Sora and Riku are both Autistic, fight me

Elias | 24 | any pronouns | I'm a study account but Bad At It | Target Languages (priority): Japanese, Russian | Other Target Languages: Welsh, Polish, Modern Greek, Latin, eventually Hebrew, eventually Yiddish (both far in the future) | Prof DX list too long to give, but I talk a lot about being autistic and adhd | DNI: terfs/swerfs/radfems, gender critical, maps and supporters, 18+/NSFW, cgl/dd¡g (agere is okay), discourse blogs |

[studying-roxas]

Intro Post <3

Call me El

23

Any pronouns but they/them preferred.

My main is @thetrashthatsmilesback

I might come across a bit blunt, it's just because I'm autistic. Sorry about that in advance.

My current Target Languages are Japanese, Russian, Welsh, Polish, Modern Greek, and Latin. I hope to eventually learn Modern Hebrew and Yiddish.

Resources are tagged as #resources

References are tagged as #reference or #art reference (if applicable)

#anthro refers to anthropological resources or topics

#chem refers to chemistry resource or topics

Posts about studying while neurodivergent will usually be tagged as either #adhd or #asd

[studying-roxas]

Finding advice for knee pain that isn't just "strengthen your hips :)" is hard as fuck

I *cant* strengthen my hips. I have a congenital hip malformation. My femures sit in my hips incorrectly and no amount of squats will fix that.

What other exercises can I do? What stretches? What type of brace should I use on my knee? That's the information I need. Not "strengthen your glutes" I do squats all day at work while holding 50lbs dogs, my glutes are strengthened

[the-etcetera-archive]

convinced that people take inappropriate delight in telling others how difficult they think organic chemistry is.

[the-etcetera-archive]

oh right, the product. the product from markovnikov's rule. the product chosen especially to follow markovnikov orientation. markovnikov's product.

[loveridden1999]

doing things at the right age is literally a made up concept. you can start/pursue anything at any age. btw.

[loveridden1999]

remember remember

[bambibabe222]

[liones-s]

one of the biggest things I can advocate for (in academia, but also just in life) is to build credibility with yourself. It’s easy to fall into the habit of thinking of yourself as someone who does things last minute or who struggles to start tasks. people will tell you that you just need to build different habits, but I know for me at least the idea of ‘habit’ is sort of abstract and dehumanizing. Credibility is more like ‘I’ve done this before, so I know I can do it, and more importantly I trust myself to do it’. you set an assignment goal for the day and you meet it, and then you feel stronger setting one the next day. You establish a relationship with yourself that’s built on confidence and trust. That in turn starts to erode the barrier of insecurity and perfectionism and makes it easier to start and finish tasks. reframing the narrative as a process of building credibility makes it easier to celebrate each step and recognize how strong your relationship with yourself can become

[ariaiscursed]

- the peace that comes with being alone

[freak-a-lick]

you don’t need perfect conditions to start. you just need to start. five minutes of focus is better than waiting for motivation to come.

[langblrwhy]

[punkrorschach]

the legally blonde mentality isnt just for law students. u can bring that attitude with you into every field of work. be the whimsical force of positive change. wear that neon outfit. snaps for us all.

[punkrorschach]

this post was inspired by my boss telling me she couldnt "take me seriously" in a pair of dinosaur print overalls. sorry i have two degrees and a dope wardrobe. you dont need to take me seriously but You Will Take Me.

[rakelrambles]

i want to learn all the things! being at my university’s library, seeing all the intriguing titles, and wanting to see and discover all they contain is both exciting and frustrating because there is only so much time in a day, week, year and life

[jess-le-mess]

i was picking up a prescription the other day and i saw an ad or something for GLP-1 drugs and felt kind of triggered by it.

this is a surreal time to be recovering from an eating disorder and experiencing significant recovery weight gain. i have a lot of feelings about this.

when i was sick, i wanted to be thin and i wanted to not eat anything. but now i'm eating everything in sight and watching my weight creep up while it feels like everyone around me is getting thinner and it's wild.

i don't want to go back to that time in my life. i don't want to be thin and i couldn't go back to restricting.

i'm trying to see my body as a site of resistance. like look at me, i have fought the battle you're fighting now and i won or something.

anyway, after i picked up my prescription i went to a restaurant and ordered a box of sides and a burger and enjoyed every second of eating the whole damn thing.

[erbiumspectrum]

11 October 2025

I finally managed to catch up with the IR spectro lecture notes 😮‍💨 I took a nice walk and now I'm back home and about to revise some very basic matrix algebra before the seminar next week, but that should be a breeze - I've always loved matrices :)

[maykitz]

you forget what an insane, insane, insane step forward the ability to ctrl f keyword search digital texts or whole libraries for specific information is until you have to find something in analogue writing

[sweetheartfemme]

i want to preface this with a disclaimer: i don’t take issue with conversations about sensory needs, nor with the broader push toward creating more inclusive spaces (particularly for people with neuro-disabilities). that matters—a lot.

what concerns me—as a diagnosed autistic (lvl2/msn) and adhd person—is the increasing overuse, misuse, and casual appropriation of clinical terms like overstimulation, sensory overload, and much more by people who don’t have any lived proximity to those realities (eg. neurotypicals using and misusing “overstimulated”).

those words were developed within disabled communities (primarily by ND people) as ways to name, explain, and advocate around the neurological and cognitive impacts of those disabilities (esp. in inaccessible environments). now, through unchecked rampant normalization, these terms have been reduced to diluted, watered down, shapeless shorthand for general stress, frustration, and/or overwhelm.

the language we created out of necessity has been diluted into vague metaphor, stripped of its clinical weight and functional specificity.

that erosion makes it harder for disabled people to communicate our needs in ways that are taken seriously. when i say “i can’t do retail, it’s too overstimulating”, i’m often now met with “yeah, but we all feel that way in retail”, or “everyone’s overstimulated nowadays”, and the implication is clear—my disability isn’t afforded support or accommodation(s) and my need for it is neither exceptional nor important, and therefore doesn’t warrant structural change. i’m told i’m overreacting, that “it’s not that deep,” or that it’s actually a good thing that these terms are being normalized by everyone now.

but what’s actually happening is a dilution of disability into vague, nebulous, and universal discomfort. structural access barriers are reframed as passing annoyances. my diagnosis becomes something to be bargained with—reduced to “well, everyone’s a little overwhelmed sometimes.” and in that process, the distinctiveness of the disabled experience (mine included, as someone with audhd) becomes illegible. i’m left having to prove that my needs are “excessive” and “outside of the norm”, even though the very language meant to support me has been hollowed out.

this isn’t inclusion and i’m tired of it. if NTs want to talk about being frustrated, overstretched, or emotionally taxed—do that. use your own language. but stop borrowing ours while stripping it of the meaning we fought to give it.

[the-future-is-chrome]

the neurodivergent experience:

20% of the time: wowwieee!!! i love my passions and interests!!!!! they make me so happy i want to jump up and down!!!!! weee!!!!!!! :3333333333

80% of the time: this mind is a prison