Things That Cause Autism

Turns out, it's because humans and stuff are made from energy and so all that ADHD? that's just energy in the universe making you experience what we identify as ADHD but it's not ADHD because it's actually energy. according to Tate Bentley*, the guy I know, if you want to know more about this groundbreaking revelation, just read quantum physics. just read about it. just pick up a book on quantum physics, read it, and you'll understand everything.

(Image description: screen from the The Telegraph. The headline reads “autism can be prevented by teaching parents how to interact with their babies, study finds”. The tag line reads, “two thirds of cases could be solved via a video consultation, showing how to interpretation child’s all-important early efforts to communicate”.)

Turns out my nephew got autism because I tried to get him to play Ace Attorney at age 3 and then asked him his opinions on the character development and that is not the correct interaction to have had with him 😔

*** notes about the actual article (tw: ableism)

[image description: a person’s eyes are glowing white. Their hand is pointed toward the screen and is also glowing white at the palm prepared to shoot a beam. At the top of the image is “Autisimification Beam” written in impact font]

[image description: a book titled “Sincerely, Your Autistic Child: What People on the Autism Spectrum Wish Their Parents Knew About Growing Up, Acceptance, and Identity.” Underneath the title and tag, it says “Winner of the Autism Society of America Outstanding Literary Work of the Year”. Underneath that it says “Edited by Emily Paige Ballou, Sharon daVanport and Morénike Giwa Onaiwu”.]

Incoming serious post:

I’ve been waiting to announce this for a while, but if you don’t know, back in 2018, I was reached out to to speak at the United Nations back in 2018 about the abuse that autistic girls and women face. I was recently approached by AWN to write a piece for a new book, Sincerely Your Autistic Child! It’s an anthology of things that autistic individuals wish their parents knew or things that have helped them growing up with autism. Some authors also go into the different overlaps of autism with gender and sexuality, and autism and race, too.

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Oh, hey, a carp!

Hmm, what’s that? Come closer?

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Okay, what is- oh, closer still? Okay

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Okay, so what do you w- oh just a bit closer? Alright...

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Oh? Just a tiny bit closer?

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Ok, what’s up?

...

Uh huh?

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Oh? Oh, word?

Whoa, okay... thanks.

[image description: a real puppy winking and their paw at the screen]