#autistic advice

[autistic-help-and-confessions]

also a confession i have personally w/ my autism is like that we struggle w/ talking to most ppl and to solve that we speak to ourselves.

ik this part isnt autism but it does help w/ ours.

we have alters that we conversate w/ so we know what to say in social situations. If that makes sense. And also we do this w/ social protectors as well.

And another thing is we get very overwhelmed in too much noise or to little noise. We usually use music to help us. But theyre times where we cant do that (like at school for example). So what we recommend is ear plugs. They dont work for us personally but ive heard that they work for others! Or this might not work depending on school but i would try getting some type of IEP for you if possible or something type of accommodation for your needs.

This post was made by Aesop : he / she / it

[lo-baller]

oh btw uh. any autistic/mentally ill/chronically ill people have any tips for self care and shit while working two part time jobs? would be quite helpful ;-;

context: i have pots, autism, suspected other stuff (bpd?) and work two fast fashion retail jobs that i travel an hour for each way. i work almost every day and i spent three days not long ago sleeping and throwing up because i didnt have any time to take care of my body. teehee. help me.

[canenotabeltofunction]

Some people will not like this.

Autistic people are the authority on how to support autistic people- not parents, not ABA therapists- autistic people

Acting like you know what is best for autistic people as a whole and speaking over autistic adults who try to help parents learn how they can support their kids is not advocating for your child.

Instead of supporting organizations like Autism Speaks try looking at places like the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (https://autisticadvocacy.org)

Autistic Self Advocacy Network

Nothing About Us Without Us

Autistic people regardless of their level of support needs deserve to be treated with respect and given the resources to communicate their needs themselves as best as possible. Sometimes that requires extra help from caregivers- it does not make you able to speak for the community

When autistic adults say something is more harmful than helpful it is not your place to tell us that we are wrong. :)

[softbogs]

i’ll always be sad for having poor memory … being autistic and having memory loss is sad because everything i remember about my special interests will disappear from my head within a few days … need to find ways to keep record of all my ‘research’ because i am so tired of forgetting :(

curious to see how people archive their special interests? for example, mine are birds. but my horrible memory loss makes it hard for me to keep any information in my brain… in a weird way, it makes me feel like i’m ‘bad’ at my special interest because i forget everything

[holylottie]

question to all the audhd people around

Do you all ever start to get info/watch/read/see anything related to your hiperfocus that your body gets physical pain by it?

Because I do, and I need for it to stop, or to someone help me find a way to control it. I started reading a new book of a thing I'm so incredibly fucking excited about and I felt the urge to release all the tension (probably stimming? I'm still unsure of when to identify) and I had to hit my shoulder to be able to read it. I cannot find much info about this ou how to call it and it's being so so tiring.

Thank you.

[prendi-fiato-e-ricomincia]

Io🤝🏼shopping terapeutico

[mossagatemystic]

Tip for Autistic Witches:

Witchcraft can involve a lot of grounding, which is super helpful when dealing with overstimulation. I like to incorporate my witchcraft grounding in dealing with overstimulation. Some of my favorite ways to ground myself are using small rocks/palm stones to connect myself with the earth, calming music to center myself, and smelling a calming essential oil or plant, such as lavender. I almost always have a small rock with me, because I find that to be a very accessible way to ground myself in any situation, and it’s easy to keep in a pocket or purse.

[wormeats]

meltdowns are hell. cant think or stop panicking and panic about panicking and not being able to do things or handle stuff. sensory hell, feel the need to escape my body and feel totally overwhelmed and hopeless every time even tho i know it is finite

tips in general for making them less horrible or preventing or if anyone just wants to reassure me bc it sucks and my own body and brain feel like hell and im actively trying to like myself and work with myself more and my body and brain but it is hard af? i feel like ive figured out some of my limits and stuff that helps to prevent and have been safer during them bc now i just cry a lot and scream into stuff and move my arms a lot bc before i wanted to contain it as much as possible so id hurt myself and it was dangerous, i cannot afford to care about being embarrassed anymore

or in general support groups or places to talk to other autistic people? talking to friends has helped and seeing videos ppl make about autistic experiences and going down wholesome supportive comment rabbitholes on autism videos. a support group would be so rad, but idk how to get help it feels like my therapist doesnt even fully understand a lot of what im going through but he understands more of the neurodivergeant experience i have than other doctors have, mayb bc of overlap with ADHD

idk i just want to not hate living and meltdowns make shit so hard recently but its also probably just my body begging me to take a break and get away from stress bc it is too much but i want to be able to do shit anyway and i cant

advice? reassursnce? i feel so broken aaaaaa but it has been getting easier i think as i learn about myself more, i just have repressed sm and been mentally ill for so long and struggling and idk im so tired and feel broken and need more sources ot support so im not crying and screaming and shaking until i run out of panic, probably is annoying af for anyone around me (ik it is sometimes at least ! and makes me feel worse bc i Also want to not be panicking and cannot stop)