Autistic Hedgehog

New Rule

Due to recent circumstances I’m changing the way I do things here.

Previously I would go on memegenerator to see if any new memes had been made, and pick some to post if there are (because for the most part, no one sends me any). Generally I’d only choose ones I was certain I understood, without needing further context. (So if you were wondering why I didn’t pick yours, it was probably just because I was entirely positive what it was saying. Communication issues; y'all know how it is, I’m sure.)

I’m not going to be doing that anymore. If you want a meme put up, you have to submit. You’re welcome to just send me the text and I’ll make it into meme form myself, or send me a link tot he meme, but you have to submit it. Because I have no way of knowing what people want or being sure what they mean.

That does mean, however, that you probably won’t see much on AH unless someone has submitted something (I can only make so many hedgehogs, after all) so if there are long periods of lull, that will be way 

gryblogs:

metapianycist:

[Autistic Hedgehog meme: Pokemon player slams on players who has ASD and autism. Apparently forgot that the creator of Pokemon has Asperger’s.]

autistichedgehog:

Nothing makes me prickly like people who equate autism with mental retardation.

mod note: I didn’t know that about the creator of Pokemon but ohmigod that makes so much sense! It’s such a very autistic sort of thing, if you guys know what I mean. Also, Pokemon FTW.

It also kind of annoys me when autistic people talk about MR/ID as if it’s an objectively bad thing worthy of ridicule. Submitter, I don’t know if you meant to do that, but if you did, it was kind of shitty. Especially because I believe there are autistic people who also have a diagnosis of MR/ID.

I didn’t mean it that way, and I see what you mean. I may have been lost in definition. “Autistic” is thrown around just as much as “retarded” nowadays when there is nothing wrong with being either; it is implied that we are all severely mentally deficient (I think that might have been what I was shooting for) or “stupid”, because we are not neurotypical, with the term used as an insult towards anyone who suffers a momentary lapse in judgement or tact. I apologize if I offended anyone.

To clarify, I had figured this was what gryblogs meant in the first place. Maybe it’s just the years of experience, but I know autistic people in general have a tendency to say things straight and blunt without thinking deeper about how other people might perceive it. I just thought about what my brain would mean in the situation and went from there.

But obviously, that won’t always work. I want very much to give my fellow autistics the benefit of the doubt with what they say (something allistic people have rarely given me) but I don’t want anyone to end up feeling unwelcome here, either.

Please, if you submit something, absolutely don’t be afraid to explain what you mean in detail. This form of meme means that misunderstandings can happen pretty easily. As well, I’m wondering: Would anyone mind, in the future, if I contact you about a submission if I feel there may be something that could come off offensive and would like to get further clarification on what was meant?