Pondering My Plinko Horse…

Oh how I WISH

anyways here’s how to not be shitty to autistic people since apparently y’all need someone to sit down and tell you

things not to mock us for:

-“picky eating”

-wearing the same clothes everyday

-carrying around a comfort object (might be something like a stuffed animal, a toy...)

-wanting to have the same conversation / tell the same joke multiple times

-stimming in public or private

-stuttering

-repeating words or phrases, taking a long time to form a sentence

-being hyperempathetic / hyper emotional, spontaneous tears/outbursts/etc.

-on the other hand lack of apparent emotion, appearing disinterested / apathetic

-meltdowns

-not wanting to be put into social situations, being excessively tired

-our interests

kind things you can do for your autistic friends:

-letting us infodump to you

-listening to us when we’re having trouble making much sense, asking helpful questions, being patient with us

-“can I hug you?” goes a long way

-providing more food options / having our samefood available, eating can be really difficult for a lot of us

-helping them if they need help with social situations, like calling in for food or talking to a salesperson. these things can get really hard for us some days.

-letting us stim and not being judgemental

-giving us space when we need it without getting offended

-if you think we’re having a meltdown or sensory overload (you may be able to tell by our mask dropping, appearing disinterested, twitching, using their body to stim (maybe aggressively), etc.) here are some things you can do:

-if they’re violently stimming, ask them gently to open their hands if you think they might hurt themself

-use clear language to communicate with them

-be calm, please don’t yell

-offer them a way out of whatever situation they’re in

autistic ppl can add on, allistics can rb but be quiet

Just so y’all know that ableism against people w/ seizures is real and gross, I was close friend w/ this guy last year in school. He knew I had epilepsy. He never once made a gross comment to me.

But then I had a convo abt epilepsy w/ another epileptic in front of him. He didn’t like this other person for some reason. When the other epileptic walked away my “friend” looked at me and said “what if I brought a strobe to school and shined it at him.”

Someone I trusted, who’d always been good to me, joked about putting someone’s life at risk by using their disorder as the cause of danger just because he didn’t like the guy.

Epileptics joke about seizures because it helps us cope with the fear. Other people joking make it seem like it’s okay to act as if we aren’t in constant danger and it puts us even more at risk.

Stop. Making. Seizure. Jokes.

Middle school: ew what is sex, that sounds gross I could never fuck someone

Highschool: FUCK WHY IS EVERYONE HOT LIKE GODDAMN HES HOT SHES HOT I WANNA MAKEOUT WITH ALEX FIERRO EVEN THOUGH SHE DOESNT EXIST WHAT THE FUCK.

Everything hurts.

I just wanted to share with all of you what happened to me today - rip me and my sanity

Use with ur otps people pleASE I’ll cry that would be hilarious

help me out guys. reblog this, like this. for every note, everything is pushed back a day for him. I need your help. he doesn’t believe it’s possible to help him. but it’s entirely possible, especially with your help. I know these are so sporadic and cliché to an extent along with becoming so popular on here, but please. I appreciate every single note

musk is going to die in a Tesla explosion in 6 months after sticking his nose where it doesn't belong and we will never get a conclusive answer on whether it was a CIA car bomb or just a normal Tesla malfunction

A controversial theory: Worm on a string are furby larvae

“u shouldn’t use ur phone while it’s charging” and Napoleon shouldn’t have tried to invade Russia during its frigid winter ok but we’re all hellbent on digging our own private graves here