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talesofanautisticwoman · 1 year

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Chronically tired

I hate how autism somehow makes me tired all day everyday 24/7. It's often after finishing small tasks my tiredness hits me like a brick.

1. Going for a walk?= tired 2. wanna go the mall?= tired upon arrival 3. wanna go grocery shopping?= tired 4. Oh you wanna go for a car ride=tired 5. Oh you wanna bake a cake?= tired I also somehow manage to only feel like a fully functioning human being for like 2-4 hours a day or less. These days i'm also so burnt out i don't have the energy to do stuff i actually love and are passionate about.. and not having something to hyperfixiate on makes my feel empty inside.

A thing that also makes me feel burnt out is when i accidentally say yes to something i don't want to because i panic. Then i have to gather the courage to call back and say i'm not able to come.

#mentally tired #autistic spectrum #autistic #autism #asd feels #asd life #asd problems #asd community #asd #high functioning autism #autistic problems #autistic feels #autistic life #actually autistic #actually autism #actuallyautistic #actuallyanxious

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vi-visected · 1 year

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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.

#nothing in our sessions has ever hit me as hard as that #it was almost a year ago now and i still think about it #i’ve never had one of those ‘moments of clarity’ in therapy outside of this #but god damn did i have to sit with it for a bit #developing abnormally fast is still developing abnormally #jesus Christ ellen #actually autistic #actually asd #hashtag autism posting #autism #autistic adult #autistic feels

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themaskedlady · 29 days

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neurodivergenttales · 6 months

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Shoutout to all the people who...

Are always talked over in group settings

Rehearse what they are going to say loads of times in their head and still end-up with their words coming out jumbled

Take longer to process jokes/people's speech

Just get brushed-off when they ask people to repeat their jokes

Always feel like they are seen as an acquaintance rather than a best friend by others

Find parties overwhelming and feel boring for preferring nights in

Feel lonely but also don't know how to go about making friends as an adult

Feel embarrassed/ashamed for not having friends

#mental health #mental illness #sadcore #loneliest #alone with my thoughts #feeling alone #you are not alone #social anxiety #introvert #actually autistic #unmasking autism #autism #neurodiversity #asd #autistic #actually autism #shoutout

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my-autism-adhd-blog · 1 month

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So relatable

Funny ADHD ASD Memes

#autism #actually autistic #adhd #adhd post #so relatable #I’m sure some of you can relate #funny meme #neurodivergence #neurodiversity #actually neurodivergent #feel free to share/reblog #Funny ADHD ASD Memes (Facebook)

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doctor-mccoys-sanity · 7 months

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autism and strong emotion just be like… SHAKE! SHAKE SO HARD! BUT FEEL TRAPPED BY THE PRISON OF YOUR BONES *screams*

#this is about meltdowns not shutdowns btw #if any other autistics see this pls say if this is also your experience with strong negative emotions #i’m curious how universal this particular description is #particularly if that’s how meltdowns feel for you #autistic community #autism #autistic #actually autistic #autistic things #autistic experiences #being autistic #neurodivergent #neurodivergency #asd #autism spectrum disorder #autism struggles #autism stuff #meltdown #autistic meltdowns

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imautistsick · 1 year

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#autism #adhd #neurodivergent #asd #neurodiverse stuff #being autistic #autistic feels #actually ADHD #actually autistic #autistic #autsim #autist #sensory overstimulation

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crabussy · 1 year

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it’s autism acceptance week!! some information and reminders for our non autistic allies:

- autism speaks is horrendously harmful to the autistic community. I won’t go into it here but research it if you’re curious!! don’t support them or donate to them.

- “light it up blue” and the puzzle piece symbol are both disliked by the majority of autistic people, as they were both coined by autism speaks as well as the ironic fact that blue lights can be extremely unpleasant and painful to autistic people with sensory issues. The puzzle piece implies that we are a puzzle to be solved, which removes agency from autistic people and is generally hurtful and disheartening.

-autism acceptance week > autism awareness week!! this one doesn’t need too much explanation, acceptance is always better than just awareness (:

- better symbols to show your support include the rainbow infinity symbol!! this symbol was coined by neurodivergent people and is a much more appropriate and appreciated choice than the puzzle piece.

- asperger’s is a term a lot of autistic people are trying to phase out of language used for ourselves, as it was coined by a man who was extremely involved with nazis and has roots in eugenics. It's origin is complicated, but overall it's a label most autistic people dislike for many reasons.

- high functioning and low functioning are also labels we are trying to get rid of as they remove agency from autistic people with high needs and diminish the chance of accommodations for low need autistics. (low needs is the new high functioning and high needs is the new low functioning!!) these new labels address the needs of autistic people without referencing functioning abilities, which are often arbitrary as our needs are more important than our ability to process things (:

- autistic people are sexy and awesome and deserve your patience, respect, and support!! want to show your support in the little ways? ask your autistic friend questions about their special interest(s) or hyperfixations!! try to up your use of tone tags, as they’re necessary to many autistic people. and just be normal about us!! dont act like we’re special or more worthy of attention than others, and don’t ignore us or throw us under the bus. happy autism acceptance week!!

please reblog to share this so it reaches more people (:

#autism #autism acceptance week #asd #neurodivergent #listen to my gibberish boy #feel free to add on (:

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mothcpu · 2 years

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The moon is a lifeless corpse, its ocean a gaping wound.

#iron lung #id in alt #neat little game! liked the 2000s grunge feel and it had the ideal amount of worldbuilding. enough to be intriguing but not suffocating #gameplay was... oddly relaxing? really wasn't scared at all and adjusting the numbers was fun. I already know I have asd dw lol

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awetistic-things · 10 months

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i think the thing that sets autism social anxiety apart from general social anxiety is that it’s not “anxiety” or nervousness, it’s genuine paralyzing fear

#everytime i go outside it’s like i’ve never left the house before #so confusing #i feel like a covid baby experiencing the world for the first time istg #autism #autistic #actually autistic #asd #autism spectrum disorder #on the spectrum #autistic things #autistic problems #autism problems #social anxiety #autism social anxiety

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autisticquestions · 2 years

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THIS IS THE MOST ACCURATE THING I'VE SEEN TODAY

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talesofanautisticwoman · 1 year

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That moment when you tell somebody that you are autistic, and then they compare your to their five year old nephew/niece or somebody else they know. This has happen to many times, and i'm tired of it tbh. I just wanna be me in my own way.

#this has happen one time too much #please dont compare me to a five year old #thank you very much #autistic spectrum #autistic #autism #actually autistic #actuallyautistic #actually autism #asd community #asd life #asd #asd feels #autistic experiences #autistic experience

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dreamingaboutsakuratrees · 1 year

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learning you're neurodivergent later on your life after growing up being treated as a neurotypical is a constant state of "oh so am I not [stupid/slow/lazy/useless/dumb/broken], I'm just neurodivergent and need to do things differently" followed by a wave of anger and frustration for not having been told that. for not having been reassured, as a kid, that you're none of those awful things you think about yourself, you're just different. anger for having been left to believe that there was something wrong with you.

this rant doesn't actually have a point. I'm just angry that I've been told -I'm still being told- that I'm just lazy and dumb when I actually have add and I'm on the spectrum.

#add #adhd #adhd mood #being autistic #autism #autistic feels #autistic spectrum #autistic adult #asd #neurodivergencies #neurodivergent #neurotypical #disabilties #disability #disabled

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neurodivergenttales · 5 months

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I don’t know how to explain it but just being alive causes me pain

The world is too loud, existing is overwhelming, people expect so much more than I can give

I fail at being alive every single day

I feel so ashamed to be so broken

But I don’t know how to be any other way

#neurodivergent #mental health #neurodiverse stuff #mental illness #actually autistic #asd #autistic feels #autistic #late diagnosed autistic

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my-autism-adhd-blog · 23 days