#Auctober 2022

[danpuff-ao3]

Snarry AUctober Fest Recs

Years:

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

[strangeygirl]

Auctober 2024 day 8 : Non-speaking

To be honest, I rarely go non-speaking, the exception being in 2022, long before my Autism diagnostic.

I am homeschooled, and thus need support to keep learning and not fall behind. That year, my mom brought a one-year subscription to what seemed like the perfect long-distance school : Adapted to my skills, with professors that I could contact, supposed to follow me and my progress for the entire year, etc.

And it was bad.

There was no following, the professors were rude, the way it was explained made no sense and a lot of the exercises were not coherent. The frustration and incomprehension of not being able to do what I was so good at the previous years, the anger directed at the people who made it, all of this piled up so much that I would frequently cry and just... Stop talking for hours, blocked over the most insignificant things. It was a very bad period of my life, I'm glad it's over and I'm doing much better now !

[nebbia-art]

Digital Art for Auctober 2022

Last year @autiebiographical made a list for Inktober.

I was only on twitter back then so now I am posting my works here, too.

Here's No. 6 - Stim Toys

[selfindulgentraptor]

Auctober day 13!

Sometimes I point with my eyes and body before I realize I'm not pointing with my arms

[autiebiographical]

Hello all autistic creatives!

I've made an autistic themed prompt list for October 2022! You're free to draw, animate, write, etc, etc, etc for a prompt. I want everyone to have as much creative freedom as possible! You don't have to do every prompt, just do the ones you want!

If you want to take part I encourage you to do so! You don't need to tag me in any of your works, but instead tag #auctober. Let's spread this around! I'll try to reblog as many of your works as I can!

I hope you join in, and if you do I hope you have fun!

[germcore]

Auctober Day 8 - Diverse

all autistic.

all different.

this is a drawing of different members of our system. we're a diverse system of little alters, teen alters, and adult alters. human and nonhuman alters. - Honey

[thegayknee]

Auctober Day 31: Autistic Pride

Ever since I figured out I was autistic, having pride has been very important to me. It's similar to queer pride. Here is this part of myself that (some) others would like to devalue and demonize me for. But this part of me is magical. It makes me who I am. Without it, I would be someone else entirely. And I'm proud of who I am. That's what it all boils down to, essentially.

Autistic pride is loving and valuing yourself even when outside forces may try to take that away from you.

I'm proud to be autistic. I'm proud to be queer. I'm proud to be alive. I'm proud to be here.

[garlic-the-gnome]

Auctober day 3-collections

I have a massive amount of stamps from when I became ✨obsessed✨

Here's a small sample of my button collection (craft is one of my special interests)

I'll post my stuffed animal collection on day 26

[ellylon]

Auctober 31: Autistic Pride ✨

(Reposted from my AvocadoAfro account on dA 🥑)

May 21, 2021 was the day I was diagnosed as autistic. I was relieved because it answered SO MANY QUESTIONS about why I was different, but I was also scared for what it would mean going forward. To help myself process it, I drew my faesona with my favorite autistic-coded character; Prilla from the "Disney Fairies," book series.

Prilla was my favorite character because, like me, she did things differently. It never hurt anybody, but the other fairies were often telling her: "We don't do that." They would talk behind her back, saying she was "off," and would often avoid her because they didn't know how to deal with her. But in the end, Prilla found her place in Pixie Hollow, and was able to make friends.

Growing up, she gave me a reason to hope that someday, I'd meet people who didn't mind how weird I was and actually enjoyed my company, and that I'd find my own way of contributing to the world.

I've made great friends in high school, and with my new job, I'm making new friends among my co-workers. The work I do isn't amazing 😏 but I'm still contributing to society.

[aureliabedelia]

Auctober Day 15: Au-DHD

I am both autistic and ADHD. Sometimes I feel like the traits conflict with each other, or I can't tell which causes what. I have less anxiety when I plan ahead and know what to expect from something, but I struggle to do it. I like routine but if there's too much routine I get restless. Sometimes I'm in sensory overload but understimulated at the same time. I think I need to learn to accept that I am always going to be a bit of an unpredictable person, and come up with coping skills that work for me.

[amor-est-potestas]

Day 31: Hallowe'en Autistic Pride

I'm proud to be me. I might be autistic, or I might not be, But I share weird interactions, And inhibited olfaction, With this whole gold community.

I'm proud to be me. If I watch different programmes from the self-same settee, Or if the volume's too loud, But I'm making more sound, By tapping my hand on my knee.

I'm proud to be me. When the most complex patterns are easy to see, But I have to correct, Every minor defect, Forgetting that it might displease.

I'm proud to be me. And we all should be, We deserve to be proud, To stand up and stand out. And to count, And to shout: I'm proud to be me.

[danpuff-ao3]

Now that I've partaken in a few different snarry-specific fests, I thought I'd compile a little self-rec list for them all, as I'm very proud of my fest fics.

Snarry Fest: Adopt-a-Prompt 2022

A Matter of Time

Harry/Severus. Rated: E. Words: 3,686. Student/teacher. Hogwarts 6th year. Sirius Lives. Serious injury. Angst. Hurt/no comfort. Open/ambiguous ending. Reverse chronology. Alternating POV.

Severus is outed as a spy and grievously injured. Harry doesn’t react well, leading those closest to him to wonder: Just why is Harry so devastated about Severus’ condition?

Snarry-a-Thon 2022

Contempt

Harry/Severus. Rated: E. Words: 20,400. Minor Harry/Ginny. Cheating. Shame. Unhealthy relationships. Post-war. Love/hate. Enemies to lovers. Hopeful ending. POV Harry Potter.

Harry hates Snape, and he always will. (He will, won’t he?)

Podfic by @mrviran

Snarry-a-Thon 2023

Devotion

Harry/Severus. Rated: E. Words: 25,843. Background Harry/Ginny. Self-hatred. Mental health issues. Love/hate. Enemies to lovers. Ambiguous ending. POV Severus Snape.

Is there anything more undignified than needing someone so much?

Same story as Contempt from a different POV.

Snarry Bang 2023

The Curse of Anteros

Harry/Severus. Rated: E. Words: 53,443. Harry/others. Student/teacher. Consent issues. POV alternating. Time skips. Animal transformation. Curses. Magical theory. Romance. True love. Angst with a happy ending.

When Harry is cursed, he seeks out Severus Snape. They have a long history behind them, after all, and they've always had so much between them. Who else would he go to?

Art by @mrviran

Snarry AUctober Fest 2024

She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not

Hyacinth/Sulpicia. Rated: E. Words: 11,875. Fem!Harry. Fem!Snape. Fem!Draco. Hanahaki disease. Curse breaking. Case fic. Investigations. Minor Hyacinth/Ginny. Cheating. Magical theory. Language of flowers. Femslash.

There's an outbreak of Hanahaki, and Curse Breaker Hyacinth Potter is brought onto the case, to work closely with the Aurors and Unspeakable Sulpicia Snape. Snape doesn't have a romantic bone in her body, and Hyacinth is happily in love with Ginny Weasley. They have nothing to worry about...right?

[redestbearest]

IT'S BASED HOURS

[nebbia-art]

More art from my 2022 Inktober /Auctober.

Prompt: Collections from @autiebiographical's prompt list.

Because I love to collect amazing stones and seashells at the beach.

[selfindulgentraptor]

Auctober Day 2!

I actually don't infodump too often, irl at least. I was encouraged to stop infodumping as a kid and I have a really hard time doing it now since I feel like I'm just wasting people's time. And the times I do try it REALLY HURTS to get shut down so fast. Online fandom spaces are a godsend, they're the one place I can infodump freely without anxiety of being ignored or getting too intense.

That said, if ANYONE mentions Jurassic World I WILL go on a rant about inaccurate dinosaurs and you best be prepared for a science lesson cause DINOSAUR ANATOMY IS IMPORTANT!!!! >: (

[autiebiographical]

If you want to see a passionate autistic just ask about their special interest. You'll see them light up so brightly!