is visible from the outside. Muscles are way more complicated than this, but Baby's First Anatomy Chart gets to be simple.

This is good enough for me because I have intimate knowledge of the other muscles working under and over these ones. Feel free to add as many or as few muscles as you like. You chart your own course.

This is very VERY much not an anatomical chart. I'm sure there's nerds out there pulling their hair out looking at this. But listen, it works for art!

And you know the wildest part about this?

I don't need to look at it to use it. The act of making your own anatomy chart puts that knowledge in your brain. Like how you can make "cheat sheets" even for tests that don't allow them - the act of making the sheet helps you remember what you struggle with most.

And after all that complexity? Your simplification will be based on Real Knowledge and you'll put those random circles in the right spots.