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Tuafw i have been searching for more books about autism but literally every single one i find talks about functioning labels and it's just hhhhh i don't like it - 47
Tfw your family insists you should be diagnosed before they take you seriously, but you know the odds are so goddamn stacked against you that if even ONE doctor fucks up and misdiagnoses you, they won't believe anything else
TUAFW the staff at the SEN department start to sing, so you tell them to stop. However, they just say that you should go to another room, because âitâs Christmas so people are going to singâ... what does that even mean!? I just donât want you to sing! They know it causes sensory problems and meltdowns but apparently if itâs the holiday season itâs different... am I being unfair? (đ§Źđ, Helix Key)
Does autism or cognitive issues become worse as you grow up?
They can especially if you were in a situation where youâre autistic traits were dangerous to express/if you were unknowingly masking they can also just fluctuate throughout your life whether due to stressers or just cause
Tfw youâre severely sensitive to loud noises and repetition but your sibling stims by watching the same movies over and over again on the tv in the houseâs shared spaces so loud you can hear it from upstairs with the door closed and he canât wear headphones cause they hurt him and you just want to scream cause he needs the noise but you need the quiet and your headphones just donât cut it
Tuafw what the fuck do people mean when they say âI can see it in your eyesâ or âhis eyes looked like he was far awayâ or âher eyes said something differentâ. You canât tell what people are feeling by their eyes and apparently that makes you weird (silent movies are so hard to watch cause nobodyâs faces mean anything if itâs not over exaggerated)
Thanksgiving is hell. Family I hate that force me to touch them, loud football games, dishes clattering, food with bad textures, all bad. Then you add in the stuff that neurotypicals also hate (eg politics) and you have a recipe for utter misery.
Does anyone else get that weird feeling of nothing in their hands? Like,, not moving them feels strangely uncomfortable but you don't know why it's bothering you so much bc it feels the same as normal? -đšâď¸
tuafw your family makes fun of you for using the same flavor of toothpaste your whole life (aka still using kid's toothpaste in college) and they insist on their toothpaste tasting the same but it doesn't. And using any flavor other than Your Flavor makes you sick.
Tuafw you get angry instead of panicked (on the outside) when change happens, and it turns you really bitter and passive aggressive @ the situation. But you don't wanna be like that! You hate confrontation and being angry! But your brain is freaking out, so it just turns to pure distaste in this situation automatically. So you just hide in your room and stim so you don't accidentally make someone feel bad lmao,,
Tuafw you get diagnosed with ADHD but not autism because you had friends growing up and because your literacy skills are significantly above average.....
tuafw: youâre visiting your parents and they have a stack of dish cloths that are sensory hell for me to touch and donât understand why I hate them so much in the photo it is the colourful one on the right (itâs like a combo of sandpaper and saw dust)
Tuafw you do so many online tests to see if you have it lmao (does anyone know of any at least semi-accurate tests?)
I used the AQ screening test cause from my knowledge itâs the only peer reviewed one available online itâs pretty comprehensive and I feelďżź accurate