So I'm having some issues with working and not loosing track of my volume, hearing people, trying not to loose track of people or things, and not becoming frantic (which I don't feel frantic but everyone around me feels like I am). It's just a lot of stimulation and I think overall my location is no
I like really like chewing on stuff, I do have pica but I don’t feel like that’s too related. I don’t like chewlery I’ve tried like all the different harness types and didn’t like any. I like the feel of needoh cubes but obviously they aren’t made to be chewed on and break. So if anyone has anything
A few years ago I started selling Talkytags. they were phrase tags for my kid. to help her speak when she just couldnt get the the words out. I dont sell them anymore, and now offer the file for free from Makerworld for those with a 3d printer. Hope this helps someone and doesnt break any group rule
Hey guys! I am actually crashing out.
Family wanted to go to the Great Wolf Lodge in Williamsburg. I begged for them to do something else. When they wouldn’t, I was like, ok, it will probably be fine.
It was not fine. Not to mention the sensory overload of the place but I was there for 48 hours to
April is always a better sweet month for me, dealing with autism month as someone with some sort of level 2-3 hybrid, and neurotypicals is a small part of it. I also lost my grandmother in April of 2007 which always makes the holidays, and everything surrounding April hard. I wish I could be happy
I can usually regulate myself pretty well when it comes to sound in my own home. But going outside can be a bit harder. I usually just stick my fingers in my ears and run away from the noise but thought it might be time to actually deal with my auditory sensory issues when I was attending a lecture
I'm wondering if anyone has been asked if they autistic, and are not? How did you take the question (feelings) and how did you react (actions & answers). Thanks everyone!
Hi, I'm getting tested for autism very soon and many professionals I know are very sure I have it. I was educated on special interests and how important they can be to a person with autism.
My special interest's fandom is in flames due to of one of the cast members turning out to have been a preda
Recently, I’ve (24F) felt like I can’t get anything right socially. I have many friends and strong connections but it feels like I’m constantly chasing my tail. I upset people and cause friction within my friendships due to traits I’m not even aware of. It feels impossible sometimes.
My tone a
Does anyone else struggle with eye contact/gaze avoidance in photos/videos, but exclusively in two-way communication settings where you know the other person can see you, or is expecting you to be looking at it? I don't know how common this is and I feel so weird trying to describe it to people!
Wh
I’m autistic, my ex is not. He says he understands me and loves me for being autistic but I think he loves the quirkiness of my autism, the highlights of it. Not the lows and the parts that make autism a disability.
He broke up with me yesterday because he thought I wasn’t caring enough because I c
I get overstimulated very easily by loud/busy noises, especially hearing multiple people talk at once or people shouting. I often tell close friends that I wish I just go deaf sometimes, and turn it on again when I want to hear. But more often that not, I don't want to hear anything. I won't vent mu
For context, I am not diagnosed, but I've wondered for a long time if I am indeed autistic. I recently crossed paths with an autistic woman who apparently clocked me as "definitely autistic" within the first few moments of meeting. I've been examining my life experiences—especially with regard to my
when i was in fifth grade, i was in an advanced reading class thing or something. so we read books and did book analysis. and we were reading Things Not Seen (i love this book btw).
i thought that i had a eureka moment because I thought that the word "folk" was used for like strangers or family tha
Hello everyone, this is my first post ever on Reddit (exciting!). I have autism, and I have one stim that I would describe as involuntary (it kind of feels like a tic) and that i hate. I usually do it when I feel very overstimulated or when I'm disgusted, and it's hard for me to control or stop it a
I am 35 years old. I was diagnosed with ADHD late in life. I do not have Autism however I think my husband does. I think he is high masking and is low level (he has a high paying job, can function on his own, is independent, social etc). He’s masked so well, that only people who know him super well
I’ve been casually seeing someone for about 2 months now. It was going great and I felt we were really aligned with what we knew we want and didn’t want.
But, lately, I’ve been having a lot of anxiety- specifically with wondering if this is something they want to continue or not. I think I’m also a
Hey,
I’m a newly diagnosed autistic teen and I have a pair of loop earplugs but wearing them for a while makes my ears hurt and I’ve always been more comfortable with over the ear headphones rather than earbuds
Does anyone have any recommendations for comfy ear defenders for school/everyday use?
I've been diagnosed as autistic since the age of 8. At that time and looking back, yes I will admit I showed symptoms of autism, but I don't think anything was particularly or exclusivley autistic. Ihad an evaluation process which concluded I had autism. Despite that, I genuinley do not feel I am au
I had another bad day today and I could chock it up to a lot of issues but I wonder if this is just part of having autism. I really don't like to pin my issues on my autism because it feels like I'm making excuses but I know that autism is a disability and that has to be responsible for some of the
I recently realized that I REALLY hate taking showers, and I can't believe I haven't realized this sooner. Now it's hard to get in the shower at all. My apartment's water temperature is unpredictable, so the temperature tips don't work for me. I've started doing sponge baths, but my hair is gross. I
Hi I’m just looking for validation more than anything but any advice is welcome as well. I’m not officially diagnosed and I only in the past 3 years realized I have autism. I am 36 and have been going through a really hard time personally. Everyday tasks are suddenly exhausting, work is killing me,
Edit 2: I posted an update here https://www.reddit.com/r/autism/s/zcKjFuinJc
Basically what the title says: An autistic friend (K) of mine that I met together with a bunch of other people in 2022 at the start of university. I have some close friendships with these people and I‘m of course frien
I hadn't been in years bc I hate it so muhc . I knew it would be bad cause I barely brush my teeth and have a bad diet but being told I have to get 7 fillings was way worse than I was expecting.
I genuinely can't deal with it,even after the numbing injection I can still feel the pain. everyone say
In case you haven’t seen my previous posts:
In short -
- got lowest category speed camera offence whilst on a P1 licence resulting in an automatic suspension
- appealed suspension but was discriminated against in court and not given equity or accommodation despite asking & providing proof of di
im really excited to make this and i have wanted to for ages but now i have almost all the things i need to make it (i will post the final result in about 2 or 3 days)
I don’t understand, I’m the one they copy off of in school or ask for help. But they still think I’m stupid? It is as if they come together in a group and feel like they have one up on me, their jokes are always stabbing at my “naiveness” or how “stupid” I can be. Has this happened to anyone else?
TL,DR: I spoke about my struggles with communication with people from my scout group.
Recently my scout group organized a gathering for all the leaders (and some people who might be interested in becoming one) besides talking about what it's like to be one, what to expect, organize the year, se
I have social anxiety and autism. My experience might not be the same.
Having social anxiety and autism is a different type of suffering no neurotypical would understand.
BTW, my experience.
You become anxious because of bad experiences from social situations. Then you become hypervigilant.
Then
Hi everyone,
My name is Simeon and I am a master's student in Human Computer Interaction at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. For my thesis, I am researching how autistic people experience university environments from a sensory perspective, so things like noise, lighting, temperature, smells,
They updated it an now I wanna kill myself because this looks weird :( IT'S BEEN THE SAME FOR 6 YEARS WHY CHANGE IT NOW?
I'm 19 years old and I've been smoking e-cigarettes since I was 15 as a way to escape stress. Whenever something overwhelming happened, I'd run to smoke because it de-stressed me. Yes… I know I'm young!
I've quit smoking once and tried to quit several times, but I always go back to the beginning. R
As an autistic person I love this! It's a list of non-existent coworkers. I come up with their registration number, their countries, dates of birth, blood groups, Rh factor, religion or absence of religion, orientation, quantity of pets and theis species, their eyesight in diopters. I love these non
Allistic people seem super unaware of themselves but are always looking into autistic people. I notice that in the Autism subreddit community there are many posts are about allistic people trying to figure out their autistic family or friends. I notice allistic and autistic people often date, and it
I left this thing on a table for 2 minutes in my school and when I looked back it wasn't there anymore. Someone stole this object and I'm really sad.
This object was given to me by my diseased grandma. It means a lot to me and I don't believe it can be replaced. I'm honestly so sad right now. Ther
Although not a fan of April Fools, I am choosing to focus on something more significant to me:
Autism Acceptance Month!
Autism acceptance and awareness should be year-round. More importantly, it's not Autism Acceptance Month if POC and medium to high support needs aren't part of the conversation.
If, like me, you have a habit of taking everything literally, don’t beat yourself up if you get tricked!
This is your yearly warning that it is now the weak of April fools and you should believe nothing.
Extra important for us ahead in the time zones is to be on guard tomorrow when the US has woken up.
April fools was more ok before the internet, when it was contained to one day.
Location and other identifying information has been removed for the sake of privacy
Thank you for reaching out to ask about the Sheriff’s Office’s training and processes related to supporting neurodivergent individuals in our community. Our Professional Standards Unit forwarded me your questions, s
For a bit of context, i have been regularly stopped from stimming as a kid, and a teenager.
Lately, i noticed i haven't touched my stim toy bin in a long time, and i don't feel like using them at all.
It's like stimming has completely changed for me. I do feel in a more calm moment in my life, so
I update my email signature every month for monthly awareness (or the like) topics. I can’t find a graphic that I like for April for autism awareness/acceptance month. I feel like they are all outdated. Any good ideas or suggestions?
Me and my gf have been together for over a year and we both communicate our feelings with physical affection. Recently we've felt distant since I will get overstimulated by the affection from her and I usually like to initiate it myself. This has led to us being less physically affectionate and we a
I am 19M, and I am a queer guy, My last relationship was two years ago in high school which wasn't bad per se but the guy was kind of co-dependent and that scared me off a little bit. And ever since then it has been hell to find new partners for me. Maybe it's the demisexual in me, but I can't reall
hi all. I work at a place that employs people with disabilities and they are wanting to do a project/video where the employees all come up with their favorite word that starts with R as a way to combat the R slur. something about this rubs me the wrong way and I’m not sure why exactly. I wanted to s
my boyfriend has this special cup but it's cracked and I cannot find a replacement anywhere for it, if someone could be able to help me find this specific cup to buy a replacement I would be incredibly appreciative
Picture of cup in comments because I forgot to add it to the post, sorry
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I was chatting with someone else and she suddenly didn’t reply anymore! And I instantly asked myself all kind of questions: “Why isn’t she replying anymore? Did I say something wrong? Did I make her feel uncomfortable? Am I too boring? What is happening???”
Turns out she just needed a break from th
No matter what I do, im just disliked. No matter how much I mask. If I mask, im suspicious and the effort of it makes people uncomfortable so they avoid me. If I don’t mask, it annoys people and they don’t like me. Almost everything I do is masking, and neurotypicals just have it natural to them. Th
I’m exploring an idea for a journal designed specifically for people with ADHD/autism.
The goal is to make it feel less overwhelming — softer layout, more space, less clutter, and easier to actually use day-to-day.
Before I build anything, I wanted honest feedback:
Throughout my adulthood, I have little need for face-to-face social interaction outside of familiar people. Does anybody else have little need for face-to-face interaction?
Hi everyone ! I'm new on reddit. Are there any other autistic artists here? How do you deal with art block, burnout, and perfectionism? Please help. Any advice is appreciated, I just had a meltdown because of those things :(
