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my-autism-adhd-blog · 3 months
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How Autistic Traits Are Often Interpreted Vs What They Actually Are…
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When I mentioned my (apparently hot) take that I believe self-diagnosed people are valid, I got a handful of (my first!!!) hate comments.
So I thought I'd elaborate.
People who are self-diagnosed with anything might just end up being default settings. That's okay. What's not okay is denying someone aid on the basis that they don't have a diagnosis.
I always carry earplugs because a bunch of my friends have auditory sensory issues. None of them are diagnosed with anything, but I've helped them through panic attacks nonetheless.
If a stranger came up to me at a loud event and, seeing I have earplugs, asked for a pair, I wouldn't hesitate to give them. Don't bother giving them back, I buy in bulk.
Maybe that person was a neurotypical with sensitive ears, or maybe they were an autistic person with auditory sensory issues. I'll never know. But if my response was, "Do you have autism?" that would just make me a jerk. If their response was "Yes," and I then demanded paperwork as proof of their autism and therefore eligibility for ear plugs? That would mean I'm violating their privacy.
One of my friends had a panic attack at a loud event where she was working, and someone took her shift without question when they asked if she was okay and she said she wasn't. That's being a cool person. Saying "Well, you're not diagnosed with autism," and refusing to help her on that basis while she is clearly in distress is not cool. Even if she is neurotypical, anyone in distress merits help. Just because someone can swim doesn't mean they need breaks to keep from drowning, and refusing them a lifesaver on those grounds is just being a jerk, especially if there's no one else who could use the metaphorical lifesaver.
One of the main reasons I'm pursuing being a psychiatrist is so I can give my friends the diagnoses that I know would make their lives easier. I have the privilege to be diagnosed. They do not. I want to help give people free therapy and diagnoses since, at least in the United States, money is a huge barrier keeping people from diagnoses.
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beep-beep-robin · 8 months
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quinni gallagher-jones + common autism traits
had to make gifs of her again, and felt the need to make a list (does anyone get that feeling?) - so, i combined both and more gifs are incoming soon-ish <3
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nicxxx5 · 2 years
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is it an autism thing to be filled with an uncomfortable feeling and sometimes slight anger when things are not done/feel/look a certain way? like if my kitchen is not organized the way i want it i get so irritated?? if my sheets don’t feel right i want to scream and burst into tears??? idk if this is me being selfish or what????
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I feel like people constantly forget what "on the spectrum" actually means, so let me remind you.
I want you to think of an item that is purple. Any item, but make it purple in your mind.
Now if you add a lil more red to the purple, or a lil more blue, or you make it lighter so it's lavender or darker so it's plum or desaturate it a bit so it's more gray-purple or make it super saturated so it's a fushia purple, all of that is still purple right?
But if you make that item green, it is no longer purple. It is not "less purple" and the other item was "more purple". One item is purple and one item is not purple. Two purple items can look very different, but there is still such a thing as purple and not purple, and that line is pretty easily identifiable, especially by experts in color.
Now replace the word item with person and the word purple with autistic.
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neuroticboyfriend · 4 months
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re: the getting songs stuck in your head is a sign of autism thing. to be clear, it is not an autistic thing. however, i've been wondering if the way i get songs stuck in my head may be some kind of neurodivergent thing.
for context, it seems music is a special interest of mine, and very connected to my trauma survival. so, whenever a song is stuck in my head, it's very often related to how i'm feeling - i didn't notice it for a while, but eventually, i noticed the pattern. my brain literally conjures up song lyrics to tell me how i'm feeling before i ever consciously realize i'm feeling it.
so, now, out of curiosity:
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333napdragon · 6 months
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dear autistic ppl of tumblr. could you recommend me some trusted sources that talk about autism and its traits? its been some time that i started thinking abt it and id like to be sure abt what i read if i really want to make a list of traits
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dexmads · 2 years
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autistic culture is please don't infatilize me don't make me into a child don't treat me like a kid don't talk to me like i am a little boy don't be chocked everytime i do something a person over eighteen would do as if just turned nine
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moontheoretist · 8 months
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Civil War as an Autistic Showdown
I just realized that me relating to Steve when it comes to my past awful behavior and beliefs that he also displays in the movies is a direct result of autistic traits. More specifically, the so-called “strong autistic sense of justice” that isn’t a “sense of justice” per se, but in essence it’s an idea of “what we perceive as justice” or “what we perceive as unfair” which can be on point or can be completely screwed into very bad direction.
I was taking the idea that Steve is autistic under consideration all along, but now, when I noticed several autistic people talking about our sense of justice not meaning we are always right or morally good, gave me the confidence that I wasn’t wrong in my approach to that trait. I used to be a bigoted person. I used to be an abuser who didn’t even know they were abusing people, because abuse was so normal to me due to my family giving me an idea that abuse is care that it was just hard to notice that me trying to police other people out of “care” in order to make them fit better with the society and struggle less was just abuse. I also had an inflated ego and sense of myself. From one side I saw myself as humble and mediocre, but from the other side I saw myself as someone who was very close to being perfect and working for becoming the perfectly good person.
Spoiler: I wasn’t. And I can see the same behavior in Steve. That’s why I’m so critical of him. Because I went through all this bullshit before, and I know that he isn’t right, that he needs to change. The issue is that to snap out of it is not so easy. People just telling you that what you do is bad when you strongly believe that what you do is just, will simply mean that you will dismiss everybody until the time your brain is ready to accept that you were doing wrong all along.
And that can take years without any strong wake-up call like the one Tony got in Iron Man 1. Tony went years doing bad things and either not realizing or not caring that he did bad things, because as far as he knew he was doing something just and fair as it was what his father and Obadiah taught him. That making weapons and selling them is just because it protects the country and its soldiers (Rhodey being a military man himself and his belief that they need Tony’s weapons only reinforced it), and it doesn’t matter what anybody else says.
Tony was lucky to get the wake-up call, even thought what happened to him was horrific, and I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy. Still, he needed that wake-up call. He needed to shift the paradigm and realize that he was in the wrong. Steve also needs that, but despite many opportunities in the MCU, Steve never actually got a proper wake-up call. Fall of SHIELD was one of those opportunities, but for reasons established before in the First Avenger, instead of waking him up, it only radicalized him more and convinced him more that what he believes was right and that everything else is wrong. The Civil War arc was another moment like this. After what happened in Leipzig (Rhodey’s injury) and in Siberia, he should have realized that what he believes is not entirely right, but MCU never allows him to. Then another opportunity was Infinity War just after Avengers lost to Thanos and realized how truly hopeless they all were, and once again he doesn’t realize that he was in the wrong, because after Endgame he comes back to his past, which to him is a safe space, where he is always right, nobody except Peggy or Bucky challenges him and even when Peggy does, she is always on his side, while Bucky is no longer there to be a pain in his ass (not to mention that MCU abandoned Bucky’s initial role as pushback to Steve’s idiocy from the first scenes of the First Avenger and made him into another yes man). So yeah, I guess we can see Civil War as a War between two autistic men, from which only one realized that their “sense of justice” was screwed.
That this trait isn’t some magical superpower to spot bullshit.
That it can be as good as it can be bad.
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house-of-slayterr · 1 year
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One thing about me is that my outfit will feel “wrong” if I don’t tuck in my shirt! I’m so jealous of people who can just walk around with their shirts untucked? How does it feel to live my dream? I would literally cry if I left my shirt untucked 😭
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monriatitans · 8 months
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Rudeness and Autism - Why Autistic People Can Seem Rude
THANK YOU! I wish I could send this to my boss(es).
Hi! I’m Orion Kelly and I’m Autistic. On this video I explore the topic of why Autistic people can seem rude or disrespectful. Plus, I share my personal lived experiences as an #actuallyautistic person. #orionkelly #autism #asd #autismsigns #whatautismfeelslike
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my-autism-adhd-blog · 2 months
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Autistic Non-Deficits
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People are talking about how expressive Morpheous' actor was for how little he moved his features, and I'm glad other people got that, but as someone with autism traits (one of those traits being bad at reading expressions) I had like zero clue what was happening.
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beep-beep-robin · 5 days
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quinni gallagher-jones + common autism traits pt. 2
finally made part 2 to this :)
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Signs of Autism in Toddlers
The signs of autism can vary from person to person. Some children display early signs of the disorder, while others don't show symptoms until they're older. But no matter what the age of your child, it's never too late to get a diagnosis and start getting the support they need to live their best life.
Early Signs of Autism in Babies One of the earliest red flags of autism is an infant who doesn't interact with other babies as well as other babies their age. The baby may not smile back and forth or respond to names, and they may avoid eye contact with their parents.
This behavior isn't normal for an infant and should be reported to their healthcare provider during well-baby visits. Caregivers should also ask for tests to determine if a baby has an autism spectrum disorder.
Some early signs of autism include obsessive-compulsive behaviors such as lining up things in a particular order or preoccupation with a specific topic of interest. This can include memorizing facts about maps, trains, or sports statistics.
Performing repetitive behaviors such as flapping hands, rocking, or twirling can also be an early sign of autism in toddlers. Repeated movements like this can be soothing to the child, but they can also distract them from concentrating on other things.
Self-stimulatory Behaviors (or "stimming") Some people with autism have very strong reactions to certain sensory stimuli, such as touch, taste, or smell. They may react quickly and intensely to these stimuli or they may respond very slowly and gently.
These responses can be more pronounced in toddlers with autism than in typically developing toddlers. For example, an autistic child with an obsession with light switches might flip them repeatedly or they might play with toys such as keys and rubber bands in unusual ways.
Other signs of autism in toddlers include difficulties interacting with other children and difficulty learning new social situations. These problems often improve with age, but some children will continue to have these issues throughout their lives.
The signs of autism in toddlers and young children can be subtle, but they can make it hard for family members to recognize the differences. For example, a young child with autism might prefer routines and be easily upset by changes in their daily schedules.
High-Functioning ASD Many individuals with autism are diagnosed as having high-functioning autism, also known as Asperger's syndrome. These individuals can often be very bright and excel in school. They might have impressive vocabularies and a strong interest in particular topics or activities, such as art, music, or science.
They might also enjoy talking in an eccentric way, such as using a very wide range of vocabulary or constantly interrupting conversations with other people. This could be seen as a symptom of adult autism diagnosis, but it could also simply be an eccentricity.
A person with high-functioning autism might have a variety of different skills and be able to learn at a faster rate than other people their age. These skills might be a great benefit to the person with autism, but they can also be a barrier to social interaction.
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So I'm watching The Good Doctor at the moment and I'm starting to disagree with the opinion that it's bad representation. I can see ways that it's flawed, sure, but so far on S1E7 (I acknowledge it could get much worse over time), it doesn't really seem like they're really putting that much weight on the savant trope the way they did in the pilot, and I've already seen a multitude of genuine, serious issues addressed in the show, some of which I've listed below (Spoiler warning up until Season 1 Episode 7 for The Good Doctor):
The trauma of being autistic and not being understood
The increased risk for abuse of autistic children
Special interests (of course, that's covered by the savant trope) and the distaste other people have for autistic people talking about them, even to other people who have similar interests
"Austism moms/parents" and their harmful, infantilizing views on autistic people
Systemic ableism
Ableist microaggressions (specifically the belief that every autistic person has to both understand and like everything about every other autistic person)
People dismissing autistic people's ideas, then taking credit for them if they work out
Need for routine and familiarity
The impact of comorbid PTSD and autism
The neurological need to stim and the inability to just "turn it off" even in a medical emergency
And I know internalized ableism is dealt with in future episodes due to a spoiler I saw on tiktok
This isn't everything it's touched on of course, and it's a solid amount of genuine issues that autistic people face, and to be honest they really don't play him as this "superhuman genius" after the first couple episodes - just a guy who has a different way of thinking that gives him the ability to come up with ideas they haven't thought of.
Honestly even the guy who most acts like he's some sort of superhuman in the pilot comes to have similar concerns as to how Shaun's symptoms are impacting his ability to function in the hospital.
If anyone has (non-spoiler) explanations as to if this gets worse, please feel free to let me know tho! I will be making future posts about this as I watch on if it continues being something I personally enjoy watching as an autistic person or if it gets yikes again in the way Episode 1 was, but I'm wondering if this is a pretty solid show that suffers from a bad pilot tbh.
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