#autistic fixation

[banchii]

Literally all I can think about rn is the architectural Design program Revit & a decaf white chocolate mocha w/ chocolate cold foam and 2 pumps of hazelnut… #sexualdesires

[some1tookhelle]

I own the autistic barbie from mattel, whom I call "tism barbie", and she's my favorite thing in the world – I take her everywhere around the house

And she got thrown angrily into the side of a table (not by me) so naturally I'm sad as hell

I'M SORRY TISM BARBIE I SHOULD'VE PROTECTED YOU

My best and prettiest doll [THAT I NEVER LET OTHER PEOPLE TOUCH] is now a complete mess ugh

[gaasublarb]

i need to make an edit of the movie that cuts out all the faces I don't care about so I can have my spiders on as a silent screensaver

[gaasublarb]

Most of this paper I'm writing fics on is at least a decade old. Some of it is maybe even from high school. I want y'all to understand the gravity of what I'm saying when I say Hobie Brown's existence changed my life. I honestly don't even remember how long ago I felt like this. It wasn't any of my previous several big fixations so I dunno. Like. Damn. Make art. Do it. If you love your OCs, put them out there. There's always a chance they'll make even a single person feel maybe a fraction of this, and that's amazing.

[voidingintotheshout]

Google Problem Solving:

Problem: as an autistic adult, if a friend of mine has some problematic or obnoxious behavior, and I can’t find a way to get them to understand that it’s bothering me and to stop, I tend to fixate on this problematic behavior in my mind will create a bunch of imaginary scenarios in which they’re doing it again and again, to trigger the overwhelm as a way to try to figure out a solution. It never works and it stresses me out. Google, what should I do? 

Google solution: Provide alternative activities: If your child is fixated on a particular topic, try to find other activities that relate to that topic. For example, if they love trains, take them to a train museum or build a model train set together. This can help broaden their interests and reduce the intensity of their obsession.

Interpretation: OK, so in this situation, I need to think of things about this person that I enjoy. Jokes, they towel or them being there for me to remind my brain that there are other aspects to this person‘s personality and I don’t need to focus on the one that is bothering me in the moment. Ideally, this will disrupt this negative cycle and get me to move on with my day. In the long term, of course, cutting problematic people out of your life is harder than it seems, but sometimes necessary.

Side eye tangent: it is irritating that I did not specify child. I just googled “Stopping autistic fixation” and Google just assumed I was talking about a child. Wow, that doesn’t feel great. Can I still blame Jenny McCarthy for that? 

[everythingpuddle]

At this point, with how strong my fixation is, telling me not to type is like telling me not to breath.