#it’s just so delicious that I lived right next to autism 24/7 the first 18 years old my life meeting many others with the same disorder | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

philsmeatylegss · 1 year ago

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Glass child on the internet: “I have experienced profound emotional neglect throughout my childhood due to the pressure and unmet emotional and sometimes physical needs forced upon me since my parents were very busy taking care of my disabled sibling. Thus leaving me with severe emotional scars that I deal with to this day and it’s very invalidating and triggering when people don’t listen to my perspective or understand the gravity of my situation.”

People who put “neurodivergent” in their bio and self diagnosed with seven different disorders: “IT’S NOT THE SIBLINGS FAULT!!!!!!”

Glass child: “I never said it was—”

People who think they have autism because they are very interested in something and sometimes get overwhelmed: “Oh, so you’re ableist? You should probably just kill yourself. No, you definitely should kill yourself. Like, actually do that. Stop crying because mommy and daddy didn’t pay attention to you. Yeah, you’re a lost cause. Kill yourself pls”

#this is fr what it’s like sometimes #mostly on tiktok #but you’ll see it here too #no seriously most of the time when non glass children see a glass child sharing their story #the first response is ‘yOu KnOw iT’S nOt YoUr SiBLiNg’s FaULt’#I FUCKING KNOW #I NEVER SAID IT WAS #LITERALLY NOTHING I AM TALKING ABOUT IMPLIES MY SIBLING IS AT FAULT #IM LITERALLY SAYING MY PARENTS #it’s so fucking ironic because a staple symptom of glass children later in life is being sensitive to feeling unheard #and when we tell our stories #(not to sound like an absolute boomer)#everyone just has to make sure to defend the disabled person WHO ISNT EVEN THERE #THEY AREN’T HERE #it’s so bad on tiktok #and not to rustle any feathers but it also does happen here #that’s all I’m saying because I don’t want to be cancelled #it’s just so delicious that I lived right next to autism 24/7 the first 18 years old my life meeting many others with the same disorder #effectively being so familiar with it I basically have a step below understanding of the disorder than people with the disorder #I was the fucking shadow I was there #and the second I share my opinion #someone super familiar with autism and it’s complexities #suddenly I’m an abliest asshole who hates autistic people #and I suck for blaming my sibling even though I literally never blame my sibling #rae’s rambles #delete later #glass child

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