undiagnosed-autistic
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I needed a place to be my true self, a place where I can vent and share my interests, so I created this blog. Lately my hypothesis that I may be on the Spectrum is becoming more and more burdening. It's been six years (or even more) since my first "Am I autistic"online test. I feel like I'm exploding. Here I want to be free, to share and post things related to Autism Spectrum Disorder, to ask for advice, to talk about things that make me happy, so please, be kind.
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Obnoxious how most anti-infantilization activism in many low support-centric autistic communities seems to rely on arguing we don't need support rather than reducing the stigma attatched to needing support.
Simply put, most anti-infantilization autistic activism I see is about how we don't need to be talked to slowly, need 24/7 care, don't need help with going to the toilet, don't need help shopping, etc. because we 'aren't toddlers'.
Which is a bad kind of activism, because, uh, many of us DO need those things. This is a fact. Ignoring it won't make it go away. And saying that only children need those things IS infantilization.
What we SHOULD be arguing is that adults who have medium to high support needs and who need help with or just can't do basic tasks, can't speak or can't speak well, need to have things explained slowly/repeatedly, etc. are still adults and deserve to be respected as such. Having higher support needs isn't childish.
No, people shouldn't assume that all autistics have higher support needs. But autistics with lower support needs also shouldn't erase those who do, when they are ALWAYS the ones most impacted by infantilization.
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You know what's the most precious thing that I've learned after becoming an adult?
That some social rules that are ingrained in your brain are pretty much stupid. An example? That objects and clothes for children are for children and children only.
Today I've bought a package of Pokemon plasters, some people might think it's childish, but I love Pokémon and this plasters give me so much joy. Life is already difficult, why follow some rules that make it more sad and gray?
P.s. here's a picture of my coool plasters!
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Ways Your Are Masking Your Autistic Traits Without Realizing
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Hi! A relative of mine wants to schedule her first psychiatric appointment and she has some questions that I don't know how to answer to. If someone has the answers please leave a comment, reblog (or send me an ask), it'll be really helpful to ease her anxiety (I have a hunch she might be autistic and knowing in advance what might happen might help her a lot).
Questions:
When she will call to schedule her appointment what questions will they ask her? Do they usually ask some personal info on the phone? Which ones?
What questions will the psychiatrist ask her during her first visit?
How long does a first visit last?
Could she be prescribed medication without a diagnosis? (She wants to know if the psychiatrist might give her medicines without ever giving her a diagnosis; to be clear she would like to recieve diagnosis)
After the first visit what happens?
She says not to worry about giving long asnwers, the more details the better!
Please reblog to reach more people.
Thank you!
#help#psychiatrist#meds#psychiatry#psychology#therapy#info#autism#actually audhd#social anxiety#agoraphobia#depression#ed#adhd#personality disorder#anxiety#neurodivergent#questions#medicine#disorders
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My friend’s little brother (non-verbal) used to hide people’s shoes if he liked the person, because it meant they had to stay longer. The more difficult it was to find your shoes, the more he liked you.
One day my cousin came over, and she was a bitch. When it was time to leave, my friend’s brother handed her shoes directly to her and she went on and on about how he must have a crush on her because he only “helped” her.
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Not having friends usually doesn't bother me too much. I haven't had a friend for so long that I don't even remember how it feels like to have someone to talk to, someone who misses me, who tells me nice words.
Usually it doesn't bother me feeling so lonely all the time, it's my reality, the only world I know of.
But as the days go by, and I grow older and older, my heart aches. I see people my age getting married, having children, and here I am, struggling even to find a single friend. I'm not asking much, I've never asked much, I only wanted a friend. One. I don't want to be alone all the time, why have I to always be alone? Why?
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yeah, people do lie on the internet, however i am so passionate about things that if i lie it will feel like i committed an autistic sin
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do you guys ever get annoyed that like. we have bodily needs.
like, sure, I don't mind eating a lil snack or drinking something tasty, BUT it annoys me that I have to do that in order to live.
like, I can't have little treats all the time, no, I have to eat regular meals, because otherwise the body will get upset. and most of the times, the body will also get upset if you eat something in particular, because it's dramatic like that
I like sweet fizzy drinks, but I gotta drink way more than I would like to in order to stay hydrated. and best way to do so is to drink water & that does NOT spark joy, the flavor usually is off, boring and annoying. not to mention if you drink enough, you gotta go to the bathroom so often, such an annoyance
like. do you guys get me.
#having to go to the bathroom= complete nightmare#when you go out you have to constantly think about palces you could go that have a bathroom#and usually you have to pay#(bars)#or are dirty#(public bathrooms)#and showering#argh#and washing hairs#and having to sleep#and if you don't sleep you are tired#and sleeping is so difficult
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Non-autistics living with autistics:
They keep eating the same freaking food and it frustrates me so much! We can't have the "big scary light" on just lamps everywhere! Even when I try to find peace by doing stuff with them they just ignore me and do whatever they want. They can't even do the simplest of things like go with me to the grocery store every week! How do people expect them to survive in society??
Autistics living together:
So as long as we get my 10 packets of this really specific food, and some snacks, I'll be okay. Also is it cool if you go to the grocery store? I can clean the bathroom since thats bad sensory for you and the store is bad sensory for me. Can you turn on the lamp instead of the big light? It gives me a headache. Thanks man. Yea I'll unplug the TV for you since you can hear the high pitched noise. Do you want to do two separate things in the same room as bonding again this evening? Thats my favorite part of the day too.
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who’s gonna tell tumblr that executive dysfunction is more than Not Doing Things?
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Autism has long been synonymous with "struggle". If you don't struggle, if you're successful or you're just happy with life people are less likely to recognize you as autistic, except for other autistic people.
I swear, we have an autism radar. Autie-radar? Autie-dar?
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"Not everyone is going to like you."
And look, I logically get that. Different personalities, different beliefs, views etc.
But the high masking autistic side of me deeply wants to know why and how I can change it because this outward personality has been carefully crafted over decades of successful scripts, reading books on body language, conversation studies and people watching.
I have carefully pruned back the parts of myself that others find distasteful, weird, off-putting...the "uncanny valley" effect that I give if not carefully schooling every single aspect of my outward appearance.
So, when that's rejected, there is a part of me that needs to know why. What needs to be pruned? What needs to be further detailed like a sports car so that I'm running correctly and I'm appeasing to everyone?
And also... This is an aspect I'm trying hard to unlearn. I was diagnosed late so my whole personality was built upon these rules and laws of interaction. Unlearning that and trying to accept that being me, authentically, is okay...that shit is difficult.
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I just watched the first episode of Iwájú, and I'm already loving what I'm seeing! Please go watch it if you can! Don't give Disney the chance to say we don't care about unique and original stories!
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The autistic urge to rub my face against every soft thing that I see
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Eye contact
I opt for fixing them with a piercing stare for the briefest moment
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