welcome!

sensory shutdowns can be experienced many ways, but my favorite dumbass thing my nervous system does is temporary blindness in response to jarring sounds. what even

To other autistic people, are you able to be sarcastic, but struggle to understand sarcasm from others?

I can use sarcasm, but I don’t understand it when others do 

Sending warm and loving thoughts to every autistic person who fears they will have a bad sensory experience this holiday season that they won’t be able to avoid. I love you.

To other autistic people, how do you feel when you lose a special interest?

I don’t really lose them per se. It’s more like I find a new one, get obsessed and just replace. It’s a process haha

autistic childhood is like: *hides in library* *is ostracized by peers* *puts hand out car window to feel the wind pulling your hand* *hides under desk* *is forced to hug relatives* *spins in a circle* *is bullied* *screams when something changes* *is whispered about by adults* *hides under bed* *picks a fictional universe and mentally lives in it* *is ostracized by peers* *watches same movie over and over* *acts out the same story with your toys over and over again* *paces* *imitates noises you hear* *is ostracized by peers* *screams when somebody touches your stuff* *accidentally says something rude and is punished* *makes weird facial expressions by accident* *is either loved or hated by teachers* *hides in a bush* *is whispered about by adults* *is ostracized by peers* *hides* *is bullied* *hides* *hides* *is whispered about* *hides* *is ostracized* *hides* *hides* *hides* *hides*

if you’re autistic, or otherwise neurodivergent, please know it’s completely okay to leave the table early, refuse hugs from relatives, take five minutes, or anything else you need to do to cope over the holiday season. all the stimulus from so many events over this period can feel so overwhelming, but you can get through this. I hope the new year brings many wonderful things for you

i hope that one day i will finally be ok….i’ll make a cherry pie when it is all over

reblog the cherry pie to be ok

The cherry pie worked for me and here’s to hoping it’ll work for you too