#actually autistic

[peanutgallerymemes]

socializing be too damn complicated fr 😭

[deathless-dreams]

Thank you for your partecipation.

[bebsi-cola]

abelds have this funky ability where they hear disabled people say they "can't" do something and instead of hearing "can't" as in, cannot, they hear "i can if i push myself and i just don't wanna". which is really interesting!

[robotalien]

🛸 Websites I like to go on when I'm overwhelmed:

★ neopets wearables try-on ☆ free online music maker ★ fishville simulator ☆ digital pop its ★ papa's games on coolmathgames ☆ background noises for focus ★ old web design museum ☆ online game pony town ★ poptropica ☆ classic animal jam ★ flash transformers games ☆ flash monster high games ★ flash mlp games ☆ flash bratz games ★ flash barbie games ☆ a lot of free online games ★ kid pix studio game ☆ more free online games ★ neopets resources ☆ kirby games ★ online retro games ☆ kirby anime ★ death note ☆ casual desktop game on steam ★ ftp steam games ☆ solitaire ★ puzzle games ☆ color memory game ★ where to watch cartoons (vpn recommended) ☆ more cartoons ★ indie games website ☆ kandi website tutorials and patterns ★ kandi video tutorials

[sourcarmellia]

i can't be the only person who hates being called neurospicy. it's such a weird term. i'm neurodivergent. i'm disabled. call me that.

[insidestory1]

Autistic social anxiety is not "social anxiety" in the typical sense. An anxiety disorder is defined as an "irrational fear". So for example, imagine someone who is afraid to speak in case everyone looks at them and goes "what the heck are you saying you wierdo." If that person is neurotypical, then the chances are that they're very unlikely to get that response. Therefore their fears are irrational, and that is true "social anxiety". If you put an autistic person in that scenario, on the other hand, then probably the reason they're afraid of that response is because they've received it many times before. They're fear is based on repeated past experiences, therefore it is not irrational and not the simply an anxiety disorder. That's why people giving the classic social anxiety responses to autistic people is so unhelpful. "Just go out there and talk to people, it'll be fine," or "keep pushing yourself out of your comfort zone and you'll get more confident," don't work if the problem is real and not just in your head.

[tinyrock-syph]

something that reallt sucks about autism, is not being able to do a lot. I get really easily overwhelmed, and even if I am able to mask it, it requires hours and often days of recovery which often gets interrupted by school. I can’t do many extracurriculars outside of school hours, because the schedule ends up being too much. I can’t go to a lot of big events, because being around people is so exhausting. When I’m not with the closest people to me, i can barely communicate if we are in a bigger group and end up tired from the interactions. Its exhausting to say how exhausted i am from my autistic traits

idk. support ur autistic friends guys, it means a lot to us

[autiebiographical]

When I used to ask "When are we leaving?" I always got "Not yet," which was frustrating because I didn't want to leave, I just wanted to know how much more time I had left, but I was a kid, and didn't know how to properly word things.