Spectrum-speculation - Autistic Earth Visitor

Oh yeah, I want that. No, I need that cat! And I need it fast

‘RedInstead 2018 ’ by TanfasticAnna

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This design available on Redbubble for April in case you need some autism pride stuff for Autism Acceptance Month. 

shoot me a reblog if you can! Links don’t show up in the tag I don’t think

beautiful smile

RIP Stephen Hawking 🌌

i’m not sure if it’s just me but when you go out and talk to strangers and you’re like ‘hah maybe i’m getting better at this whole socialising thing’.

then you get home and literally feel like you need to sleep for 10 hours and think ‘maybe not’

quelle jolie fille

tbh i think im gonna skip uni today and go to the museum and draw instead because honestly im really not in the mood for (life) the noisy and bright illustration studio

i’d much rather see the illuminated manuscripts and walk by the river than spend 8 hours at uni in an unworkable atmosphere only to come home overloaded and exhausted i just cba!! im tired

[Image description: A photograph of a pretty twenty-year-old woman. Her name is Claire Wineland. She wears glasses and also an oxygen canula that fits into her nose, wraps around her ears and fastens under her chin. She has brown hair that reaches down to her shoulders. She is giving us a big smile, showing lots of front teeth. End of image description.]

“We’re the manifestation of some kind of underlying brilliance...”

Claire Wineland lived a beautiful, joyful life while suffering from CF (cystic fibrosis). At the end of August, she received a lung transplant, hoping this might give her a new lease on life. Sadly, she died of a blood clot on September second.

During her life she shared many of her experiences, her sense of humor, and a lot of deep wisdom in her YouTube videos. You should watch them.

Claire Wineland YouTube Channel

 She also started Claire’s Place Foundation, which provides financial and emotional support to families living with CF. If you can, please donate.

Claire’s Place Foundation

Here’s an example of her wisdom from her YouTube video, “What it feels like to die.” In it, she describes her experience of dying, up to the point when she lost consciousness and then was saved by medical intervention. 

[Image description: a huge whirlpool of blue water with white waves and ripples. It looks like the ocean is draining out like someone pulled the stopper out of a huge bathtub. End of image description.] VORTEX DAYS A vortex day is a day where one appointment suck all your energy up for the entire day before and after. For example, today I went out for Japanese class which I really enjoy, but from the moment I wake up I have to start fighting with my own irrational negative thoughts that say: “No, it’s too difficult, it’s not worth it, no one will miss you if you don’t go, just stay home.” Then in the midst of this tug-of-war, practical preparations have to be made: my hair is a mess; where the heck is my hairbrush? Oh no, better feed the cat first. I should wash my face...but ugh, no, I don’t want to see how ugly I am. Let’s have a Klonopin and sit down for a while. Oh no, I fell asleep! I’m already late! Rush out the door tripping over things and cursing like a sailor. I do enjoy Japanese class, but when I get back the rest of the day is devoted to recovery. Curl into a ball, pull my hat over my eyes, twist and turn my tangle toy into and out of a thousand knots. Light my butterscotch scented candle, turn on the humidifier, turn on the air purifier and the white noise machine. Ah, finally I’m back in my space capsule. Expeditions to Earth take a lot out of a fragile alien visitor like me!

i want to be in this band

red velvet x high cut

Thanks to Amethyst for her hard work on this issue and her sincerity and clarity and absence of malice

Trigger warning: Ableism, eugenics, medical abuse.

The autistic community is boycotting the book To Siri With Love, published by HarperCollins and written by Judith Newman. Please stand with us. #BoycottToSiri

edit *this video is now captioned!

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Love your blog so freaking much!! It’s so relaxing 🌿☁️ what are your book recommendations? I’m always looking for new ones hehe

Thank you so much :) I hope you enjoy these books:

The Night Circus // Erin Morgenstern

The Bear and the Nightingale // Katherine Arden

The Secret History // Donna Tartt

City of Thieves // David Benioff

The Raven Boys // Maggie Stiefvater 

The Diviners // Libba Bray

Station Eleven // Emily St. John Mandell

Purple Hibiscus // Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Six of Crows || Crooked Kingdom // Leigh Bardugo

My feeling is that in general there is no reason to make a distinction between the ways in which people were (or were not) diagnosed. The main thing is usually that the person identifies with a set of issues and challenges, and their internal voice says: “That’s a lot like me!”

Of course, if a person is facing some kind of challenge related to NOT having an official diagnosis, and they want to talk about it, that’s up to them. But otherwise I can’t really see why it should come up in our discussions.

Also it makes me think: I’m not blind, or deaf, but because of my sensory issues I find it very helpful to read about and discuss things that blind or deaf people experience. Mainly I’m interested in the sense of touch, which it seems to me is neglected by five-sensed people and culture.

Anyhow, my point is: for Tumblr discussions and things of this sort, it matters more that we have something in common. and that we learn from each other. And I would say: our differences may be interesting to discuss; but our differences should not be what define us.

So I’m seeing a new meme I guess? Where posts have (professionally diagnosed) or (self diagnosed) and it’s making me uncomfortable?

There’s a lot of stigma on being diagnosed with mental disorders, illnesses, or the like

People treat it as you trying to get attention or faking it or even ridicule you for it

I’m just worried that this meme is going to turn out horribly for those that use these terms seriously

So please if you do see it can you not make it any bigger?

Sincerely from a self-diagnosed autistic

(You can add to it if you feel the same)