January 2012
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New Years Resolution: find a way to abolish migraines/cluster headaches/associated brain fog. This cannot keep being a weekly event.
Possibly attainable resolutions:
-Keep experimenting with apps for laptop and iPhone until you find a way to get out of bed in the morning quickly and easily without wanting to die/using up all your brainpower first thing.
-Find a way to go to bed at a reasonable...
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andromedalogic replied to your post: No but why would anyone ever call me “Julie”
my name is misspelled ON MY AUTISM EVALUATION. despite it being spelled properly in several other places. welp.
…you win.
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No but why would anyone ever call me "Julie"
Why?
That’s why the “a” is there at the end. So you don’t do that.
This is one of those things that still makes me madder than anything else, even though I am no longer six.
Ah. Juli-ah. Come on now.
December 2011
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Remembering Our Dead: Autism in Memorium 2011 →
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I don’t normally do trigger warnings, but I think I have enough followers in recovery that I maybe should. I’m trying to put this behind a cut, but I don’t always do the read-mores right.
[Possible ED triggers.]
I don’t have an ED. I just really, really hate eating.
I hate chewing. Oral-motor problems and sensitivities, etc.
I’m anxious all the time, and that...
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"Regular" marriage and "Gay" marriage are like...
lolsofunny:
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geekybitch:
goldenheartedrose:
geekybitch:
noitemsfoxonlyfinaldestination:
>insulting the It Gets Better campaign
lmfao choke on vomit pls
Yeah, I hate the people who just mindlessly say it’s bullshit. Yes, Dan Savage is a bigoted fuckwit, but that doesn’t mean the It Gets Better campaign isn’t awesome and inspiring.
Well, it is problematic because it essentially says “deal with...
Unpopular SJ opinions, maybe
draggle:
I don’t see anything wrong with using the autism tag on Tumblr when writing about harmless events pertaining to autistic people in your life. I’m not talking about the repetitive condescending stuff that one gets sick of in a day. I’m talking about people’s own personal experiences that are perfectly fine things to talk about in a public venue. Although I do not use tags this way, I...
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fourloves:
mosaicofminds:
“In order for the model to work, there has to be some way to tell that the other person has a challenge that needs some extra accommodation and acceptance. But autism is, for the most part at least, an invisible disability. The problem is how can the average person tell the difference between a “typical” person purposely being socially inappropriate and a person with...
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How It Works, Part II
littlemissmutant:
Autistic person: There’s nothing wrong with handflapping! NT “autism parent”: My son bangs his head. I suppose you think that’s okay too? Autistic person: I don’t think the two things are the same. NT “autism parent”: HOW DARE YOU DENY MY REALITY? My experience clearly proves that stimming is harmful.
Autistic person: Flapping my hands helps me focus, it doesn’t harm me. NT”...
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mosaicofminds:
“In order for the model to work, there has to be some way to tell that the other person has a challenge that needs some extra accommodation and acceptance. But autism is, for the most part at least, an invisible disability. The problem is how can the average person tell the difference between a “typical” person purposely being socially inappropriate and a person with autism who is...
“You are a perfectly acceptable human being right now, this minute. You are just...”
– Source: Fat Heffalump
I needed this today.
(via yourveryfleshshallbeagreatpoem)
fourloves:
mosaicofminds:
““You guys know about vampires? … You know, vampires have no reflections in a mirror? There’s this idea that monsters don’t have reflections in a mirror. And what I’ve always thought isn’t that monsters don’t have reflections in a mirror. It’s that if you want to make a human being into a monster, deny them, at the cultural level, any reflection of themselves. And...
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Halfway there!
theloudhandsproject:
(Woooooah, livin’ on a prayer……) (etc.)
In the past four days, the following things have happened:
-The Loud Hands Project has launched. -55 people have sent us a vote of confidence by funding us. -We’ve reached our halfway goal of $5000. -We’ve become a featured campaign on the indiegogo home page.
This project is advancing beyond our wildest dreams. We are humbled and...
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Autistic Love in the NY Times →
allies-person:
Not a perfect article, but pretty good overall in my judgment. And I always like seeing stories about autistic couples, rather than couples where only one person (almost always a man) is autistic.
Reading this also makes me feel glad that Neil and I haven’t sold our story to the media, however. Someone could write some heart-rendering story about us, no doubt, but I’m really...
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Scripts!
theloudhandsproject:
We’re received multiple requests from various people for scripts they might use when sharing the project around. Since this project is by and for Autistic people, we totally understand—the amount of scripting that’s gone into the project itself already is pretty revealing.
The only way the fundraising for this project can really succeed is via social media and...
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From "Ulysses Speaks" #4
cool-schmool:
fuckyeahthenationofulysses:
ANNOUNCING THE NEW STAR SIGN
A 13th star sign was introduced recently as an option to those who are discontent over how they are characterized astrologically. It’s name is Ulysses, it runs year round, and those born under it are characterized by a disaffection with all things celestial, and contempt for squares. The Nation of Ulysses must prevail.
I...
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andromedalogic:
neednothavehappenedtobetrue replied to your post
I have so many feelings I love that video but I have nebulously diagnosed badbrains not autism so I have been told that loving that video is appropriative which I do not want to be? sorry for puking my feelings on your internet
i personally do not think it is appropriative if you love that video. i mean, you are bad-brains and i...
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nicocoer:
void-symphony replied to your link: According to Attwood, “Asperger’s Syndrome is infectious.”
Too amused by this photo reply…
geekybitch:
goldenheartedrose:
pinkie-shy:
liquidiousfleshbag:
Internet
stop saying derp
stop saying derpy
stop saying herp derp
It’s not cute, it’s fucked up and shitty.
don’t do it
It’s a twee version of retarded. So think about it that way, every time you are saying herp derp, you are actually saying that.
Is it still fun and cute to say?
I lost count of how many times I have...
Tumblr is like Echolalia for Everyone
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"After Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones, I...
hipstergameofthrones:
gingerhaze:
Just a movie where he actually lives would be nice for a change - unlike the previous 21 he has played.
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If you look up "unrequited love" on Wikipedia, the...
killerqueen-80:
Poor Snivellus.
“When you believe that a group of people intrinsically have value equal to your...”
– Tami Winfrey Harris, If you’re a bigot when you’re angry, you’re a bigot all the time (Racialicious)
Relevant to recent goings-on.
(via kiriamaya)
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“Dialogue is just two monologues clashing. That’s my Big Theory. It’s true in...”
– The Writer’s Tale by Russell T. Davies (via hermionejg)
I’ve read a lot of stories that explicitly use this technique. Interesting to think about it on an implicit level. Hmmm. This could be useful.
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the long version
fourloves:
I was a very small boy when I received the bite. My parents tried everything but there is no cure.
Dumbledore said that as long as we took certain precautions, there was no reason I shouldn’t come to school. Once a month I was smuggled out of the castle, into this place, to transform. The tree was placed at the tunnel mouth to stop anyone coming across me while I was dangerous.
I...
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Wow. Stuff about the anti-political nature of... →
youneedacat:
Or, specifically, of therapy culture. I am writing a response to someone and ended up finding this old blog post of mine and quoting from one of the people quoted in it. And I got caught up reading all the old quotes again. They’re mostly from radical feminists, which is something I’m not. But the stuff they say has a lot of points that get into the way therapy culture has invaded —...
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so [TW: rape, rape culture]
saltmarshhag:
missvoltairine:
this is the start of something bigger, but:
I am reading a lot lately, probably prompted by the recent revelation that Male Feminist Hugo Schwyzer is a sexual predator and would-be murderer, on accountability and the possibility for personal change and growth for people who are/have been abusers.
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you are like a fucking superhero. ilu l.e.
EVERYONE...
