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Oct 6
[Cry harder, allistic asshole. I don’t give a fuck.] Courtesy of goldenheartedrose. I really felt this ought to be a hedgehog, because there are those days, you know? And I think we can find someone this applies to today, can’t we? 

[Cry harder, allistic asshole.

I don’t give a fuck.]

Courtesy of goldenheartedrose. I really felt this ought to be a hedgehog, because there are those days, you know? And I think we can find someone this applies to today, can’t we? 

Posted 3 years ago

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Oct 5
[“Autistic people don’t see others as sentient beings.” Oh no, I can tell you’re sentient, on account of how you won’t shut up.] This is in reference to the same post mentioned in the previous hedgehog.  Seriously, anyone who thinks such things needs to just fuck off now. We are the ones generally not seen as sentient.

[“Autistic people don’t see others as sentient beings.”

Oh no, I can tell you’re sentient, on account of how you won’t shut up.]

This is in reference to the same post mentioned in the previous hedgehog. 

Seriously, anyone who thinks such things needs to just fuck off now. We are the ones generally not seen as sentient.

Posted 3 years ago

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Oct 5
[Congratulations on being the first allistic person I find more disgusting than Jenny McCarthy] TRIGGER WARNING: Ableism, eugenics, overall jaw-dropping D-colon fuckery. In regards to this. Seriously guys, I am NOT kidding with that trigger warning, it is bad, bad, bad.  I just can’t even right now with this shit.

[Congratulations on being the first allistic person

I find more disgusting than Jenny McCarthy]

TRIGGER WARNING: Ableism, eugenics, overall jaw-dropping D-colon fuckery.

In regards to this. Seriously guys, I am NOT kidding with that trigger warning, it is bad, bad, bad. 

I just can’t even right now with this shit.

Posted 3 years ago

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Oct 1

Advice Needed

Okay, I posted this like this because, hedgehogs, I need your help.

It’s all right, Anon. I’m okay, and I can tell you’re genuinely upset by this and really trying to learn; if you weren’t, a number of the things I said in my last response simply would have made you angry.

I don’t know you or your situation, but it sounds to me like you have reasons far beyond this kid being autistic for how you feel. You should never let anyone–yourself included–simply dismiss or devalue how you feel. It sounds as if he’s really not listening to you or respecting you, and that’s simply not okay, autism or no autism. 

This is a tricky situation and I’m really unsure what to tell you. I don’t want to be unfair to either of you, because his rights don’t trump yours. He’s not entitled to hang all over you in ways that make you feel uncomfortable or even unsafe simply because he’s autistic. And this doesn’t really sound like just some phobia of autistic people on your part. Clearly you’re concerned that’s what it is, and from certain angles it can look that way, but there’s a few things that read to me as red flags, and I’m worried about both of you. 

Fellow hedgehogs, please help us out. Do you think there’s anything Anon can say that will get their feelings through to this boy? Should Anon even make the attempt at this point? Does anyone know of someone who might have some experience mediating in this sort of situation? Any advice or suggestions at all would be much appreciated. We all have varying kinds of experiences, and our autism expresses itself in different ways at times, so maybe someone will have an insight that I’m lacking. 

Posted 3 years ago

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Sep 30

Asperger’s Syndrome Primer: How it Feels in My Head - A Guide for the Terminally Allistic

[Allistic Perception: Socially awkward people just use it as an excuse to be lazy.

Autistic Perception: OH DEAR GOD WHAT IS THAT SOUND MAKE IT STOP need to stim now Oh YUCK texture bleh bus full of people CAN’T BREATHE hey check out everything I know about–ooo shiny is that person smiling at me is it a real smile or a smile-frown is a smrown?]

Because I just had to wake up to the continuation of this nonsense this morning. 

Apparently some allistics simply can’t resist the belief that they know so much more about what it means to be autistic than actual autistic people. Of course, those of us who are autistic know that allistics would be hard-pressed to deal with the constant barrage of sensory perceptions, distractions, confusion, anxiety and fears we face on a daily basis.

So here, allistics, is a glimpse inside the general process of my brain. It doesn’t really slow down or shut up pretty much ever, and this is actually a pretty tame example, but baby steps. Clearly this lesson needs to be approached in small, bite-sized pieces of information for those of you who have yet to dislodge your heads from your asses. 

(Hedgehogs, feel free to send your own examples. An AS diagnosis is not necessary–we’re all autistic here anyway, regardless. In fact, please send your own examples.)

Posted 3 years ago

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Sep 24
[I love how much We understand each other] Seriously. Seeing how many people liked and/or reblogged my last post made me feel a lot better. Sometimes it’s frustrating with autism (or similar problems), because we have some odd little quirks, and it’s hard to find people in everyday life who can relate to most of them. That’s one of the things I’ve loved about tumblr (even though I haven’t been here long) and especially about these memes. I suddenly found a whole bunch of people who understand exactly how I feel.  So here is a little hedgehog chilling with some cacti, to show my appreciation.  

[I love how much

We understand each other]

Seriously. Seeing how many people liked and/or reblogged my last post made me feel a lot better.

Sometimes it’s frustrating with autism (or similar problems), because we have some odd little quirks, and it’s hard to find people in everyday life who can relate to most of them. That’s one of the things I’ve loved about tumblr (even though I haven’t been here long) and especially about these memes. I suddenly found a whole bunch of people who understand exactly how I feel. 

So here is a little hedgehog chilling with some cacti, to show my appreciation.  

Posted 3 years ago

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Sep 23
[Having bad day Consider quitting all social websites] Is it just me? Whenever I’m having a bad day or feel particularly crappy for some reason, I get this way. It’s like my brain forgets any success I’ve had on a given site and just carries on about how much I’m ignored and people don’t talk to me and omg I don’t want to cope with this shit anyway–that kind of thing.  I generally get over it (although there are a few sites where I genuinely have not had enough success to stay) but it’s like whenever I’m feeling down, I want to quit everything. When I feel good I don’t mind the effort, but when I feel like crap, even thinking about the effort required makes me want to curl up and hide.  Why does my brain never shut up? :(

[Having bad day

Consider quitting all social websites]

Is it just me? Whenever I’m having a bad day or feel particularly crappy for some reason, I get this way. It’s like my brain forgets any success I’ve had on a given site and just carries on about how much I’m ignored and people don’t talk to me and omg I don’t want to cope with this shit anyway–that kind of thing. 

I generally get over it (although there are a few sites where I genuinely have not had enough success to stay) but it’s like whenever I’m feeling down, I want to quit everything. When I feel good I don’t mind the effort, but when I feel like crap, even thinking about the effort required makes me want to curl up and hide. 

Why does my brain never shut up? :(

Posted 3 years ago

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Sep 18
[I am awesometistic. I do not suffer for this.] Word. (From the meme generator.)

[I am awesometistic.

I do not suffer for this.]

Word.

(From the meme generator.)

Posted 3 years ago

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Sep 17
[I flap. You can deal.] This is one that has been sitting in the meme generator for a while, but no one has submitted it. I don’t know why, it’s awesome. I will of course remove it if the creator requests it, but it seems silly for them to just sit in the generator. And if anyone has made one and feels, for whatever reason, uncomfortable with submitting it themselves, feel free to give me a heads up if you’d still like to see it here. 

[I flap.

You can deal.]

This is one that has been sitting in the meme generator for a while, but no one has submitted it. I don’t know why, it’s awesome.

I will of course remove it if the creator requests it, but it seems silly for them to just sit in the generator. And if anyone has made one and feels, for whatever reason, uncomfortable with submitting it themselves, feel free to give me a heads up if you’d still like to see it here. 

Posted 3 years ago

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Sep 15
[Anyone who tries to rewire my brain Is going to die a very bloody death] I’m sure most of you have seen this by now. Seriously, scientists, doctors, all y'all medical peeps: Back the fuck off.  Here’s the thing, right. There are definitely aspects of my autism that I wouldn’t mind alleviating somewhat. Certainly there are aspects that I hope, with some work and real research, we can learn to alleviate for all autistics. I’m sure I’m not the only one who’s frustrated by the sheer amount of things I can’t eat because OMIGOD NOES texture get it away from me! But with everything I’ve seen lately, I don’t trust people. I don’t trust them to understand what parts of me are valuable. I don’t trust them to understand that even the more problematic aspects of autism wouldn’t bother me half as much if other people were more tolerant and flexible. I certainly don’t trust them with the task of rewiring brains, especially on people who aren’t yet old enough to understand and appreciate their brains.  There are so many aspects of my autistic brain that I love and value, despite the hardships it’s brought me. I don't want to see the world the way allistics do. I mean, no offense guys, seriously, but in spite of all the problems, it’s more interesting in here. I like it, my terror of social spaces and public transportation notwithstanding. And I simply don’t trust The Powers That Be to understand and respect that. I don’t trust them to allow me the autonomy to make my own decisions, to accept that I can make my own decisions. Until I can trust them, they need to stay far, far away from me with their metaphorical ice picks. (Sorry for the ramble, I just have so many feels about this.)

[Anyone who tries to rewire my brain

Is going to die a very bloody death]

I’m sure most of you have seen this by now. Seriously, scientists, doctors, all y'all medical peeps: Back the fuck off. 

Here’s the thing, right. There are definitely aspects of my autism that I wouldn’t mind alleviating somewhat. Certainly there are aspects that I hope, with some work and real research, we can learn to alleviate for all autistics. I’m sure I’m not the only one who’s frustrated by the sheer amount of things I can’t eat because OMIGOD NOES texture get it away from me!

But with everything I’ve seen lately, I don’t trust people. I don’t trust them to understand what parts of me are valuable. I don’t trust them to understand that even the more problematic aspects of autism wouldn’t bother me half as much if other people were more tolerant and flexible. I certainly don’t trust them with the task of rewiring brains, especially on people who aren’t yet old enough to understand and appreciate their brains. 

There are so many aspects of my autistic brain that I love and value, despite the hardships it’s brought me. I don't want to see the world the way allistics do. I mean, no offense guys, seriously, but in spite of all the problems, it’s more interesting in here. I like it, my terror of social spaces and public transportation notwithstanding. And I simply don’t trust The Powers That Be to understand and respect that. I don’t trust them to allow me the autonomy to make my own decisions, to accept that I can make my own decisions.

Until I can trust them, they need to stay far, far away from me with their metaphorical ice picks. (Sorry for the ramble, I just have so many feels about this.)

Posted 3 years ago

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