#neurodiverse stuff

[shamebats]

[yipyipallyall]

[insidestory1]

Autistic social anxiety is not "social anxiety" in the typical sense. An anxiety disorder is defined as an "irrational fear". So for example, imagine someone who is afraid to speak in case everyone looks at them and goes "what the heck are you saying you wierdo." If that person is neurotypical, then the chances are that they're very unlikely to get that response. Therefore their fears are irrational, and that is true "social anxiety". If you put an autistic person in that scenario, on the other hand, then probably the reason they're afraid of that response is because they've received it many times before. They're fear is based on repeated past experiences, therefore it is not irrational and not the simply an anxiety disorder. That's why people giving the classic social anxiety responses to autistic people is so unhelpful. "Just go out there and talk to people, it'll be fine," or "keep pushing yourself out of your comfort zone and you'll get more confident," don't work if the problem is real and not just in your head.

[neurodivergenttales]

The ‘you’re mature for your age’ to sleeping with a bed full of plushies in your mid twenties pipeline is real

[asexual-amanita]

Friendly reminder that your mental illness acceptance is not true acceptance if it ends when someone has

- Narcissistic personality disorder

- Factitious disorder

- Body integrity identity disorder

-Substance abuse disorder

-Antisocial personality disorder

-Schizospec disorders

You can’t pick and choose which mentally ill people are worthy of your acceptance and support. That’s just ableist.

[cosmonautistic]

[bibliocharlie]

the most helpful thing i have ever seen from neurodivergent internet spaces is “THERE ARE OTHER TIMES OF DAY TO BRUSH YOUR TEETH”. this has genuinely saved me from executive dysfunction spirals so many times.

[moonsavage-blog]

A reminder by Magdalena Koscianska | magda.moonsavage

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