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Imagine my shock as a neurodivergent teen when I first realized that using large vocabulary and eloquent speech doesn't make you less likely to be misinterpreted, rather it adds an entirely new layer of misinterpretation I had never even realized existed in the form of people thinking you're being snobbish or condescending when you're just trying to be specific
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Being autistic is being nine years old and wishing you had a best friend. Being sixteen years old and wishing you had a best friend. Being twenty five years old and wishing you had a best friend.
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Do neurotypical people just have this natural ability to be able to speak to others without having to rely on a mental script that took years of practicing to learn?
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OOF
(original text from article by devon price)
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Joined a discord server that was supposed to be a place for talking about special interests and to my utter bemusement, all of the infodump channels were about different media. Shows, movies etc. That was it! No other options.
Listen… y’all know “special interest” is not a synonym for “show I’m obsessed with,” right? I mean, it can be about media. But that is not all it is.
I collect wooden wands and fabric samples. Some autistic people collect figurines. Or stamps, or cards, or catalogs. Or doorknobs. Collecting certain items is a hugely common special interest. So is collecting information, be it about a specific animal, a historical period, a specific type of technology, etc. I’ve read of a kid whose special interest was washing machines.
It is well known that special interests are a way for autistic people to interpret/understand/make sense of the world, to find order in chaos, to create a sense of security by making ourselves “experts” on that topic.
Well, that is not just true for special interests with a Blorbo you can project on!!!
The weird kid in your class whose special interest is collecting gum wrappers? His special interest is as profoundly meaningful to him as your show is to you.
Don’t leave us out of autistic spaces because our special interests are seemingly uncommon or weird or not meaningful. Don’t make the same mistake allistics do when they characterize an autistic person as robotic or subhuman for being obsessed with a specific mundane item or category.
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Me, not talking: Ah fuck, I am being weird
Me, talking: Ah fuck, I am being weird
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If neurotypicals are so good at picking up hints, why do they never seem to notice you leaning away when they try to touch you?
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the autistic struggle of trying to say “please stop talking to me I don’t have the brain power to continue this conversation” without actually saying it
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I like listening to ppl talk so i can see whats normal and whats not normal
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Sometimes I feel like breaking down asking myself "why is everything so hard for me?" "Why can't I do the same things as other people?" "Why do I need to struggle with the stupidest of things?" But then I remember autism is a ✨️disability✨️ and I am, in fact, disabled
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To my fellow neurodivergents -
Are you the one who has dozens of tabs open at time?
Or are you the one who has minimal tabs open and goes through effort to keep the open tabs number small likely because you feel crowded with too many tabs open?
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Autism flirting bases:
1st base: Talking your ear off about my special interests
2nd base: Happy stimming in front of you
3rd base: Willingly making prolonged eye contact with you
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Bigots Claiming To Be Free Speech Advocates: "So I'm supposed to run through a bunch of COMPLICATED MATHEMATICAL FORMULAS?, Every time I say ANYTHING? To ANYONE? Just because SOMEONE might be OFFENDED? Why can't people just GROW THICKER SKIN?"
Autistic People: "First time?"
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Can I get an amen to wearing noise-cancelling headphones when you're home alone
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autistic people are allowed to fit autism stereotypes
i take things literally. i don’t get a lot of neurotypical humor and often feel left out of the joke or even feel like i’m the joke sometimes. i’m gullible. there’s no way to sugarcoat it or put it more nicely, i’m just gullible. i don’t always know what’s satire. i’m socially awkward and have a hard time befriending or remaining friends with anybody who isn’t like me.
much of the autism community puts so much emphasis on “all autistic people aren’t x” and not enough on “who cares if we’re x, we deserve rights”
this goes doubly for ID and nonspeaking autistics btw i just can’t speak to that experience personally
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pls pls pls pls plsss respect when people don't want to be touched. that goes for family too.
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