#aspie stuff

[part-time-public-menace]

Love that I can just say something random like

Autism is cool ranch Doritos and neurotypicals are plain, unsalted tortilla chips with no guac

And all my ASD homies come out of the woodworks to support and I fuckin' love that.

[umaescritoraautista]

autism x aromanticity

hello, autistic and aromantic person, i have some genuine questions for you.

how do you know the difference?

how do i know if the discomfort i'm feeling is something related to autism or something related to the fact that i don't want/feel the need to be in a relationship?

or, whatever? it doesn't matter if it's autism or aromanticity, the important thing is that you don't want a relationship.

i'm asking because i was very afraid to say that i'm an aromantic person, since it could be something about me being autistic. but genuinely, i don't know what are the differences and if i can consider myself aromantic in any way.

[puppydoggysword]

Blorbo headcannon monday

Wednesday Addams is on the aromantic spectrum.

There, I've said it.

She:

- is clearly romance repulsed (grossed out by her parent's behavior)

- never expressed affection towards ANYONE apart from one kiss with Tyler (most likely demiromantic?)

- doesn't understand dating /sending signals and the like, literally says she doesn't need that in life

- clearly also on the autism spectrum (kinda ties in with the previous point -not understanding social cues etc)

I was really worried that the writers would force her into a relationship showing that aromanticism needs to be "fixed" but she clearly doesn't want to be in a romantic relationship with anyone, instead having very strong platonic relationships like with Enid, and she STAYS that way.

And I just feel very happy, even though this is just a headcannon. It's good to have a character to relate to.

Anyone else? Or am I just crazy

[itsallchemical]

[allpronounsallpower]

This is not one of my usual posts but nonetheless im making it.

Do you think you have autism?

If yes, are you unable to get a professional diagnosis, but you have hours of research from trusted sites? Your autism is valid.

Do you think you’re invalid because you’re “too old”

Still valid.

Do you mask so well you think it doesn’t count?

still valid.

I didn’t suspect i had autism until I was 12, nearly 13, but since I was almost 13 nobody wanted to go through a lengthy testing process. I masked well, so well that I didn’t “look autistic”, so I had to self diagnose. Some people might think I’m looking for attention but I’m really looking for an explanation of why I’m not normal. I have done countless tests from embraceautism.org because it has actually autistic people who recommend the tests I take and I monitor my scores so I can say I’m autistic.

The word “autism” explained so much for me.

Why I cant make eye contact.

Why I cant maintain conversation

Why my interests are so strong

Why I have to stim all the time

Why I overreact/underreact

Why I go mute sometimes

Why my friends don’t understand me

Why it’s so hard to even make friends in the first place.

So go ahead. Research your suspicions. Just do it so it doesn’t hurt the rest of us self diagnosing. Find trusted sites. Cross check day by day. Come up with a conclusion that makes sense. Don’t lie about symptoms so you can get attention. Stay true to who you really are, aspie or neurotypical. If you are nt, great! You might understand us aspires a bit better after that research.

[aspergersissues]

[blacknoiseabyss]

Two aspies having a conversation.

Them: I'm sorry, was that inappropriate?

Me: *shrugs* I dunno..

[mr-fizzy]

My aunt is an anti-vaxer. She believes vaccines cause autism and once told me a story of a family who vaccinated their son and “watched the light leave his eyes.”

Recently, I was diagnosed with autism.

Look in my eyes, Auntie,

see how they sparkle.