Mother Dragon

I enjoy a nice side of psychological torture with my dungeons and dragons.

[carrionkid]

would you like a nice glass of

[pastel-pinku]

[lets-jam-deactivated20240101]

[youhavewonme]

It's okay to grieve the future you thought you'd have but illness and disability robbed from you.

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

MOTHER FUCKER

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

we’re having a Snow Day, which is fine.

except it’s NOT bc the huge shift in atmospheric pressure has rendered my autistic brain completely useless for the foreseeable future. all services have been shut down. the roads are closed and so are my neural pathways

[hoonkus-deactivated20230701]

when you said atmospheric pressure shut down your brain it took me a second to realize you meant the atmosphere as in how tense school is compared to how calm home is, and not that autistic people have some kind of internal barometer that is attached to their brain.

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

nope, I’m literally talking about barometric pressure!

for those who aren’t aware, autistic brains are sensitive to barometric pressure shifts. changes in atmospheric pressure (like those caused by rain) effect our blood oxygen levels in a way that messes with our brains. sudden changes in weather can exacerbate our symptoms, making us irritable, lethargic, anxious, twitchy, overwhelmed etc, while our brains work overtime to adjust to the change. it’s just one of the ways that environmental factors other people take for granted (weather, noise, overhead music, lights, etc) can affect our lives in ways people don’t expect!

[mari13606]

*reads this*

Me: cool!

Me: waitaminutethatactuallyexplainsalot-

[autismrelatabites]

For those that don’t understand fully. When atmospheric pressure is higher the weather is usually sunny and dry, whereas when it’s low it’s rainy, with darker clouds and weather in general.

When weather changes quickly there is either a drop or rise in atmospheric pressure, which can cause a drop in blood oxygen levels. When this happens, your body adjusts your heart rate and blood pressure to adapt to these changes, which can interfere with your brain activity. So if you find yourself having mood swings or generally feeling more anxious or on-edge, this might be the reason why.

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

ok but we gotta talk more about vintage halloween costumes, we GOTTA

ESPECIALLY the diy ones. back before costumes were mass-manufactured, people were left to their own devices and shit got WILD.

It was an absolute free-for-all. back before you could buy a batman mask in a drug store for $5, people really just did whatever

and it was FABULOUS

bonus points to these early commercialization attempts. yes that is a batman dress

anyway there is a basic human drive to wear weird-ass clothing and we should incorporate this shamelessness into our daily lives. only the most meagre of social laws prevent you from dunking yourself in body glitter and wearing a cape & pointy hat to the grocery story on a regular basis. revise your life accordingly.

[callmebliss]

is that one lady dressed as calculus

[antique-scarecrow]

some people like scary costumes what ur point

[innervictoriandicemug]

So i got curious and ran those images through an AI Image Colorizer and it’s EVEN BETTER. Enjoy

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

OH MY SWEET CHEDDAR BISCUITS!!!!!

[mugasofer]

[ilovecats4ever]

[azurele]

[theslowesthnery]

[nitramaraho]

[cumleak-deactivated20210627]

this is probably the best compilation out there

[adamjk]

it’s hard to believe this entire moment in our lifetimes has come and gone

[porterr-robinson]

[i-used-to-be-zelda-deactivated2]

OH S H I T

[justpastryvideos]

x

[galladegamer]

IT’S THAT FUCKING CHOCOLATE GUY AGAIN

[lady-literature]

NEW CHOCOLATE VIDEO JUST DROPPED

[cipheramnesia]

No, I'm not tired of being nice, yes I still just wanna go apeshit. These things can coexist, stop asking me.

[water---damage]

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMJ7shqhT/

[ffrriiddaayy]

this is the best tiktok i've ever seen in my life.

[knightofleo]

Kestrel-dad not sure how to dad but he’s trying his best.

[knightofleo]

[wolfchildrenn]

*makes this noise at you*

[gallusrostromegalus]

Ah yes.  The elusive Nocturnal Desert Muppet.

[kitty]

PLEASE PLAY THIS WITH SOUND OMG

[srrrokka]

[gun-flame]

[vonbaghager]

[pencilbrony]

[vantwinblade]

I hate you all.

[thepleasuregoblin]

Concepts like sex magic and fertility deities in fantasy are actually really interesting to me as a person with a lot of interest in anthropology and mythology like Yes I am curious about the weird sex that elves have but its pretty much exclusively explored by authors who are Weird Horny Dudes and forget about putting that stuff into a d&d campaign

[datanazush]

Oh we’re talking about sex in fantasy settings are we?

[thepleasuregoblin]

Oh, famed fantasy author Ed Greenwood! So good to see you, we're having our panel down here in my wine cellar,

[datanazush]

WAIT I HAVEN’T FINISHED TELLING YOU HOW THE DROW MATRIARCHS DISCIPLINE THEIR UNRULY MALE CONSORTS

[bogleech]

This is funny and I don't even know who that is

[sloppystyle]

[breakingbowties-deactivated2021]

something about aba therapy that i feel is worth noting:

aba therapists are the only type of therapists in the united states that are not required to have a college degree in order to practice. the vast majority of aba therapists i’ve met don’t have one.

then what are the requirements, you may ask?

be at least 18. have a high school diploma. complete a few hours of general training.

that’s it.

they’re also allowed to teach your child literally whatever they want. i saw a video of someone the other day who was put thru aba as a child. they were obsessed with the color blue, so what did the aba therapist do? gave every child in their class except them a blue piece of paper for weeks until they stopped crying about it. aka, until they were too numb to the emotional pain of being left out to react anymore.

i guess the end goal was to make them…not like…the color blue anymore? like, seriously. what was the point of that???

they teach children to smile on command even when they don’t feel happy. they teach autistic children not to stim - something that has been proven not only beneficial but necessary for autistic people’s wellbeing.

they can withhold water, food, or affection from your child until the child complies with whatever behavior they want them to complete. i wish i was joking.

this is literal child abuse.

the only therapy that does not require a degree to practice, abusive as hell, manipulative, they are literally allowed to teach your child whatever the hell they want…and yet it’s also the only therapy for autistic children that is covered by most insurance companies.

make it make sense.

[dammitjean]

When you watch ABA training in action, you realize that it’s dog training. It’s dog training a human child who can’t advocate for better treatment or more respect. I hate it with every fiber of my being.

[dammitjean]

Hoolyyy shit @thisqueerchipmunk - this is blowing my mind

Is ABA Really “Dog Training for Children”? A Professional Dog Trainer Weighs In. » NeuroClastic

Carol Millman, a professional dog trainer, compares ABA to dog training in this powerful expose.

[thatautisticadhdfeel]

This should be required reading for neurotypicals