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[monriatitans]

AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH QUOTE 10

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

“In many ways, diagnosis saved my life. And it’s no secret that disabled people need diagnosis in order to access potentially life-saving resources. But we should be working to undermine a system which withholds and gatekeeps resources from those who need them, as well as undermining the neoliberal-esque ideologies which don’t necessarily consider the health of the population to be much of a priority. I was always going to seek a diagnosis because I know how nesessary and validating it can be, but my goal is a world where that doesn’t need to be the case.” – Ember Green, Misinfo, Diagnosis & Autism Advocacy ft. @YoSamdySam

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Check out Different Brains, who “strives to encourage understanding & acceptance of individuals who have variations in brain function and social behaviors known as neurodiversity”. Interested in seeing where the quote came from? If so, check out her YouTube Video here! For the curious, the purpose of this series of quotes can be found here! Enjoy what I do? Please consider supporting via the WGS Ko-fi! Like what you see and want to know when there’s more? Click here to subscribe for updates!

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[mirandamckenni1]

AUTISTIC PEOPLE TALKING Ep. 11 PODCAST ft. Sam @YoSamdySam Welcome to Ep.11 of Autistic People Talking - A #Podcast where #autistic people talk to each other. We celebrate #neurodiversity here. Today's guest is Sam from the Youtube Channel @YoSamdySam - make sure to check out their content on their amazing channel! You won't be sorry! Sam's Website: https://yosamdysam.com/ You can now JOIN channel memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQleXj9QNaBUi_XWu4rRfTQ/join If you want to check out my ETSY, it's here: https://ift.tt/ci5AEXC Join the #mugclub WOODSHEDTHEORY.COM is LIVE! Visit to order your Porch Coffee Mug Today! https://ift.tt/zcdS5P1 What do you think of my secret ETSY? neurodiversestore.etsy.com Hi! I’m Claire, and this is my channel, Woodshed Theory. Here you will find the awkward ramblings of an adult autist. I love being creative and sharing my experiences with you. Subscribe to see more DIYs and Autism Discussions on your feed! Please subscribe if you wish and thank you for visiting. Email: woodshedtheory@gmail.com Instagram: @woodshed_theory FACEBOOK: https://ift.tt/LR2zVZ5 All the music and sounds in my videos are from epidemicsound.com Thumbnail was produced in Canva. B-Roll is also from Canva. via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9vQ3I1ud3M

[harperroseanderson]

To the online autistic community,

On the off chance that you see this, I want to thank you all. Thank you for being brave enough and dedicated enough to share your experiences with complete strangers. Thank you for putting into plain, easy-to-understand terms how the terminology applies to real world situations; how stimming can be anything from tapping, playing the same song on repeat, any repetitive thing to release that pent-up energy, how sensory issues aren't the result of being melodramatic and fussy (just a couple of examples).

Thank you for helping so many others - including me - see that we aren't defective humans, that "normal" is not equivalent to being whole.

Thank you for being accepting of those of us who are yet undiagnosed (and who may stay that way for a while because the sources are often out of reach), helping us to feel like we belong.

Thank you for setting such wonderful examples of grace and love.

-All my love and gratitude, Rosalie Harper

Links:

Mom on the Spectrum: https://www.youtube.com/@MomontheSpectrum

Orion Kelly - That Autistic Guy: https://www.youtube.com/@orionkelly

Yo Sandy Sam: https://www.youtube.com/@YoSamdySam

Yo Sandy Sam's Book, So You Think You’re Autistic (A workbook for the confused person who’s just trying to figure things out) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BMHPLXK2

Woodshed Theory: https://www.youtube.com/@WoodshedTheory

Embrace Autism (The Ultimate Autism Resource): https://embrace-autism.com/

These are some of people and sources which are helping me better understand myself, and I hope they help someone else who might be going through the same thing.

[massiveharmonytiger]

Dropping some of my favorite channels below (they all have videos on masking).

https://www.youtube.com/@Autistamatic

https://www.youtube.com/@PurpleElla

https://www.youtube.com/@YoSamdySam

https://www.youtube.com/@autismfromtheInside

Or if you prefer articles:

https://neuroclastic.com/

Long story short though, it’s any time you camouflage your autistic traits which can be anything from scripting (pre-planning phrases and conversations instead of letting them happen authentically), suppressing your stims (then inevitably melting or shutting down), acting out “neurotypical behaviours” to stand out less (I’d usually copy the way other people stand or walk, instead of doing it the way I wanted to), forcing yourself to eat unpleasant foods, and pretending your sensory issues don’t bug you (I’d make conscious efforts not to flinch or squint in unpleasant environments, something I had no problem doing when I was younger, because it made me look weak, never mind my discomfort). I’m sure there’s more I didn’t cover, but that’s the gist. It’s a pretty unconscious decision to mask (in my experience), and it’s a bit like pattern recognition. You realize that different behaviors cause different reactions in people, and, because you’re unaware that you’re autistic (and therefore have every right to act the way your body wants to), you just cultivate the behaviors that get you approval, develop a lot of self control to deal with what doesn’t get you approval, and go with whatever will make you into less of a target or cause less negative reactions. Consequences (in my case): you stay undiagnosed for years, probably develop physical and mental issues from the constant people pleasing and reigning your body in all the time when it wants to do something. (in my case I’d get a lot of headaches and migraines, muscle tension, anxiety, sweaty palms, and depression), and melt down or shut down quite regularly (almost every day when I was a teenager, less often during university when I had my own space, but still pretty often, very seldom after self-diagnosing as an adult in my late twenties and actually getting coping tools like stim toys and weighted products). And its a habit by the time you’re an adult so it’s tough to unlearn, but extremely rewarding if you’re in a supportive environment. Other people might not experience it quite the same, but that’s how it went for me (I find it’s easier to understand some of the autistic issues people go through when they’re put in context - saying that masking is “hiding autistic traits” isn’t a very helpful definition without the “how” or some sort of explanation).

Where would one go to find out a bit more about masking?

I don't understand it, and I don't know if it's a me-thing.

[watches-and-windchimes]

Autism resources:

Tim Boykin - Blackautisticking on Tiktok and kidish_bambino on Instagram

Chloé Hayden - Princessaspien on YouTube

Paige Layle - Tiktok and YouTube

Samantha Stein - YoSamdySam on YouTube

The Autisticats - Instagram and Twitter

Autistic Science Person - AutSciPerson on Twitter

Most of these people are on multiple platforms, I just listed the ones I know of

Feel free to add more

[buildarocketboys]

Hey! One of your followers on anon here. I've started to suspect recently that I have autistic traits to various degrees so I'm sort of monitoring myself to see how that develops (my dad is definitely undiagnosed autistic) but I also don't want to send this ask as an actually autistic person, just to be clear. Anyway, I was wondering if I could ask your advice or see if you knew some good webpage that might help on something. So today some plans changed unexpectedly when I'd gone to quite /1

a lot of effort to arrange my day to fit them in and make it work. There was a misunderstanding in a group chat and I thought something was happening that it turned out was cancelled but there was absolutely no explicit discussion of it. Anyway, I got really angry and upset when I found out and it's hours later now and I had a really nice rest of the day so I should be fine but I'm not and I don't seem able to get over it. Now I know there are many other reasons why this has affected me but /2

I've never been good with change, especially unexpected changes to plans - from childhood it was kind of a joke in my family. And I'm just wondering how much this is me being unreasonable and how much an autistic thing (I don't need to keep strictly to specific daily routines ) and whether there were any strategies to deal with these kinds of situations because I'm too hold to get this upset about plans being suddenly cancelled! Anyway, thank you. Any suggestions gratefully received! :) /end

Hi there!

So having difficulty with change, especially unexpected change, is a very big thing with autistics. I definitely relate to this 100%, I've been through pretty much that exact situation soooooo many times and it's so frustrating/exhausting/upsetting. And especially as you say there was no explicit discussion of it, that makes it even worse, because you've prepared yourself for it in your head, you've built yourself up to it (with whatever emotions that might include, and if it was a social thing then this is already something an autistic person will usually need to mentally prepare for more than an allistic person), and it's part of your plan for the day. Add to that that it was on the day of, and it's no wonder you're upset about it. I definitely don't think you're being unreasonable - that's hard to deal with.

I also don't need to keep to specific daily routines necessarily (and certainly not strictly) but I definitely have the same issues with sudden changes of plan because, like...it's just upsetting? I don't know how else to explain it to that, apparently it's an autistic thing and allistics don't find it (as) upsetting, but for me it's a totally reasonable thing to be upset about.

As for advice on how to deal with it...that's definitely something I still struggle with myself. I'm glad had a nice rest of the day, because you can focus on that and be glad/proud that you managed to have a nice time anyway. But also, try not to feel bad for feeling bad. Your feelings are totally valid. I think this is what helps me most in this kind of situation (although I still struggle sometimes) - I know there's a good reason why I'm feeling this way, and the whole thing has exhausted/upset me, and instead of telling myself I shouldn't feel that way, I just let myself feel it. And rest.

As for webpages etc to direct you to...I honestly mostly just hang out in the #actuallyautistic tag on tumblr (which you should definitely check out, even if you're not ready to identify as autistic yet - and even if you're not, you can still post in the tag as a questioning autistic if you feel that'd be useful)

As for particular people/pages to follow, here on tumblr there's loads, but @adultingautistic is one I'm finding really helpful atm.

On YouTube I've been watching a lot of YoSamdySam, who's an autistic female YouTuber in her 30s who got diagnosed last year. Her videos have been really helpful in finding out about more autistic stuff I didn't necessarily know was autistic stuff to relate to.

She's also on Instagram (same handle), some other good ig accounts to follow if you use insta are rhiannontheautie, autienelle and autistictyla, among others (if anyone has any good autistic instas to recommend pls do btw, I've only recently started following autistic people on there)

For actual websites, there's the National Autistic Society (the main autism charity in the UK), whose website was pretty useful when I was looking into getting a diagnosis (I'm on my way now!) and there's also ASAN and Autistic Women and Nonbinary Network (who I've recently followed on Facebook), which are both really good (both US based as far as I'm aware). You probably know this, but avoid Autism Speaks!

I hope this was helpful and sorry it's so long! I wanted to try and help as best I could so I tend to ramble on (especially bc I don't get autism qs very often, I guess since I'm not an autism-specific blog - always happy to help out though!)

[ginland]

etude house's sunprise mild sunscreen spf50+++ 🌥

finding sensory-okay skincare products has been a life-long journey. since i was a wee baby any sort of lotion or cream or balm has been a sort of a nightmare and has taken some getting used to even when not. as well as my autism-related sensory needs i also have very sensitive skin (allergic to everything and also eczema). sunscreen is probably THE hardest skin product to find-they usually always smell like banana or coconut for some reason? and tend to leave a sludgy white cast no matter how hard you rub. here enters my GOD TIER sunscreen, sunprise! it smells like nothing (as it should be)! it absorbs quite easily into the skin, and it does not make you look shiny. there's two different textures too so you can find the best one for you: watery and airy. airy is my fave at the minute but i would recommend either because honestly spf 50+++ and it feels creamy and delicious and light? 10/10

psa: everyone's sensory and accessibility needs are different but i think it's helpful to get recs from neurokin :) i found this recommendation through a youtube video by @yosamdysam and i have never looked back! my autistic flatmate also tried on the other day and was impressed!

ID: light blue background. a light green sunscreen bottle with a white cap is centered. it reads ETUDE sunsprise MILD watery light spf 50++++ PA++++ the design is very calm and relaxing.

[indieandyuk]

Autistic Person Takes Autism Quiz (How Autistic Am I?) With Yo Samdy Sam

Watch on YouTube 👉 https://youtu.be/BEx4nBQcKj0

Hi indie people! I am an autistic person who in today's video is taking an online autism quiz. In this collaboration video with Yo Samdy Sam, we want to show how confusing these online autism tests can be.We are both taking the AQ test or Autism Spectrum Quotient test. Her video is linked below or in the video on YouTube.

Yo Samdy Sam's video: https://youtu.be/fiALXZKzm3g

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Stay you, stay indie!

Andy💕

#autism #autistic #autismo #autisme #autismtest #autismquiz #actuallyautistic #autismawareness #autismacceptance #autisticperson #yosamdysam #autisticyoutuber #autisticcreator #onlineautismtest #autismcommunity #howautisticami

[monriatitans]

AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH QUOTE 12

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

“You hear as autistics we make poor eye contact, we have difficulty socialising, which are both very pathologising ways of describing something that is inherently neutral. You could completely rewrite the neurotypical experience to be just as pathologised, if you wanted to. … ‘I’ve discovered this new condition – sorry, disorder – called “Neurotypical Spectrum Disorder”, and people who are suffering or afflicted with this disorder often have poor attention to detail. They might have an obsession with meaningless small talk, social status, and ritualistic exchange or social grooming. They may demonstrate a lack of interest in exploring their favourite topics deeply. They will take many activities at once, aka “multitasking”, at the expense of all of them. They have a linear thought process and inability to think outside of the box on a daily basis.'” – Samantha Stein, Autistic traits are HUMAN traits: depathologising the autistic

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Check out Different Brains, who “strives to encourage understanding & acceptance of individuals who have variations in brain function and social behaviors known as neurodiversity”. Interested in seeing where the quote came from? If so, check out her YouTube Video here! For the curious, the purpose of this series of quotes can be found here! Enjoy what I do? Please consider supporting via the WGS Ko-fi! Like what you see and want to know when there’s more? Click here to subscribe for updates!

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[mirandamckenni1]

Misinfo, Diagnosis & Autism Advocacy ft. @YoSamdySam Talking about autism, assessment, diagnosis & community, again! Is the hype surrounding misinformation on TikTok because it's a danger to autism advocacy, or is it just another push-back against autistic people speaking for themselves? I'm Mica (she/her) PATREON: https://ift.tt/jOFhzkQ KO-FI: https://ift.tt/n0xtdZl LINKTREE: https://ift.tt/pn92ADL My autism videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaZZiX0veFY&list=PL_CtIp5TCxpz5Hsdm70RLY8rzrc1pG2PV Yo Samdy Sam: https://www.youtube.com/@YoSamdySam Sam's book: https://ift.tt/yXnG2RT It’s four years since I got diagnosed as autistic & it’s been quite the journey! From watching my first ever YouTube video about autism & falling down the rabbit hole, to today & me being a part of the autism rabbit hole! So let’s talk about autism advocacy, from social media to mainstream psychology & established medicine to charities like Autism Speaks. I tell you why I got diagnosed, and why I am seeking further diagnoses, while also fighting for a world in which one doesn’t need to overcome gatekeeping to access necessary care. I discuss the medical gaslighting that disabled people must endure during assessments, why the Autism assessment process can be confusing to autistic people, and importantly, what autistic advocates are doing about it. Featuring Samantha Stein of Yo Samdy Sam fame & her own book – So You Think You’re Autistic, A Workbook For the Confused Person Who’s Just Trying to Figure Things Out. We talk about TikTok, healthcare, empowerment and creating good strategies for AuDHD people. I dive into a study which supposedly shows that most of the information about autism on TikTok is false. And I talk about some of the more cringe aspects of neurodivergent social media, especially the trend of “neurotypical” discourse. Neurodiversity is not a movement of division & generalisation & this video is a celebration of the hard work done by neurodiversity & disability advocates, despite the occasional bad egg. #ActuallyAutistic Sources & recommendations doc: https://ift.tt/DgT21s7 Featuring News Theme by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://ift.tt/4qHnMBz Artist: http://incompetech.com/ via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80w6czCPQrs

[monriatitans]

World Autism Awareness Day is big bucks these days, and organisations, businesses and even government buildings around the world now “light it up blue” for autism awareness. While pretty blue buildings and monuments are undoubtedly pleasing from a sensory perspective, this year I urge you to reconsider your support of their campaign. Here’s why.

We are already “aware” of autism - what autistic people need from society is more widespread education about our neurological differences, and willingness from the neurotypical majority to accommodate us in situations they may never have considered before as “unfriendly” to autistic people.

No amount of fundraising, puzzle piece t-shirts or baking blue cupcakes is going to change the fact that we live in a world designed at almost every turn to accommodate neurotypicals, with very little thought to improving the lives of actually autistic people, especially autistic adults.

For more information on why ABA therapy is harmful, please visit: https://theaspergian.com/2019/03/28/i...

[monriatitans]

5 signs you have ADHD and autism

Yo Samdy Sam

[monriatitans]

What autistic people wish you knew - 10 things we'd like you to know about autism. 

This is part 2 of a mini-series I'm doing for World Autism Acceptance Week, which aims to educate, inform and raise awareness (and acceptance, obviously) of autistic people, especially how autism presents in adults. 

My video on functioning labels and why "mild" autism doesn't really exist:   • High or low funct...   

My video on masking and whether you can (or should) take the mask off:   • Autistic MASKING:...   

My playlist for World Autism Acceptance Week 2020:   • World Autism Awar...   

The communication study referenced: https://www.utdallas.edu/news/health-... https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full... 

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[monriatitans]

The concept of the autistic spectrum (or the autism spectrum) is largely used but seems poorly understood by people in general. In this video I explain how it came about and what it actually means. 

This video was sponsored by Tiimo, the visual planning app: https://go.onelink.me/w6CP/tiimocalendar (available on Apple, Android and desktop) 

"But we're all on the spectrum" - check out my older video on this topic here:   • But we’re all on ...   

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🔀All my autism videos in one handy playlist 🔀:   • Autism  

[monriatitans]

Ta-Da! List: Friday, March 22nd

I share my “Ta-Da! List” every day so everyone gets a daily update and I have a reminder of what I’ve accomplished.

To learn more about “Ta-Da! Lists”, check out @adhdjesse‘s book Extra Focus.

Abbreviations

– MT: MonriaTitans – WGS: The Weekend Game Show – COTMQ: Cause of the Month Quote – AUAM: Autism Acceptance Month – ASO: Artist Shout-Out – O&T: Opinions & Truth Blog – ABC: Artbook Collection – BMAC: Buy Me a Coffee – TDL: Ta-Da! List

Ta-Da! List

✧ throughout the day: – kept emails manageable – loaded the dishwasher ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ✧ on the bedroom setup: – ABC: shared “Windows to Worlds: The Art of Devin Elle Kurtz” to O&T and other social media – O&T: embedded Yes I’m a Designer‘s YouTube video “AI vs Artists – The Biggest Art Heist in History” to “The Dangers of AI ‘Art’” pinned post; shared today’s TDL – MT Carrd: added a link to BMAC‘s “Art Collection (ABC)” post to the MT section; added an ABC Gallery – WGS: finished preparing Apr.’s COTMQs for AUAM; began scheduling posts on social media ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ✧ on the office setup: – Personal: working on the office setup worsens the neck, shoulder, and lower back pain; did only the necessities – WGS: prepared the ASO for tomorrow, Mar. 23rd ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ✧ chores and miscellaneous: – turned in the passport application and got a photo taken along with it – “watched” “WALL-E” repeatedly – submitted a passport application – checked the mail – finished “watching” Jessie Gender‘s video “The Anti-Trans Propaganda Film Made by a Cult” via YouTube – “watched” Upper Echelon‘s videos “Kotaku Just Died. Sort of.” and “Total Dominance of INDIE GAMES – ( ft. Helldivers 2 and Palworld)” via YouTube – “watched” I’m Autistic, Now What?‘s video “The Neurotypicals are SO NOT OKAY” via YouTube – “watched” Robert Reich‘s video “How Trump is Following Hitler’s Playbook” via YouTube – “watched” Cinema Therapy‘s video “Does Uncle Iroh ACTUALLY Give Good Advice? Therapist vs. Uncle Iroh” via YouTube – “watched” Ponderful‘s video “Misinfo, Diagnosis & Autism Advocacy ft. @YoSamdySam” via YouTube – “watched” Jed Herne‘s video “10 Things Fantasy Readers Hate (Writing Advice)” and “9 Plot Mistakes Every New Fantasy Writer Makes” via YouTube – had pizza for dinner

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Well, these are all the updates I had for today! Thank you for reading!

May every decision you make be *in the spirit of fairness* and may the rest of your day *NOT go to $#!7*!

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