Jun 30, 2024
Shout out to the autistic who’s abilities have regressed as they’ve gotten older.
“You didn’t used to be like this when you were a kid.” I know please don’t remind me
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Shout out to the autistic who’s abilities have regressed as they’ve gotten older.
“You didn’t used to be like this when you were a kid.” I know please don’t remind me
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Reblog if you understand that disability is not a monolith and two people with the same disability do not have identical experiences ✨
raise your hand if youve been personally victimized by noise
Imagine you got a paper cut. But, it didn't feel like a paper cut. It felt like your finger got grotesquely ripped off your hand.
At first the pain is so intense you're afraid to even look down. You're in pure survival mode, panicking at the overwhelming pain.
But the people in the room are looking at you funny and telling you to look at your hand. It's fine. There's just a tiny paper cut. Calm down.
But you're screaming in agony. You can feel the blood gushing out. You don't want to look. You're begging them to help you. But they're getting annoyed. They think you're faking it or at best just dramatically overreacting.
Eventually you do look down. You see the paper cut. You understand they were right. But. You still feel the pain. And now, you also feel a wave of shame and embarrassment. Why does it hurt so much? Why couldn't you handle a paper cut?
Did you really overreact?
The pain was real. You could feel it. But the stimulus itself (the paper cut) doesn't usually produce it. Most people don't feel like that when they get a paper cut. But you did.
You were reacting exactly how most people would react to the amount of pain you were in, was it your fault that it took less of a stimulus to put you in that much pain?
Anyway this post is about a lot of things. Rejection sensitive dysphoria, chronic pain, sensory processing issues, all sorts of things can make very small things feel excruciatingly big.
So the next time you think someone is "overreacting" I invite you to try to understand it from their perspective. Their reaction may actually be more measured than it appears.
And I feel like I have to clearly specify here, that I'm not saying you should agree with their perspective. In my metaphor here, instead of getting annoyed and telling them "it's just a paper cut" try engaging with compassion.
"I see you're in a lot of pain, and I want to help you. But all I see is a tiny paper cut. Please help me understand what you need right now."
Sometimes just having someone acknowledge that my pain is real is enough to help regulate my nervous system. A little compassion, even when you don't understand, goes a long way.
if you have sensory issues, which of your senses is most sensitive/most easily overloaded?
vision
smell
hearing
touch/somatosensation
taste
vestibular
multiple/other
I don't have sensory issues (see results)
wikipedia article on human senses for definitions and clarification
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“People with Tourette’s can’t be in public places because I have sensory issues.”
Congrats? Nothing makes your access needs more important than mine. They’re equally important. Trust me, when go into a public space where I know I’m supposed to be quiet in, I do EVERYTHING in my power to make it so that my vocal tics are calm and won’t bother other people. I manage my disability on my own and do my best to make myself manageable for everyone else. You can at the very least recognize that, and try to manage your own disability without telling me I need to leave. Bring earplugs, bring headphones, bring ear defenders, listen to music, heck, I don’t care. Just don’t yell at me for being too loud when I’m try my hardest to be as silent as possible.
Normalize dressing literally however you want.
Normalize dressing alternative.
Normalize dressing for comfort.
Normalize dressing formal in informal settings.
Normalize not liking formal clothes.
Normalize wearing tails, ears, and other things considered "cringe."
Normalize needing to dress a specific way because of sensory processing issues.
Normalize not having one set fashion sense and changing things up.
Normalize wearing clothes associated with the opposite binary gender, including for both cis people and trans people.
Normalize wearing revealing outfits just because you like them.
Normalize dressing "dramatic" or "over the top."
Normalize cosplay.
Normalize historical fashion.
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It's your body! It's your skin! You deserve to feel comfortable in it, whatever that means for you.
Just say it.
‘Differently abled’ ‘Specially abled’ ‘Special needs’ ‘Additional needs’ ‘Extra needs’ ‘Handicapped’ ‘Handicapable’
JUST. SAY. DISABLED. It is not a dirty word.