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This comes from a comment I made on Twitter on a @neurodivergentrebel post. She made me realize that maybe other autistics experience something similar when they have a shutdown. What are your thoughts?

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I'm not judging any parents who call themselves autism parents. I just really appreciate that my mom never has and that she lets us claim it as part of our identity if we want to. She has always lovingly insisted that she is a mother of autistics and not an autism mom. This has allowed me to let autism be a part of who I am and given my siblings and I space to truly appreciate our unique traits. ♥️

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This is so important and I cannot stress it enough! Do not record and share meltdowns without their permission! And never ever try to provoke a meltdown! I have seen this way too much on social media and it breaks my heart every time. Not only is this unfair but it takes away our rights and is bullying. Doing this to someone is humiliating and can cause a lot of mental health issues and lead to suicidal ideation. Autistics are human and our rights are human rights respect them.

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I use herbal tea too help me relax on stressful days. I have anxiety and so a lot of days feel stressful and though it doesn't take away the stress and anxiety it does help a lot.

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I have auditory processing disorder/APD and that means my brain has a hard time processing sound. Often times if the environment I'm in is too noisy (like in a grocery store) I struggle to understand what other people are saying. Sometimes I even struggle if someone is talking too fast or not clearly enough. Phone calls are hard too. I often end up asking people to repeat themselves and their responses aren't always the kindest.

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I have Dyspraxia and autism so my fine motor skills aren't the greatest... But I decided to work on them by starting a creative project! And this is how it turned out. The tutu is way cuter than I expected it to be. 💜

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Not all children who line up their toys are autistic and not all autistics lined up toys as children. It's important to remember that not all autistics are the same and that just because someone does something that an autistic does, doesn't mean they are autistic.