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finder-of-rings · 4 months

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Are you autistic? Are you an autistic artist? Are you autistic and a person of color? Are you an autistic person who feels that your story has been untold in common narratives of autism? Are you creative?

If yes, we want YOU! Specifically, I want to invite you to contribute to this show I'm a part of called the autistic monologues! We are seeking to tell as many aspects of the autistic experience as we can and there is simply only so much we can cover as a rather homogeneous group (mostly white, 19-22, queer, undiagnosed or late diagnosed, etc) from one small college. Please fill out this form if you have anything you'd like to submit! Videos and art we can project digitally and recordings of your writing are particularly welcome!

Even if you aren't eligible to submit, please reblog this and spread the word, maybe one of your followers is! If you have any questions please feel free to contact me or @southernwizards

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spooksforsammy · 4 months

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Hate that the thought of using AAC is still in a way frown upon.

No matter how much more is talked about and seen, the general public isn’t aware and open to it.

Like AAC is something only really know if disabled, have family member that disabled, or work with disabled people.

If was to walk up to one of my teachers and talking about AAC, they would look at me like was crazy. Because most likely doesn’t know what it. Or what used for. Or how work. Or why needed.

If was to actually use AAC like need, would be viewed as disrespectful. Which isn’t much because already seen that way to a good amount but…

Being black most definitely plays a role, even if most won’t admit. Black people see more things as disrespectful then probably should, especially if older. The concept isn’t something they really know and they extremely value spoken language. They values correct grammar and using your voice and AAC for me isn’t either of those. It’s not my body voice and I can’t always use correct grammar.

Even if don’t contribute race into why AAC frowned upon. AAC is used by those with disabilities, the public isn’t fully okay with people being disabled. With them needing more help.

So even if race wasn’t problem, using AAC still wouldn’t be okay to them

#speech4amy #actually autistic #disabled poc #disability #neurodivergent #autism #neurodiversity #medium support needs #part time aac user #aac user #autistic poc #autizzy #long post

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autisticdreamdrop · 10 months

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more poc dark haired AAC users

credit: Drawn To AAC

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your-local-aaa-battery · 2 months

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My heart is broken for Ryan Gainer. No one deserves to die simply for being black and autistic. We must fight for the rights of all autistics, because no one will do it for us.

It is so close to autism awareness month, and my heart hurts knowing just how many people face the same discrimination for simply having a disability and being a POC.

I urge everyone to share and reblog as many posts as they can. Get the internet’s attention! Because we need everyone if we are going to continue the fight for justice for Ryan Gainer.

Rest in Power, Ryan Gainer

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imkrisyoung · 2 months

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Now that I'm growing more into myself and no longer suppressing my autistic and ADHD traits l, I'm having more moments where I'm physically unable to speak l, essentially "going nonverbal", as it's known.

It's freeing, but at the same time it's scary because there are a lot of hostile and violent people out there who will never understand what it's like to be neurodivergent.

Still, I'm thankful for the Infinite Universe for freeing me from the trauma, and bringing me closer to myself every day. ❤️

#autism #autistic #audhd #actually autistic #actuallyautistic #adhd #neurodivergent #neurodivergence #neurodiversity #autizzy #nonverbal #black and autistic #autistic while black #autistic people of color #autistic poc #autistic bipoc

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thecorvidforest · 7 months

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it is so isolating to be disliked by other autistic people (mostly lvl 1s) because i am a stereotypical autistic person and they think i make the community look bad.

i stim loudly. i have self-harm stims. i have tone regulation problems. i don’t understand and can’t pick up on social cues. i’m gullible. a lot of things go right over my head. i have childish interests. i have poor motor skills. i need things explained to me a lot of times before i understand them. i have a poor grasp on language. i have frequent verbal shutdowns. my meltdowns are loud and dramatic and violent. i learned how to emote through media and it shows. i have a lot of difficulty masking.

a lot of autistic people (ahem, aspie supremacists) dislike that i refer to my autism as a disability and am observably disabled by it. they don’t like that i have deficits. it gets in the way of their “autism isn’t a disability, it’s a superpower” rhetoric. it’s exhausting seeing other autistic people get on beyonce’s internet and say shit like “autistic people don’t have social deficits, we just think allistic communication is bad and wrong” as if their experience = all autistic peoples experience.

pls stop speaking over the entire community. idgaf if you don’t personally call yourself disabled or don’t experience social deficits, lots of us do and we don’t deserve to be written off because our existence doesn’t support your narrative.

#corvidforest vent post #vent #i dont even know if this makes sense #im too tired and angry to make this a better post #sorry if this is nonsensical #autism #actually autistic #autistic #asd #autistic poc

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autismcultureis · 2 months

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Autism culture is constantly being frustrated as an autistic person of color because your adoptive mother (a white woman) loves you but she does not understand you and she thinks you are overreacting about certain things

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#autistic culture #autism culture #autism #autism spectrum disorder #autistic #neurodivergent #neurodiversity #actually autistic #asd #autistic things #nd #poc #person of color #autistic poc #autistic person #autistic person of color #autistic poc culture

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revenantscholar · 2 months

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so tired of this shit

“There are great questions as to whether it was appropriate to use deadly force against a 15-year-old autistic kid who was having an episode,” said DeWitt Lacy, a civil rights lawyer representing the family. “We need to see the video and the moment of the shooting … but it doesn’t seem like anyone was in imminent danger of death or great bodily injury.”

... In February, the Los Angeles police department fatally shot a man who was holding a plastic fork, which followed a string of incidents in which LAPD officers shot people with harmless objects in their hands, including a phone, a bike part and a car part."

#another black boy dead just for existing #autistic poc #ryan gainer

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alone-in-the-shade · 1 year

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Abed Nadir definitely watched DS9 and loves Julian Bashir. A lanky autistic bisexual brown guy on star trek? Cool, cool cool cool

#community #abed nadir #julian bashir #star trek ds9 #autistic characters #asd #bisexual #bisexual characters #bi poc #autistic poc #autistic positivity #autistic julian bashir

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anewinterpretation · 2 years

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Having a super bad day so

TL;DR: Having autism is already playing life on hard mode, but some days it's really difficult to be autistic in this world....

They say I fit in fine and that they can't even tell and that it's never held me back and blah blah blah except they never include me in conversations or social gatherings because I say weird stuff, only like talking about the same 3 things, and speak out of turn.

.... Especially when you've gotten very good at masking.

People will say they don't care about the autism or they accept you or they understand or whatever. They'll claim they're completely okay and accepting until you start displaying basic and common symptoms of the disability because I'm only "high functioning" until my symptoms affect them personally.

They say I'm such a good and respectful kid (I'm a full grown adult btw) except when I ask genuine questions in a way that does not fit in with their ideals of how a society should run (I spoke with too much authority to a "superior" or simply don't do what I'm told without questioning it first). No then I'm disrespectful and leave a bad taste in people's mouths.

They say I'm pleasant to be around because I'm fairly quiet and even tempered, but when it takes me a full day to process an emotion and I shut down and start ignoring people, I'm suddenly rude and people can't stand to be around me because I take too much energy to deal with (??? Yeah it doesnt make sense to me either).

But most days I'm okay with being different. Most days I wear it as a badge of honor. Most days I have enough respect for myself to fill the empty void that should be respect from my peers.

And then I think.... Maybe it is me. I mean it literally is. I am different, so maybe I am just a nightmare to deal with. Maybe my failures to get along with people are entirely my fault. And yeah, it would be a lot easier if I were able to live on the same wavelength as a neurotypical. I would get in a lot fewer arguments and piss a lot fewer people off and be able to hold a conversation adequately and get my point across efficiently and make a lot less trouble and...

But here we are.

But some days I'm just not. Some days it eats away at me instead. And some days I just want to completely disappear. I don't fit in. I don't have friends. I make enemies very easily. I burn bridges without meaning to. I don't understand things that are apparently basic and normal to my allistic counterparts. And its exhausting. And it makes me wish I was someone else. Someone more capable of fitting into this world.

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writerbeemedina · 2 years

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October is a time to acknowledge many different things. One of those things is AAC Awareness Month!!

• AAC stands for Augmentative and Alternative Communication.

• AAC is any form of communication other than spoken words. This can take the form of a speech application on a device; the use of photographs or symbols; writing; drawing; sign language; etc.

• People who are mute, or find physical speech taxing or painful such as autistic people may depend on these alternative forms of communication. And that’s neat! 📱📖📝🤟

Above is my girl Cassandra, who will be a protagonist in a romantic short story collection I’ve been working on. She loves fantasy novels, true crime, and romance! 📚🔪💕More to come about her soon! I can’t wait for you to meet her when the WIP is ready!!

Special thanks to @perplexingluciddreams for helping bring her to life!!

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spooksforsammy · 7 months

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I’ve only recently realized that I never have and possibly never will fit the Instagram idea of “actually autistic”.

I can’t recognize social cues even if stated. I need to be told to do simple things like shower and clean my room, and even if told I can’t do many of them independently. I have to be monitored when cooking, especially when it comes to knives, and can’t go anywhere by myself since I have low sense of danger and awareness of environment.

The instagram actually autistic is mainly LSN autistics learning to fully unmask, and while at one point that was me, I was never fully masked like them. My autistic traits still showed, especially my stim. I was only learning to accept myself. I was learning to unmask but it never was and never will be to their degree. They were learning to understand themselves and I was learning to accept that I never will pass as normal. Instagram actually autistic is mainly LSN autistics learning how to show their autism more while I never fully had a chance to mask.

My social difficulties were obvious but I rarely socialize so not many adults picked up on it. When little it was my own world, when socializing it was how I wanted it to be and when I wanted it to be. I was in full control which could appear like I was okay. I was uncomfortable and confused when In social settings and the kids around me felt controlled when hanging out with me. Instagram actually autistic doesn’t speak about that experience, so how can I relate to it.

And nothing here is what I actually want to say. I can’t say what I actually need to because… it’s just not possible. Everything is different in my brain then what I’m saying. Instagram actually autistic doesn’t show or talk about that.

#speech4amy #actually autistic #disabled poc #disability #neurodivergent #autism #neurodiversity #personalamy #autistic poc #black autistic #low support needs #medium support needs #moderate support needs #long post

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autisticdreamdrop · 10 months

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poc adult helping a poc child use an AAC from Canva

credit: Drawn To AAC

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your-local-aaa-battery · 1 month

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Something I have realized after being diagnosed with autism is that I am never going to fit in with my peers. But what was even harder to accept was that I already didn’t.

When I was diagnosed in December, I felt like I was an outsider in my own community. I hadn’t been diagnosed early enough to fit in with those who were, but I also was diagnosed too early to fit in with those diagnosed in adulthood. I felt trapped and like I had lost a part of myself that I had never known existed.

Through my research of Autism Spectrum Disorder, I stumbled across a lot of influencers who were classified as late-diagnosed autistic. And for some reason, I felt like I could finally relate to somebody. But, these people were all adults? How could I possibly understand that?

Well, in an effort to find out if I fall under the umbrella of late-diagnosed autism, I found that anyone who is diagnosed at the age of 12 or older is considered late-diagnosed.

It felt like a weight lifted off my shoulders. I finally understood why I was struggling so much and it made my struggles with mental health finally add up.

But then, I started to notice a lot more of the things people say about autism.

“That’s autistic”

“Stop being so acoustic”

“Oh I’m so autistic”

“____ is a little acoustic”

After hearing these things for weeks, I finally had enough. I shared a TikTok to my Instagram story. I didn’t think much of any negative feedback I would receive, and most people were incredibly supportive of me speaking out about something important to me.

But of course, I knew that not everyone would be this kind. The next day, I was sitting in my fifth period. I overheard a conversation between two girls. One of these girls I had already had problems with. I overheard them mocking my story, using my exact words.

I felt so angry, and I kindly asked my teacher to let me sit in the hallway.

I think this was the day I finally realized that some people aren’t willing to admit when they’re wrong. And to add salt to the wound, they used my words against me to make some kind of joke.

After that, I knew I had to do more.

So, I started this blog.

I hope I can spread more information about ASD and decrease the stigma surrounding it. Because some of the smartest people in history could have very well been autistic, and being autistic doesn’t make you stupid.

#actually autistic #autism awareness #autistic community #autistic poc #late diagnosed autistic #autistic female #autism spectrum disorder #autistic experiences #autism #autism experiences

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prettyguardian-prettygirl · 3 months

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please don’t forget that our joy as people of color, as queer people, and as disabled people is a type of rebellion in itself 🩷

#autistic things #autistic experiences #being autistic #autistic feels #autistic pride #disabled pride #gentle reminder #disabled representation #gentle suggestions #soft #soft suggestions #soft reminder #queer poc #queer femme #disabled positivity #disabled queer #autistic positivity #black autistic #autistic poc

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imkrisyoung · 10 months

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In Abbott Elementary, I think not only is Gregory Eddie autistic, but Janine Teagues is as well!

#abbott elementary #janine teagues #gregory eddie #actuallyautistic #actually autistic #autistic headcanons #autizzy #black and autistic #autistic people of color #autistic poc #black autistic #autistic and black #tv shows

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