#autistic experiences

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[hamilhansen]

TW: autism, ABA, behaviorism, compliance

Someone remind me that ABA is actually horrific and compliance-based “therapy” is inherently traumatic and sets your child up to be taken advantage of.

Actually, you know what I think just typing that out helped.

Okay, so now can someone steer me towards alternatives because my four year old’s behavior is actually incredibly challenging lately and every day I feel a little more hopeless 🙃

[dandelion-system]

I’m having yet another intense emotion about someone starting a conversation with me, then back out of it and telling me I’m too intense and I made it too much and they don’t want to talk about it anymore.

I wonder when I’ll be small enough for other people to hold. I’m too heavy. I’ve been too heavy since I was small. Too much. Maybe one day, I’ll be small enough. I’ll shrink myself down and I’ll be comfortable that small, and I won’t accidentally grow or break free of my constraints, I won’t complain that they’re uncomfortable, I won’t even appear to be wearing any shackles at all. Then I might feel fulfilled. I might make a friend.

But for now, I am too much. I hope one day I will be little enough. Just enough to be loved without being left behind. I am no Goldilocks, and the bear inside me growls at her insistences, though his heart is human too.

[sillyloserlesbian]

Being an autistic lesbian is so isolating. I can never find a gf because I’ve been treated like my mere presence makes people uncomfortable so I don’t even know how to start a conversation now. And if I actually become friends with a girl and we get closer and I ask her out I will probably get rejected and lose a friend too.

[bambib0nesx]

I think the worst thing about living with autism is connecting with others. Conversation is so hard to begin with, let alone trying to get along with someone. I never know what’s the right thing to say and my words come out jumbled and don’t make any sense because I’m so anxious. I tend to fill the awkward silence with strange and random questions that people get annoyed at. My facial expressions aren’t natural either which makes things feel weird.

And if I do ‘get along’ with someone it goes one of two ways. They pity me and make fun of me behind my back or they act like they want to know me and then disappear off the face of the earth.

Don’t even get me started on hanging out with others. My routine is a mess, most people have no schedule and never have great timing. It’s everything they want to do and because I’m a people pleaser I go along with it even if I don’t want to.

Staying at someone else’s place makes me feel like such an imposter and that I’m taking up way too much space. I’m a notorious over packer because I need everything of mine just in case which means I carry around a heavy bag all day. I never sleep properly at other peoples places and I never like asking for anything because I feel it’s rude. I constantly check the time to see when I can leave and I get so burnt out by the end of it all.

It genuinely ruins both friendships and relationships because I struggle to connect and feel comfortable

[hpdamechan]

when you’re trying to talk to gang but you’re having a #verbalshutdown

[theconnectingbridge]

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Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is more than therapy—it’s a pathway to growth. Through evidence-based techniques, ABA helps children with autism:

🗣️ Develop communication skills – from first words to expressing needs clearly 🤝 Build social connections – eye contact, play skills, and peer interaction 💪 Gain independence – daily routines like dressing, eating, and self-care 🌟 Reduce challenging behaviors – tantrums, anxiety, and self-injury 📚 Improve focus & academics – attention, memory, and classroom readiness

✨ With consistent practice and positive reinforcement, ABA empowers children to thrive in everyday life.

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[sorensouls]

Autism is a type of communication disorder yes it means struggling to convey and socialize with others and understanding what's beings said if it's not direct

But I've noticed it doesn't just mean social interaction it includes media

That communication gap in understanding extends to movies shows books comments articles essays

For most it would be easy to identify a red flag in an email that to us seems polite, for others it's easy to identify what is being conveyed metaphorically in a show or character but for us especially if it's not something that holds our interest is harder to notice

It's something people don't talk about when it comes to the communication part of the nerodivergent experience. Is that communication gap gose further than just social settings

It's hard to navigate a world that expects you to understand a language u just barely speak and read

I myself hold I believe basic media literacy, but that doesn't mean I don't miss interpret things and struggle to understand what's being said in some cases, especially in more complex shows or essays

It's irritating to rewatch and reread things just to finally understand or need a second apinion to understand the content because if said plainly or a bit more direct I would have got it and understood but not everything is and it sucks

It's why I can't watch some shows without people to watch with, but I am completely fine in others just as complex

Anyone else on the spectrum get this or am I the odd ball