Important:
Unless I make it clear that I don't like something and that a post is negative, you can always assume that my posts are neutral to positive. I mean what I say unless stated otherwise. I'll make it clear when I'm sarcastic or joking. Tone tags like /nf (no force), etc. confuse me because usually it wouldn't even have occurred to me that someone could have felt forced by it. I take things literally and mean things literally. If I don't, I'll make that clear ☝🏼
FAQ:
Autism levels, support needs, severity, and terminology:
Archive:
- Words for when you suddenly can't speak anymore (based on suggestions; list is closed now)
- What is receptive language disorder?
- Why people still talk about "severity" in autism (double link)
- Nonverbal/nonspeaking masterpost
- Communication with autistics who are nonverbal "from birth"
- Functional communication doesn't mean that you are able to self advocate
- Support Needs and Support Levels masterpost
- What trying to reclaim the R slur when you don't have ID implies (the reblog)
I use "severe" as a self-descriptor because that's what I was diagnosed with and therefore that's what people always refer to me as. I use it to indicate that my symptoms are different from most autistics on Tumblr and that I probably can't relate to most "extremely relatable autism posts" on here. I would never(!) force a label on someone, it's solely for myself.
