It's a ginger tea in my Doctor Who mug kinda day.

Exactly.

yes... i know... :(
I think stats are likely much higher. I don't know you can be diagnosed autistic without having trauma as DSM criteria is basically a list of autistic trauma responses from my perspective :(

Urgent need for trauma-informed care for Autistic adults:
• 72% experienced sexual or physical assault in research
• 44% met criteria for PTSD
• 93% reported high levels of mind-based dissociation
Trauma among autistic adults is widespread & under-recognised.
Read: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36605371/

Every time I'm on a bus or in line at the pharmacy, I hear someone ranting about foreigners and disabled people.
They never even think to criticize anyone who has actual power over them.
They're like children who resent their siblings.

Parents need to understand that autism is inborn, meaning that trying to “cure” autism will not help their autistic child one bit—though it will likely traumatize that child while warping their parents’ attitude towards them.

www.squidalicious.com/2024/06/my-c... #autism #parenting #neurodiversity

Prelude in D flat major, also known as the "Raindrop" prelude, by Frédéric Chopin.
youtu.be/zXi1PZuy4JA?...

Parents who view their children as disposable often need to see themselves as indispensable. Such a person would consider it a humiliating failure to call 999.

If I committed murder every time I was overwhelmed, there wouldn't be a living thing left in my path. This is a hate crime.

And with all you've been going through, very understandable. It won't always be this way. ❤️

Little did I know this card would change my the trajectory of my business. I was unemployed and depressed, but my loved ones told me to keep trying. I kept painting, learning, designing — until this became my bestseller. So grateful for this journey. 🖤

Thank you for offering. I'll try to work my way through it first, but I'll let you know if I'm stuck.

It's downright awful.

I'm just overwhelmed. They want proof of my disability. I don't know where my autism diagnosis came from, haven't kept good records, & can't make sense of the ones I have. I already lost SSI for having too much $ in the bank because I didn't know how to access my funds during lockdown.

As much as I mind the anti-autism sentiment...I get people not trusting doctors. I get people feeling unheard, unsupported, condescended to, and shoved down an assembly line. The problem was never parents. Or self-advocates. It was always the professionals.

I think I'm about to lose my healthcare.
I'm overwhelmed, and frustrated, and angry, and none of these smiling people seem to be helping.

Yup.

Went to the health center for help with my paperwork. Sent to a room...where I was sent to another room...where I was sent to another room...where I was—wait for it!—sent back to the first room.
And no one ever helped me.
Literally what just happened.

"It’s essential that autistic people, regardless of age, have a way to communicate. Spoken words should not be valued above other methods, & AAC should never be taken away by parents, teachers, or caregivers. For many autistic people, using alternatives to speech is not a choice – it’s a lifeline."

Such beautiful eyes!

Like it's just the original photo...but worse.

I just played with the color on my profile photo until my dress was back to the original color. #WhyAmILikeThis

Tempted to just send them an essay on how the system has traumatized me a thousand times over.

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