#snowdrop asks

[sunlitbay]

Is that Akira and Ava? She looks so tiny next to him :,) that’s so cute

it is !! he’s an actual giant next to her 🥺 i have the height slider mod in my game and it made him so tall, i actually had to tone it down a bit to make poses work for them bc ava is super short asdfgfhk thank you so much, i’m so excited to share more of them !! ;-; <33

[undiagnosedautismfeels]

(❄️💧) when youre trying to listen to your music because No Other Music Will Suffice but youre in a car and the car music is louder than Your music but you cant turn your music up because you'll hurt your ears

[undiagnosedautismfeels]

(❄️💧) when you realise you used to act like your (diagnosed) brother when you were younger but looked at "normal" kids and went "oh i should stop doing this and pretend to like what these people like". Long story short i started repressing my autism at like age 7 bc i thought i was "weird"

[undiagnosedautismfeels]

Not A Feel / Questions

- Is it normal for emotional dysregulation to get worse over time? I've always been sensitive and easily frustrated but I feel like now I can't do anything without getting upset.

Could be stress, could be burnout, could be other mental health issues causing it. Symptoms fluctuate in severity depending on various factors, but if you think it could be something else like depression or something, then I would suggest you see a therapist if possible. Even if it’s just stress, talking to a professional will probably help.

- uhhh hey... 👋 im a first time asker and I wanted advice for something and didn't know where else to turn. I have a presentation on autism in my anatomy class and I was wondering if I should "come out" as autistic to them. I'm not diagnosed, which is why im concerned tho a medical professional have did talk about their suspicions to my parents when I was little. I'm also generally well liked among my peers and I'm also wondering if me saying that would potentially harm my social standing

That’s completely up to you my dude. If you’re concerned about how other people will react then don’t feel pressured to tell them. It’s your life and the consequences, whether they’re positive, negative, or neutral, are things that you will have to deal with so I cannot decide for you.

- (❄️💧) is it an autistic thing to forget names even after being told 10+ times? Like I had a friend who had to tell me her name multiple times because i could never remember it (im not friends with her anymore and i've forgotten her name again oof)

Memory issues can be pretty common with autism so it wouldn’t surprise me. 

- Is it an autism thing if I can’t listen to music with only one earbud in? When I do it’s impossible for me to distinguish what others are saying or what is playing on my phone and it all just sounds like a jumbled mess

That sounds like a sensory processing issue, which is likely caused by autism.

- Could a strong need for physical pressure be an autism thing? I love rough play and the feeling of being “squeezed”, I basically ask to be punched. A lot of people think of it as some sort of self-harm, but that’s not actually the case at all!

Yes that’s incredibly common. That’s why a lot of autistics enjoy having weighted blankets (which are also useful for anxiety from what I’ve heard).

[undiagnosedautismfeels]

(Cant remember if i sent this already or not. ❄️💧) i did raptor hands when i was younger!! I'd always pretend to be a horse and run around w/ raptor hands and it was so fun. I also vocally stimmed with horse noises. (Then one year i got sick and lost the ability to make high pitched noises and got really sad bc i couldnt neigh)

[undiagnosedautismfeels]

(❄️💧) dont you hate it when assembly speakers don't know how to soften certain letters (like s) so every sentence has a sharp, painful sound in it and you have to discreetly stim to avoid a meltdown

[undiagnosedautismfeels]

(❄️💧) tuafw you have tiles in your house and you Have To Step On Certain Tiles (like a chessboard, only stepping on one colour) and people think youre weird for doing it, but if you don't do it you get wildly uncomfortable

[undiagnosedautismfeels]

(❄️💧) tuafw you realise that you did (and still do!) raptor hands