Autistic Hedgehog

autisticallythor:

THIS HEDGEHOG, I LIKE IT… ANOTHER!

(I SUPPORT BARBED AUTISTIC ERINACEOMORPH SELF-ADVOCACY.)

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(In reference to this post and the blog it’s from)

Thor and hedgehog is my headcanon now and it looks like this video.

(The best part? When the hedgehog has a little freakout, the owner rocks it to calm it down. Perfect.)

autisticallythor:

autistichedgehog:

autisticallythor:

autistichedgehog:

[“Ohmigod my sibling has autism! Why, cruel world, why!? They are so beautiful and they have a beautiful soul and they’re like, so beautiful! How could life do this to me? Whatever will I do now!?”

Here’s a suggestion: Shut up, get over yourself, and stop making this about you]

I know I can’t be the only person who’s getting tired of these. Even when someone means well, it gives me such a headache. Look, allistic people: There are other things you can do than just flapping around like chickens with your heads cut off. Panicking and making assumptions about what this means for your autistic sibling/child/etc. is bad enough.

Panicking and making assumptions about what this means for you is just kind of insensitive. 

I can remember a few times when parents of autistic children contacted me on some website or another, wondering things about autism. Among other things, I would usually tell them that autistic children can learn, that all is not lost and their kids can probably live good lives. I never heard back from any of them, not even a thank you for my time taken responding. 

It’s like people don’t want to hear that all is not lost. Like they want to believe it’s all doom and gloom, so they can recline back on their drama couches, staple their hands to their foreheads, and whine about how cruel life is. Allistics, get your butts off the drama couch and educate yourselves. You can even start with the askanautistic tag right here on tumblr if you want some real insight into us. 

I DO NOT MEAN TO MOCK MY FELLOW ALLIES

BUT THIS SMALL BARBED RODENT SPEAKS THE TRUTH

WE ALLIES MUST REMEMBER THAT ALTHOUGH OUR OWN EMOTIONS ARE VALID: TRULY ALLYSHIP IS AIDING AND CONSIDERING OTHERS FIRST, NOT OURSELVES. LET US NEVER FORGET THIS!

Pssst. Thor? Uh, no offense big guy, loved you to bits in the movies, but I’m an Erinaceomorph, not a rodent. I’m about as closely related to your average rodent as an elephant is to a dog. Very important to know if I’m ever over for dinner. Rodents are very opportunistic eaters; I’m an insectivore. 

(Sorry, couldn’t help myself. XD And “experts” say autistic folks have no sense of humor.)

I APOLOGISE, BARBED ERINACEOMORPH. I WILL ENDEAVOUR TO AVOID MISLABELLING YOU IN THE FUTURE. PERHAPS I CAN MAKE IT UP TO YOU WITH THE DINNER YOU MENTIONED?

(Pfft. No sense of humour, indeed! Also, Erinaceomorph? I guess you learn something new everyday.)

(Okay but seriously, am I the only one imagining this now? Like Thor having dinner with a hedgehog? And the hedgehog is all like “Try the crickets, they’re fabulous!” Is it just me?) 

autisticallythor:

autistichedgehog:

[“Ohmigod my sibling has autism! Why, cruel world, why!? They are so beautiful and they have a beautiful soul and they’re like, so beautiful! How could life do this to me? Whatever will I do now!?”

Here’s a suggestion: Shut up, get over yourself, and stop making this about you]

I know I can’t be the only person who’s getting tired of these. Even when someone means well, it gives me such a headache. Look, allistic people: There are other things you can do than just flapping around like chickens with your heads cut off. Panicking and making assumptions about what this means for your autistic sibling/child/etc. is bad enough.

Panicking and making assumptions about what this means for you is just kind of insensitive. 

I can remember a few times when parents of autistic children contacted me on some website or another, wondering things about autism. Among other things, I would usually tell them that autistic children can learn, that all is not lost and their kids can probably live good lives. I never heard back from any of them, not even a thank you for my time taken responding. 

It’s like people don’t want to hear that all is not lost. Like they want to believe it’s all doom and gloom, so they can recline back on their drama couches, staple their hands to their foreheads, and whine about how cruel life is. Allistics, get your butts off the drama couch and educate yourselves. You can even start with the askanautistic tag right here on tumblr if you want some real insight into us. 

I DO NOT MEAN TO MOCK MY FELLOW ALLIES

BUT THIS SMALL BARBED RODENT SPEAKS THE TRUTH

WE ALLIES MUST REMEMBER THAT ALTHOUGH OUR OWN EMOTIONS ARE VALID: TRULY ALLYSHIP IS AIDING AND CONSIDERING OTHERS FIRST, NOT OURSELVES. LET US NEVER FORGET THIS!

Pssst. Thor? Uh, no offense big guy, loved you to bits in the movies, but I’m an Erinaceomorph, not a rodent. I’m about as closely related to your average rodent as an elephant is to a dog. Very important to know if I’m ever over for dinner. Rodents are very opportunistic eaters; I’m an insectivore. 

(Sorry, couldn’t help myself. XD And “experts” say autistic folks have no sense of humor.)