I got ‘Like A Charm’ by Elle McNicoll yesterday because I’ve just been weird at the moment so I’m hoping that it will help me out.

✨ The trailer for A Kind of Spark came out!!! ✨

Chloe Hayden speaking truths

congratulations to the happy couple on their engagement 🤍🫶🏼🌻

not self diagnosed not professionally diagnosed but a secret third thing (peer reviewed autism)

Shout out to people with auditory processing disorder!!!

what?

*holds up a sign that says “Shout out to people with auditory processing disorder!!!”*

*before the sign is fully up* Oh! Thank you for the support!!!

A large part of growing up and being autistic is getting punished for not meeting the unspoken expectations of neurotypicals.

I didn’t miss that social cue I just thought it was stupid 

When people describe negative autism traits (you better believe I'm loaded with them)

Eye contact hack: Take notes while people are talking to you so you don't have to focus on eye contact as hard.

Being autistic is so funny because even when you're not totally awkward, you still end up with all these misconceptions about how friendships and relationships work because Neurotypicals never feel the need to explain themselves. I fr asked someone if I was allowed to read fanfiction while in a relationship or if my partner would get too jealous one time. Even when I've learned to communicate, I still don't know jack shit about socializing

“Can I call you later?”

Yes. But also when is later? What time is later? Is later in ten minutes? Is later in ten hours? Is later before the end of the average business day (5pm)? Is later tomorrow? Is later next week? Please I need ANSWERS —

Neurotypical: I love (sports team), I watch all their matches, have all their merchandise and would fight anyone who hates them!

Society: Cool! We accept this!

Autistic Person: Wow, these trading cards are cool. I’m going to start collecting them!

Society: That is a dangerous obsession and we must discourage it at all costs.

I am once again asking the autistic community stop punching down on autistic people they’ve been taught to view as “stereotypes.”

I’m talking about nonspeaking autistics.  About autistic people who need full-time support.  About asexual and aromantic autistics.  Autistics who don’t want a lot of friends.  Unemployed autistics.  Autistics who were/are in special ed.  Intellectually disabled autistics.  Autistic adults who live with other family members.  Autistics whose meltdowns aren’t “subtle.”  Autistics who injure themselves.  Multiply disabled autistics.  Autistic shut-ins and agoraphobes.

We are all just as deserving of respect and dignity as former gifted kid autistics who still do everything they can to distance themselves from us even as they preach acceptance.