#Autism Advocate

[culturesfinest]

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[scottklumb]

I am 14 years sober today!!! This day is more exciting to me than my birthday because it is the day I decided to change my life for the better and change my life forever. Getting sober was one of the best decisions I could've ever made, and I am so grateful for how my life has turned out. Getting sober has made me more determined and driven, which helps me in my daily life with my home life, mental health, and career. If it weren't for getting sober, I would still be stuck at rock bottom trying to figure out my life and find my way. My life continues to grow with new opportunities, one of which starts later this week, and I cannot wait to share more about it and document my entire experience.

Sobriety was never easy, but because of the hard work I put into it, my life continues to shine through with bigger and better things. Years ago, I would've never thought I would get married while my parents were still alive or have the success in filmmaking I have now. Without sobriety, I believe I would not be where I am today. My sobriety is one of the most important things to me in my life, and I would never trade it for anything in the world.

If you, a friend, or a loved one are struggling with addiction issues, please know that if you are willing to build the courage and take the first step to try and get sober, life can get better. Please feel free to reach out to me, and I would be happy to listen and be there for you however I can. The first steps of recovery are scary and take a lot of work, but from my experience, I can say it is well worth it.

[amalgamationillustration]

Another caricature, this time Temple Grandin, who is so important when it comes to discussing autism and who pioneered a lot of techniques when it comes to humane animal handling techniques that were used in farming. She's a huge advocate for early diagnosis and assistance for autistic folk and she's also got a dry, direct, autistic sense of humour.

From an artistic standpoint she's also got some really interesting and unique facial features/proportions. She's just very cool and I really like her.

[xautisticsunitex]

For adults on the Autistic spectrum

- it’s okay to still have meltdowns/sensory overloads

- it’s okay to still watch cartoons

- it’s okay if you can’t cope with a full time job

- it’s if you have learning difficulties and do things at slower pace

- it’s okay to be in your 30’s and still live with your mom and dad or one parent

- it’s okay to not have many friends or none at all

- it’s okay to live a life Neurotypicals don’t appreciate

[wordyladywords]

A quick note from neurodivegerent people everywhere to many of their teachers, acquaintences, family, and even friends, past and present:

"Stop dragging me down to your level just because you cannot rise to mine!"

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We are not too loud, talking too fast, too big, too excited, too happy, too angry, too stimmy, too sad, too invested in a fandom, too much.

We are not TOO MUCH. It's just that at times, other people and even the world, are not enough.

We would love to reach out and bring others up to our level, but they usually prefer to drag us down to theirs.

[samwchs]

t4t and autism4autism sastiel is canon because i said so, and i'm always right 🙂‍↕️

[zebulontheplanet]

See people say “IQ means nothing” “IQ Isn’t important”

You’re forgetting about us with intellectual disabilities. Those of us who can’t learn like you, who can’t process things like you. It’s frustrating to see people saying that IQ means nothing when it does mean something. Intellectual disability literally makes your brain work differently.

It’s frustrating to also see this from advocates. People who are supposed to be advocating for us and making our voices heard. Please don’t undermine intellectual disabilities. Don’t make it seem like a bad things. Like something that should be shunned or not spoken about. Speak about us.

Some of us need help. Some of us need things explained to us more. To be taught to us differently.

[aw-tysm]

Autism advocacy is interesting.

It's interesting in the sense that part of Autism is "Social and Communication deficits". Why does that make this interesting?

Because it means I often can not participate in advocacy myself because I do not understand what exactly we're advocating for or what it means.

A lot of advocacy wants to force big changes but do not explain what type of changes we should implement or how that will help those with moderate-high support needs Autistics. Which makes it harder to understand or "get on board".

We are all Autistic. But some of us still need more support than others. This is not excluding others. This is fact.

I need to put some level of trust into Autism advocates because I do not have the ability to advocate that way. Autism limits my abilities to do so. If my NT parent can not understand the advocacy, it means I will struggle too. I need to trust that there are people advocating for people like me and that they are being listened to as well.

[ontheoutside-lookingin]

Clinical misdiagnosis is more common than self misdiagnosis. Just for the record, in case anyone is still skeptical of self diagnosis :) it’s not up for debate btw

[eeveeas123]

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Okay, autism is an every single day challenge, being autistic often means we’re extremely sensitive to things in our environments (External factors) and even things in our own minds/bodies (Internal factors). Sometimes this makes us uncomfortable to the point where we snap! Thinking “If I weren’t autistic, this wouldn’t be happening!”. I decided to tell you guys, what I LIKE about being autistic today! Rather than just my challenges:

🦓Having my autism service dog. Eevee has changed my life (And so has my previous service dogs, River and Viva). She’s able to calm me down with just a few kisses (Licks). I wouldn’t have met any of my pup friends if I wasn’t autistic because I wouldn’t have a service dog

🦓My “Autistic joy”. I can see the world in a way that makes some specific little things fill me with happiness! Stimming with something as simple as running water, tapping buttons or waving my hands, I feel very happy experiencing something that most wouldn’t even notice. Also, I can watch the same videos over and over because they’re never boring to me! I love collecting videos to watch at any time. Pokémon amplifies this by 100% (My special interest)

🦓My neurodivergent friends. I was in special education for middle school and high school. I wouldn’t have met my wonderful classmates teachers, educational assistants, etc. if I wasn’t autistic! Some were Down syndrome, some were cerebral palsy, some were autistic like me and many more. I’m so glad I met them! Good times!

🦓My imagination. I love creating stories by writing and it really is my purpose! I can almost live a fictional situation/scene inside my head and make something out of that. Most of my stories are based on my experiences (My main character is often autistic too!). I’m not saying a non-autistic person can’t write a good book, I just think I provide a fresh perspective!

Hopefully that makes you feel a bit better about being autistic, maybe take some time to reflect on these things and see if you feel them too!

[ingravinoveritas]

(CW: Abuse) The fact that people have such narrow, prescribed ideas about what abuse is and what kinds of people can or cannot be abused is the reason why abuse of all different topographies (verbal, physical, emotional, sexual, etc.) is not believed, not taken seriously, and not reported. There is no one gender, one age group, one socioeconomic bracket that abuse belongs to--it can and does exist anywhere, and acting like this is not the case and pretending that it "can't happen" to someone only causes more harm to victims everywhere.

To all of my followers, please know that I am holding space for you. I am not here to judge, to gatekeep, or to tell anyone what to think. It is okay to feel the way you feel, and I want you to know you are not alone.

[wheelie-sick]

another poll because I'm bored

feel free to ramble about it in the tags I love hearing about people's lives

[kleeboy]

I kinda like that Laios' autistic traits are a factor in his cultural insensitivity towards Shuro. It's very honest. Some people like to act like the social deficits of autism are always harmless, but there are plenty of norms that exist for good reason, and social deficits don't always differentiate between "picking up on implied meaning" and "not saying a foreigner looks weird".

Dunmeshi doesn't act like Laios should be permitted to blithely make others uncomfortable because he doesn't know better. Shuro isn't wrong for being uncomfortable, he's wrong for not trying to communicate that in a way Laios understands. The point is Laios deserves the chance to know better, and is very openly someone who would want to try and learn.

[xautisticsunitex]

Autism/ADHD doesn’t suddenly disappear when we become adults and yes, we still need support.

[liminaltey]

HELP AN AUTISTIC UNEMPLOYED WOMAN GAIN A LITTLE INDEPENDENCE BY HELPING HER BUY A BIKE + ESSENTIAL ACCESSORIES

Brighten a struggling girly’s day with $1 and if you don’t have it (trust me I understand) please donate for free by letting me borrow your audience via reblogging 🥹

I have raised $30 so far as of the time of this post can I ask you guys to help me get it to $35?

I ask with the same cadence as meowing kitten in distress

I am going feral with the wish of independence and cheap transportation in the form of a bike, as a broke college student

Hi my name is Jas, but I also go by Tey. I am a digital artist. I'm sharing here to see if anyone would be willing to help. I'm 24, autistic and I have a learner's permit but not a driver's license. I am unemployed but looking for employment and can't afford much of anything right now. I have an injured ankle that hurts if l walk on it too much (and was very recently diagnosed with hypermobile ehlers danlos syndrome) to go to necessary appointments, so I think a bike (and essential accessories) would really help me out. If you want more info click on the link to read my story. The total cost of everything is less than $500.

https://gofund.me/9af789b0

^hyperlinked for easy access! (If you have the means to of course)

I mostly just really want to be able to expand my reach to not so walkable distances and rely on myself instead of expecting others to take me everywhere. If anyone donates even just $1 l'd greatly appreciate it!

Owning a bike would literally be life changing because it would help me want to go out more, get more exercise in and allow me to have transportation/travel autonomy

Help me go vroom vroom environmentally friendly edition 💜

Below is the silly little art I decided to make in tandem with this fundraiser for the whimsy!

[xbuster]

I'm going insane via that last post bc like what the hell are those people talking about. When I think of autistic special interests I think of the people that are like super into trains. Or like one specific animal. Not just videogames and fandom. That's just being a fan, lol

The two highest needs autistic children that I work with both have the very stereotypical special interest of trains because yes, as it happens it’s actually incredibly accurate to assume autistics like trains. And I don’t see that being any more strange than fixating on the arctic? Like I have to assume the only reason the arctic is considered a “strange” special interest is because it’s not fandom oriented like a video game or movie, which like… obviously? Special interests are usually solitary.

Now, not always, obviously, since Pokemon and Sonic the Hedgehog are very popular among autistic children, the two kids I mentioned before really like Sonic the Hedgehog, but it’s not their special interest. You can hyperfixate on Sonic the Hedgehog, many do, but there seems to be a misunderstanding online that fandom = special interest. I didn’t care as much about this before since it seemed like a harmless misconception, but now that I’m seeing low needs autistics (and possibly non-autistic misdiagnosed self dx-ers) advocating (POORLY) for high needs autistic children, it’s really upsetting me.