#blindisms

[ultraviolet-techno-ecology]

The meme of two arms grasping firmly, one arm is labeled “Autism” and the other is labeled “Blindness” at the clasped hand some of the commonality text includes...

“Not understanding body language.”

“Bizarre sleep schedules.”

“Making able bodied people nervous by existing.”

“Stimming” (Which is usually called “Blindisms” when discussing vision impairment, as doctor’s haven’t really grasped the commonality of self-moderation of sensory experience..)

[ps-im-blind]

Ugh! My dad got a new dining room set. It’s bigger than our old one, and it’s rectangular instead of circular. Now, as a blind person, new furniture already freaks me out, but we have an added problem.

My blindisms.

I’ve touched on it before, but most blind people exhibit different forms of neurodivergency (sometimes we get an additional diagnosis, but not in most cases). Blindisms are similar to what the Autism community would call “stimming.” These can be general (rocking back and forth, spinning, etc.) or blind-specific (light gazing). One of my main ones is walking. I have a certain pattern in my house that I will walk (sometimes for hours at a time). This pattern includes going around my dining room table, which is now a different shape and position than I’m used to, and it’s really messing me up!!!

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