i guess

LIGHT, COME FORTH!

when i asked whether their autistic classmate's meltdown was dangerous or merely uncomfortable, they said, "i felt like i was in danger!"

yes you should, actually. that's life. upsetting things happen. no one should have to experience any discomfort. but we do. we get stung by bees and sunburns and headaches. we live in bodies in the world.

autistic people are human beings who have the right to exist in society, including during meltdowns. having one class of your entire semester interrupted by a singular meltdown is not anymore of an infringement upon your entitlement to education than having your class interrupted by a fire alarm or cancelled for a snow storm.

one of my peers once experienced a cardiac event 10 minutes into class. it was terrifying. it was desperately upsetting. i was contacted by the school and offered counseling afterward because i happened to be the one who managed the situation until paramedics arrived. no one should have to experience their classmate being hauled off in an ambulance, but it happens. everyone was worried about my classmate first and foremost, and then about me. no one blamed anyone, and certainly when my classmate happily recovered and returned to school, no one thought they should be removed from the program.

Maelmordha of Dawn || Firstborn of Death

As someone who has epilepsy and used to have several grand mal seizures a day, I’d also like to add that “offer help” can range anywhere from keeping the person calm to explaining to them where they are and what they were doing to even just telling them they should sit and rest for a while longer (lack or coordination is common, and it can be hard to walk straight or see clearly).

It’s okay for them to take up to a half hour to fully regain their bearings and sort out what they were doing prior to the seizure. Just answer any questions calmly and be there for support.

If they come around and you start to panic or shake them or ask them what the heck is wrong with them they are going to freak out and panic too.

I cannot stress it enough that this is bad.

A break 🍟🥤

(chart in two pieces a little lower)

I finally did it. Not exactly how I wanted, but I should not complain. I fixated on making a good height chart and doing math around systems and races, and was too burned out to draw all the characters so I made a collage instead.

Two norns and two charrs on the far right belong to @nyoka-gorefell

Fem human on the right - @ann-the-alien-moth

Two asuras on the right - @ratasum

Two charrs on the left - @feathered-dino

Ginger human - @ginger-commander-is-tired

Tengu, short m human and asura on the left are mine.

Big thanks to @teodsgw2 for sending me links to in-game height calculations.