gotta post more art here fr

This may only work on mobile though, I’ve only tested it on the iOS app.

Oh this is FANTASTIC news

I'm so mentally unwell it's getting bad so bad just spiraling down and down down down down down down (was on a break but honestly, I don't know)

anyway done with oil pastels and colored pencils

hyperfixation is a term to describe a (you guessed it) fixation on a topic that isn’t consistent, but does have a very powerful positive feeling associated with it. it comes in waves, but isn’t something you’d be 100% obsessed with over a long period of time. it usually impares your ability to focus on anything else. it’s a symptom of adhd.

special interest is a term used to describe a consistent, long-term fascination and interest with something. you may be able to focus on other things, but the underlying excitement is always there. it’s a symptom of autism.

if you, like myself, have both autism and adhd, it can be SUPER hard to tell them apart, and you probably will never need to.

Hi there! It’s great to see that you care about the language people use. Unfortunately, your opinion here is not based in fact. And yes, I have links and information for you on this.

Post about some of my history with the online autism community and more specifically about the history of the word “neurotypical.”

Post about more of my history with the online autism community and more specifically about how it was originally incredibly accepting and open to people who weren’t autistic, and we all used each other’s words.

Post about more of my history with the online autism community and more specifically about the changing language surrounding what are now called “special interests.”

Post about the history of the term “hyperfixation” that includes links to studies where it was used in relation to autism as well as to the discussion in 2015 when it was proposed on Tumblr (which I was a part of).

Post about how excluding people from using terms is actually divisive and against the concept of neurodiversity.

Long reblog chain including lots of information about these terms and how and why people use them, mostly correcting autistic people who are gatekeeping the use of the term “special interest.”

I mean, based on your definition of “special interest,” my DECADE of reading everything about autism that I could get my hands on, to the point where it was one of the few topics I could actually talk about coherently, was a special interest. Except also by your definition, it wasn’t, because I’m not autistic. So which is it?

Sorrynotsorry, I’m going to continue using the words that fit my experiences, and I’m going to continue encouraging other people to do the same thing. Because I know the history. I was there for the history.

done at school. I promise once I manage to have more money I will buy nicer colored pencils, mine are very cheap..