#thank you stewie

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how i go to concerts as an autistic person with speech loss episodes!

PT: how i go to concerts as an autistic person with speech loss episodes

PART ONE: before the concert

plan out everything beforehand, a couple days to a week in advance. this includes where you will park (if you drive) or who you will ride with. if you're of drinking age you also need to plan who in your group is drinking (or doing other drugs) and who is the designated driver (if you aren't taking a taxi/uber/public transport)

wear comfortable clothes that you can move around in / that won't add to your overstimulation. this includes shoes that are good for standing/walking for long periods of time

practice scripts for if you accidentally bump into someone or need to move past someone ("excuse me" "sorry" etc)

if you want to participate in a mosh pit, you may want to bring a friend to hold your AAC device or go low/no tech for the concert. mosh pits can be exciting but i definitely wouldn't bring your ipad or SGD into one! i tend to go to concerts alone so instead of my ipad i brought a boogie board to write on, which is far less breakable

concerts can be loud, so you'll need ear defenders, headphones or earplugs. i like to use silicon ear plugs bc they stay in my ears even when im bouncing around a lot!

if you are going with friends, have a pre-determined signal that lets your group know "i need a break" or "i need to leave"

make sure to charge your devices beforehand. a lot of tickets are virtual these days, so your phone becomes your ticket.

PART TWO: at the concert!

when you get to the venue, you'll likely have to go through security and show your ID and tickets. be ready for this.

when you get inside, you can find your seats (if assigned) or go to the floor (if general admission) IF CROWDS MAKE YOU UNCOMFORTABLE you should hang out in the back of general admission. this gives you more space to move around and breathe. if you don't mind getting close to people, being close to the stage can be awesome! but i definitely recommend earplugs bc its really loud near the stage

just because everyone else is doing something doesn't mean you also have to do it! if everyone else has their phone/lighter out and is waving it and you don't want to, you don't have to! this goes for many other things as well. if everyone else is drinking, or doing drugs (weed is pretty common at the concerts i go to) you don't have to! if everyone else is screaming or shouting the words, you don't have to!

just because the singer onstage tells the crowd to jump, or get down, or wave your hands or any number of other things doesn't mean you have to! you can do what you're comfortable with. after all, you're at the concert to have a good time, so you should do what makes you feel the best.

you don't have to sing along if you can't speak! you can say as much or as little as you want. instead of yelling you can clap, instead of shouting the lyrics you can hum, etc.

concerts are great to get some full body stimming in! you can rock, sway, stomp or flap your hands to the beat. you can even jump up and down! you do need to be mindful of other people though - people tend to flock close together on the floor or in the pit and if you bounce around enough, you might run into someone! that's totally ok, it happens, just apologize and move on!

if you're moving around a lot, you need to be mindful of how your body feels throughout the concert. are you overheated? are you sweating? do you need water or to sit down?

its ok to leave at any point in the concert, even in the middle of a set or a song! your well being is the most important thing and its important to pay attention to what your body needs. its not a good idea to "push through" just to see your favorite artists. seeing 50% of a concert is better than seeing 0% of a concert or seeing 80% of a concert and having to leave suddenly because you have a meltdown

ultimately, do whatever you want as long as you're not causing harm to other people or yourself

do not try to make friends with the security guards. they dont really like that. i don't totally understand why but i get the impression that it is because they are working and have to keep a close eye on the crowd, and talking to them can distract them from their job.

PART THREE: after the concert!

concerts are a huge ordeal for anyone, not just disabled folks. that being said, it definitely takes a bigger toll on you when you are disabled and need extra support to recover from overstimulating environments. be gentle with yourself after the concert and give yourself grace if you are extra tired or having a hard time with things that are usually easy for you in the hours or days after the concert

as soon as you get home, have a snack and a drink of water (or juice/electrolyte drink). singing along and jumping / dancing can make you dehydrated. even if you don't feel hungry or thirsty you should have something to eat and drink. you may be riding a high of being excited or happy to hear your favorite music and not be able to discern what your body is telling you.

get lots of rest when you get home. try to sleep in the next day if you can. your body will probably be tired.

if you're feeling tired or irritable after the concert because of the emotional exhaustion you might feel, try to put on a relaxing video or do something that regulates you.

thats all i can think of ! if ne of yall have ne other ideas for how to manage concerts as an autistic person drop them in the comments or reblogs!

[liacobain]

ok so boom this is my gf

[gmaybe666]

stewy’s pov…………

[shvroyism]

he was always so loud like GET UP

[lesbiankendall]

succession, "the summer palace" // succession season two: the complete scripts

[stewy]

this sunday!

[waystarresourceco]

So I love stories and headcanons where Kenstewy are functionally like off-on exes or friends with benefits but does anyone ever think about them as an almost? As the possibility of something that could never happen but that can’t be let go of either? Just picture it.

Picture an 18-year-old Stewy realizing that the most Kendall Roy could ever really offer anyone was an almost. Realizing that whatever Logan wants will always come first. That the smiles he and Kendall share, the intimacy formed through years of coming to know each other’s deep downs, can never overcome the pull of a future Stewy isn’t even sure Kendall really wants. And it’s not that anything changes. It’s not a realization that reshapes Stewy’s world. But it is one that reshapes his expectations. Because now he knows there’s only so much of Kendall available that isn’t already claimed. That those hasty teenage hand jobs given while high off their asses can’t survive outside the confines of a baked-out car or the bathroom at a party. To ask for anything more would be setting himself up for disappointment. So he doesn’t. He lets the idea of them go. He lets them stay an almost.

And looking back on it, Stewy thinks maybe Kendall was his first love. His first real love. The kind that sticks to your soul and leaves fingerprints across whatever good thing tries to follow. The kind that refuses to leave. Because Kendall can never let him go and Stewy can never walk away, even when he knows he should. Even when he knows Logan will always be the ghost standing between them and anything real.  

Instead, he finds a compromise. He decides not to put Kendall first. He can’t bring himself not to take Kendall’s call, but he won’t rearrange his life either. Not if he can help it. Because he knows exactly how it will go. He knows the most Kendall can ever give back is almost.

[circusbythesea]

TENDER IS A MYTH.

Kenstewy fanzine.

[kenzie-ann27]

I need to know what was going on in stewy's mind when he saw kendall at tom's bachelor party with that facial hair for him to just immediately want to talk in private and then offer him half a billion dollars

[stewyhosseini-bf]

what would stewy’s ranking of the roys would be?

9. Logan. That old fucking bastard.

8. Tom. not technically a Roy but he hates him so much he’d put him on this list just to make a point

7. Greg. He’s never talked to him in his life and he doesn’t want to either

6. Shiv. he can see the homophobia in her eyes whenever him and Kendall interact and he tries way too hard to make her like him and it doesn’t work

5. Roman. Forever Kendall’s annoying little brother who starts crying when they kick him out of the tree house but he’s got a weird soft spot for him cause he looks like Kendall when he cries

4. Connor. I think he came up to Stewy one time and said something about how ‚Willa is friends with a lot of queers‘ and patted his shoulder and he did this entirely unprompted for absolutely no reason but despite everything it was still one of the nicest moments Stewy’s had with a Roy so

3. Ewan. Whatever the omitted Ewanstewy scene at the funeral was about, they were cunting it up for sure. Their joint ‚no‘ vote on the board vote was also a slay.

2. Caroline. he think she‘s funny

1. Kendall for obvious and dickmatized reasons but also they’re in love so

[teamkenbaby]

RELEASE THE STEWCUTS NOW OR ELSE

[kimlizart]

Old man Yaoi hits different.

[mittos]

More fanart for @goldcoastsunset the male model in the sad girl’s bedroom

[kenshivshow]

Hi! I'm back after a brief tumblr hiatus, and and an even longer writing block and come bearing fic!

Part 3 of the HKCU (Housewife Kendall Cinematic Universe) is actually chronologically part 1 and I'm so excited to finally be able to share it!

Kendall has a visit from Roman, meets Shiv's baby, and talks about kids with Stewy.

I had a lot of fun writing this, and if you read it, I hope you enjoy. :)

[stewykablooey]

i do think about the inevitability yet improbability of kenstewy hug all the time. like OF COURSE there was a kenstewy hug. but also there was a kenstewy hug⁉️

no fr like something something this being a v emotional season for the sibs something something stewy pseudo sib as im always saying but also something something this post i made a million years ago that kenstewy never got the memo that succession is not a feelings show except it is of course but not like that but they can’t hear me because they’re too busy being so fucking tender

[ripclaudia]

it turns out that if you don't read succession fics for six months there's going to be something good when you get back into it