#be neurodivergent

[jeanetteirismiller]

“Finished reading Upside Down Magic at last! It was so good!”

“Some parts really made me think about how society looks down on those who are unconventional and different. It makes me upset, but I know it’s just how the world works.”

“Still, I say that everyone should embrace their weirdness and live as their most authentic self whenever they can. I hate that you’re expected to blend into society. It seems so confining.”

“I hope the library has book 2!”

[unfortunate--moth]

I can’t recognize anything because

As well /silly

(I could definitely tell adhd tbh but I couldn’t recognize autism on my own. Now that you’ve said it I do see it tho)

The tism giveth and the tism taketh away....

But thats interesting!!! I never really think about it but i do tend to project onto characters without realizing it

[animentality]

[small-bambi]

Harrison Wood Hsiang

[chessb0r3d]

What I mean when I do not control the hyperfixation.

[gabrielora]

When I was younger and researching the autism diagnosis criteria and symptoms, I thought “oh I couldn’t POSSIBLY be autistic.” Because when I read “takes everything literally” I thought it literally meant EVERYTHING and I was like “I don’t take EVERYTHING literally, just most things!” And I just realized the other day that it didn’t actually mean EVERYTHING and that was an overstatement.

[str4wb3rry-fire]

no, i dont lose hyperfixations. theyre just moved to a different, slightly less used, shelf in my brain.

[solidwater05]

Pros of hyperfixiation:

Happy!

Art ideas

Life is good

Cons of hyperfixiation:

I am going to blow up

All my art is of the same guy

If I don't think about this 24/7 I get violent

[bipolarmango]

My doctor and therapist: now with this autism + ADHD diagnosis you need to learn to unmask because masking all the time will make you burn out again and feel like shit

Other people: well it's just interesting how after getting the diagnosis you suddenly start behaving like that I mean I'm not saying you're faking it's just funny how you suddenly cannot be normal like you were before

[sadclowncentral]

(grabs you by the shoulders) you have to make room for new experiences in your life. you have to go through the unpleasant work of leaving your comfort zone, even if just for a few minutes at a time. because if you don't, your brain will trick you into stagnation. you will start to believe that the world can barely fit you in it. but that's not true. it's the opposite way around. you can fit the whole word inside of you. your task is only this: to welcome it with open arms

[itsaspectrumcomic]

Sometimes it feels like everyone around me is speaking in a secret language and I'm the only one who doesn't know it.

[victusinveritas]

[thund3randrain]

when the autism is being an actual mental health problem instead of making me obsess over fictional characters again:

[2003-playground]

Can we stop using "still lives with their parents" or "unemployed" or "doesn't have a drivers license" or "didn't graduate high school" as an insult or evidence that someone is a bad person? Struggling with independence or meeting milestones is not a moral failing.

[aimlesspoet]

a bottom-tier autistic experience is being told throughout your entire childhood that you are just an overthinker when it comes to social situations and later finding out that your friends did, in fact, hate being around you and tried to communicate that through weird little hints