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Which Side is the Hottest? - Results
May 9, 2020 I posted a survey to tumblr to see which side did the fans think was the hottest. I didn’t expect it to get as many responses but in less than a month I got 1000 responses.
So, here are the results as promised.
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Autistic Lifehack: Hearing Problems
If someone says something that you only partially understand:
DON’T ask for clarification with a generic “What?” or “I’m sorry?” (In my experience, people will repeat the phrase the exact same way without helping you to understand).
Example: Them: “Hey, do you like pahganabasa?” Autistic Person: “What?” Them: “Do you like pahganabasa?” Autistic Person: “I’m sorry, what?” Them (annoyed): “Do you like pahganabasa?”
Instead, DO repeat the part that you did understand, and substitute a “What?” for the unintelligable part.
Example: Them: “Hey, do you like pahganabasa?” Autistic Person: “Do I like what?” Them: “Pineapple pizza?” Autistic Person: (Understands the words!)
I’ve also had successes with “I’m sorry, I only heard the first half of that sentence,” or actually verbalizing my interpretation of the part I heard incorrectly as a question: “Pahgana… basa?”.
Sometimes that makes the speaker think that they might be mumbling, or verbalizing in a way that makes them difficult to understand (because there are times it’s really not your brain–it’s their mouth).
This is also a lifesaver if you have Auditory Processing Disorder. It stopped the amount of annoyed sighs because ppl thought I was deliberately ignoring them or them saying the same thing but louder (which does not help when volume isn’t the problem)
Meta-conversation
I think it’s important to have a meta-conversation when you’re talking to someone, especially if the person you’re talking to is neurodivergent. Basically, I’m saying it’s good to talk about how you’re talking to each other and what you need from each other rather than expecting them to pick up on cues or remember social rules. Here’s what that can look like:
- “I want to change the subject. Is that cool?”
- “I feel like I’ve been talking for a while and I want to give you a chance to jump in if you have something you want to say.”
- “I want to talk about [heavy topic]. Is that okay?”
- “Is my role here just to listen, or do you want advice, or validation, or something else?”
My friends are getting pretty good at this, and I really appreciate the way it takes the principles of consent and applies them to conversation. We seek consent before we give advice. We seek consent before we talk about potentially triggering topics. We seek consent before we take the conversation in a totally new direction. We seek consent if we want to monopolize time (which is an okay thing to do on occasion if the other person is also okay with it). It feels good to get a say in how a conversation that I’m part of is going to go, and as an autistic person I don’t really get that when all of this is done subtextually.
Also instead of “problem behaviour” call it “distressed behaviour” for a more accurate picture of what the person is actually facing
I can’t reblog this enough, I will do it every damn time I see it from now to death.
When someone frames your mental health issues as attention seeking behavior, problem behavior, or any other negatively-coded context, it creates an environment that makes you feel guilty, wrong, and selfish for struggling with things outside of your control. As a result, serious issues are allowed to arise in the absence of support.
Worker solidarity is beautiful.
if your measure of self worth is only a metric of who you believe is lower then you then theres already a problem
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if you see me reblogging something you just reblogged from me.. mind your business i forgot
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you have encountered a group of trilobites! reblog to help them on their journey
[ID: the above are ASCII characters that are arranged to look like a row of Trilobites scuttling across the screen. /ED]
open a new window somewhere in the world.
i love this because it’s such a simple concept but it answers things i didn’t even know how to ask
Looking out of people’s windows is such a peaceful way of travelling… I got a snowfall in Argentina, a nice sea view in Ukraine, a clothes line in the fog in Bangalore. Antonella from Tavernaro, I like your wooden bird.
nobody talk to me nobody touch me i live here now. this is my new favorite thing.
The BBC is releasing over 16,000 sound effects for free download
The BBC have released their incredible, expansive library of bizarre and obscure sound effects, all available for free download.
THIS will be sooo good for my soundboard. Those online sessions are about to become even better :D
First music, then voice modifiers... Now this. Perfect.
Also, I’m pretty sure it can be used for a lot of other activities.
Yay, no more Soundbible!
Yellowstone National Park are in possession of a treasure trove of ambient samples which they've released into public domain for your sampli
The direct link: https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/photosmultimedia/soundlibrary.htm
so completely obsessed with everything about these images
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Charities/organisations to avoid:
PETA: They’d rather spend their money on publicity campaigns than on the animals in their care. PETA killed 73.8% of the animals in their care in 2015 (x)
FCKH8: Is a for-profit company that exploits oppressed groups for money. They’re also wildly uninformed, and spread misogyny, cissexism and bi/panphobia, as well as stealing their posts/designs (x)
Autism Speaks: They spend most of their money on researching a way to eliminate autism, heighten the stigma against autism and don’t have a single autistic person on their board (x)
Please support other, better charities, and feel free to add any others you can think of to this.
Susan G. Komen for the Cure: CEO makes insane amounts of money, they deny a lot of requests for wigs/help with treatment/etc., and have attempted to sue other charities that use the color pink as part of their anti-breast cancer campaign. ( x x x )
The Salvation Army: They promote the hatred of LGBT+ people, work with fundamentalist Christian groups to support conservative politics and rip off and exploit workers. ( x x x )
Wounded Warrior: They take money that should be spent on veterans and blow it on huge opulent parties for the company bigwigs. 26 million in 2014 alone wasted! ( x x x )
^ Important reminder to NOT waste any money donating to these groups
Reblogging because of the added info about Wounded Warrior.
A good way to know if a nonprofit you’re donating to is allocating their money in the right way is to check out their Charity Navigator rating: http://www.charitynavigator.org
Signal boosting, the bell ringers are out in force, and this info is too important.
Charity season is coming up in not even two months, so I feel like this is important to share now before it’s too late.
shout out to ace and aro kids who are constantly bombarded with the opinion that sex and romantic love are directly connected to living a happy life.
Y’all are just reblogging this at the speed of sound tonight
Since it’s almost valentines day, and this message is about to get hammered in even more, reblogging this again.
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Ace/Aro Representation in Popular Media: A Reference Guide
NOVELS
THE GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO VICE AND VIRTUE AND THE LADY’S GUIDE TO PETTICOATS AND PIRACY BY MACKENZI LEE
REPRESENTATION: Felicity Montague, a supporting character in the first book and the main character of the second, is openly aroace. There’s a lot of queer rep in these books apart from Felicity – her brother, the main character of the first book, is bi, and there are also gay and lesbian characters.
PLOT: Felicity is a white, British teen girl who is dead set on becoming a doctor in the 1700s, despite opposition on all sides, both from her family and the misogynist men who control the medical establishment, and she is also busy navigating a world where her value as a person is equated with her ability to marry and have children, despite the fact that she has no desire to do either.
SAWKILL GIRLS BY CLAIRE LEGRAND
REPRESENTATION: Zoey, one of the three main characters, is ace, black, and a teen girl. The other two protagonists, Marion and Val, are also openly queer.
PLOT: Teen girls keep mysteriously vanishing without a trace from Sawkill Island and no one seems to be doing anything about it. Zoey, the daughter of the local sheriff, starts her own investigation after her best friend disappears. Not to spoil too much, but the plot involves monsters, a terrible curse, and magic.
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some of y’all still can’t recognize the differences between platonic, romantic, sexual, mentor-student, and familial relationships, both in fiction and reality, and it really shows
some of y’all still think there’s only one type of love and it really shows
Didn’t the greeks have five words for love?
They actually had 7
Eros: sexual love
Philia: deep friendship
Storge: love between parents and children
Ludus: playful love
Agape: love for everyone/selfless love
Pragma: longstanding love
Philautia: love of self
Here’s a link that goes more in depth into what each one meant.
In honor of Valentine’s Day
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romanticize your life. i cannot stress this enough. use scented shower gel and shampoo, so you look forward to showers. go on walks and see how pretty the sky looks. notice the wildflowers on the roadside as you drive. light a candle when you get home to make your room smell good. notice & appreciate the little things in life. it won't cure your mental illness, but it'll make it easier to exist in this world.
the overwhelming grief of losing an entire year to sickness, violence and pandemic fatigue is settling in so id like to remind everyone that: you are not a failure, yes there is still a happy future for you, and wearing a mask is very sexy
