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So i’ve started doing knit and crochet over the past five or so months.

Would anyone be interested in commissioning me? I have pictures of finished projects I can post if people are interested

I’ve seen crochet whales and octopuses, what would you think of learning to make those? Oh and bees!!

@ethanthedino yes, I’ve seen patterns for whales and octopi! Would 100% make one 😁 They’re so cute

Reblogging again in celebration of my one (1) year anniversary of learning to knit and crochet!

I have a sizable portfolio now that I’ll get around to posting soon. If anyone is interested in having something made, my DMs are open!

i will never apologize for my accessibility needs. i will never apologize for standing up for myself and my accessibility needs. i will never apologize for having accessibility needs. i will never apologize for asking for my accessibility needs to be met. neither should you.

Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS) 🦓🦓🦓

Having hEDS is moving your shoulder and inch and feeling it pop so violently that you have to check for subluxations (or to see if it glows in the dark (⊙ˍ⊙)).

Having hEDS is waking up and deciding that you need more sleep, but it ain’t happening (fatigue and sleep problems).

Having hEDS is making 40 year old man noises when you move, yet being able to reach your entire back with one hand (stiff, yet hyper mobile).

Having hEDS is not knowing where to place the heating pad (widespread chronic pain).

Having hEDS is feeling like you spawn a new condition twice a month (generalized health problems).

Having hEDS is being asked by strangers about your cane (invisible disability).

Having hEDS is feeling like you’re collecting braces for every joint in your body (joint instability).

Having hEDS is having a pulse of 130 and people saying you need to see a counselor for stress management or other unsolicited advice (orthostatic intolerance and tachycardia).

Having hEDS is dying of heat exhaustion in 85 degree weather (temperature dysregulation).

Having hEDS is wondering in what way your stomach is malfunctioning, because it could be one of ten things (bowel and digestive issues/ allergies and food sensitivities).

Having hEDS is being told there’s nothing wrong with you, when that couldn’t be farther from the truth (symptoms are scattered/ seem separate or unrelated to each other, tests come back normal, findings don’t make sense, may appear psychological).

Repost if you too are a Zebra, or to spread Dazzle awareness and support ✨✨✨

Ehlers-danlos is valid. It may not be a commonly known condition, but we can change that!!!

Reblog this post if you are professionally diagnosed and you support informed self diagnosis and you hate people accusing others of faking disorders when they have no evidence to support that

Myth VS Reality

undiagnosed or late-diagnosed autistics, time to reveal yourselves. what is one memory from your childhood or pre-teen years that should have suggested to people that you might have autism, but didn’t. 

for me, i made my mom sing me a lullaby every night until i was 12, because i didn’t like the idea of my nightly routine ever changing. if she didn’t sing me one, i would get out of bed, go get her from wherever she was in the house, bring her to my room, and make her tuck me in and sing one to me. i wasn’t able to fall asleep until she did. 

Late-diagnosed autistic here.

My nana was the only one that got suspicious over this, but I would cry and scream if I was interrupted while in the middle of a task (ex: coloring a page) but would be perfectly calm about having to stop what I was doing if I was allowed to finish. She said my distress looked as if I was in physical, real pain over this every time it happened.

“You don’t look autistic!”

[Image text]: I learned against my own will how to hide my entire being at a young age as a result of chronic, repetitive child abuse, emotional neglect, bullying, ostracism, and social isolation simply because I am autistic that lasted for over a decade, causing me to involuntarily mask on a daily basis and become a bitter, confused dissociating mess of a human shell who for a long time believed that there was something horribly wrong with me as an existing human being and couldn’t comprehend that I was just different and that there was actually nothing wrong with me and I never came to terms with it until early adulthood and that is why, my friend, I do not ‘look’ autistic to you.

So i’ve started doing knit and crochet over the past five or so months.

Would anyone be interested in commissioning me? I have pictures of finished projects I can post if people are interested

I’ve seen crochet whales and octopuses, what would you think of learning to make those? Oh and bees!!

@ethanthedino yes, I’ve seen patterns for whales and octopi! Would 100% make one 😁 They’re so cute

this may not work for everyone, but the best advice i’ve ever heard was something like “if you’re struggling with something, make it easier.” that sounds like bullshit, but it actually helps me a lot.

i struggled to brush my teeth for years. i still do! but i made it easier for myself by paying attention to my needs. what kept me from brushing? part of it was the sensory experience, so i switched to an electric one and it works much better for me. part of it was having to stand in the bathroom for two minutes, so i moved my brush and toothpaste into my bedroom, where i lay or sit in bed and look at my phone while i use them. this didn’t solve the entire problem for me, but it made things so much easier.

i can’t stand having a shirt collar, so i wear mostly tank tops, but for the shirts i really like, i usually just cut the neck part out. yeah it’s not super pretty, so i keep some of my shirts uncut if i really like them for their look, but it helps for my every day clothes. (my mom taught me this one.)

showering and doing dishes are two things that make me want to die from boredom(? i don’t really have a term for that crushing boredom/dread of executive dysfunction and trauma responses). now i have a speaker for my shower and headphones for chores, and i just listen to music or podcasts. it makes things easier, even if it isn’t enough every time.

just. look at what you’re struggling with and think about what specific part is bothering you most. if there’s an easy fix, take it. even if it only makes things slightly more manageable, you deserve that. you deserve an easier way to do things that you struggle with. even if the solution seems silly or weird, is it hurting anyone? is it making anything worse? is it better to brush your teeth in bed or not at all?

I really love the autism positivity on this website, but it seems to mainly focus on verbal autistics. Can I get a reblog for nonverbal autism positivity?

Good luck to all the disabled students going back soon, please be kind to yourself and do what you need to to get through it