Anyone else have an experience, where when people ask you what you want, it turns your decision paralysis mind on and you feel you have no choice but to analyze something for days, weeks, maybe months on end? So it's better to just... do the thing, whatever it is, than have someone ask you "what do
I've got one friend, that's it. Lately they seem to not want anything to do with me. Asking if I can see them esp since their birthday was a month ago? Nothing. Ask if they wanna come to a concert in a couple months? Not even "I'll save the date and let you know closer to the time" just a straight u
April fools day is my least favorite day of the year. its a day where it is normal to be lied to constantly.
I feel like I cant trust anything anyone says. it makes me on edge all day.
does anyone else feel the same?
I was just standing in line with my mother, waiting to be checked out. My arms were crossed because its comfortable and feels safe, my face was probably neutral as it usually is because i'm just waiting in line, why would i have a smile or any other facial expression?? the cashier looks at me and go
For adult autism (37f), New Jersey. Has it helped?
This weekend there’s a family gathering & my uncle who uses the R word might be there (tbd). I don’t want to not go, especially since I’ll be given shit for not going & bc my nana is elderly but idk how to be around him. Idk what to do or how to change my internal reaction to if he does it again. Th
To start this off I'd like to say that I'm not very good at writing out my thoughts so please don't attack me if something sounds bad, but do let me know if I'm misinformed.
As someone who has "high support needs" (I think high support needs it the correct one to use, But it's hard for me to keep u
Hey y’all, got a fun food one for you. One of my biggest sensory problems is eating, and I’ve always tried to maintain the idea that consuming something is better than nothing, so I use protein shakes. I normally drink the premier protein shake cartons (the 325 ml) but just got a case of similar 325
Just curious if you guys have a physical type or not? For most people, visual appearance is the first indicator of attraction, which can then wane if their personality is incompatible.
I absolutely have a personality I find more attractive or compatible in romantic partners, but as an autistic pers
I would say I’m quite fortunate to have been born a person of color who did not get their disability “beat out of them”, or worse.
There’s a saying in Latino culture, “ponte las pilas”, and it means “put batteries in your brain”, literally. It really just means “lock in”. With this, there’s many ne
hi all. deeply embarrassing question here, does anyone know if it's normal for autistic adults to struggle with knowing when they need to use the bathroom? i consistently have an issue (in my own home only somehow?) where i don't realize how badly i have to pee or poop until i'm running to the bathr
For the majority of my life when I made a mistake, I don’t just get down on myself. I experience full on self-hatred. I feel stupid, ashamed, horrible in comparison to more “normal people” who wouldn’t make the dumb mistakes I make. I’ve been trying to get better at not succumbing to those feelings.
I was diagnosed a year ago at 25 with autism adhd ocd and a few others after a lifetime of internal suffering and not knowing why. My diagnoses put me in the "mild" category which is funny because my burnout and mental health is anything but mild. I was always an A student and quick with a near phot
How can you tell that someome is being mean to you? Ive had (NT) family members see me interact with like professors and say they were really mean to me but I didnt notice that they were being mean? I don’t get how to tell if someone is being mean. I can tell that one of my coworkers is being mean t
So every now and again I see posts about music that feels relatable as an autistic person but finding them after a few weeks is always difficult for me.
So in the spirit of Autism Acceptance Month, I thought I should make a Spotify playlist for our thread that we can all add to to keep it all in on
Looking for brands that have quality comfortable basics that I can return to over and over.
I already do this with socks. Years ago I decided on only buying Puma socks. They fit me well, are comfortable, and the exact same socks are always available somewhere. I wear them until the fabric starts s
I tried searching tips online but I could not find them, help me plz.
For as long as I remember myself I had trouble dealing with environments where rules keep changing and tasks with tight deadlines appear every second. Right now I study at a college with dysfunctional administration and I'm no s
I don't like breakfast and might eat a bowl of cereal.
Soylent was great because I could have a thousand calories crammed into one smooth and neutral-tasting shake.
Huel is chunky and the artificial sweetener they use is cloying. It's a pain to eat and I frequently forget to make it or dont get t
If you recognise any of this I ask that you stop reading as I feel uncomfortable with people I know reading this.
I recently had a falling out with a close friend - the story is very long and complex, but basically they are allistic, I am autistic, they have an avoidant attachment style, I have an
I’m at my wits end. For better of a month my 8 year old level 3 son has been squealing and squawking as loud as he can when I say anything to him. I seriously can’t say anything without him squealing in a tantrum at me. We don’t do ABA because he gets violent with techs, we don’t have any help, I’m
recently i had to move to my grandparents’ (don’t want to get into why). i’ve been to the house before but actually living here is very unfamiliar for me & i’ve been having trouble with it.
one of the things ive been having the most trouble with is eating. when i’m in an unfamiliar place, it’s real
As each year passes, I grow more and more self-conscious about still living at home with my parents. I’m male, 27, single, and simply just cannot afford it on my own. Especially only working part-time. As of now, I cannot work more due to severe burnout and other contributing factors.
Anyway, it’s
What’s the point? A lot of “rules” in school are arbitrary and solve almost no purpose that breaking them causes harm to no one and the only people upset by it are other autistic people. Like going in areas your not supposed to or skipping class, hopping fences etc
I mean this in the most literal way when I say I understand that we have to give value to ourselves and love ourselves despite how we are beings who require connection from other beings.
I feel like no one thinks of it deeper than just not “loving yourself”
I love myself but I can tell when the di
Hey there today being World Autism Day I would like to share this guide with anyone.
Happy to help
My (19) NIL (11) has a developmental disability (according to the research we’ve done, we believe he might be on the autism spectrum w lvl 2 needs of support, BUT non of us are psychologist. 😅 ) We don’t know what exactly bc we haven’t been able to get him tested for insurance reasons. We don’t hav
I wasn't sure which flair to use but this one seemed like the closest one.
So my nephew is autistic and has almost 0 motivation to do his chore that I have set for him each night which is cleaning the kitchen. He doesn't do a good job alot of the time and often misses things. A few months ago I imp
Hello everyone! I am a student at the University of California, San Diego, and we have an online study opportunity for children with ASD ages 4-8! In this study, your child will see two faces on the screen. The top parts of the faces will either be the same or different. Your child will be asked to
Just so you know, I'm not diagnosed yet but I'm currently getting diagnosed and my psychiatrist thinks I likely am autistic.
I (16F) was on a school trip and I had planned to go to the museum, but I have no friends so nobody wanted to go with me and my teachers didn't allow me to go there alone. I
Okay, so I've known that I've been mentally ill for over a decade. Realizing I had autism was pretty recent. It's something that I don't expect any medical professional to be able to help with because I'm already on stable medication and know how to live my life in a way that works for me. I'm no mo
It doesn’t make sense to me that there would be a being outside of the earth that would control the outcomes of life yet doesn’t contribute or make itself known. It feels like people who believe in religion are just looking for someone else to blame or to make others follow what they want.
It does
I know this is an autism group but I want to know if anyone else has struggled receiving help for their children? My toddler will be three in a few months and I fought hard for her to receive any kind of help in my area. She will be getting a referral for autism in a few months but the path I went d
mean this in both the Platonic and Romatic contexts. I'm a bit older than most of my peers at this point in my life (21 from the UK) and in my final year of college. this means that the people i'm meeting could be anywhere between 17 to 19. basically, people I think could be older end up being young
What the title says. this is a bit of a rant, im open for advice
for context i love radiohead, i dont really care about anything else i like even if i try.
i see everyone else like multiple different things, easily move on from interests and they arent obsessed.
What do i do about this? i dont
on a night in October my dad got angry and started yelling at me for reasons I don't feel like talking about at one point it feels like he was mocking me.
it's stuff like that that sticks in my brain and won't shut up and I hate it especially since me and my Dad are very close we never fight ever.
im a autistic teen who was diagnosed by camhs 2 years ago, but before then, we went to Child Development Centre to try and get a diagnosis, but they turned us down and said i dont have autism and now im thinking what if they were right and i dont have autism ive talked to my mum about this and she
Hey everyone! I’m a dietetics student and also autistic. During my training, I noticed that autism is still rarely covered in depth, even though topics like ARFID are highly relevant and often overlooked.
With all this said, I would like to ask: **What is the most important change needed to make nu
Hi guys, I just need everyone's opinion on this because I am so confused. I have brought up to the person who assessed me for autism that I might fit level 2 better but she attributed to me not getting a 3 month cracked molar not looked at until it was very badly infected, my hygiene issues, issues
My girlfriend Alyssa is always asserting that I am a great writer. I do not believe her a bit. However I decided to take a risk and share just a little smidgen of something I wrote last night about eleven-fifty with this community. Just to see how it goes.
"Words are hard! Harder than dragging bo
… especially my family. They don’t understand how autism affects me and how it makes me feel and act. They’re angry with me all the time and it makes me worse when they’re like that. Can anyone else relate? Also they’re thinking about kicking me out if I don’t “get it together”. I can’t live alone
Yeah I put my dog after knowing him for 14 years. Along with other things I just feel apathetic. Like nothing brings joy or fun anymore.
I never thought the problem would be autism, of course not just directly, but looking back now, not having many contacts has hindered my social skills. I even communicate better by text now; until recently I did, but it was always just friendly conversation, friendzone, I couldn't get a girlfriend.
-just a warning this is a bit of a rant
-tw for ableism i guess
-im open for advice.
i really hate standing out, especially in ways like this. everyone around me gets to experience the normal way of having interests, and yes some of those people are autistic.
take music for an example; they
simply put it’s 00:24 (12:24 AM) at the time of me starting to write this I cannot sleep does anyone have any tips cuz yk i should sleep so yeah does anyone have any tips for how to sleep as I struggle to sleep in general
Ive been told for most of my life I speak in an autistic/"special" way what does this even mean? Does anyone else relate/understand what the heck this means?
I feel WAY related to the Romani or gypsy for who doesn’t know (from this point on I will only refer to them as Roma or Romani since the word “gypsy” is considered a slur for the Romani, as it’s originated from when they were thought to come from Egypt and not from India).
Both autistic are and ha
So here’s my history. Diagnosed at young age as adhd but medication has never really helped me. It just hid the hyperactive part for parents. I’ve tried stimulants and no. Stimulants. I also have a love of symptoms that seem to correlate with autism. I’ naturally loud, i walk on my toes a lot, i hav
I (30M) volunteered at the SPCA in my town and I got made fun of for talking to the kitties by the staff. This was my plan to get out and maybe make friends and give back to the world and now I feel ashamed to go back.
Edit: I asked for help as I didnt know what to do and she said "Just go back in
I’m in college (23 F), in a medical technical program and I get treated like crap due to my autism. I don’t talk about it much, if not at all to my classmates who are older than me. But an older woman (mother of an autistic son), keeps trying to baby me and outs me without my consent whenever she br
For my speaking exam I'm doing a presentation on autism to spread awareness (I am autistic myself) and I'm looking at the DSM5 and the NHS but I want some stuff from actual autistic people. If you have any personal experiences, any myths that aren't true, or just something you want people to underst
