My friend’s little brother (non-verbal) used to hide people’s shoes if he liked the person, because it meant they had to stay longer. The more difficult it was to find your shoes, the more he liked you.
One day my cousin came over, and she was a bitch. When it was time to leave, my friend’s brother handed her shoes directly to her and she went on and on about how he must have a crush on her because he only “helped” her.
growing up being autistic but not knowing is just *hiding in room while people are over* *getting tired and needing to recharge after the smallest chores* *getting called a gifted kid* *knowing that you’re “weird” because people are making fun of you but not knowing how to stop being weird* *having adults tell you how “mature” you are* *getting in trouble for not doing work* *convincing yourself that you’re just lazy and stupid because you can’t make yourself do work* *getting really invested in “weird” media*
unironically liking “never gonna give you up” makes you immortal, invulnerable, and unstoppable. in this essay i will
your annual reminder:
don’t support autism speaks this month
don’t “light it up blue”
don’t use the puzzle piece symbol
however!
do support autistic content creators
do support “red instead” and the infinity symbol
remember to listen to the voices of marginalised autistic people!
happy autism awareness/acceptance month! go tell your local autistic pal that they’re awesome! if you’re autistic, remember to practice some self-love!
Unfortunately due to budget cuts we're now reduced to 3 members of staff and a mop we painted eyes on
shout out to the guy helping me at the sports equipment store who was like "yeah these come in pink or blue or black but they're all transgender- I mean they're all unisex."
when u are a creator and you Love creating and you get the Itch To Make Stuff and you just Need to create to stay sane and feel creatively fulfilled BUT you are so burned out by other concerns/responsibilities that you don’t have the time or energy (or both) to create and you still have a million ideas but it’s hard to find the motivation to work on anything or even be excited about it bc you’re just so Tired and your brain is Dead and you feel like the creative equivalent of a shredded tire on the side of the highway
somewhere down the Solar Lunacy timeline you get a feral housemate
damaged Moon goes somewhat with this post as well
me being mutuals with someone but not talking to them is the same as a cat existing in the same room as a person and considers it socializing. me liking and reblogging posts is like the cat purring