asd blog

[autisticeducator]

I’m incredibly open about being autistic

And if you’re wondering if that’s intentional, you’d be right.

I have to be (unless safety prohibits disclosure). This is due to the fact that almost no one around me figures it out on their own. Took till 25 to get diagnosed because doctors used horrible stereotypes to refuse to see what was clearly staring them in the face.

If I don’t disclose, then they’re going to assume I’m just a neurotypical who doesn’t act normally and perform as expected and ostracize me greatly because of it (aka, my childhood).

I do realize how incredibly privileged I am for having the ability to self disclose and control who I am disclosing to. But I also require this ability for the maintenance of my mental, and therefore physical as well, health. Long term intentional suppression who I am is the worst self destructive behavior I have.

[stillhereunfortunately]

me all day everyday: softer voices please

[cheeseanonioncrisps]

My brain: "Wow, there are so many tasks to do, I can't figure out where to start!"

Me: "Y'know, I'm sure if we think hard we can come up with a solu–"

Brain: "Oh well, guess we'll just have to never do anything ever again."

[autistic--rory-blog]

every autistic person is different

just like every not autistic person is different

[smellae]

autistic flirting

wanna share my weighted blanket?

[fiberglassbunny]

my bed is the only safe place in the universe. everywhere else is too loud and too much!!!

[stimman4000]

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[elesq]

[stark-tony]

me, as a child lining up stuff in rows: now this is how you have fun

[smellae]

my ideal date

we lay in bed while listening to all 4 vampire weekend albums in chronological order

[sapphicisms]

if you’re butch in public you’re showing kids what kind of woman they can be. you’re a marvel and an open door. you are something they might have thought was impossible. you are the proof little butch girls need that they can exist grown up and happy and handsome without changing a single thing

[elven-child]

listen I don’t “like” things, I either read a book/watch a show and forget 0.2 secs later or change my entire lifestyle based on what it was until I find something new

[smellae]

i hate when other people hum it just makes me wanna scream

[autistic-skitty]

I used to be self-dxed but when I did see a specialist he said that in his nearly 20 years of working with Autistic adults he'd never met a single self-dxer who'd turned out to be wrong.

^^^^^ For every self diagnosed autistic who ever doubts themselves!

[espadaclover]

[neuro-positivity]

The autistic feeling when you’ve had a long day with some social masking and afterwards stimming just feels so good. So you just stim almost constantly for the next 3 days and it’s great.

[adhighdefinition]

growing up without a fidget toy moodboard

[paint-it-over]