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barsilaybdroer

daily clicks for palestine

donate to feed refugees in rafah

spreadsheet of gofundmes to evacuate families

fundraiser for esims for gaza

orgs to donate to

spongebob-autisticquestions

Asking autistics, how are you when it comes to making eye contact?

#I personally don’t make eye contact #I just pretend I do by looking at the persons nose or something #otherwise I am too caught up in how many times I’m supposed to blink #or if I’m looking at one eye too long #and it feels like I’m looking into their soul #I don’t like it #Actually Autistic

autisticghostss

hate when i say “i can’t do [thing] because of my autism” and hear (usually lower support needs) autistics say “well i’m forced to do [thing] so i have to” in response.

there will be autistics who never can do [thing] no matter how forced, no matter how punished, no matter how anything.

i can’t force myself to do [thing] i can’t do. not ever.

many autistics like me.

especially hate hearing autistics say “well if i didn’t do [thing] i would get abused” as if we autistics also didn’t get abused, except we still couldn’t do [thing].

you are dismissing higher support needs autistic who are or have been abused.

* [thing] here can be literally anything, doing chores, eye contact, speaking, socialising, get good grades in school etc.

behaviornerdwithahat

In case anyone finds it helpful because mobility aids are horrifically expensive and inaccessible…

And for those people who have access to mobility devices but might benefit from a second chair they can abuse without risking expensive damage…

Erik Kondo has made a website, Open Source Innovations, that details plans for DIY wheelchairs. These wheelchairs can be made from common materials like wood, plastic, and pvc. They are lightweight and can be custom fit to the user allowing from the same degree of movement you would get from a custom chair. And they are durable and easily repairable. (he has been stress testing his latest design by dropping it down stairs, dropping it out of a car, launching it across a driveway, and throwing it off a deck). Its 12lbs and I think he said its was in the $200 ish range for parts.

He also is working on cheap, open source, accessible designs for beach chairs, off road chairs, motorized attachments (think smart drive), and so on. Plus he skateboards in his wheelchair. Cool dude, helpful info, pass it on.

sumi-sprite

It's incredibly sad people have to resort to this, but it's a damn good resource. Use it. Spread awareness. Maybe one day people with physical disabilities won't need DIYs like this. But until then, reblog and share.

this-is-accessibility

This is Accessibility!

That's so amazing! It is unfortunate that so many people will need this, but very very cool that it exists

organizationstationone4all

That other link seems to be broken.

this-is-accessibility

Thank you so much for putting the working one!

I will add it to my original reblog as well.

uwillneverknowwho

Literally always take headphones with you. If you decide that you probably won't need them today, that's the devil talking. You will. You will

#actually autistic #autism #sensory needs

feralratbitesu

can i be honest tho i kinda hate makeup bc i love licking my lips and rubbing my hands on my face like a cat or a fly annd i also love wiping my eyes like a sleepy infant all the time so basically i cant do it

#also I hate the feeling of it on my face #but yes all of this

kaputtsolvi

What I feel people frequently forget about autistic special interests is that they aren't always information based. They may simply be visual or mental

Someone may have a special interest in a show, but instead of that meaning that they will talk about that show often, it may mean they watch that show extremely frequently.

Special interests are ways of regulating, not simply encyclopedias we have in our heads. Sometimes it's watching something frequently. Maybe only listening to one genre of music, maybe it's a collection, maybe it's an action. I'm tired of it only being seen as autistic people's personal encyclopedias

#actually autism #autism #actually autistic #autistic things #special interest #autistic special interest #autistic adult #I prefer learning fun facts about my special interest rather than actually watching it tbh

chantenhalf

"Because I said so" straight up isn't as good an answer as you think it is.

#autism #actually autistic #social cues #meme

five-thousand-loaves-of-bread

just bc someone disabled not mean they get pass on Everything disability n cannot be ableist

lateral ableism exist punch down ableism exist but sometimes it not even lateral it just ableism

disabled person who not high support needs not severely disabled be ableist to high support needs severely disabled ppl still be ableism

disabled person who not need carers who be ableist toward ppl who do not cannot be without. that still ableism

disabled person who not physically disabled be ableist to physically disabled ppl that still ableism

verbal disabled person be ableist to nonverbal person that still ableism

disabled person without intellectual disability be ableist to person who do. that still ableism

hearing disabled person be ableist to d/Deaf/HOH disabled person still ableism (and audism)

sighted disabled person be ableist to blind or visually impaired person still ableism

etc can go on forever

in fact like if you put two disabled person who Exactly The Same Way Of Disabled together n no power imbalance no ability imbalance. one can still be ableist to another!

yes disabled people should be allow exist n not be treat as Spokesperson Representer Of All Things Disability disabled ppl allow fuck up n not have to worry how that reflect on Everyone Disabled People but also. sometimes some situations your actions have impact wider than you that you responsible for - you can’t generalize to “disabled people” n when someone say hey that fucked up, backpedal n say well it just abt self so that okay

“well am disabled too” it not work like that! n pulling the “am disabled” card when u do/get accuse of do something ableist only rly go show you have no idea how it all work

solitairians

whenever I confess to people that i feel like I am just roleplaying as a normal person they're always like noooo you don't strike me as someone who's roleplaying as a normal person at all!!! :) and every time internally im like well yes that's because I am excellent at it

unofficial-autism-post

Unofficial Autism Post

solitairians

identitty-dickruption

even growing up in a majority non-white neighbourhood with a mum who used to live in india meant that my safe foods growing up were palak paneer and mango lassi. and, unrelatedly, my biggest sensory trigger was meat, particularly processed meats like. say. chicken nuggets. the thing about autism is that things are safe because they’re familiar, they’re consistent, and they’re reliable. and all of those things are soo contextual. I don’t really. understand. how anyone could think that only one category of anything (but especially food) could be Universally Safe unless they somehow forget that the universe includes people who aren’t them 🤔 crazy

identitty-dickruption

I remember a conflict over catering for a disability event coming up because one person involved wanted the entire thing to be chicken and chips. citing the fact that chicken is a safe food. and quite apart from the fact that it wouldn’t have met specific allergy concerns. what do you mean chicken is a “safe food”? for who? quite frankly not an assumption anyone can (or should) be making

angel-fruitcake

i can handle one (1) Event™ per day. whether it be a phone call, an appointment, trip to the grocery store, play date with a friend, etc. only one, that's it. any more than that and i am Stressed

headless-horsepossum

My uncle is autistic so he has sensory sensitivities, and he's largely nonverbal so he can't tell you what those sensitivities Are, so what he does is, if you give him a shirt that is a bad texture, he goes and gets his scissors and he cuts it into tiny little pieces so no one can ever ask him to wear it ever again, and the thing is is that he is so totally right

headless-horsepossum

This post is okay to rb and also if you are neurodivergent when you are In A Situation you are advised to think "is this when uncle matt would go and get the scissors" and if the answer is yes then it is time to put your foot down

loth-catgirl

everyone say thank you Uncle Matt for showing us the way

stuckinapril

“Do it scared” “do it badly” it’s time to drop the guide for do it alone

stuckinapril

Doing it scared and doing it badly is one thing, but no one seems to talk about doing it alone. When you feel so isolated from your friends and your family but you have shit to do and you have to get it done no matter what. When your support system really is only you. For any myriad of reasons. We do not talk enough about doing it alone.