I’m actually drawing ALL of my autistic characters for autism awareness month, but so far I’ve just done Dorian here. I won’t be posting all of them here, because I think that’d be a bit much, but I’ll be posting them elsewhere!
Dorian was the first autistic character I wrote, and due to him, I sta
Thoughts on the effects of alcohol and marijuana on an autistic person. Pros and cons?
Happy World Autism Awareness Day! World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD) is a day dedicated to promoting acceptance, appreciation, and inclusion of autistic individuals, recognizing the strengths and contributions that autistic people make in their communities. Today, April 2^(nd), marks the 18^(th) annu
Hi! My special interest is, how ironically, autism itself, so I want to know your weirdest, most socially unacceptable and cringe way to stim!
My personal favourites is whine, bark and howl like a dog and imitate the toad croaking(I'm really into vocal stimming that I can't use when I'm not alone s
I have issues with the feeling of brushes on my teeth. bristle type/hardness doesnt seem to change thime issues. the feeling of a bunch of tiny bristles moving across them, the sound in my ear, I hate it. ive had dental issues all my life as a result. Electric tooth brushes help the original issue b
Hello. I am a 20f and I have been diagnosed with high functioning autism.
I don't know I guess I'm not surprised.
Lots of things make sense now.
I've never fitted in. I always been weird or off in some way.
I swear to god masking is so real and it's so huge in my life and I don't know if I c
Has it also helped you with your relationships with women?
I (30,FtM) live at home with my parents and older brother with I’m in college. I’m currently on spring break (commuter) and I’m noticing that I’m even more afraid to stim in front of family and getting caught stimming then before.
I was on the couch working on stuff yesterday and I I noticed somet
This might be offensive and it is not intended to do so. As I myself find them beautiful. Obviously not one size fits all and not everyone would display this.
I have noticed a pattern and I'm starting to wonder if there is a trend behind it as in maybe people who are born with autism generally p
I started a new job 5 weeks ago and I was really enjoying it however I was brought into the office today and told that i failed my probation- there was strong emphasis on the fact I didn’t engage enough with other staff-
The workplace was pretty chill, headphones were permitted and at work I like t
At this point I’m almost thirty. I still love adopt me and Barbie’s and playing make believe. Stuffed animals and even though I don’t have a blanky anymore I always have a specific sweatshirt I snuggle with in bed. I just really wish sometimes I had a friend that I could make friendship bracelets wi
I feel rlly alone at the minute and like my family aren’t rlly emotionally being there for me in a way that helps me idk if anyone relates I just wanted to basically express how I feel because I feel like rn I don’t have an outlet for it and what sucks the most is I feel like I was starting to accep
hello!!! i have a friend, and whenever we're out, sometimes he tends to get really overstimulated, and he tells me that and I see no issue with it, i just have no clue how to help him with. There's also a lot of situations where he'll text me (we text a lot, and it could be of how he started crying
so i was struggling with college alot that I decided to report my Audhd and now I get tutoring but I dont feel good about it.
focusing on the positive yes it has helped me but I dont like being in a room full of other neurodivergent people. I feel like i dont belong at all since im high function wh
Hi everyone :) My name is Finch (pseudonym, M21).
About me: I've recently been diagnosed with ADHD and am signed up for an autism assesment (the waiting times can take up to multiple months where I live) which was recommended by my therapist based on my experiences and struggles. I've been research
For a year now, I have been suspecting that I might have autism. I had a period where I was really interested in psychology and would watch a lot of videos about anxiety, depression, ADHD and human behavior. One day, found a video about autism I clicked without thinking much about it but when the wh
Hello i am in progress of getting on disability because of my diagnosis’s and stuff. And I was told by the person who is helping me that I could get some back pay once I figured this out I was excited because I could finally do one of my dream things and go on a trip to japan. I’ve never been on a t
context: I just got a new job and this was my 3rd ever training shift, it's fast food so of course it's fast and stressful. I'm a 26 year old man and was diagnosed at 18
I always forget to mention it when I get a job, and it always ends badly. I'm thinking of just asking to talk privately with my s
1 to 4 years: Knows without a device, but keeps crying with words
5 to 10 years: Constantly persistent in leaning a lot of languages like Filipino and Indonesian. Knows how to draw anime characters
11 to 12 years: gets anxiety over high school, but know to talk to nonverbal teenagers and kids
13
I (25 transguy) am really struggling being in a relationship and I know whats happening a lot of the time is my PDA is flaring up heaps. My partner (non binary 29) is aware and works pretty hard to manage around me but they are human and have needs too.
For example suprisingly as someone with auti
[small vent]. I'm trying to find help with work-related communication issues.
Therapist asks if I've always had issues with this in the past.
Trying to be helpful by being vague, I answer a simple no. This is because I've only been employed for a couple of years, and before then my communicatio
Let’s talk about video games. I know a lot of autistic’s that get pulled towards games. For me it’s a way to shit my brain down and dive into a world that doesn’t demand anything from me besides what I’m willing to let get demanded.
It itches a certain tick in my head, I love all sort of games, fro
Hey, so I would like to know if autistic people crash out?
Me: (13F),have been friends with this girl(13F) since the start of the year. But the thing is that she is an amazing friend,she make some laugh,lovely. But she has a habit of criticizing everything i do and others around. I’m aware I’m autistic,so why do you feel the need to remind me every time i e
I’m a low support needs level 1, but one need I really do have is for people to be a little more direct and explicit with their expectations and needs as I sometimes miss those cues, despite trying my best
If it’s a casual relationship, most people are hesitant but usually willing to try, so I don’
Would love some names and suggestions
Let me preface that I've not been diagnosed but this post isn't about self diagnosis it's not an Am I Autistic post it's just asking about the people in this subs experience with this particular trait and autism :)
So I found out yesterday people I've been working with for the past 6 months have be
Now I’ll just be straight up. My life where it’s at isn’t that good as much as I want it to be or as much as my peers’s life situations and events.
I’m a 15 year old male, and where I am, that means that I am not legally able to drive. Heck, I don’t even have my learners permit yet. Which in a rura
Yayyy
I’m trying to make and keep my friendships. I know that if you don’t regularly meet with a friend in person, you must occasionally text them in order to keep the friendship alive. I genuinely want to text with my friends (even though I prefer meeting with them in person) but I have no idea what to t
Even if you are a adult most people refuse to take you seriously and still consider you a child. They also assume you are dumb and can't function on your own
And it makes me very angry. Why does this keep happening
Does anyone else experience this often?
So, I'm basically the only person I know who doesn't like travelling. I just don't understand how not even my fellow autistics share my views on this (and I'm referring to all types of travelling, whether it's for business, tourism or to visit loved ones).
First, travelling means accepting the unkn
I'm 15F and (obviously) diagnosed autistic. I have very bad sensory issues, in the sense that I can get "set off" really easily if there are too many stimuli. I'm currently in another country (got here by plane) and my flight back is in a week. I want to go home but I'm dreading it. On the way here,
One of my besties who is autistic and has ADHD has been out of reach for months without any explanation. There has been no problems whatever prior to her having no communication with me. My last exchange was during the new year, where she mentioned she is busy and will be in touch within the week. T
So, yes, like many of you, eye contact makes me want to scream "Why? Why do you freaks do this?! And you call us weird!" I hope you at least mildly find my recent musings relatively entertaining. :-)
-- Muahahahah... I fool them all! --
Apparently, I've become a bit adept at passing
Does anyone else have dreams about trying to communicate with people but being physically unable to? I often have dreams where I’m stuck and keep trying to scream for help but no sound comes out. Everyone else just keeps going about their normal lives as if everything’s totally fine, and if they not
Me and my mom have been wanting to get an autism awareness shirt because my little sibling has autism. Sadly, most of the ones we find online are, weird, or ableist, so we just decided to finally use my mom’s cricket and make one ourselves. Are there any shirt ideas that are, well actually good.
Recently, my friend asked me to go to a new park in a part of town I had never been to before. I really wanted to go, but I felt overwhelmed by not knowing what to expect. I didn’t know how crowded it would be, how loud it might be, or whether I would feel comfortable there, and that uncertainty mad
Hello everyone. I am a self-diagnosed autistic person. I started learning/performing improv in October 2023 in NYC. Since then, I have also done some acting and taken some acting classes While a novice in terms of years, I progressed very quickly and my abilities are advanced. I enjoy improv and act
I,(13F) strongly think that i might be autistic. Whether it’s the total misunderstanding of social cues,meltdowns,routines,my unhealthy obsession with the effects of puberty in females,social awkwardness,constant monotone facial expression or anything else,I’m not looking to write and essay here. Bu
I never like my food to touch each other on the plate. Who else separates the marshmallows from the cereal in Luck Charms? (I even go as far as separating the icing or powdered sugar from a cupcake or brownie.)
Hello there!
I (F23) am engaged to my wonderful fiancè (M22) who has autism. I would say it's moderate, not noticeable to strangers but you can tell after a few minutes of speaking to him that he has strong particular interests, especially regarding the field he works in. ((TLDR at bottom.))
I hav
I'm 34, I first gained appreciation for these games around 2005-06, that's when I started high school.
I was the kind of kid/adult who'd play on the kiosks in Gamestop or Walmart. Every now and then, but only on rare occasions, somebody might come up and say "Why don't you play a >real< instrument?
(there are literally no flares for this please bring the "other" flare back omg)
look i might just be stupid but i have never seen anyone do anything about Autism Awareness Day before and i find the day kinda stupid because we shouldn't be aware of people with autism for just one day of the yea
I've been nothing but kind and genuine with this man and we've been friends since I started working here a few months back. He's clearly autistic, and so am I, which is probably a reason for our fondness towards one another. But it seems to also be causing misinterpreted social cues and frustration?
We know tech loves autistic traits on a billboard. Less fun when an actual autistic person shows up asking for adjustments.
I applied to Apple's R&D team, body animation for their XR headset - Vision Pro. The tech that lets you be present in a virtual space without your body having to show up. For
Me and my friend (both autistic) were talking today,she said she was talking with her boyfriend (a bit off topic but he's so nice to get and her friends and buys us all sweets) he asked her if she would ever date a girl again after bad experiances,she said that she'd date me if my 'attachment style'
My girlfriend has a nephew who is on the spectrum. Before meeting him, I don't feel any weird feeling towards people with autism, but when I met and observed him, I started to get "chills" or a tingling sensation.
This occurs whenever I'm with him, but I do not really feel any other negative emotio
I’ve been going with this organization that was saying it could help me get a job, and well, it did. I’m 19 and I have never been employed or had any sort of income in a legal sense up until this job. I dropped out of high school due to mental health issues and issues related to autism. I’ve been in
So I’m trying to get out more, plus I work in a really loud environment. I’m in management and need to be able to hear people talking to me, but I need something that is going to cut most background noise out. (Also technically not supposed to wear earbuds so the smaller, the better 😅)
I currently
