#exclusive to: Autistics

[positivelyqueer]

hey. Many positive posts say it’s okay to cry. Remind people that crying is okay and normal and not be ashamed of. This very true and important!!

but equally true and important that people who naturally don’t cry know it okay. Even something big like death of loved one or break up or other big disappointment, loss. If you don’t feel like crying there’s nothing wrong with you. Or if feel like crying but body just can’t, that okay also. Or if make big noises but not tears. As long as healthy process feelings and not suppress, outward expression or lack of okay!

society have very narrow framework expectations for what ‘acceptable’ displays of emotion. Support and affirm people who fall outside this on both sides.

[five-thousand-loaves-of-bread]

not be able communicate by words means… constantly be misunderstood. misinterpreted. not have any way show own perspective, your side of story. your story always written talked about interpreted read thru other people.

someone did something wrong you. someone hurt you. someone say wrong thing…

someone make up malicious thing about you. maybe that you rude ungrateful bad temper behavior problem. it now become truth it now become you because there no way you correct them.

you can’t educate them. you can’t explain it to them. nevermind that, for example, you severely disabled n having symptoms that impact quality of life, or have symptoms that dare inconvenience people - can only watch as people around you speak “for” you not with your interest in mind but of their own selfishness - that people who can communicate by word say you only do that because you lazy, you selfish, want attention, on purpose, just want to for no reason, faking, inherent personality flaw.

not just big things. more often it those small things that build up every day, happen tens n hundreds of times each day, every day, every week, every month, every year… more often it those small things that add up that break you.

imagine everything bad, incorrect, & bad and incorrect thing said about you in your life. n now imagine you not able defend yourself, explain yourself, or even say those wrong not true.

n any attempt of yours to maybe protest, not enough, people not understand, or downright not listened to, made fun of. at first you shake head make noise meaning no all calm. after while of it not work you get frustrate n it start showing. you get impatient n snappy, why none of you understand, is any of you even trying. but people around you with privilege of able communicate n defend self thus never have experience of not have that, find it such basic of skill that they no longer see it as acquired skill but instead see as innate, born in, natural, cannot imagine person not have it just like can’t imagine living person not breathing—they only see their perspective n only see their interaction n not the many, hundreds n thousands, of previous communication where no one understood you (or even tried to). so they mock you (sometimes they the one who on purpose provoke you to see your reaction like you monkey in cage for their entertainment), geez big reaction why can’t you be patient. n you get label, impatient, rude, explosive, anger issues.

you protest in only way you can without words. you do it by sounds n noises n movement. you raise voice you scream you smash thing around you you hit yourself in frustration you hit other people who don’t understand you because you frustrated at their incompetence n how much they failing you. because. show me another way person can communicate without words. show me way that one can continue do after tens n thousands of misinterpretations n miscommunications n malicious interactions, n still remain calmly, “appropriately.”

you communicate in only way you can with only emotion you can feel at this point: anger, frustration, helpless. be misunderstood, even smallest innocent one, become trauma become trigger. miscommunication alone can set it off, make you see red n see billion of previous miscommunication where everyone failed you n left you to fend for self. then the backhanded jab that sometimes follow, that make thing exponentially worse.

you communicate in only way you can with only emotion left you can feel that consume you. loud sounds, screaming, get physical. it not earn you be understood. it only earn you this: be called impatient, irrational, explosive, land mine, rude, ungrateful, annoying…

“behavior issues.”

and that’s another misinterpretation of you you can’t defend yourself against. cycle repeats.

n other verbal people only listen to other verbal people. so these descriptions of you become “your truths”.

n the true you left there. to rot.

a lot people with no functional communication (either because no ability, or because circumstances) labeled as have behavior issues. yeah, no fucking shit. try it for a while. anyone would “have behavioral issues” in these circumstances.

no one seem to care. so okay fuck yeah am difficult kid, have behavioral issues, make your life miserable. yeah am terrible person, have inherent personality flaw of no fault but my own. except now do it on purpose, make it true now, put ability to control own truth in own hand. because you all seem want me be that so bad. so now you get it. don’t complain now, you all asked for it really really nicely.

but deep down. at most basic. hidden beneath. really just. want be understood. want be helped. want people to learn my communication.

“many behavior is communication” yes, those kind of behaviors should be respected n valued n listened, but try behavior your way out of correcting n explaining everything just said in post to person who just don’t seem to get it

without rely on good grace of nice people around you who keep on play guess games n give out guesses in words you can nod or shake head to. now, that’s cheating.

people not nice to people who *have no choice* but to *only* rely on behaviors & vocal noises to communicate

n, even if every single person nice. behaviors n vocal noises alone, not enough.

this written with full time experience in mind

[punkeropercyjackson]

Jason Todd.Also Megumi Fushiguro.Also Percy Jackson but by P*rcicos and gods fuckers specifically.Also Todoroki Shouto.Also Sasuke Uchiha.Also Ichigo Kurosaki.Also Hobie Brown.Also Marshall Lee Abadeer.Also Prince Zuko.Also Nicholas D. Wolfwood-Y'know you guys get it

(Oh woah,almost 400 notes and like almost 100 at least don't realize i'm insulting you and calling you basic pick mes.Well,thanks for liking and subscribing anyway ig)

[archival-of-fae]

Pt: Eternibeing

Day 4 of MOGAI month asks: 4 - coin a self indulgent gender! non-coiners, describe your “dream gender”!

Eternibeing- A gender based on a moth-like, eternal fae being made of plants and fungus. This gender feels powerful, queer, deific, effeminate, xenic, outherine, and unable to be fully understood. This gender is influenced by being autistic.

Related Pronouns: div/divine/divs/divines/divineself et/eternal/eternals/eternals/eternity fuzz/fuzzy/fuzzys/fuzzys/fuzzself shroom/shrooms twig/twigs plant/plants

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Eternibeing

Day 4 of MOGAI month asks: 4 - coin a self indulgent gender! non-coiners, describe your “dream gender”!

Eternibeing- A gender based on a moth-like, eternal fae being made of plants and fungus. This gender feels powerful, queer, deific, effeminate, xenic, outherine, and unable to be fully understood. This gender is influenced by being autistic.

Related Pronouns: div/divine/divs/divines/divineself et/eternal/eternals/eternals/eternity fuzz/fuzzy/fuzzys/fuzzys/fuzzself shroom/shrooms twig/twigs plant/plants

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[serpentface]

A witch of the Naig-Troibadnnas (Yellowtail river valley) people, resting and enjoying a smoke of the mild stimulant brolge leaf on a hot summer day.

Witches are a small part of the everyday cultural framework among the Hill Tribes. They are individuals considered born possessed by a virgranul, a type of disembodied wild spirit that seeks to inhabit human flesh, either entering the body at the moment of conception, or entering the body at the moment of death. The latter is a dire circumstance that requires significant intercession to fix (the dead body may wander off without rites, leaving the person's soul trapped and liable to warp into the dangerous fuldaigh spirit), while the former circumstance is what causes a person to be born a witch.

In the case of those afflicted in the womb, possession by virgranul is lifelong, and is both a curse and blessing- it divides and isolates them from the human world and causes other wild spirits (both benevolent and malicious) to be perpetually drawn to them, but also allows for them to be attuned to the subtleties of spirits, and able to work magic and divination that the everyday person is incapable of.

Witches are usually recognized from a young age due to marked behavioral differences or atypical development, though are sometimes simply identified as such without obvious behavioral indications, by other witches having read signs of their coming. Their occurrence is not frequent, usually once in a generation for any given tribe. An identified witch child will be taken from their family (the timing varies by tradition, though is usually upon puberty) and into mentorship by an established witch, who will impart their accumulated knowledge and skill and teach the child how to best harness their condition.

One can be a witch regardless of their gender, with the only commonality being that they must remain unmarried, and are expected to never have children (deemed too dangerous, unavoidably placing a child in the path of potentially harmful wild spirits). With no spouses or children to support them in holding a household and herds, witches are instead supported by their communities as means of payment for their services. They typically live in semi-isolation in the boundaries between the village and wilderness (a reflection of their own division between the world of people and of wild spirits, and a protective measure for their communities), and will periodically be brought needed supplies. They do not commonly enter villages unless summoned, or for the sake of certain holidays and festivals, and live most of their lives in seclusion aside from any given mentee (who will in turn care for their mentor in old age).

The societal function of witches is as intermediaries between people and their ancestors, people and wild spirits, and as especially skilled performers of practical magic (most commonly weaving protective spells into worn items, such as clothing or the nose rings of cattle). Forms of practical magic and intercession with ancestors and spirits are performed by all members of society, but a witch has intimate, detailed knowledge of such things and tremendous natural skill that makes them an invaluable asset.

Witches personally discern the identities of the spirits living in any given area and will attempt to familiarize themselves with them, learning in depth about their ways, giving warnings of where the particularly dangerous (or mischievous) ones are, and giving recommendations on which will be receptive to offerings in return for boons. When a village needs to commune with a particularly powerful or dangerous spirit (such as a wildfolk witch), they will commonly send their own witch as an intermediary.

They are ascribed have the ability to directly summon ancestors (who otherwise come and go of their own volition, and rarely ever deign to come at the call of one who is not their descendant). This is of great use when a person finds themselves punished by their ancestors with no certainty as to why, or cases where an orphaned child's ancestry must be identified to gain them proper spiritual support.

They are also regarded as having innate qualities of divination, particularly in reading birdsign (itself generally acknowledged as communication from ancestors, and occasionally gods). The average person has basic knowledge in reading omens of birds and a learned repertoire of key signs, but a witch can divine the messages of birdsign in immense and specific detail, through a vast knowledge system of the meanings of the species, sex, flight direction, gaze, prey, number, and songs of birds. It is common for people to approach a witch for a reading of the skies before undertaking a significant venture or life change, in order to receive detailed and specific advice.

Witches are always literate (and will be taught to read and write by their mentor if they cannot already) and will record their repositories of knowledge in tomes. These are items of absolute secrecy and taboo for a non-witch to touch (the consequences can be severe, you really don't want a witch ancestor-spirit upset with you). Witches can often become competitive about the knowledge stored in these tomes and are known to organize heists amongst themselves in order to gain access to each other's secrets. Most people avoid getting themselves entangled into the complicated rivalries of witches, as these competitions can get ugly and result in many a petty curse if one gains a witch's ire.

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The only visual cue distinguishing this man as a witch is the tattoos on his forearms, otherwise usually regarded as inappropriate to mark in the contemporary Hill Tribes cultural sphere (the face, upper arms, and sternum is reserved for important clan/tribe/ancestry identification, hands and forearms are reserved for witches, and the rest of the body is appropriate for decoration). These unique forearm tattoos indicate his ancestral connection with a lineage of witches, not blood ancestry but rather the generations of mentors that have produced him. The lines extending down to his fingers are the newest, indicating that he has fully mentored another witch and gained a place in this ancestral line.

The rest of the tattoos here are tribe and blood ancestry identifiers (on the face and upper arms respectively, worn by all members of society), and purely decorative imagery (visible here is a deer, horse, eagle, and a dragon). He also has a snake on his forearm, applied decades ago in an act of youthful rebellion, which has since gotten in the way of critical open skin space.

His clothing is otherwise typical wear for warm seasonal conditions- a man's wool shawl and woven belt, short trousers, decorative deer hide (distinct to the Naig-Troibadnnas), and sandals (these are imported Wardi style sandals, which have been modified with preferred elevated heels). The horn shaped torc on his forearm identifies him as an esteemed elder.

[my-autism-adhd-blog]

AutisticCallum_

[malenjoyer]

I'm interested in reading tim's comics but I fear I may have gotten too many (general) spoilers about what happens to actually manage to enjoy it. if you've read his comics, how much did you know beforehand?

I knew the timeline of when he became robin, his general approximate meetings with characters like Steph, jason, Damian, and existence of Red Robin before. Who he loses.

The good thing about getting into reading character comics is that it’s impossible to know everything. It really is unless you’ve got around 10 years or so invested into it or you’ve got maybe 4-5 years of hardcore reading. Even then if you only read solos, you don’t know how the character exists in other people’s pov until you read outside of the main popular recommended comics. For example, in some comics Batman might the biggest broodiest saddest asshole, in others he’s a sopping wet cat broken hearted man, in some he’s really funny and beats people up.

Knowing things didn’t spoil enjoyment for me because knowing big events didn’t mean I knew how they were set up, which character interactions lead up to that part, and how the author weaves around elements for the build up. I don’t know about what happened in the timeline, in real life, that causes editorial to make those decisions specifically until I read the comics and I learn what happens in the background.

If you’ve got a serious detail obsessive brain itch like me, no amount of spoilers will ruin it for you, probably! You should read it anyways. Reading the comics yourself will feel good because you can feel the puzzles start to piece itself together- in a sense. And a bit of a hot take but if you are ever uncomfortable with a specific fanon depiction that ends up developing, which yknow is okay, we all play with toys. Reading the comics allows you to develop a sense of who they are in a…real way? I don’t know. In a way where they exist outside of shipping, I suppose. It allows you to enjoy the character better because he will exist for you, on a separate plane that will be hard to be ruined by any associations with fandom.

[archival-of-fae]

Pt: gorpronamablin!

gorpronamablin- :End pt

gorpronamablin!

gorpronamablin-

a gender related to being a Jeremy Fitzgerald fictive, being possessed by Glitchtrap, glitches/viruses, being aphroflux/transmascfem, being a turigirl, having a special interest in Doctor Who, having a special interest in DC, having a special interest in horror games, being a namehoarder/namecollector, being a pronounhorder/pronouncollector, being an aptnounhorder/aptnouncollector, being an omninounhorder/omninouncollector, collecting -dere terms, experiencing vampirism, experiencing xenodysphoria, being boydoxgirl, being boygirlconnec, being Aistralic, being catgender, being concentraic, being horreuria, being squidboy, being bigenderfluix, being a squid embodied, being an octopus embodied, being a celestial being, being a chaos goddess, being a darling, being a deity, being an eldritch abomination, being a fallen angel, being a fleshthing (title, not the gender), being a follower of glitchtrap, being a follower of gore, being a follower of love, being a follower of malware, being a goddess, being a goddess of chaos, being a goddess of insanity, being a goddess of love, being a goddess of malware, being a goddess of vampires, being He who exists in the sea, being he who is made of stars, being an inkling, being an octoling, being an insanity goddess, being a jester of chaos, being a messenger of chaos, being a messenger of glitchtrap, being a messenger of insanity, being a messenger of love, being a messenger of malware, being a messenger of the gods, being space itself, being the abyssal zone lurker, being the anomaly, being the beautiful evil, being the bloodthirsty one, being the contradictory, being the doctor, being the nurse, being the embodiment of the sea, being the Glitchtrap harbinger, being the lumiat, being the master, being the loving one, being the mistress of the ocean, being the one from the deep, being the paradoxical one, being the pure evil, being the spymaster, being the spiral, being the universe of mogai, being the yandere goddess, being Y/N, being Alienhearted, being Agent8hearted (Splatoon), being Beehearted, being Cathearted, being Lolbithearted (FNAF), being Manglehearted(FNAF), being Missyhearted(Doctor Who), being Octopushearted, being Sharkhearted, being Spacehearted, being Squidhearted, being The10thDoctorhearted, being The11thDoctorhearted, being The12thDoctorhearted(all from Doctor Who), having two hearts! having a constell in: Employee 432(Stanley Parable), Fujimoto(Ponyo), Lolbit, Missy, The Narrator(Stanley Parable), Red Guy(Dont Hug Me I’m Scared), The 10th Doctor, The 11th Doctor, and the 12th Doctor! being a polymorph, having kins in: Agent 8, Missy, Octopus, Lolbit, Mangle, SCP 3999/Dr. Talloran, SCP 2598, Space, The 10th, 11th, and 12th Doctor, and vampires, being medium-high support needs, experiencing echolalia, having involuntary stims, having hypoempathy, having poor interoception, having alexithymia, being hypersexual, having PoTS, having AvPD, having AsPD, having NPD, having BPD, having traits of HPD, having Haphephobia/fear of touch, having ARFID, having Love Addiction, having OLD, being autistic, being objectum, strawberries, cats, bunnies, Dahlia (Dont Toy With Me), Huxley (Dont Toy With Me), Red Guy in denim pants, in a denim shirt, and in a denim hat, spacecats, strawberry ramune, camcorders, polaroids,  animatronics, ghosts, lovecore, the color green, the color purple, being survivorpunk, being cpunk/crippunk/cripplepunk, being madpunk, being assigned butterfly at birth, being assigned moth at birth, being a malewife, being rabies pride/being rabiespunk, a little octopus being inside of a bottle, being auto-, the word “fwu”, reclaiming the concept of changelings as an mid-high support needs autistic, Donnie from ROTTMNT, AAC, the emotions you experience when your AAC isn’t working bc thats your voice, having a SPIN in your AAC, hoarding genders related to your SPINs, weeping angels, the episode Angels Take Manhattan, the statue of liberty weeping angel, hoarding/collecting hyperspecific genders, being overwhelmed from how many posts you have to go through to add to your gender hoard, the name Bonnie, the name Carrie, the name Carrion, the name Cassiopeia, the name Eros, the name Glamrock Bonnie, the name Glitch, the name Glitchjeremy, the name Glitchmy, the name Glitchtrap, the name Jeremy, the name Malhare, the name Malware, the name Shark, the name Squid, the name Strawberry, the name Suco, the name Virus, the name Amor, the name Andromeda, the name Asani, the name Axeia, the name Axelle, the name Azazel, the name Banshee, the name Bear, the name Beetle, the name Betelgeuse, the name Bleedette, the name Bleedine, the name Broadcast, the name Centipede, the name Cyanide, the name Darling, the name Eldrine, the name Eldrinne, the name Eldrrys, the name Galaxy, the name Gore, the name Goretta, the name Harmony, the name Hatchette, the name Holograph, the name Jester, the name Jinx, the name Lemon, the name Lovess, the name Lovine, the name Luvvie, the name Mangle, the name Marina, the name Missy, the name Nurse, the name Obsessine, the name Odell, the name Pandora, the name Radiation, the name Radium, the name Sacri, the name Sacrif, the name Sanguine, the name Senku, the name Gen, the name Seraphim, the name Sickle, the name Starburst, the name Styx, the name Sulfer, the name Y/N, the name Yanny, the name Ashanti, the name Lethe, the name Sage, the name Saturnine, the name Aita, the name Bloodkiss, the name Bloodlust, the name Bloodthirst, the name John Doe, the name Lovesick, the name Sollux,  the 1stp Dar/Ling/Darling/Darlings/Darlingself, the 1stp Ha/Haz/Hazar/Hazars/Hazardself, the 1stp Lo/Love/Lover/Lovers/Loverself, the 1stp Ma/Mail/Mailma/Mailman/Mailmanself, the 1stp Meow/Meow/Meows/Meows/Meowself, the 1stp Ob/Obse/Obsess/Obsessive/Obsesself, the aptnoun Creature, the aptnoun Exe, the aptnoun Gore, the aptnoun Hazard, the aptnoun Lovesick, the 3rdp ani/ma/tronics/animatronics/animatronicself, the 3rdp archivist/archivist/archivists/archivists/archivistself, the 3rdp astro/astro/astros/astros/astroself, the 3rdp carn/carnivorous/plant/plants/carnivplantself, the 3rdp glam/rock/glamrock/glamrocks/glamrockself, the 3rdp int/ers/x/inters/intxself, the 3rdp it/it/its/its/itself, the 3rdp lo/lov/love/loves/loveself, the 3rdp love/sick/lovesick/lovesicks/lovesickself, the 3rdp mal/ware/malware/malwares/malwareself, the 3rdp oct/octo/octopus/octopi/octopodself, the norwegian pronoun hin/hins, the spanish pronoun il/li, the spanish pronoun él/lo, the xenopronoun glitch noises, the species euphoria pictures of dumbo octopi give you, the species euphoria pictures of jellyfish in black and white give you, related to Silver age Joker, related to Lego Batman Joker, related to 60s Joker, related to Jason Todd, related to Lazarus planet, related to the Batman Nezha hybrid in Lazarus planet, related to Mad Hatter in the Arkham Games, related to Harley Quinn in the Arkham games, related to childhood trauma, that’s AFFEIN (affectionate in nature), AVOIN (avoidant in nature), DEPEIN (Dependant In Nature), UNDIN (Undead In Nature), SQUIDIN (Squid In Nature), PARIN (Paradoxical in nature), PORIN (specific in nature), NOHIN (Nonhuman in nature), ELIN (Eldritch In Nature), AQUIN (Aquatic In Nature), AUTIIN (Autistic/Autigender In Nature), CIN (Collect/Hoard In Nature), LIN (Liminal In Nature), and CARRIN (Carrion In Nature)!

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term and flag by me, requested by @mogai-reblog​ :3

[horsefigureoftheday]

Horse tea

[beastwhimsy]

winter coat....

[anistarrose]

there's a type of tumblr funnyperson who's never posted explicit hate/exclusionism towards asexuals and other a-specs... and yet, they like to make up a guy. where the type of guy they always make up undermines any trust a-specs might've otherwise had for them. for example, a common post format is making up a hypothetical tumblr user's bio that's obviously just so cringe, according to the sensibilities of everyone reading — wherein the implied joke is how we've all seen someone in the wild who's cringe like this, right?

these posts always feel the need to slide some a-spec microlabel in there. a lot of the time, it's specifically an ace-spec microlabel plus "heteroromantic," especially if they think that the guy they're making up is trying to be a real special snowflake. to round out the "cringe," they usually pepper in at least one element from the set of: neopronouns, a namedropped mental illness, and a piece of media that's targeted at children/popular for tumblr to hate at the time.

then a zillion people reblog that post, all agreeing haha that's so cringe, and a million a-spec people (and nonbinary and autistic people) shudder — because are they the butt of the joke, to the people reblogging it? or are the people reblogging just laughing about a different element, like a comically long DNI or something, which has distracted them from noticing the fact that OP clearly associates a-spec identities with "cringe"?

if any a-spec people point this out about OP, or ask a reblogger if they support ace people, they are inevitably accused of overreacting — which is great for the aphobes, because they get a new "cringe" a-spec person to point and laugh at. it's just such a nasty cycle, and even people who wouldn't consider themselves aphobes aren't great at noticing and interrogating it.

[dumbgoonpup]

What do you mean you won't read Tolkein to me while I cockwarm you?????

Yes, you have to do the voices!!!!!

[existennialmemes]

Sorry, I can't remember what you just said

My Brain is out of

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[five-thousand-loaves-of-bread]

on tumblr lot more people know about it which great! that improve life of all AAC users. but pretty much with anything disability/developmental disability space on social media (which need certain amount of cognitive/intellectual & language abilities be on even if have support), good majority you see be teen & adult people who already literate learn language via speech n write *first* n then *independently* learn AAC base on it *later*.

especially symbol based AAC, but all AAC, is new system n hard n take long time learn even when you literate & not moderately severely cognitively disabled. but also, “literate teen/adult independent learn AAC” not at all full face of AAC user community.

as in like. experience of theirs. not universal. independently motivated & able to look up different AAC options different AAC apps, compare n contrast. download app n immediately know how to use, or able figure out by self. first time use app n may be clunky n slow, but make sentence on first try. need learn AAC, but most of that learning is for where words are (if button based), how exist as AAC user in public with confidence, etc. those all valid but not true for everyone who need AAC, especially not developmentally disabled children (& some adults) with complex communication needs.

most developmentally disabled children (n some adults) w complex communication needs who need AAC, can’t just hand them tablet with symbol based AAC app or text to speech AAC app n then wait for magic. many of them developmentally delayed in way, not taught in way that fit them (e.g. gestalt language processors), n their language abilities behind peers, so they can’t read, can’t spell, can’t grammar, etc.

some of them need learn where word is not by read word, sometimes not even by understand symbol, instead is by other people press button n hear sound n associate that with meaning n location on AAC n symbol associate with it. in other words, they learning language alongside AAC.

for some their learn process look like, learn how use AAC say one word. n then much later, try make two word message, “want food” “go school.” “two word message” incredibly common goal for many these developmentally disabled children, teens, n even adults, that is something rare n truly extraordinary for that person that need be celebrated.

for others it look like learn by phrase (gestalt), then slowly break it down into smaller phrase n chunks n finally single words.

many of them babble (click random/seemingly random buttons on high tech device, stim with it, etc). but ultimately, won’t be able learn all by self. need be taught, see you accidentally spill water n crying, maybe you “feel” “sad”, n when that happen you “need” “help” from adult. need learn AAC by adults around them constantly model with it, constantly use it in conversation, show them how use. because they learning language along side it.

but also some of them don’t know what this thing in front of them (AAC… device, low tech boards or picture cards, etc) is. don’t know what communication is or you should do that. don’t know people exist who you should communicate to & with. heard many parents n SLP say they try model all time, try all kind of stuff, but child just not seem interested in it, don’t look at it, don’t touch it, don’t use it.

people who use AAC, not all them struggle with only speech. some them struggle with language, with intellectual/cognitive. some of them very developmentally delayed.

n some people, too disabled learn or use AAC. yeah, they exist.

for people who cannot use / cannot only use speech to be understood, AAC can be life changing. but is so much more complex thing. AAC still not as widely used n accepted n properly taught n supported as should, some parents n professionals n schools still many pushback n refuse. but sometimes answer to “have you tried AAC for them” is “yes, but they need long time n lots help to learn n we not very far yet even though spent long time on it” or “yes, but they simply not show interest even after constant model” or “god, wish can, but insurance only cover if show some amount of communication competence n ability use AAC, while only give 1 month trial, which simply not enough time” (wide spread thing that happen) or “yes. many types. it not work.”

for many AAC users & AAC user-to-be, it not as simple as “be handed AAC n check back in while they figure out by self”

[punkeropercyjackson]

It's canon that Jason Todd can only be attracted to people who're willing to stand up to him and hates the idea of sex without love and i feel someone needs to tell the DC fandom that

[m1zumono]

dean winchester and autism because this man is autistic and i will not accept otherwise:

his reaction to sam giving him the giant slinky at the end of 7x14 'plucky pennywhistle's magical menagerie'

actually physically stimming when he enters the bunker with sam in 15x14 'last holiday' and sees the christmas decorations

the boxing episode, 11x15 'beyond the mat', where dean spends the entire episode fanboying and (for lack of a better word) plays in the boxing ring

wearing the same thing (flannel, jeans, in earlier seasons the leather jacket) almost all of the time while not in disguise to work cases

eating the same thing (cheeseburger with extra onions or pie) at almost everywhere they go, as often as he can (about dean winchester and food, i could talk about that for hours he has so many issues with it and it's all john winchester's fault)

his ability to recite movies line for line, and his tendency to communicate almost entirely through references and movie quotes, and expecting people to understand what he means

about references, he makes jokes and references when it's not appropriate, he doesn't understand that something isn't appropriate in a situation where it isn't specifically pointed out to him, and he generally has a pretty messed up sense of empathy and inability to 'read the room'

‘you’re always calling me a geek, but you know every word to every led zeppelin song, backwards and forwards. you can discuss in detail every major rock drummer between ’67 and ’84… and you watch ‘jeopardy!’ every night.’ - directly quoted from sam winchester in 14x20 'moriah'

in 13x06 'tombstone' when they go into the motel and dean talks about the cowboys, identifying all of them and going into quite a bit of detail about a few of them, even though nobody asked him about it and he is absolutely infodumping. 'he really likes cowboys.' 'yes. yes, he does.'

his knowledge of cars, particularly baby, and how he takes her for a ride when he's sad because of the comfort she provides him. also about baby and comfort, the way he offers to let people drive baby when he realises that they're sad, thinking it'll make them feel better as she makes him happy and he doesn't understand how else to help

in 1x03 'dead in the water' he talks to lucas about how he didn't speak as a kid, he plays with the toy soldiers and it doesn't come across as playing with them to make lucas trust him, it actually comes across as him finding genuine enjoyment in it

in 1x15 'the benders' when he's talking to the kid who mentions godzilla, dean brightens immediately and goes off topic talking about his favourite godzilla film, and has to be reminded that he's working a case by sam

the entirety of 14x04 'mint condition', how dean gets to express his interests and be himself and how a lot of people have mentioned that he seems to be genuinely himself in that episode instead of the act he puts on

larping with charlie, no explanation needed

he shuts down when things go badly, often blasting music and ignoring everything and everyone around him

he always picks scissors when playing rock, paper, scissors, and it's actually something that comes up multiple times within the show - in 2x17 'heart', sam says, 'dean, always with the scissors,' and along the same lines, his excitement both times he actually wins the game

in 1x04 'phantom traveller', dean is terrified because of the plane and sam points out that he's humming metallica. he replies that it calms him down, and that just seems very autistic