#Neither of them are neurotypical

[jigsaw1974]

Chainshipping Autism Creatures

[thewritingowl]

Danny and Damian are just ADHD vs Autism

[ghostdrinkssoup]

does anyone else do the neurodiverse thing where you’re trying to politely engage in a one-on-one conversation but eye contact is really intense and distracting so you try to make excuses to look elsewhere so you can actually process the conversation better but you know you can’t look at the ground too long or it’ll be weird so you nosedive right in and STARE AT THE OTHER PERSON DEAD IN THE EYES LIKE MHM MHM MHM NODDING ALONG but because you were concentrating so hard you forgot to breathe normally and were lowkey holding your breath but if you look visibly out of breath for no reason that’ll be STRANGE TOO so now you’re breathing through your nose and you can’t look them in the eye so you QUICKLY AND UNNATURALLY LOOK AWAY LIKE THE VERY SIGHT OF THEM DISGUSTED YOU and now every inch of your face feels vaguely out of place and Forced and you have no choice but to leave the conversation immediately

[hotmessmaxpress]

max verstappen being my favorite f1 driver… alexander rossi being my favorite indycar driver… i am discovering my type is apparently autistic men who drive fast

[aruban-spaceshuttle]

Just completed the Happiness moment from Step 3 DLC with my graphics on high 💪😎 (I went to the aquarium on a field trip)

[bmpmp3]

I NEEED to go back to making art that makes it ABUNDANTLY clear that theres something wrong with my brain BUT NOT in a cool or stylishly interesting way. i need to do it in a way that makes people say "hm." and walk away

[sakitenmaenjoyer]

more inverse au. these posts are just me talking to myself but it's okay lmfao

since inverse au is supposed to be an inverse of prsk canon, i realized maybe all of wxs pretends that they're 'normal' 💀 since in canon almost everyone knows they're fucking weird. it's not mafuyu-cation; they still know who they are (mostly). they just don't show it to people.

the spectrum of 'hiding who i actually am' is:

rui - faked the charming schtick so much that he actually thinks that's his personality (self delusion)

nene - plays into being a 'cool girl' (like an) when she's actually a haughty anime girl (proud of being popular for a 'character' she's playing 💀)

tsukasa - king of idgaf island (he's self obsessed with his image)

emu - lets people assume she's painfully shy/doesn't want to talk when in actuality she's just Watching. (people don't talk to her, but when they do, it's like they're talking to a five year old. she lets them think what they want to.)

[trainingdummyrabbit]

:) i have fought the fossils.

[caffeinatedopossum]

I keep hearing people say stuff like "x character is very monotone" and "x character hardly emotes at all" and I'm like?? Maybe its the autism but that wasn't the vibe I got AT ALL

We all know autistic people can have a hard time understanding neurotypical expressions and social cues but consider that perhaps neurotypical people in the same way can't understand autistic expressions and social cues

[blueslight]

Man

[katya-goncharov]

the problem with me being autistic and my housemate being autistic is that neither of us know how to talk to each other and so we just kind of live in general awkwardness

[skeleton-monarch]

oh my god some of y’all really do think all your autistic symptoms are universal autistic experiences. half the posts i see on here are “i don’t actually struggle, others just don’t understand me. obviously autistic people are just misunderstood” and i’m sitting here like. no. i struggle with that. i’m not being misunderstood. i genuinely cannot grasp that concept, it’s not the other way around.

[icannotgetoverbirds]

men will call themselves himbos and then go make several spreadsheets for a project that they're not even getting paid for

[hyperlexichypatia]

I am begging Mental Health Culture to stop broadening the definition of "self-harm." If you want a term to convey the concept you're trying to express, may I suggest bringing back the term "bad habit"? "Self-harm" is grounds for involuntary commitment. Do you want people to get involuntarily committed for spending too much time on the internet before bed or volunteering for too many projects? No? Then don't give coercive psychiatry ammunition by broadening the usage of their coercive terminology! When I first started out in the Mad liberation advocacy movement, one of the arguments we made against involuntary commitment and coercive intervention for "self-harm" was that neurotypical people do things that are "bad for them" all the time, like playing football, smoking tobacco, or eating candy, and they still have the bodily autonomy right to make those "unhealthy" choices. The point was to highlight the double standard that some people were denied rights because of doing things that were allegedly "bad for them," while other people were allowed the dignity of risk and freedom to choose. Our point was "The neurodivergent/Mad person picking her skin should have the same right to bodily autonomy as the neurotypical person dancing ballet, even though both are doing things to their bodies that could be described as 'bad for them.'" The argument was that neither should be pathologized. Current discourse would pathologize both, as well as even more variations on human behavior. That's a big step backwards. "But it's only self-harm if it has certain emotional motivations" -- let me stop you right there. Coercive psychiatry does not ask us what our emotional motivations are. It dictates to us what our emotional motivations are, and increases the coercion if we disagree with it (because disagreeing with their assessments of our emotional state is also A Symptom). Do you think the Parental Surveillance Industrial Complex is going to listen to their children before following through on moral panic articles about how parents should take away their children's hobbies because they're "self-harm"? Don't ascribe good faith to coercive psychiatry, because coercive psychiatry doesn't ascribe good faith to you.

[somanyjacks]

Calling my neurospicy/ADHD/autistic siblings with a question:

How do you walk for fun/exercise?

Personally, I've realized that I actually hate walking? For decades I've been trying to force myself to enjoy going for a quick walk around the block because every piece of advice about physical and mental health says "just go for a walk 😊 it's fun and relaxing 😊 anyone can do it 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊"

BUT IT IS NEITHER FUN NOR RELAXING??!?

I present to you the following:

Every window you walk past has the potential for one or more sets of eyes. EYES THAT COULD BE PERCEIVING YOU.*

Hot. Cold. Rain. Wind. Allergies. Insects. INSECTS THAT FOLLOW YOU (fucking horseflies ugh)

Choices must be made. What clothes to wear? No you can't wear the shorts you're wearing because the thighs ride up. Go change. A hat?? Hats look dumb but counterpoint: sun is murdering your eyes. And shoes?!? WHICH SOCKS ARE RIGHT AND PREVENT BLISTERS BUT AREN'T TOO HOT ANSWER ME THIS

Chronic pain????????????

Okay I'm walking, I'm walking, look at the pavement, don't trip over that drainage grate, don't stumble on the loose gravel, god this is so freaking boring ah shit I rolled my ankle on the pavement did anyone see?? Why didn't I wear headphones but headphones are bad because I'm supposed to be enjoying nature™ and if I wear them I can't hear electric cars and I might get in an accident SHIT I rolled my ankle AGAIN

SO HOW DO YOU DO IT??? Are there tips and tricks? Do you just... not walk? Use a treadmill?? How do you make the treadmill not soul-suckingly boring????

(PLEASE no neurotypicals clowning on this post with any "advice" -- your statements have already been noted and accepted into the record. Autistic/ADHD rebuttals are what is being sought here thanks.)

*Do NOT give me that 'no one is looking at you' BS -- YES THEY ARE. I know this because I watch people walking by, and so does my mom and half the neighborhood.

[pianokantzart]

So if you wrote essays how how Mario had ADHD and Luigi has autism... how would that affect their relationship? I always thought that those diagnoses were pretty similar, but I find it interesting that the fandom has latched onto the idea that neither of the boys are neurotypical.

Autism (especially level 1 ASD) and ADHD can look pretty similar from the outset. Hyperfixation, rejection sensitive dysphoria, anxiety, and sensory processing disorders are all symptoms commonly connected to both Autism and ADHD. The difference is that ASD is a developmental disorder that effects communication skills and the ability to learn, often leading to repetitive/inflexible behavior. ADHD impacts how well one can concentrate, stay still, or think before they act, often leading to novelty-seeking behavior and a craving for stimulation.

Whether Mario and Luigi both have ASD, both have ADHD, one has the other or both have ASD and ADHD, I think their neurodivergence only serves to strengthen their relationship.

Yes, the desire for familiarity in ASD and the novelty-seeking habits of ADHD may cause some tension, but Mario and Luigi have the advantage of both being very patient, and having been together from infancy. As such, they know each others' quirks and how to work with them.

Luigi keeps Mario organized while Mario helps Luigi socialize.

Mario helps Luigi through his anxiety while Luigi helps Mario through his rejection sensitivity.

Mario is patient with Luigi's embarrassing faux pas while Luigi is patient with Mario's impulsiveness.

Both are more than willing to extend the same amount of help and tolerance they need toward one another. As a result, they elevate each other and help balance out their weaknesses. They also know what it's like to not quite fit in despite their best efforts, which only serves to strengthen their bond.