May 2013
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I’ve been realizing really quickly that I don’t feel good at this anymore. Maybe I feel like I don’t have the empathy or it, or I’m too stressed out.
I just feel like I can’t help anyone, like I’m not very good at advice and all and like everything I do is canned.
To be honest, I’m not asking for reassurance or sympathy or anything, because I know...
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isomer asked: You've inspired me to contribute to the autism tag on Tumblr with positive things about my autistic child(ren) and why I as a parent to autistic child(ren) actually do not hate autism or want my kids to be "cured". Based on the feedback I've gotten thus far from my once-daily contributions, I'd like to thank you for that. Just saying. <3
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plant-enzymes asked: Also do you ever have a hard time not shushing people if you already get the gist of what their saying? like okay, enough, I get the point so no more speaky is needed.
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satazipitpony asked: Does anyone else not like when someone is playing their music so loud that you can hear it through their earbuds from several feet away? Particularly if there's something else you want to focus on? I got that in one of my classes today and ended up picking a different place to sit. (The best one seemed to be next to the printer. Thankfully it was only used once while I was sitting there.)
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i-ship-top-with-everyone asked: Is this something others experience too? When I find something, I sometimes smell it or rub it agaisnt my lips when I like the texture. My parents always gripe at me for putting things in/near my mouth. It just helps me study it better.
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Could you make a little kitten meme for me? I’d really appreciate it.
Um alright so basically:
“Gets a song rec while listening to music”
“Suddenly extremely stressed out”
I dunno maybe it’s not an autism thing but I get really stressed and freaked out when this happens. Especially when there’s a lot of song recs at the same time. Like, I have a...
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tami-chama asked: First of all: Hi :D Second: I need help for a musical I'm writing, if they could be gentle enough to send me descriptions of what scares them the most and why, other disorders that people should gain consciousness of, and music. A lot of music. I will not publish anything that they send me if they don't want to :) Thank you for taking the time to read this. Greetings from a mexican...
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tami-chama asked: AHH! I just noticed something. I said "mental disorder" but I meant stuff like schizophrenia, paranoid people, etc. Please, don't hate me!
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deathtasteslikechicken asked: I find it odd that having hair bothered me so much I cut it all off, but I love hats. SO DOES ANYBODY LOVE HATS
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absoluteblue asked: Anybody out there have advice on how to self-motivate? I'm really having trouble and I don't want to fail everything and make people mad at me. DX
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whiny-dream-lord asked: Hi, I'm not exactly autistic but I have nonverbal learning disorder and I'm wondering if it's normal for someone who is autistic or similar to despise human made noises, like grunts and stuff. I can't sleep a lot at night because my sister is constantly making noises and it drives me up the wall! I hate hearing my own as well, and I catch myself stopping chewing because I...
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flitterheart asked: My sensory issues are really bad right now. I grew my hair out to my shoulders but now it feels like it's itching the back of my neck so I'm going to have to get it cut off again. I'm just feeling bummed out about this and I wanted to know if I was alone in this or not. (I have aspergers, but I have touch and sight sensory problems that come and go.)
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stephani-d asked: My brother's on the spectrum and when he was first diagnosed (He was 8, I was 10) and he'd do something not socially acceptable (cutting in line or something) I'd ask my mom "Is that him, or is that the aspergers?" ... I just wanted to apologize, thanks to blogs like this I've realized it's impossible to separate the two, and rude to try...
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vbfdoee asked: do you have any advice on how to notice when you're infodumping or are just generally intruding on the conversation
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splicerthedicer asked: Thing I hate most about going to any doctor/psychiatrist with my mother: Talking about anything and having the doctor completely ignore me, turn to my mother and say "That's the Autism."
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sproodles asked: Do you know any ways to make yourself STOP obsessing about something? I mean, it's fun and all, but I have things I need to get done and my brain won't let me :/
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plant-enzymes asked: Do you most of the time never feel like talking, and when you do have something to say, can never really articulate it into any words unless you have time to write it out (like this)?
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acceptablegatsby asked: I'm really tired of being treated as more of diagnosis of autism than an actual person who has it.
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mrkaragosh asked: Is it normal for someone with autism who does not regularly have a lot of sensory problems to absolutely loathe the feeling of cotton pads? The ones you wipe make up off with or use in bandaging, the rough sort of cotton. Seriously, that, and the sound of fabric being loudly torn is made of death and makes me feel physically ill.
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enziportua asked: I couldn't go into my local convenience store all April because of all the Autism Speaks fliers...I'm really uncomfortable with the store even now that the stickers and donation pages are gone...
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breathinglove asked: Is anyone else "high functioning"/verbal and just have days or weeks at a time that they just don't want to speak?
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>glass cups
>cringe every time you have to do the dishes
(gods touching those things feel like scratching on a chalkboard)
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Kindergarten Kitten moment
This was told to me by my son’s teacher. Jason’s classmate: *crying in class one day* Jason: No, (classmate’s name)! Why are you crying? It is not polite to cry when… when you are wearing an Angry Bird sweater! See, echolalia can be good! Jason’s begun to cobble his favorite phrases from television shows and other people into sentences in addition to using more of his...
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satazipitpony asked: bit. ly/15uDi8B -- This showed on the news. Basically, an AS teen is shoved out of his classroom for 'being disruptive.' The article says it's policy is to 'redirect' someone out of the class if they're being a danger to others and they don't leave when asked, but it doesn't really sound like he was being dangerous. Even if he was, I think the force used...
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daftpoppunk asked: Does anyone else ever get really hungry, but still not want to eat anything because of the texture/sensory issues? I did this last night, I forgot to eat and realized it at 11pm when I woke up hungry
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Spends hours making a trifle. Eats each layer separately.
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isomer asked: My kitten has been cleared to graduate kindergarten this year! I am excited beyond words, and so unbelievably proud of him. And I had to share this with you folks. This blog has contributed so much to his successes, enabling him to do even more by helping me help him do even more.
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Enhanced Motion Perception in Autism : NPR →
To test a common theory about the cause of autism, researchers recently studied how kids with autism process moving images. They found that the kids saw simple movements twice as fast as their typically developing peers.
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arcwarrior asked: I found out three years ago, at almost 23 yo, that I had PDD-NOS, and since then it feels like I've become more self-conscious of everything I do and say. Like 'is this normal?' or 'how can I say something to get across what I mean instead of accidentally offending someone?' Since then, I feel like I've distanced myself from what few friends I have because I...
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rainymomo asked: So today, I got confirmation that I do have Asperger's, after a very confusing and stressful year with diagnosing. I am relieved to finally know, but at the same time, it hurts me that I am constantly being told how my AS is very mild and on the border... it sort of makes me feel like I don't belong anywhere, and that I shouldn't experience the problems I do experience. Sorry for...
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ebharts asked: Hi I'm currently undiagnosed for an ASD but my teachers want to get me tested in university. I was just wandering what the test was like? What happens? Thank you
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mond-kalb asked: Right know I'm very stressed out because of my graduation. Over the past months my behaviour became more autistic. I'm getting more depend on my mum. I don't like being left alone and I need more physical contact like hugging, which I usually dislike. I guess it's because of the current situation. Has anybody made similar experiences?
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lalallalalallalallalal asked: I don't know what an meltdown is, I'm not autistic, but I really REALLY think I am. I get irritated over stuff that others don't understand, and or would but call my reaction to the certain thing overreacting, because it's not a big deal. BUT IT IS. Well, when this happens, I usually loose control, start crying, I get incredibly mad, I hit myself, I'm frustrated, I scream,...
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odiedragon asked: My stepkitten recently expressed having a sensory issue with showers. Does anyone know of a specific showerhead that can help her? She said one with a choice of spray settings would help, but I'm looking been there done that advice. <3 you all!
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missrobynelizabeth asked: My mum get REALLY annoyed when I stim and physically stops me by holding my hands down etc. she hates it so much that she has put up my anxiety medication and it makes me feel like a vegetable/zombie. I still have the same level of anxiety I just don't have the energy to physically stim anymore. It's making so tired and unreasonably depressed. I don't know what to do.
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simwn asked: Not really sure if this is the place to ask but...I'm going to be tested for ASD sometime in the next few months. I have multiple people who do think I have some form of ASD (notably my therapist, who has worked with me since I was 6), but others think that the ASD-traits I display are a result of PTSD or just personality quirks. I'm not sure who to believe. I was just wondering if you,...
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hakuzora asked: I love this blog omg :3 Thank you for running THE perfect ASD blog.
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megamagikarp asked: This is a strange question, but...I've found that whenever I'm really stressed, sad, or upset, I...Just stop talking. Like, it becomes next to impossible for me to talk, no matter how hard I force myself. Is that normal for autistics, or is it just me?
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I thought about something and I would sorta like to express this. Has anyone ever wore/borrowed other people clothes (your friends, your parents etc), you like the clothing itself but you hate the tag? However, unless you want people to get pissed at you, you are not allowed to cut the tag off. I had this experience before where I get people’s clothes (like my mom’s) where I...
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Top: Used to autistic child flipping pronouns Bottom: Has to stop and think about proper pronoun use when speaking to others Background: Jason frequently speaks in the third person, and he says things the way one would expect to be saying them to him (instead of spontaneously saying, “I want to…”, for instance, he might ask me the question, “Do you want to…”,...