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Sep 8
[Pledge to reopen Autistic Hedgehog Promptly come down with a cold] Ahahahaha, fml. I’m still reopening the inbox tomorrow, but I may not be able to answer anything right away. It depends on how long this cold lasts. Honestly, with all the stress I’ve been under, it’s kind of amazing that my immune system didn’t cave sooner.  But yes, the inbox will reopen regardless. It just might take a couple days before I get to responses, because I don’t brain well when I’m sick. (Does anyone?)

[Pledge to reopen Autistic Hedgehog

Promptly come down with a cold]

Ahahahaha, fml.

I’m still reopening the inbox tomorrow, but I may not be able to answer anything right away. It depends on how long this cold lasts. Honestly, with all the stress I’ve been under, it’s kind of amazing that my immune system didn’t cave sooner. 

But yes, the inbox will reopen regardless. It just might take a couple days before I get to responses, because I don’t brain well when I’m sick. (Does anyone?)

Posted 2 years ago

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Sep 8

Hey guys, the person who made the justice for Issy petition on change.org (the autistic child who was almost murdered by her mom) is a misogynist fuck and is using the petition to harass and threaten an autistic woman who called him out on his misogyny

genderbitch:

He’s literally using the petition email system itself to defame, harass and threaten one of our own with sexual violence.

So please don’t spread that petition around anymore. Wait for a new one to be made that isn’t in the hands of a misogynist piece of shit who preys on more vulnerable members of the autistic community.

(Source: punlich)

Reblogged 2 years ago from autbucky-remade

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Sep 7

Not Dead Yet

I am, in fact, alive. And I’m finally, slowly, beginning to recover.

Back in April I was hit very suddenly by a depression, and a damn bad one, too. So bad that I found myself crawling back into bed and sleeping for hours on end. Medication helped, but slowly, and in the meantime I was going through a pretty stressful situation.

Just when I was getting on my feet again, I was hit with a diagnosis of fibromyalgia. I’m still coming to terms with this and learning to deal with it, but in the grand scheme of things I’m feeling much better and I have more good days than bad now. My stress levels are still somewhat high, and I’ll be fairly busy at times, but things have cleared up enough for me to reopen AH.

Starting Monday, I’ll be opening the inbox again. However, instead of keeping it open constantly, I’ll close it once it builds up to a certain point to give myself time to answer without more coming in. I’ll also go back to posting submissions, so feel free to send any Hedgehogs you might have. 

Guess you can’t keep a good hedgie down. :)

- Kaia

Posted 2 years ago

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Sep 7

United States Department of Justice: Charge Mother who tried to Murder Autistic Child with Federal Hate Crime

autisticadvocacy:

Kelli Stapleton attempted premediated murder of her Autistic Child by locking her child in a van with the windows up and lighting two charcoal grills inside the van. The police foiled the attempt however Issy likely suffered brain damage. We ask that the United States Department of Justice prosecute this under the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 as the crime clearly targeted Issy due to her disability.

Sign this petition to get justice for Issy!

Reblogged 2 years ago from goldenheartedrose

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Jun 3

Look, it’s pretty simple

If you’re going to be a douchecanoe to the people you claim to be allies of, you’re not an ally. You’re a douchecanoe. 

Posted 2 years ago

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May 26
[Made fun of by family for “strange” food habits No one ever says a word about allistic sister eating cold ravioli for breakfast every day for years] I hate being teased for me eating habits, and my family has done it to me for years. Yes, there’s a lot of things I can’t eat. Yes, I tend to eat the same thing over and over again. There’s numerous reasons for this, some of them seated in the way autistics are treated, some of them a direct trait of the autism. A lot of it is to do with my texture issues. Thanksgiving was always like the worst thing ever: Mashed potatoes, all kinds of mashed up squashes, tons of things with wonky textures, and of course I got teased because all I would eat was turkey and cranberry sauce. I can’t help that I have so many texture issues. Believe me, I wish I didn’t.  I also get nervous about trying something different, for example, at a restaurant. I’m afraid I won’t like it (more because of texture than taste). Not only was my father always a stickler about not “wasting” food (I had to stay at the table until my plate was finished), but because other people didn’t have my texture problems, they didn’t believe me. I spent years convinced the problem was in my head. But my sister, who doesn’t appear to have texture problems, would go through phases of eating the same thing. Ramen for breakfast (yes, breakfast) for years, cold ravioli, broccoli with dinner every night for months. When she did it, it was at most a bit quirky. Me? I was some sort of unnatural fucking weirdo.

[Made fun of by family for “strange” food habits

No one ever says a word about allistic sister eating cold ravioli for breakfast every day for years]

I hate being teased for me eating habits, and my family has done it to me for years. Yes, there’s a lot of things I can’t eat. Yes, I tend to eat the same thing over and over again. There’s numerous reasons for this, some of them seated in the way autistics are treated, some of them a direct trait of the autism.

A lot of it is to do with my texture issues. Thanksgiving was always like the worst thing ever: Mashed potatoes, all kinds of mashed up squashes, tons of things with wonky textures, and of course I got teased because all I would eat was turkey and cranberry sauce. I can’t help that I have so many texture issues. Believe me, I wish I didn’t. 

I also get nervous about trying something different, for example, at a restaurant. I’m afraid I won’t like it (more because of texture than taste). Not only was my father always a stickler about not “wasting” food (I had to stay at the table until my plate was finished), but because other people didn’t have my texture problems, they didn’t believe me. I spent years convinced the problem was in my head.

But my sister, who doesn’t appear to have texture problems, would go through phases of eating the same thing. Ramen for breakfast (yes, breakfast) for years, cold ravioli, broccoli with dinner every night for months. When she did it, it was at most a bit quirky. Me? I was some sort of unnatural fucking weirdo.

Posted 2 years ago

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May 25
[Top text: Please google your 101 questions] [Bottom text: Before you ask me]

[Top text: Please google your 101 questions]

[Bottom text: Before you ask me]

Posted 2 years ago

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May 24
[Sometimes takes everything very literally Just to mess with allistic peoples’ heads] Is it just me?

[Sometimes takes everything very literally

Just to mess with allistic peoples’ heads]

Is it just me?

Posted 2 years ago

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May 1
[“All children with autism are atheists and atheism is a form of autism.” Congratulations. I’m speechless.] Yeah. WTG, Fehmi Kaya, you’ve legitimately crossed the line so far that I can’t think of a single thing to say in response. 

[“All children with autism are atheists and atheism is a form of autism.”

Congratulations. I’m speechless.]

Yeah. WTG, Fehmi Kaya, you’ve legitimately crossed the line so far that I can’t think of a single thing to say in response. 

Posted 2 years ago

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Apr 29

Very good post, with which I agree wholeheartedly. But how do you feel about autism/Asperger's charities? I have received a number of requests to support Asperger's charities, and I'm not sure how to react. None of the Asperger's/autistics I know would consider themselves charity cases, and I'm not sure how a charity could help anyway. What's your opinion? Genuinely curious.

joannechocolat

Well, here’s the thing: The necessity of a charity for autism depends, I think, on where that charity is located and what it’s trying to do.

In the US, where social support structures are absolute crap, charities are often an unfortunate necessity. They are an opportunity to raise money, support and awareness so that autistics of all ages can get what they need out of society to make life more comfortable. 

That’s part of what makes Autism $peaks such a crappy charity. It focuses on things like cures, which have very little relevance to the daily life of any autistic. When I see cases where, for example, a mother kills her autistic child because she can’t afford the special schooling he needs, I hold Autism $peaks doubly responsible. Their fearmongering and misinformation is bad enough, but as a charity, this is what they should be doing: Giving support so things like that don’t happen, and raising awareness of why society should change so there’s more support built into it.

They’re such a big charity that their Light it up Blue campaign is worldwide, and yet, why don’t they have funding programs to help autistic people get the kind of education, health and career help they need? Why don’t they run ads and make videos about how social security and universal healthcare are necessary infrastructure to help autistics (and all people) live happier, healthier lives? They could do that, and a good charity would do such things. 

I guess what I’m saying is, having a charity for something doesn’t necessarily make that something a “charity case.” Rather, it can potentially be a force for change in the world, doing its part to help make the world a less harsh, inflexible place for autistics, and showing others why they should do the same. Such charities would definitely be worthwhile, and I can’t imagine most of us would be offended by them. 

Posted 2 years ago

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