Hey all, I'm an 18 year old female who has been experiencing sensory sensitivities due to neurological issues for several years now. Since I developed this, it's been extremely difficult finding clothes I can tolerate, let alone nice or respectful clothes I can tolerate. I pretty much can't stand
Why does it feel impossible to pick the perfect crisps (for Americans chips) like when you go get some you go get some you can’t choose what ones you want exactly if there is multiple that you like in the shop
So I’m making a discord for disabilities because there’s a lot of ones that focus on autism and adhd but I have more problems physical problems at the moment that is my own focus. So I was just gonna label is disabilities and let multiple types of disabilities on the server. But that isn’t the quest
Earlier this evening, my Dad told me that he was going to a friend’s birthday party. He left at 7:15 PM or so. He told me that he wouldn’t be back too late. Here we are at 10 minutes until midnight. Don’t get me wrong, i am glad that he is having fun. He’s probably out late because his friend is the
My daughter who is 20 years old was recently diagnosed with level 1 autism. She does pretty good at masking, but she does get overstimulated and has panic attacks. She works as a cashier at a grocery store. She is a good worker, fast, dependable, and is the first person they call when they need some
I didnt realize how much I really need it til last night when I was up at 2am feeling like shit. soon enough I realized the reason for that was cuz I forgot to take my 10pm half dose, which I then went upstairs to take.
I take this shit because the world is fucked. I wont get too political, but end
Full disclosure, I am not non verbal, so that part of the shirt doesn’t apply to me, and I am low support needs, but I just feel like I would be uncomfortable if my family wore a shirt like this. Or a lot of the autism awareness/acceptance shirts I’ve seen. I’ve seen some that I like, but a lot of t
For Context, I am autistic, and have been since I was two. I hang out with my friend group, which all of us has some sort of mental disorder. There's this group of like 15-20 kids who pick on us everyday. They say very very rude things to us, Our teachers have heard it, our paras have heard it. I ha
How can EVERYBODY feel "There is something off about so and so, I just don't like them."
Thats how it has been my whole life. I can be part of the friendship circles but as soon as there is an opportunity, they make it publicly known they don't like me being around, because my being different makes
I’m not sure if the title for this is too long but I wanted to make it specific and clear as to why I’m posting.
Essentially I’m looking for advice from people.As well as wanting to hear other people’s travelling experiences as an autistic person.So I can have some tiny idea of what to expect.
(Fo
My son is 30 years old, living on his own in housing for adults similar to him. He’s become involved with a girl which is fine. But, after my wife felt a little uneasy I did a background check on her. Turns out she’s been married twice and has two children. Okay. So now what. I spoke with the dad of
I once read an article that described the feeling really good, but unfortunately I can’t find it anymore.
Ever since I was a kid, I put a lot of effort into my looks, I still do, and I don’t exactly find myself ugly - I would even say I’m pretty, not exceptionally beautiful, but pretty.
However, m
Reading up on different terms has been confusing so I figured explaining what it is like for me and then seeing what others call it may be more insightful.
Basically when I'm in a new situation or with strangers my brain usually goes blank and I don't know what to say. I can still answer sometimes
I’m 19 and I can’t move out because I’m not able to live independently right now, so I rely on my mum. The problem is my dad has always been a bully.
My childhood wasn’t the worst in every way, but I definitely wouldn’t say I was happy. I was already struggling with suicidal thoughts by around age
This is such a random memory, but it came back to me today and landed differently than it used to.
In my freshman year of college, a professor had us do an activity where we drew the person next to us as an animal (or something they reminded us of), and then shared them out loud.
I drew the guy ne
I genuinely just can't enjoy myself at all, I'm trying to beat the game 'Incision' at the minute and the gameplay is great, fast paced and strategic but I just keep getting bored. idk if this is autism or if I'm just miserable lol.
******** TW MENTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE*******,
I absolutely hate this narrative we can't complain or talking about how lucky we had the "support" that was really fucking abelist
when mine signficantly contributes to me devleoping CPTSD/BPD.
When I was 3 or
Do any other autists who menstruate find that they accidentally—and monthly—find that they have inserted two tampons somehow ? I’ve been doing this for a decade. I’m AudHD if that helps with context.
Ive been in this dnd group for about two years now. And theres this guy in it, lets call him mark. and marks a pretty nice guy, hes struggling with autism, social stuff and things like that. anyways, hes been there like four times. its two fridays a month, so you can easily say hes practically never
It's special interest Saturday yes? Wanted to thank you all for loving this song about dinosaurs. We also have an autistic child in our family and she loves it too! Ya'll are the best.
✨✨ ooooo support my favourite neurodivergent author ✨✨
No but for real? I've never felt this seen. Others might as well. This is the best rep I've ever read. It's a YA Horror and queer and it's beautiful and I love the characters and I will actually never stop shutting up about this book and all of
So to start things off, I don’t think that I would abort my child if they were autistic. BUT I firmly believe that a person has the right to abort their fetus at any time for any reason. Not only do I think that they should have that right, I don’t believe anyone should give the pregnant person any
I'm very sorry if this is the wrong sub to post this in.
so I'm autistic, 15 female. I have an autistic burnout, started to notice that it got really bad last year. and because of my burnout I'm basically always overstimulated. and I've had suicidal thoughts for a while because I felt like I was n
Went to petco to get some aquarium equipment. One of The employees there quickly noticed how lost i was (had trouble even finding the isle for aquarium bubblrts) it was as if they could read my mind. Constant reassurance, very laid back, no condescending or irritated attitude. When i went to the wr
This might be too long... Not asking for a diagnosis, sorry if I overshare or offend anyone. I really don't want to self diagnose, but the signs are way too clear. For your information, there's a history of autism on my dad's side of the family. My dad himself is a mentally ill individual with count
Disclaimer: Foxy uses third person +he/they as it is more comfortable. Feel free to refer to Foxy as Foxy, he or they. Also they are one autistic person. If an another autistic person spots a mistake Foxy makes, please correct.)
Hello hello!
Foxy is…frustrated at autism representation in media.
…I cannot stand most foods with noodles 😅
All I can think about is the *sound* of people eating noodles when I see them. (I have a horrific aversion to sound) Buttered noodles are so bland I gag thinking of the taste. I don’t really like soup all that much either.
I do really like ramen though.
It’s my birthday today (4th April). It’s also the one year anniversary of my friend’s suicide.
I’ve been isolating big time after a pretty traumatic few years and some intense burnout. I don’t know how to reconnect with my friends and I’m going to be home alone for the next week as my flatmates ar
So, hello. I'm new to the autism subreddit (and reddit in general)
I have level 2 autism and was diagnosed when I was around 9-ish
You may call me Leo!
I hyper fixate on astrology, geology, physics, and engineering (As well as Typology)
I have struggles with sensory issues and social cues
I lov
As for me I remember watching a lot of nintendo videos
I am not very active on this subreddit or reddit in general, but I figured i’d come on here either for advice or to meet people with similar stories. My whole life i’ve always felt out of place among my allistic peers, but being AFAB and being able to mask extremely well i didn’t get my diagnosis un
i’ve been labeled as autistic my whole life but once i go to a professional, they don’t necessarily know what to do with me because i’m an adult and adults don’t typically get diagnosed. i went to my MD and he wrote me a referral. i went to said appointment and it was for THERAPY?? and the therapist
Hello everyone, my name is Carlos Rodriguez, and I am a graduate student in the Human Communication Studies (HCOM) department at California State University, Fullerton. I am looking for willing interviewees for my graduate research project, CSUF HSR-25-26-262. The course my study is for is a Qualita
Just butter and cheese. Nothing else. No I cannot eat this specific dish without one or the other. No I do not want this dish to have spices or meat or anything else.
Just. Pasta. And. Cheese.
If cheese is not available, then I cannot eat this pasta.
I will literally go to the store or DoorDas
I feel like the worst thing about being autistic is the loneliness…..out of all my struggles, getting and keeping people’s attention has been the most difficult for me. The constant rejection is just mentally exhausting. Being treated as if I don’t exist. Rarely getting matches on dating apps, and t
Unfortunately my school psychologist is an older male, who only seems to know old criteria for ASD in younger children with higher level needs. He is now trying to shift the blame onto my anxiety disorders, and so called average “teenage experiences.” Originally, he conducted an assessment that was
Had a moment yesterday with my Mum that made me start to question this. I'm a 23 year old autistic woman and I carry around plush toys a lot. This started to become more of a regular comfort after a stay in Hospital, in which I took plushies with me to help me cope.
Before this I did take my plush
The trailer itself is very Autistic coded, but she is also described as a "changeling". In some cultures I'm pretty sure children who behaved differently were believed to be changelings who were swapped with the kid at birth, many of such behaviors line up with autism. Plus her trailer was released
Im a substitute teacher and I covered for a class for 1 week. Ive worked with all these students before.
This week was very hard for me because I found myself taking their pain home with me which only limited my ability to maintain perspective
There were many moments where this child would come t
Two weeks ago I was hungry, so I decided to use the scissors to open the cookie bag. After I ate two pieces, I closed the bag, but before doing that I decided to squeeze the part with air to extend its expectancy, then I closed it. Yesterday I was trying to find my carbon which is the inside of a me
I am a 22 year old autistic woman who got diagnosed at 16 ish, my brother is 5 and a half with autism, my mom claims she doesn't have it even undiagnosed, I know for a damn fact that this isn't true, but are there people here who believe that vaccines cause autism?, if so, why the fuck do uou think
if you dont know, April 2nd is autism awareness day
I don't know whats up with me these days, I've been fixated on military stuff like aircrafts. Now, this would be an issue if I had more money and an income, but fortunately I've been able to keep my temptations at bay. Just now I've been craving to buy an aircrafts tail fin (preferable german) But l
So it just came to my mind that neurotypicals love roleplaying. And besides this, I am kind of involved in political/social stuff and marketing and see how mainstream politician narratives manipulate the masses. Anyways.
Do you guys think that it is possible that neurotypicals don't actually believ
Quinni is the single most brilliant, relatable, and believably autistic character I have ever come across. she is so similar to me in how we see the works and are affected by autism, and I love how incredibly autistic she is, without it being “oooOOOooo look at our autistic representation”. we don’t
I get that having autism can be challenging but I do not believe that using it as a crutch for everything you do is healthy. I used to use autism as a crutch for everything and all it led to was me taking no accountability and not even trying to get along with people. Having a disability can be chal
Has anyone else here been blessed with a (non official) emotional support animal, and struggle with them feeding off of your negative emotions?
I’ve had my soul dog, Hank, for almost 6 years. I got him when he was a puppy, right before the pandemic. He has saved me from more than I even want to ima
I don't know if this is common in autism where you get this urge to just restart things because you want to achieve that perfect state of whatever it is you are doing.
Some of my experience:
- I have 5 devices that I use daily; 2 Mobile Phone (Personal/Work phones), laptop, tablet, and PS5.
I'm soooo close to losing it. Any tips for calming down? I'm trying to listen to music and maybe take s shower and then focus on something on my computer. What tips do you have?
