actuallyautistic posts

1. Special interests/infodumping

This is easily the most obvious of all autistic traits to pin down in Entrapta. She adores technology, often changing the subject to her work and getting excited when talking about it.

She also infodumps! A lot. Even when people are visibly confused or even bored, she will continue to talk about technology, being very, very happy and enthusiastic; even while in extremely dangerous situations.

Example: Rather than actually helping Adora while she is infected by a virus, Entrapta wants to dissect her to learn about the virus (which may also show the lack of empathy also commonly found in autistic folk.)

2. Misunderstanding social cues

Obviously, that last example was a big showing of exactly how oblivious Entrapta is to social situations. She’s often portrayed as unrelentingly loud and cheerful, even in awkward or dangerous situations.

Another example of this can be her being captured by Catra, where she kept on going back to her confines, even after she can escape; because that’s what she believes to be the “correct” action to take in this social situation.

She can also come across as creepy but, clearly, is very sweet, which is something I see a lot in autistic folks. (Girls, in particular!)

Also; maybe she wears those goggles so often because she has trouble with eye contact? Just saying.

3. Black and white views (and more on special interests)

Autistic people tend to have a very black and white view on the world, and can be rather stubborn. And while Entrapta shows her stubborn, blind loyalty while being interrogated by Catra, as soon as she realizes her friends aren’t coming back…

Her black and white view changes, and she shows almost no remorse for helping people who she previously thought were horrible.

Also; notice how Entrapta acts when Catra asks about technology. Saying things like, “Nobody EVER asks about my theories!” with great enthusiasm; the first time she is happy about joining their side. Not only is Entrapta joining because she thinks the princesses don’t care, but she’s joining because the horde can give her what the princesses couldn’t; support towards and resources for her special interests.

4. Possible sensory issues

This doesn’t happen all the time, admittedly; however, I did notice how often Entrapta uses her hair rather than her actual body for things involving physical contact.

Also; her obsession with tiny foods sure seems like a sensory issue. Lots of autistic folks only eat a specific type of food, or refuse to eat a certain type. For me, I refuse to eat things that are lumpy (like oatmeal and applesauce). Maybe, for Entrapta, it’s that she won’t eat anything too big.

5. Stimming

Honestly? This might be even easier to convince you of than special interests. The scene that sealed in my mind that Entrapta is 100%, without a doubt autistic:

I do that spinny chair thing all the time when I’m talking to my friends about my special interests. And, though it doesn’t say, she’s talking into that recorder about technology. Just look at that GIF and tell me that it’s not an autistic person happy-stimming as she’s infodumping about her special interest.

Slightly less obvious is her hand and hair motions while talking. She does a LOT of stuff with her arms and hair; obvious stimming, if you ask me!

And finally…

6. Because I’m autistic and I said so.

if you’re going to see it right when it comes out, remember to tag posts with spoilers, or better yet, don’t post spoilers at all!

((Even if you’re not a marvel fan, feel free to reblog for your followers. We’ve been waiting for this movie for a year, it’s important to us, and most of us don’t want the ending given away before we can see it.))

Forever and ever

If you’re in an unhappy, manipulative or stressful friendship, I suggest you leave before it gets worse. Leave while you can, because you deserve to be happy, deserve to be listened to, deserved to be APPRECIATED for who you are. You shouldn’t have to force yourself to listen, to fake enthusiasm or interest. Instead, be surrounded by those who love you, are happy to listen to you ramble about the things you love, those who make your day bright! What is the point with spending time with someone who dulls your day down, who dampens the mood, who costs your own emotional energy? I say this because I’ve been there. Seconds ago, even. For 3 years. I say this because I was one who wanted to help someone who was struggling with negativity and self-doubt. Maybe even worse. I say this because I truly believed that staying, and reassuring them whenever possible would help them. I believed that they were change. Sure, I can’t doubt there were good times. But do you know what I received? I was called a liar for caring, or saying good things about what they did I was brushed off, even as I set aside my own time, struggled to set aside even study time to help them down when they needed it I was told that they felt naturally tense and uncomfortable around me I complimented with genuine honesty, only to be deemed ‘bias’ as a friend, and therefore they refused it. I received guilt, perhaps even doubts of whether or not I treated them right even though it wasn’t my fault.

Or, An Opinion Piece on the Anti-Vax movement by an Autistic

I’m seeing a lot of Anti-Vax bullshit today so I’m gonna do this post that’s been rolling around my head for a while.

I rarely see anyone address one of the main root causes of this “movement”. This is that, the stage of development (18-24months) during which a child receives important vaccinations and boosters coincides with when parents often notice the first signs of autism.

When I got diagnosed at age 25 in 2010, my mother (and I; like many autistics I have vivid memories from before and around age 2) recalled that around age 2 I suddenly stopped eating several foods I’d previously liked. I also was walking on my tiptoes all the time. My mother brought these things up to the pediatrician who waved them off as in the realm of normal. This was the mid-80s; nobody was talking about autism and my mother was old enough to remember older kids in her elementary school who’d had polio and needed iron lungs or been paralysed. Getting vaccinated was a no brain Er.

Then, when I was 3, my younger sister had one of her boosters and that night, got a high fever abd went into convulsions. My parents called 911 and sister was OK. She was one of the 1 in 10000 who have this response to vaccines. It’s scary when your baby has a seizure, but less scary than your baby dying of a preventable disease.

Fast forward to 1999. I am 14, my sister about to turn 12. In early March she catches chicken pox (the vaccine for it was a few months away from release and somehow neither my sis nor I had caught it earlier). It progressed typically, and my family headed out of province for a planned March break trip while she was still recovering. The day we arrived in our hotel my sister could not get out of bed, and any movement made her vomit. We went to a country Dr, then a clinic, and finally the children’s hospital in the city. They looked at her and said “She needs to be at Sick Kids (Hospital) in Toronto” (where we are lucky to call home). That night we drove the 8 hours back to Toronto and she went straight to the HSC, where she stayed for 10 days in a coma. She had encephalitis as a complication of chicken pox.

The doctors told my mom she would probably come out of it brain damaged. I remember when my mom said she might never be the same.

Thankfully, my sister pulled through. She did not have cognitive brain damage but did have permanent effects to her balance, and most interestingly, her personality changed. She became much more outgoing and social, which probably influenced her career as an adult (artist).

I came down with chicken pox on my 14th birthday, and nursed it myself with my dad at work and my mom at the hospital. It was unpleasant but not at all the ordeal my sister had.

Two weeks before she got chicken pox, my sixth grade sister had had a session with her reading buddy at school, a little girl getting over chicken pox. Even back in 1999 inequality was bad enough that her parent/s probably sent her to school instead of keeping her home, so they could go to work.

I tell these stories because the Anti-Vax movement is so insulting to my whole family. It’s completely clear to me my autism came from my parents’ genes, not inert virii (anyone with autism in the family or who has worked with autistic families knows this). One family refusing to take a so-called “childhood disease” seriously resulted in a child from another family being comatose for a week and a half, and with permanent changes after recovery to boot.

James from Pokemon hates Autism Speaks!

PLEASE READ, THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT

Allism is a terrible condition that afflicts billions of people around the world, and impacts us all daily. As many as 67 out of 68 people may have some form of allism!

Some common symptoms of allism include:

Insistence on following a rigid set of social rules. People with allism may become agitated or angry when others do not conform to their limited understanding of how social interactions should work.

Manipulating others for no reason. People with allism see trust as a weakness, and will cruelly take advantage of highly trusting people for their own amusement.

Inability to develop relationships with people they view as “different” from themselves. People with allism have very limited ego development, and thus will protect their ego by viewing people who are different from them as “lesser”. This can also lead them to treat others unfairly.

Inability to understand thought processes that differ from their own. People with allism assume that everyone thinks exactly the same as them, and when it becomes clear that this is not the case, they will label other people as “crazy”, “stupid”, “r*tarded”, “idiot”, “delusional”, and other offensive terms. They may even come to believe that people who think differently, do not think at all!

Of course, not every person with allism will have all these symptoms; allism is a spectrum! With the right help, higher functioning individuals can learn to overcome these symptoms and become truly helpful members of society. The low functioning ones, however, need our help even more. Allism charities around the world are raising money for allism research. Scientists are working hard to discover causes and treatments for the disorder. But they can’t do it without our financial support!

Tell your friends and family that allism awareness month is February, and make sure to find out what allism awareness events will be happening near you. Join us on our annual #march4allism fundraiser on allism awareness day. Allism awareness day is February 14th, to draw attention to the difficult people with allism have forming truly loving bonds.

I found this chart

It was invented in 1980 by Robert Plutchik. It’s super helpful when you need to pinpoint what you’re feeling!

As someone on the autism spectrum, I have a hard time expressing or even understanding what emotion(s) I’m experiencing. This chart helps me articulate to people how I feel so they can help me better.

Since it’s next month, remember that it’s not “autism awareness month” and it is “Autism Acceptence Month!”

Please call it Autism Acceptence month!!

It’s not “light it up blue” or puzzle pieces, it’s “Red instead!” And Autistic people, like me, already are whole. There is no need to try and put us back together!!! This is why we want acceptence and not awareness!!

Please call it Autism Acceptence Month and use Red Instead!!

Do not say “a person with autism” say “an autistic person!” Autism is a huge part of our identity!! It is apart of who we are!! It’s not something I carry with me, it’s something that is apart of who I am!! Don’t separate it from me! Being autistic isn’t bad!! We want acceptence of it, not awareness!

Call it Autism Acceptence Month, use Red Instead, and call us autistic!!

We are not something bad or broken! We don’t need to be fixed or put back together!! We are already perfect and fine just the way we are!! If you want to help us, listen to OUR experiences! Don’t listen to organizations who claim to speak for us (like Autism Speaks). If you are wondering what’s so wrong with them, google them. They are a hate group who believes we need to be cured!! Also, call out “Autism moms”! They are parents of autistic kids who believe autism took their perfect child away from them. It’s a horrible toxic culture that often paints the murder of disabled/autistic children as ‘understandable’ and ‘for the best’. Don’t let them get away with this. We are already fine the way we are!

Call it Autism Acceptence Month, use Red Instead, call us autistic, and don’t stand or tolerate people trying to speak for us or over us about our own experiences!!

Finally,isten to us and accept us the way we are!! Let us be happy and proud to be autistic!! Encourage that pride and self love in younger autistic kids!! We don’t need a cure for autism!! We need autistic people to be more loved and accepted!! There is nothing wrong with us!! We are not bad in any way!! We are not something broken that needs to be fixed!! We are perfect the way we are!! We need to celebrate that!!

Call it Autism Acceptence Month, use Red Instead, call us autistic, don’t tolerate people speaking for or over us, and help us celebrate who we are!!

Thank you for reading!! Please spread this around so people can learn if they don’t know!!

by pulling some really sketchy shit to have me declared mentally incompetent and having herself appointed as my guardian, which will effectively give her 100% authority over legal and medical decisions that I should be making as I am, y’know, not underage and am perfectly capable of making those decisions myself. Yes, this is very illegal. No, no one here cares- it’s a small town in the Deep South.

I need to get out of here, get my own LEGITIMATE psych eval, and get things in order to contest this in court. All three of these things are very expensive.

Please, even if you can’t donate, boost this as much as possible. Please reblog it, throw it on twitter and facebook and wherever else, whatever you can to spread this as far as possible as quickly as possible.

Your special interests are not weird they’re Awesome

You’re not a freak for having a meltdown/shutdown

You’re not weird because you stim in public

You’re allowed to make mistakes in social situations

You’re allowed to have more “me time” than Neurotypicals