#aspergers

The fact that I am autistic does not mean I am or should be treated like a child.

Seriously. Just because I express affection slightly differently doesn’t mean I have no affection.

I have plenty of clothes but I pretty much live in 3 t-shirts and 2 pairs of jeans, all of which are slowly falling apart but sooooooo soft and comfy.

We all make mistakes, absolutely noone is perfect. Try to learn from them but most importantly, forgive yourself for making them and please, please dont be defeated.

Everyone makes mistakes.

(Obviously this might not always apply, you don’t have to forgive others until/if you’re ready)

I’m so focused on not making a social error that my personality gets lost, I end up mirroring the opinions of whoever I’m around and it’s only later I realise I once again erased myself for the sake of coming across ‘normal’.

The best feeling!

I swear eye contact causes me physical discomfort unless I know the person really well.

♡ Autistic people of every gender are valid ♡

(Sorry if I missed the symbol you identify with.)

I came to the realisation that sensory overload is a lot like nausea. Every sound and touch and sight is like food and your body is just fundamentally rejecting it, even the thought of it makes you shudder. All you can do is sit and wait for it to pass.

(I know this isn’t exclusively autism related but I still want to say it.)

Music is so good for stimming!

I try so hard to read facial expressions but most are far too subtle for me. When I ask for explanations people often say things like ‘I can just see how they actually feel in their eyes’… what does that even mean?!

To name just a few…

You do not have to apologise for existing.

You do not have to apologise for having needs.

I found such a good squishy!!! Sooooo stimmy!

Do you like squishies?

I know I post a lot of positivity and I stand by that but life with autism isn’t always super easy and its totally okay to struggle with it. Its okay not to always feel thrilled about it; feeling like that doesn’t make you a bad person. Just remember that you are fantastic for who you are. Accepting yourself or your diagnosis might be a process and that’s absolutely fine. Autism acceptance month isn’t just about others accepting us, for a lot of people its about working toward self acceptance too!

Happy April!

Autistic perspectives matter!!!

I have something I wanna say - no one has a right to speak for the whole autistic community. Autism $peaks certainly don’t but nor do I or anyone else. Everyone’s experience of Autism is individual and so are people’s opinions toward it. However, sharing your experiences of autism & opinions is vital in building the community and changing how autism is thought of across the world. I hope I’m adding my voice & experiences to the community but if you feel differently (so long as you are being respectful towards others) to my posts that’s also fine! I am only speaking for me & my view. 

Your voice and your experience matters!!! 

(Please be kind & respectful towards others though, I do not tolerate abusive comments or threats - thank you)

Please vaccinate your kids / yourself (if possible).

(also implying an autistic child is worse than a dead child is really not ok just gonna put that out there…)

In loving memory of my many ruined T-shirts