People talking abt autism like its a set of quirky silly traits and not an often debilitating neurological disorder genuinely drives me up a wall, especially as someone who's support needs are higher.
"I want a gf with autism :3" ok are you prepared to help them with hygiene tasks? Are you gonna help them with laundry and cleaning their room? Are you gonna be patient with them when they're using AAC? Will you comfort them through meltdowns? Or do you just want a gf who talks to you about dinosaurs and has a cute "neurodivergent aesthetic"?
The minimization of autistic struggles to just "socially awkward sometimes" ends up making higher support needs autistics feel real isolated, because it's obvious that when you romanticize neurodivergence, you're not talking about us.
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normalize being dogshit amateur at your special interests and hyperfocuses. no more autistic savants. yes i am very into that topic no i am not good at it. we exist <3
Hot take, but even if one trans man in the history of humanity killed himself for being trans, that’s still one too many. That man was still worth fighting for. You don’t get to tell me that the suicide statistics for trans men are irrelevant in the fight for trans liberation just because you’ve allowed history to erase us. We could have had more people marching alongside us, but they’re dead now. They’re dead and they’re forgotten and the names on their gravestones were recorded down wrong.
You should care about that. I don’t know how else to explain to you that you should care about that.
”I’m not like one of THOSE tboys who’s all soft and uwu and likes cartoons and flower crowns and ukulele music—” I am :] a thousand laser beams directly into your face :]
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i am now constantly itching to type just absolute nothings. this very post is an excuse for me to stimmy with the keys. i feel like copying down the entire bee movie scripts just to do more clickies. that is all.
Don’t unmask. It’s not worth it. It destroys every kind of relationship you can form. If you think you’re safe, you’re not. Once they see you without your masking, they’ll never see you as they did before. You’re not the same to them anymore. Those who say they accept you will use it against you later. Everyone runs out of patience eventually.
Normally, I would say to wear your weirdness with pride, but the world is cruel and people are intolerant. Don’t make my mistakes. Don’t unmask to neurotypicals.
Masking can be very draining for neurodivergents. I found an article on how to unmask, it lists some tips that might help. Here’s some excerpts:
The world pushes neurodivergent people to mask, so much so that it becomes part of who they are. They spend so much time suppressing their natural instincts that the mask becomes part of them. It can also be a safety tool. If a neurodivergent person lives in an environment where it’s not safe to stand out or where they will not receive support, then it’s often significantly safer to mask all the time.
But masking can do long-term damage to identity, self-esteem, self-acceptance, and independence. Masking means putting up with behaviors and situations you find distressing, acting in ways that feel unnatural, and constantly draining your mental battery so you don’t draw attention to yourself. Whether it’s for safety or simply because it’s easier, masking comes at a high cost.
Everyone deserves to live as authentically as they can. And when you take off the mask society’s been forcing you to wear, you might find a surprising and wonderful person underneath. That person deserves to live in the world, too, and there are ways you can help that happen.
1. Figure Out Your Own Pace
2. Think about What You’re Like When You’re Alone
3. Notice The Behaviors You Do For Other People
4. Recognize Internalized Ableism
5. Let Yourself Rediscover Passion
6. Find A Neurodivergent Community
7. Get Professional Support
I’ll leave the article below so you can read it if you’d like. To be clear, I’m not against masking, as I do it myself. But I think it’s important to know how to unmask and be your authentic self.
Masking can be draining for some people, and I believe that’s it perfectly fine to unmask. It might make you feel better about yourself.
Masking is the process of trying to fit into a specific and socially acceptable mold, no matter what your natural instincts are. The term is
I hope you find this helpful. Have a wonderful day/night. ❤️
I find it kind of stupid how 'half full' vs 'half empty' is framed as an optimist/pessimist thing. If it starts full and gets halfway drained, it's half empty. If it starts empty and gets halfway filled, it's half full. If you don't know the starting state it's both simultaneously.
my parents used to insist i had to choose and i argued that it made no sense cause both are true. i think i was like six or seven? somehow my parents did not know i am autistic. many such cases
the autism thing of having to learn to preface every question you ask with Holy Shit I'm Just Curious Please Dont Yell At Me because it turns out a lot of questions seem to Mean Something and people will get mad if you ask them
late discovered autistics are all "yeah i'm good but if i truly relax for a moment i think the world or i might collapse also i don't think i know what it means to truly relax"
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on one hand, i know i am privileged that i do not need to push myself past my autistic burnout to survive. on the other, i am crushed by guilt over not "trying hard enough" and feeling like a spoiled brat by making the most of my privilege, which then makes me not make the most of my privilege cause i'm not really resting.
Being autistic is fun. I love thinking about things like a high-functioning stone-cold sociopath while simultaneously being emotionally overwhelmed and desperate for human warmth.
i know everyone's already said 'cringe culture is dead' etc but PLEASE i am BEGGING you if you want to do something but think 'oh its weird/embarrassing'- do the thing!! Be yourself!!! wear a tail or kandi or anime merch!! Use neopronouns or xenogenders or microlabels that only you know about!!! Self ship and publish fanfic and fanart!! do things that you enjoy!!! !!!!!
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Autism culture is “not feeling like you’re acting autistic enough” but in reality it’s just the years of masking that you can’t figure out how to turn off
