Autistic, ADHDers, and AuDhHDers. Which are you and what's it like when people have the same name? For example, if you knew 2 David's, how would your brain react. Would you get them confused? Would you create different nicknames? Are you great at telling them apart? Just wondering. Thanks!
Guys I have a weird question regarding autism and people with autism (including me)
Can you tell what's a stim or not? Cause for me I think what I do is normal but now I'm realizing some things I do are not normal and I'm just confused about if it's just normal for people with autism or just me?
I'm sorry if this offended people, I'm just really confused regarding some things I do that I don't see other people.
I saw someone else do this and it seemed helpful so here goes
Things That I Don't Think Neurotypical People Do But I Don't Know If They're Autism
autistic people your input would be very appreciated but no pressure of course
Crying and feeling like I need to throw up when loads of people are screaming around me
Constantly being told I'm "making a face" when I'm just existing
Spending most of my waking hours thinking about 1 specific show (The Owl House)
Needing to think about and imagine scenarios for said show to relax and fall asleep
Unbalanced noise??(like that thing when audio only plays through one earphone) makes me feel liek there are bugs crawling all over me
I want to flip tables and scream and cry when I have to hear people chewing (school cafeterias are hell)
Menus and the possibility of there not being something I'll eat on the menu stress me out to an unreasonable extent (idk this might just be a socially awkward thing)
I mirror people ig?? I think everyone kinda does thta though right??
Flappy hands and jumping around to get out excited/happy energy
Rehearsing scripts for social situations
I hate 3/4 length leggings, like I need to wear really long socks and pull them up if I have to wear them (the temperature difference becomes really distracting and I can't think at all)
Was bullied for being "weird" for like 4 years (I don't think this is that relevant but have been told it might be)
Need to be leaning against or touching the wall in some way when I'm walking in corridors (I end up stumbling or banging into people if I don't)
Bright lights >:[
When someone says something so blatantly incorrect and just fucking lacking any human compassion with so much condescension I get so fuckinv angry I'm still upset abt it days later
An inconclusive list but this is all I can think of right now
Big dessert spoons feel too big in my mouth hate hate hate hate them D:<
My dog went to a groomers and stopped smelling if Dog and started smelling like puppy shampoo and it threw me off for weeks
I'm on break so while I'm on break I will ask a question that I will get back to after work.
Elm Also known as the grand old elk is supposed to be autistic.
But as someone who issnt diagnosed but MAY have it. I feel the need to ask is his rep is ok or needs work. And I'd love to hear from those diagnosed or like 99% positive.
Elm is an old elk. He's lived quite long so he's a spry old man. And I'd like him to be on the spectrum or at least implied.
What i have so far :
Elm lives alone on a mountain, he tends to fixate on other animals and loves learning about them (due to the fact he's an elk you could say he's people watching)
He masks well but he can't help but be amazed by others. When given the ok by someone else he will happily talk for hours about his intrestis and findings.
He Hates the sound of his antlers agenst wood and DISPISES the sound they make when they scrape across stone. He often trys to avoid getting rid of his antler velvet due to this but velvet itches and he eventually has to bite the bullet every year and try to get it over with. It's the worst part of his year.
He shakes his whole body as if he's gotten water on it whenever the temperature changes a little too fast.
He Stims. or well the deer version of it.
He lightly stops his front hooves on the ground when he's overwhelmed in either the good or bad way.
He prances around alot dispite his old age.
He is a twist of the writeing. He is seen as omnipresent and extremely noble. He is very noble, sweet and wise. but issnt the stereotypical wise old man.
Is this good or offensive or could use work.??
-someone who may be on the spectrum but cant get diagnosed. but also wants to write a character with it.
You know those things that aren't quite hyperfixations but also aren't exactly specially interests? Basically, stuff where it isn't quite one of your main interests and you don't think about it too often, but the moment anyone brings it up you're frothing at the mouth? You never lose interest in it like a hyperfixation and your passion is just as strong as your special interest, if not stronger, but you don't think about it super often?
Does that still count as a special interest? Because it feels exactly like a special interest, but I don't think about it quite as often as a special interest. The level of neverending obsession is still present and I never stop being obsessed with it, I just sometimes forget about it for a bit. It doesn't feel the same as a hyperfixation (I would know the difference), but it can stop being at the front of my mind.
