#autistic lives

[autistickeely]

I’m not very immersed in the autism community, and I was wondering if you could help me with some questions? I’ve seen that you and many others don’t like the terms “high or low functioning,” and I was curious what terms I could use that wouldn’t be bad or offensive when talking about different severities. My dream is to become a therapist, and I want to respect my patients as much as I can! I’m super sorry if this is a bad question afhdgd I’m trying to learn 💕💕

Hiya! I wouldn’t say there’s different severities. It’s impossible to put autistic people into catagories because we all experience things differently. For example someone might have really bad sensory issues but be able to socialize well and someone might really struggle with socializing but not have many sensory issues etc. It’s not accurate to have a line with high functioning on one end and low functioning on the other, the autistic spectrum looks more like this:

Instead of using functioning labels you could use support levels instead. @butterflyinthewell created this idea and I think it’s so much better than functioning labels. I definitely suggest reading her post here about it!

[autistickeely]

Remind yourself that if someone in your life doesn’t accept you being autistic then they’re not worth your time or effort. You deserve to be accepted and appreciated by everyone.

[autistickeely]

I’m sorry this might annoy you but I really need to say it: To me it’s so fascinating how different people experience things. Like you talk about how you hate being wet and then there’s me: Even though the water in the river today was so cold my feet hurt I really had to restrain myself to not yeet myself right into the water because the glowing water felt so good. Yeah... I just needed to talk about this

It’s super fascinating to me too! I love hearing about people’s different experiences, it’s very interesting!

[autistickeely]

30 Days Of Autism Acceptance 2019: April 10th!

For day 10 of @autie-jake’s tag I’m going to talk about my favourite autistic creators!

I’m a big fan of Chris Packham, Anne Hegerty, and Susan Boyle:

Chris Packham is 57 years old and he was diagnosed as autistic in his 40s. He’s a wildlife enthusiast and he’s well known for presenting several animal tv shows on the BBC.

Anne Hegerty is 60 years old and she was diagnosed as autistic when she was 45. She is an extraordinary quizzer and is known as “The Governess” on ITV’s game show The Chase.

Susan Boyle is 58 years old and she was diagnosed as autistic when she was 51. As a kid she was misdiagnosed with brain damage although she always knew that this was wrong and that an “unfair label” was put upon her. In 2009 she auditioned for Britain’s Got Talent which is where she got her fame for being an incredible singer!

[autistickeely]

Honestly “This Is Me” is the perfect song for Autism Acceptance Month, it describes our lives and our fight for acceptance! ❤️

[k-pagination]

"Too bad the parents didn't find out during pregnancy that their child had a high likelihood of developing autism, as they could have aborted. I know my wife and I would, no problem." - This is why. Why we talk and write and scream and shout from the rooftops that autistic lives matter. That there is beauty and love and light in every life. That there is no hierarchy of severity of disability upon which one can cease to be human, to be capable of being loved and loving in return, to have worth. - This is why.

Jess Wilson at Diary of a Mom, 10-20-14 Facebook post