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Autism HUNGRY feed it 4 hours of PACING AROUND THE KITCHEN

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reposting this twitter thread on here so that it hopefully reaches more folks

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Source ~ Twitter @/Sara_Rose_G

[Image Description - Screenshot of a tweet from Sara Gibbs (@Sara_Rose_G). White text on dark blue background.

Text reads: “If you say ‘autistic’ three times into a mirror, a neurotypical will appear behind you and say ‘actually it’s person with autism’”]

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💕💕💕💕💕

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happy autism acceptance month to the autistics who ARE like the stereotypes

happy autism acceptance month to the autistics who are nowhere near the stereotypes

happy autism acceptance month to the autistics who are self diagnosed

happy autism acceptance month to the autistics who are professionally diagnosed

happy autism acceptance month to the autistics who were told they "dont look autistic"

happy autism acceptance month to the autistics who were bullied for being obviously autistic

happy autism acceptance month to the autistics who cant mask

happy autism acceptance month to the autistics who have been masking for so long that people would never expect you to be autistic

happy autism acceptance month to the autistics who struggle really badly each and every day

happy autism acceptance month to the autistics who have learned how to work with their autism and struggle a lot less

happy autism acceptance month to the autistics who grew up not knowing what was "wrong" with them

happy autism acceptance month to the autistics who knew they were autistic from a young age and faced hardship because of that

happy autism acceptance month to autistic people.

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#autism #sensory issues #neurodivergent #hypersensitivity #asd #adhd #undiagnosed autism #undiagnosed autistic

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if you have adhd, you might be surrounded by or crave unhealthy/toxic relationships even though you know they're bad for you.

you get dopamine hits from the instability and the conflict and not being able to predict what will happen next so you sort of become addicted to it and want them to stay even though you know they're bad for you.

this doesn't make you a bad person, but you're going to have to learn how to set boundaries and find healthier sources of dopamine for you're own well being

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Some of my favorite, (mostly) quiet fidget toys:

Sometimes you can’t afford to have a fidget that clicks or makes noise and I find that these fidgets are (mostly) quiet, just as stimulating, and pretty subtle, so I thought I’d share some of my faves :)

I’ll add to it as I discover more, but please feel free to add your faves too!

***This is not a sponsored post and I am receiving no money for this***

TLDR: I go into detail about each one below the cut, but if you want to check them out yourself (totally understandable), I’ve linked them below too!

1. Calm Strips: 

Price: $12.49 for a pack of 5

Where to Buy: Calm Strips Website

2. Crazy Aaron’s Thinking Putty:

Price: $3.00 - $50.00 (depending on the size tin you buy)

Where to Buy:  Crazy Aaron’s website, Amazon, Barnes & Noble

3. Fidget (or Spinner) Ring: 

Where to Buy: Amazon, Etsy

Amazon Price: $10.99 for 3

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Sorry if my mannerisms imply something socially offensive, everything I do is a performance and I'm a terrible actor

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when talking about disability activism, it’s important we acknowledge a broad range of voices, and that we go out of our way to listen to those who aren’t always listened to

disabled queer people

disabled people of colour

people with more than one disability

disabled people in a religious minority

disabled people who will never live up to productivity levels demanded by capitalism

basically any disabled person who has more than one dimension of oppression NEEDS to be placed at the centre of our activism. because they matter too. and what has always made disability activism great is our intersectionality.

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It’s be so so cool if I could process emotions normally that would be so so cool

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You ever met a person SO neurotypical it makes you roll your eyes a little bit? Like my guy were u made in a lab?

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didnt get held back but ive been in those pull out n small classes since 2nd grade

tired of all the nd ppl talking about how they were a gifted kid who burned out where’s my buddies who were labeled as fucking stupid and troubled from the very beginning 🙋 common i know you’re out there who else got put into special needs and extra help class and got held back and all that good shit cause i’m not alone

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ew the last one dude same.

Some things neurotypical people do that almost always confuse or upset me

Sarcastically say thank you for something I haven’t done, I think to make me feel bad for not doing it even though they never told me it needed doing

“Oh look it says gullible on the ceiling”

Not believing I understand them until I make eye contact, I’m usually pretty good at making just enough eye contact that people feel like I’m listening, but direct prolonged eye contact is uncomfortable.

Weird passive aggressive code instead of asking for things, very lucky my parents are ask culture and just tell me things.

Sarcastic jokes. The more genuine they’re played the less likely I am to get the joke.

Mumbling with their back to me and then getting annoyed that they have to repeat themself

Refusing to turn on subtitles for me and their only excuse is “I don’t need them” fuck that I do actually need them it’s why I asked.

“Is that an accommodation?” Meaning “I’m only gonna do that if I have to” why can’t you just do it to be polite it takes 3 seconds of your time to fix the thing that’s upsetting. Usually me asking if I can step outside because im on the verge of a panic attack.

“I need you to try harder, getting distracted isn’t what you should be doing right now”

Feel free to add to this.

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“no i will not elaborate” is such a fun line, but unfortunately i have adhd and am incapable of shutting up. yes i will elaborate

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found out my teacher also has adhd today. i was completely unaware of my school having a neurodivergent teacher. n hes one of my favs too. 😁

#actually neurodivergent #adhd #actually adhd #neurodivergent

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Is it really a mood swing or your brain stopped masking?

#actually adhd #actually neurodivergent