#autism art

[theorahsart]

Way way back I drew a comic explaining what we really mean by ‘The Autism Spectrum’ and posted it here back when Tumblr was Huge. Then the comic really blew up!! Last year I did a remake of the comic, with some updated language, and using Mia, a character from a graphic novel I made. Figured I’d share for Autism Acceptance Month!

#Autism Acceptance #autismacceptance2023 #autismacceptancemonth #actuallyautistic #actually autistic #autism comic #autism art #autism #autism spectrum

[locketdream]

normalize "big" stims! - Strawberry

#strawberry's art #stim #stims #stimming #stim art #stimming art #autism #autistic #autism spectrum disorder #actually autistic #actually autism #art #autie #autism art #autistic art #autism artist #autistic artist

[crying-sphynx]

Me and my bf were baking gingerbreads and I cut out two tbh shaped ones. One of them, this fella, found themself a friend in the oven. Fused together while baking, it was a very cute and funny surprise when I pulled the tray out from the oven.

So I drew them.

They're inseparable, best friends.

#tbh #tbh creature #autism creature #creature #yippee #autism #neurodivergent #gingerbread #fishie #merry crisis #ms paint #yippee creature #fish #autism art

[dreamdropsystem]

we out here autistic and trans 🏳️‍⚧️

#my artwork #art #digital art #tibby #tbh creature #autism creature #trans #transgender #trans right #transgender rights #trans flag #trans art #trans artist #transgender art #transgender artist #autism art #autistic art #autie art #autism #autism spectrum disorder #autistic #autie #asd #tangle #fidget #fidgets #stim toy #stim toys #stim #stimming

[germplush]

froggie looked so cute in this so i drew them stimming - shane/theo/bug

#our art #shane's art #froggie #build a bear workshop #build-a-bear workshop #build a bear #build-a-bear #spring green frog #spring frog #gree frog #frog #plush art #plushie art #stuffed animal art #plush #plushie #stuffed animal #stuffed animals #object sentience #posic #frog art #stim #stims #stimming #stim art #stimming art #autism #autism art #autistic art #autistic character

[zoetheneko]

Boop! Gotcha! :3

(Just one more boop for the road c'mon!)

Happy Autism awareness/acceptence month 🎉

#autism creature #tbh creature #tbh #autism #autism spectrum disorder #asd #autistic #autism awareness #autism acceptance #autistic artist #artist on tumblr #digital art #my art #autism art #doodle #chibi #boop

[magentasnail]

tried making a visual representation of how I feel when I'm over stimulated

#autism #sensory overload #sensory overstimulation #bright colours cw #autism art #art

[sicksadstar]

loud hands are happy hands

#strawberry's art #andy #angel #loud hands #loud hands are happy hands #happy hands #happy stim #stim #stims #stimming #autism spectrum disorder #autism spectrum #autistic spectrum #autism #autistic #autie #asd #autism art #autistic art #autie art #asd art #autism artist #autistic artist #actually autistic #actually autism #stim art #stimming art #fappy arms #bunny rabbit #angelcore

[minatist]

webby week day 4: au/headcanon

heres my headcanon everyooneee!! i wish i couldve given her a bit more curlier hair, though at least ive given her whiskers. (mostly because scrooge has them. but they also fit her A LOT.) id like to believe that she would wear lots of jewelry along with star clips just because she thinks theyre cute. not to mention the unibrow- though thats more of a self insert, but i still think it came out looking cute! the braces was a last second thought but when i looked deeper onto it i think that she would genuinely have to wear them! the adventuring would have broken her teeth which resulted to the braces 😆

oh yeah and shes autistic

#giving my characters a unibrow bc we need more of them #autism art #webby week 2023 #ducktales #dt17 #webby vanderquack

[kayas-kosmos]

Autism Symbol Dragon.

This is the autism symbol as a dragon. I did this to represent the influence my autism has on my art. This is a public domain drawing and anyone can use it for any reason.

I really like the infinity autism symbol over all others, especially the Godawful puzzle piece. It really encapsulates the diversity of our community and how unique every autistic individual is. But I wanted to do a little spin on it by turning it into a dragon to add some extra meaning. A dragon to me is the symbol of the imagination itself, since dragons are so diverse in of themselves and can look like or represent anything. But as well as imagination, I think the dragon also represent resilience and a ferocious passion.

My webcomic is absolutely full of different types of dragon. Here are just a few examples:

(Can you tell dragons are one of my special interests?)

I was diagnosed at about 3 and I've had a very mixed relationship with being autistic until recently. There was a time when I really hated having to bear the label of “autistic” and tried for years to erase that part of me because of the stigma. Being an artist allowed me to get away with being a bit weird because I could chalk it up to just being "an eccentric artist," but there was also the side of me that needed extra accommodations and help, the less glamorous side. I would often push myself to be as neurotypical as I could in these areas and I developed a debilitating fear of becoming a burden on others, to the point where it started damaging my mental health. Eventually, I developed panic attacks due to overworking myself (and struggles with accepting myself as queer), autistic shutdowns became more frequent and this lead to further humiliation and a further disgust towards my autism.

It wasn't until I became a freelancer a few years ago that I realised how much damage trying to hold myself to neurotypical standards was having on me. While being able to work remotely was a dream since it meant not having to deal with the sensory nightmare that is using the local bus service, it also meant I experienced autistic burnout more frequently. Then I came across the autistic community on Twitter, where I started to discover so much about myself and how my brain works.

I also made a lot of incredible friends through this and even had the courage to publicly come out as queer. Now I fully embrace being autistic, even the parts that society deems “unacceptable” like stimming and not making eye contact. I am happy in who I am and no longer see myself as a burden.

Sadly, there is often a discussion about whether autism should be cured or not, a discussion that should absolutely not be happening because autism is not a disease. If you "cured" my autism, you would also remove my art. My art and my autism are inseparable and one does not exist without the other. Autism has given me the ability to think outside the box and traits like my monotropism allow me to hyperfocus on a project until its completion. Having spoken to many autistic creatives throughout my life, a good chunk of our struggles do not come from being autistic itself, rather society’s refusal to accept or accommodate us. Many of us could achieve great things and truly innovate society, but there are too many systemic barriers in the way preventing us from doing so, and no amount of “hard work” or “conquering our disability” (fuck inspiration porn, seriously) can change that because individualistic solutions do not fix systemic problems. Simple solutions such as disability benefits that actually properly cover our living costs, a higher wage for carers of disabled people and proper work accommodations (including the option for remote work) would mean the world of difference for us.

Now personally, I am a bit more radical in my thinking and I believe the current system of Neoliberal Capitalism needs to be done away with entirely because ableism is built into Capitalism itself. This is what has drawn me to ideas such as anarchism and the Solarpunk movement. In particular, I try to live by the "12 principles of Permaculture" to the best of my ability. I think "Embrace Diversity" and "Produce No Waste" can be applied to living as a disabled person, since disabled people are often seen as a waste product under this system and embracing our differences means we are not wasted.

For those of you who have followed me for a while, you may have noticed that my art, like me, is weird. I love to embrace the weird and the quirky. My creatures are whimsical and bizarre. My characters all tend to be quirky outsiders. I have always been drawn to surrealism and absurdism, the work of Salvador Dali in particular really caught my attention.

Art has always been a safe way for me to explore the unusual and alien, and it has been a voice for me when speaking words fail. I use it to explore the things that frighten me and to help process a chaotic world. As weird as my art is, I think the weirdness and absurdity is a reflection of how weird and absurd our modern world is and how little sense it makes to me anymore.

There are often themes of environmentalism and the profound beauty of nature, influenced heavily by growing up in an area of natural beauty. Furthermore, the theme of "empathy for monsters" is a personal favourite. Maybe the reason why there are so many weird, twisted and grotesque monsters and creatures with tragic backstories in my webcomic universe is because I see myself in them - just weird little off-putting things that want compassion and to be understood.

As I have grown as a person, so has my art. The more I learn about my autism, the more I can open up and the better I can express myself.

On a final note, if you would like to support me and the work I do, please consider donating a Ko-Fi. It would really help me push towards my goal of finally launching my webcomic, plus it would also allow me to talk more about important topics surrounding disability, sustainable living and art/creature stuff.

Happy new year, everyone! And especially to all of my autistic and neurodivergent comrades out there.

#autism #actually autistic #neurodivergent #queer autistic #autistic artist #fantasy artist #digital artist #fantasy illustration #autism symbol #infinity symbol #creature design #dragon art #dragon artist #autistic art #autism art #permaculture #solarpunk

[autisticdreamdrop]

we are constantly stimming

and that's ok - !

#niko's art #stim #stims #stimming #stim art #stimming art #autism #autistic #asd #actually autism #actually autistic #autie #autism spectrum disorder #autism art #autistic art #autie art #autism artist #autistic artist #actually neurodiverse #neurodiverse #neurodivergent #actually neurodivergent #neurodiversity

[theorahsart]

Here's a small, pretty personal comic, about how growing up with undiagnosed autism has led to me struggling to share negative emotions with other people. (I think unfortunately many can relate to this)

#autismcomictakeover #autismacceptancemonth #actually autistic #actuallyautistic #autism acceptance #autismacceptance2023 #autism art #autism comic #autistic #autistic spectrum

[locketdream]

autistic POCs exist too-!! ♾️ - Strawberry

#strawberry's art #autie #autism spectrum disorder #autistic #autism #autism art #autsitic art #autie art #autism artist #autistic artist #actually neurodivergent #actually autism #actually autistic #bipoc autistic #poc autistic #poc art #poc artist #bipoc art #bipoc artist

[iconsumethesoulsofthedamned]

He’s exactly like me. (If you come on this post and tell me he’s allistic I will shoot you have you seen him) (also yes I also have a hyper empathy disorder)

#fanart #ictsotd-art #will graham #will graham fanart #hannibal #hanniblogging #hannibal fandom #hannibal nbc #autistic will graham #actually autistic #autism art #hannibal fanart #artsists on tumblr #digital painting #stim art #I think he’d stim how I do #by repeatedly shaking your hands back and forwards while in a fist at the wrist #I know he would #Bryan told me

[nebbia-art]

Yay! My octopus plushy is finished.

Of course, the first thing she did was go to the beach.

If you want to see how I made this plushy, see my blog for making-of pictures.

#autism art #autism #asd #sewing #stuffed animals #stuffed octopus #audhd #plushy #diy #diy craft #handcrafted #arts and crafts

[3m0n3rd]

happy autism awareness month ‼️‼️

#autism swag #autism #neurodiversity #neurodivergent #autistic #autism awareness #autism acceptance #autism art #autism awareness month #comic #short mini comic