#autgust

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Wishing everyone a magical Disfaebled Friday and Happy Autgust ~

(About autistics, disabilities, and changelings)

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An original poem titled "Changling" where each panel is identical except for the last, and contains one stanza. On most panels is a light red fairy sitting with their back to the audience on a leaf. Their wings are the rainbow neurodiversity symbol. The background is layers of grass and greenery with pink flowers, and a water color blue sky. On the last panel the fairy is gone and colorful confetti is left in their wake. Text reads:

Changling

The child my parents wanted has never set foot in their home

I was stollen away

By this magic called Autism

A magic they cannot understand

A magic they do not believe in

🌿

They tell me I am cursed but when I find my home

Amongst the quiet woods, the endless prairie, the solid shore

I am free

And I dance with my magic

I cast spells with my hands

I sing tunes they cannot understand

And I do it over and over and over again

🌿

I am not my parent’s child

My parent’s child never was

I am a fairy

I steal the names they gave their child

And I give myself my own.

Diseased is now Dancer

Cursed is now Enchanted

Burden is now Breaker

Inhuman is now Supernatural

🌿

And you do not get these powers

You do not see the magic

You do not honor the children – now grown – who claimed a space where they were not wanted

🌿

We tread where the child in your mind cannot walk.

We stride the Earth, inevitable – like the sunrise.

We sing where you wanted silence.

We are silent where you wanted empty words.

We fail to fall when our hands our wings

Flapping them until we can steal ourselves away

From the world of allistic misery.

🌿

I am not a broken human being.

I am Nothing that you could ever imagine.

Because your world is small

And you do not believe in Magic.

🌸

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[garlic-the-gnome]

Day 14 Autgust 

Favourite autistic character (or headcannon)

Has got to be either Aziraphale or The Doctor

[sunnydazeee]

(autguat by @nonbinarystarcomics )

Day 1: selfie

(ignore the lighting and how we look like a child lol)

Day 2: special interests

Comic books (specifically DC), Percy Jackson, mental health, and mythology

Day 3: autistic memes lol

Day 4: intersectional disabilities

We have anxiety, depression, C-PTSD, possible OCD, OSDD or DID, etc. along with probable chronic pain

[rindomness]

Couldn’t get out my tablet but I needed to draw this! Thanks to @nonbinarystarcomics for the Autgust posts! Let’s make August Autism Pride Month together ^^

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Its that time of year again! OUR time. 👏🏽🔥♾

2020 2021

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#autgust : Autistic Animal Mascots... 🐾

Which animal symbols do yall relate to?

...

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Cats: "mew" • Like to make little noises to communicate • come off as aloof but actually just show affection differently • sometimes like touch...sometimes NO • ZOOM

Bats: often sensitive to light • unheard communication • known for flapping (literally called "Bats") • so misunderstood - and feared??? • Needs dark and quiet

Birds (especially corvids and parrots): Sounds Galore! Some even mimic sounds they hear • More flapping • puzzle solvers • some are prone to anxiety when favorite person is gone • unique senses of style

Whales (Dolphins, "whales", porpoises, belugas, narwhals): "EEEEE" • Some are very social, othrs are shy and roam the world humming ethereal tunes in the darkness we cannot comprehend • they do flips and spins just for fun • Sound sensitive. Noise pollution is harmful • Trickster Gods. But also have shown great empathy

Fireflies: Light it Up Gold! • Nonverbal Communication • Just love dark nights and cozy leaf litter • sensitive environmental changes • Somehow... we always find each other in the darkness ♡

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Throughout #autgust I will be posting portraits of other Autistic People of Color to celebrate the diversity of autistics and challenge the way society has engrained in us to see autism.

"You don't look autistic."

Yes I do.

Here's Part 1... Everyone in this^ post is a nonbinary autistic person of color. These are volunteers.

Enjoy!

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ITS AUTGUST YALL!!!

(Autistics only)

Welcome to the 2nd annual Autgust! - Autistic Rebellion Month & Autistic Pride Month.

Tired of having an allistic chosen month be all about how allistics should be aware of or accept you?...Tired of allistic feelings being centered and spending a month defending yourself?... Welcome to Autgust! Grab your denim jacket and chew toy and lets ROCK OUT.

The prompts above are just fun suggestions. Celebrate any way you want. This month is for YOU. There are no rules - just rebellion.

Allies can reblog and share, but should not participate.<3

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1. Selfie! (or portrait, etc)

2. Special Interests

3. Autistic Memes 😂

4. Intersectional Disabilities

5. Pets & Service Animals 🐾

6. Favorite Autistic Animal Mascot

7. Self Diagnosed ⛅

8. Sign Language & Alternative Communication

9. Autigender ⚧

10. Autistic Adults

11. ACTUAL Autism Parents (Autistic Parents) 👥

12. Autistic Kids (4 Autistic Youth to SELF Advocate)

13. Queer Pride 🏳️‍🌈

14. Favorite Autistic Characters (& Headcanons)

~SENSORY WEEK~

15. Light 🔆

16. Sound 🎶

17. Texture 👏

18. Smells 🌼

19. Favorite Foods 🍒

20. Your Stims! 

21. Flapping Pride 🐦

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22. Autistics of Color ✊

23. Nonverbal 2 Hyperverbal

24. Introverts 2 Extroverts

25. Autistic Love ❤

26. Neuropunk Looks 👀

27. VENT 📢 (Ableists get lost.) 

28. Trans Autistics 🏳️‍⚧️

29. Autistic Artists

30. Autistic Writers and Stories 📖

31. Autistic Rebellion 🔥

(You know what? Maybe steal september and make it "allistic awareness month")