#hes my autistic blorbo and i love him

[notesbynor]

Andhera's character and the unseelie court really describes that neurodivergent experience of "being too much."

"You make too much noise"

"You feel things too much"

"You should be punished for showing your emotions"

And that punishment making it harder for them to hide their emotions.

It's an allegory about being too expressive that it's offputting for neurotypical people. It's about feeling things that most people don't (e.g. this noise is too loud for me but it's not for you). It's about being punished for being who you are and feeling how you feel.

But you are allowed to feel those feelings. They are valid emotions. You are not too much. You will find people who will love you for you and all your emotions. You don't have to erase that part of yourself that feels too much. You can embrace the kindness in that big heart of yours and show it to those who deserve to have you as you are.

[viktorpartner]

Haven't been able to think about anything other than the victorian/edwardian/WW1 twink and his 80's punk almost-boyfriend for a week, send help

[solarmag1c]

a couple more of my favorite guy images because you guys enjoyed the last one!!

[aetsher]

Autism Creature Mash Burnedead

This dude is so silly and I love him

[youreviltwin]

dan harmon is, in no small part, responsible for the objective best good autistic representation (abed nadir) and bad autistic representation (rick sanchez). do with that information what you will.

[thingsthatcometomymindwheniwrite]

my boyfriend texted me “I can’t sleep, too many monsters.”

and my depressed ass said “tell me about those monsters, love.”

He fucking meANT THE ENERGY DRINK

[lucy-the-demon]

If you guys hate Shane you'll definitely hate me because I'm literally just like him minus the goddaughter and the alcoholism but make it a caffeine addiction instead.

I got dat autism and clinical depression I'm literally the female version of Shane

And if you don't like Shane's room you'll definitely hate mine, it's a mess and i think there's a black hole there because I'm constantly losing stuff mostly my pencils i don't know where they go when i put them down but next time i need them they're gone. I might not clean my room because I lack the care to do it. I mean Why do your bedsheets if you're just gonna mess it up that night anyways l dont understand.

Honestly if you hate Shane you'll hate me, but he's the bad bitch I pulled by being autistic. You can hate both of us

[batz]

hapy 48th bday to my favorite Fictional Cartoons Oldman(1) at the moment:) idc whatever. Whatever!

footnote:

(1) honestly 48 isnt that old esp in regards to my usual fav oldmen characters but like whatever hes gettingthere:)

[stupidsalmonn]

have you seen him

now you have :]

[alicecoopersbush]

FISHBOYYYY

[iwillstabyou]

Ok I want to say something about episode 10 and Stede’s ‘selfishness’ (and why Stede left - spoiler alert: it’s trauma). I put selfishness in quotes because I completely understand how and why he is interpreted that way, but I don’t think that selfish is quite the right way to describe it in this instance: I’m not saying that Stede isn’t selfish at all, I just don’t think it’s an accurate explanation of his actions in the moment.

Stede has been taught by years and years of bad experience that he is the problem. He doesn’t fit in with the other pirates, which is expected because of the class divide/his privilege. But he also doesn’t fit in at all with his own class either. As a kid, he was relentlessly bullied for being different. All we ever hear from his father is criticism. He never fits in with his family(pre-running away): in the dinner table scene, his only comment is immediately met with an awkward silence before they move on, completely ignoring him (this scene hit hard because I’ve had people react that way to me way too often and it fucking hurts). Stede also says in ep 5 “I was never really good at these things,” when talking about the party - the typical way of interaction for his class, and it is VERY clear throughout that episode that he is not ‘one of them’ by the way he is treated by them. There is not a single time in his old life where he is accepted for who he is.

Now let me tell you from experience, years and years of being lonely and unwanted, never fitting in, no matter how hard you try, does not do good things to your mental state. I feel like this especially applies to autistic people (and I definitely read Stede as autistic btw), as often it’s not even like we can change anything and magically be liked. You learn that YOU are the problem, it’s always YOUR fault. This, my friends, leads to a shit ton of crippling self hate.

So really, it’s no wonder that what Chauncey says really gets to him. His view of himself is so skewed by his past trauma that he cannot see himself as anything other than the monster Chauncey makes him out to be. Stede absolutely loves Ed. He cares about him so much, and wants Ed to be happy, so he does what he thinks is right - he leaves. He thinks so terribly of himself that he is convinced that his mere existence is ruining Ed’s life. Therefore, he thinks that the only way to ensure Ed’s happiness is if he is not there. (It’s heartbreaking to be honest. This poor man needs a hug so bad)

Stede leaves because he genuinely believes that Ed is better off without him. This was not a selfish decision: Stede isn’t putting himself above Ed, it’s actually the other way around. We know that Stede doesn’t want to return to his old life. He was utterly miserable all the time and he was so lonely. The only time that he is truly accepted by others without judgement is once he’s met Ed. Why would he want to give that up, especially after a lifetime of bullying? He doesn’t. But because he cares so much about Ed’s happiness, he does what he is convinced is the best thing - he leaves. The issue isn’t that he doesn’t care about Ed’s needs, it’s that he cares, but he’s so traumatised that he is wrong about what those needs are.

[mewhenifreakit]

curled up by the fire, tail waggin

[foundfamilyhq]

[fervidflame]

woah its the guy from adamandi again holy shit

[lavendernarwhal72]

He’s a dork and I would die for him

[gregmarriage]

have you seen him? now you have!