#aspiefemale

- it’s okay to still have meltdowns/sensory overloads

- it’s okay to still watch cartoons

- it’s okay if you can’t cope with a full time job

- it’s if you have learning difficulties and do things at slower pace

- it’s okay to be in your 30’s and still live with your mom and dad or one parent

- it’s okay to not have many friends or none at all

My question is: Where's the autism representation? I'm an aspie & we're a minority too. Where's my aspie representation? Where's my stupid ass looking technicolor flag of "look at me, I'm so special!"?

Hell, if you think about it, the autism spectrum gets less representation in media than most. A heck of a lot less than the LGBTQ anyway!

When worried about stigmas around NTs or acquaintances, and you feel yourself getting close to a melt/shutdown, tell them you're getting a migraine, that you have them often.

They're "socially acceptable" and widely known

No one questions you, and it's not like they can prove you don't have one

In many ways they're very similar (intense pain in the head, sensitivity to light and sound) so you're not really lying

People don't bring your intelligence or capability into question

As an individual on the autism spectrum, I have my strengths and limitations. I also have nothing to be ashamed of because I accept said neurological condition as a part of me. It allows me to be myself and share my perspective of the things I see and hear about. When I reveal something like this to a friend or someone I don't know very well, it's my way of saying, "I trust you." Not only am I sharing an important aspect about myself, but I'm also giving that person an opportunity to accept me as an individual. (With friends, I can only hope they don't change their opinion about me.)

If I can think of the most frustrating part about being on the spectrum, it would be the lack of acceptance and not having my voice heard. The reason why I say that is because society generally focuses more on what individuals with autism can't do. As a result, I'd deal with the seemingly never-ending difficulty of promoting myself to other people.

Well, I'm writing this journal entry, right?

If society wants to know me as an Aspie, here's what they're going to know.

I, Leah/imaginarytoon1:

Graduated college with a bachelor's degree in English

Work as a retail associate but have dreams of becoming an author

Have skills that include attention to detail and organization

Enjoy reading, drawing, and writing

Source Used:

When I was 12 I overheard my mom and my grandma talking. I had headphones on but nothing plugged in.

My grandma said something about me being stupid and my mom said " You cant say that about her!"

My grandma said

"Why not?"

My mom.in a hushed voice after looking over at me said.

"Because she has Aspergers."

I had never heard that word before once in my life, so I looked it up and found so much information that made sense to who I was.

All of it related to me, and I was bullied everyday for years because of this and not once did my parents seek out help for me.

They hid it from me.

I confronted my mom and she tried to blow it off, so I asked my dad and he told me that I was never officially diagnosed because I was 2 when they took me.

Neither of them really cared when I kept begging for help, because lights were to bright or when crowds made me wanna leave and curl up somewhere safe, or when I kept crying cause I kept getting bullied at school.

They lied to me for years and both put off getting me diagnosed or any professional help until I turned 18..Then I called a therapist office and got my shit figured out.

My parents lied to me for years about a disorder I had that i got bullied on to the point where i tried to kill myself multiple times.