i'm autistic. and like a lil bird.

Hey everyone! I don’t know how many of you are still active here, but I wanted to make a post for those who still are. I made a new personal blog and will be using it instead of this one. As for not using this blog, it just became too difficult to figure out how to only talk about being autistic. It ended up feeling forced and then I eventually gave up on posting regularly. I’m also abandoning my old personal blog because people who know me IRL follow it and I felt like I couldn’t be my authentic self in that situation as not all of them are understanding about me being autistic or non-binary.

If you would like to follow my new blog, it’s solvague.tumblr.com. My interests include but are not limited to: cats, Star Wars, history, poetry, Animal Crossing, Disney, Avatar (Last Airbender/Korra), names, Bastille, photography, travel, being queer, whales, Neopets, fanfiction, Community. I’m probably forgetting some important ones, but that’s kind of the gist of who I am.

No worries if you don’t want to follow me, I just wanted to let y’all know. I will still be posting about being autistic, but it won’t be the bulk of what I post about. If anyone ever wants to come over and ask me questions or anything related to autism or anything at all, please feel free! I would love to maintain ties to other autistic people I’ve connected with over the years and help out with advice if I can. I won’t be deleting this blog but it will no long be maintained (not that I’ve been active for a long time...).

I’m come a long way from when I was first diagnosed and made this blog. You all have helped me so much along the way and I deeply appreciate it. I’m finally in a place where I am a mostly happy and confident autistic person and I couldn’t have gotten here without your support, especially in the early days. Thank you.

With love,

How do you feel about ketchup? :) Vote in the straw poll! 

Thank you, I do love my username! 

Thank you for your answer! 

Do you end up having a hard time with your autistic traits or mental health at the same time of the month? If so, when do you usually experience these challenges and do they differ from what you usually experience the rest of the month? 

I am not broken. 

I am not ashamed. 

I am not unnatural. 

I am not in need of a cure. 

This seems wrong to me. 

I have been quiet lately as I have been not only enduring the events of the holiday season, but I have been looking for a job - which has not only been one of the most stressful things I’ve ever done as nobody is looking for a disabled person who has a history degree so there is not much to apply to, but has also turned up fruitless. I’m still looking but it has been difficult.

I think some of the physical signs of autism could be the following:

Lack of eye contact

Appearance that may be a little less “put together” than allistic people 

The same clothes worn often (if the person has seen you more than once or twice)

Meltdowns / Shutdowns 

Facial expressions / physical indicators may obviously indicate a person may be having difficulty with sounds or other sensory issues (scrunching up face, putting hands or headphones on ears, etc.)

Monotone voice or not realizing voice is “too” loud

When I started this blog, I feel like it was a bit of a trend if you were autistic to have a username of autistic + a noun. I love birds so I decided to use that! I especially loved the fact that for birds to fly, they need to flap their wings. Well, many autistic people flap arms to stim! So it seemed to fit. So after calling myself an autistic bird, people who discovered this blog wanted to be autistic birds as well! So it’s become just a little fun thing for us to share and have fun with.

And there is no difference between birbs and birds, birbs is just a fun/silly alternative name. Similar to people saying doggos for dogs! 

Aw thank you so much, Carys!! I’m so sorry you’re having a rough time, but I’m glad I could bring a smile to your face! Thank YOU for being amazing!!