#damn autism

[randomly--accessed--memories]

eternally going back and forth on my characterization of alastor in this au

[kinuko]

Wild that my brother was homeschooled his whole life and somehow made friends meanwhile I have none at all

[meowdance]

Its the autisms fault for me

"let people be wrong about you" is such good advice that i am unfortunately physically incapable of following. if i am incorrectly perceived by anyone i will simply start ripping things with my teeth

[huffy-the-bicycle-slayer]

AUTISM BE DAMNED!!!!

[cicada-guy]

not art related but very cool picture from my cicada trip to illinois that i must share!!!!!!!!

[cxsmicvega]

Shoutout to AuDHD kids who were told to just "be who you are" but then when you were, you got told "no not like that".

[the-p-in-lgbtqa]

Edwin was a boy magnet

Bonus, i guess

[cryingscreamingpuking]

It really makes me so damn angry how many autistic/ADHD people treat the neurodivergent label as the autism+adhd label. Neurodivergent includes ANYONE who's brain doesn't work the way it's supposed to. This includes people that have learning disabilities. People with down's syndrome. People with cluster A, B and C disorders. That includes systems/people with DID, that includes schizophrenics, that includes people with PTSD. If you have a group that is labeled for neurodivergent people, you cannot act surprised or offended if people that don't have autism or ADHD but DO have other disorders join that group. Because neurodivergent is an umbrella term. And everyone under that umbrella term deserves to be able to find community in groups named with that umbrella term.

[vi-visected]

my therapist: how are you feeling in the wake of your (autism spectrum disorder) diagnosis?

me: well it makes sense doesn’t it? i was the one who requested testing. like on some level i kind of figured.

my therapist: yes, i’m personally glad we pursued it because it helps me better understand parts of your behavior and how to accommodate you. but how do you feel about it? you said before that you were in heavy denial about the possibility when you were younger.

me: well yeah, i had a preconceived idea of what autism was that i know now wasn’t true. but at the time it was distressing and i didn’t want to think about it too hard.

my therapist: how was it different then? what was your idea of autism then?

me: it was, you know, severe developmental delay. i never thought i had developed abnormally at all, so to try and match up the severity i associated with autism and the way i viewed myself, i just couldn’t.

my therapist: but you did.

me: sorry?

my therapist: you did develop abnormally. both socially and academically.

me: socially yes, but i had no problems with academics. i always especially excelled at reading comprehension, more so than anyone else in my grade. i started lagging in high school but i think that was a lot of burnout and depression and ptsd, probably. i was incredibly smart. hell, i spoke in full sentences earlier than most of my peers.

my therapist: violette, that’s still abnormal development.

me: …huh?

my therapist: developing abnormally fast is still developing abnormally.

me:

me: oh.

[pastasilly]

his idea of fun

[arttsuka]

The neurodivergent brothers 🔥

[lolobizarreadventuresshatpost]

[ariariari-freehounreal]

When the test subject they told you was aggressive is actually just angsty and autistic

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I figured if Wheatley were a human he would probably be part of a team that cares for test subjects. Which involves basic medical checkups and general wellness checks. Maybe in Chells case, since she’s so anti-social, he was tasked to be a sort of companion so they could get more information out of her for testing purposes. :3 he’s classified as a nurse and has basic training in it. But he’s not making sense because he’s kinda scared of Chell at first. She just thinks he’s weird and kinda smells bad.

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I have a hc on why Chell is a test subject I’m just gonna try to write it here

Basically her mother was too young and poor to raise a child so she felt it better to put Chell up for adoption. The orphanage she was raised in was being used by aperture to scout out children with certain “exceptional skills”. They noticed that Chell was highly intelligent and a great problem solver, but had no interest in spending time with others. She had no friends. And none of the other children noticed or cared when she left. She was probably adopted by a high ranking scientist and raised for the specific purpose of testing. She has little concept of social norms or things outside of aperture because she was taken from a “normal” environment so young. [like. Before she was 10 maybe? Idk.] but it doesn’t mean she’s dumb or anything, she just doesn’t really get it yk. Sorry if this is actually so stupid and embarrassing ignore me

[mushratting]

god. theres something about how people in dungeon meshi dont voice any actual issues they have with laios. between shuro basically hating him and kabru whos unable to do many things, mainly tell laios he doesnt want to eat monsters. and when they finally do tell him, its a confession they give only when forced. like they dont view him as capable of understanding or acting differently because he failed certain social protocals. and the fact that laios has no idea either time. he was just like. my buddy shuro, i love talking to him :) my pal kabru! he wants to eat monsters too :) since i know shuro specifically cites giving laios specific social cues and hints that he didnt like him/didnt want to talk and they all flew right over laioss head. and that kind of heartbreak of finding out someone you thought liked you actually finds you annoying is so familiar to me as an autistic person it simultaneously makes me feel incredibly seen, and also so nauseus. i love dungeon meshi

[failwormwife]

i made a meme

[causalityparadoxes]

Love how Maomao isnt the 'spawned out of the ether' kind of autistic you often see in media. She is very clearly the daughter of two autistic (& otherwise neurodivergent) people. As well as having, at the very least, an autistic grand uncle.

Like thats some real autistic rep right there. Got a family history of autism, associated trauma and all. I love it.