Is It An Autistic Thing To Get Really Attached To People And Want To Be Their Friend Even If They Don’t

I try to fight it, but some days it is really hard

For some reason I couldn’t actually answer the ask with the emojis, but this is for the anon that requested: Sensory overload? As a word or an actual emoji would be good

This took a while since it was hard to decide on what symbolism to use (I experience sensory overload myself, but it was still difficult haha), but here you go!

[ID: three emojis: two faces, and one word emoji. The first two are of an emoji face experiencing sensory overload, represented by warped radar-like waves from all angles. The first has a distressed expression, while the second has a dull, neutral expression. The third is the phrase “sensory overload” written in purple bubble letters. /End ID]

Made a uh moodboard thingy haha

Princess Jellyfish, Akiko Higashimura

Still thinking about how there aren't any other reasons to explain how desperate Boscha appears to be wanting Amity by her side other than a pent-up affection.

Like, “Girl, I know you've been wanting Amity to join you, but do you really need to go full yandere?”. As she implied that, despite the rest of the others leaving, if they were both together everything would be more than resolved. Amity literally left all possible evidence that she no longer wanted to be friends with Boscha, left for another realm for months, in the meantime Boscha became practically a female and school Belos, and when both, after all that, end up meeting again, Boscha acts as if Amity is the only essential piece missing from her. There is simply nothing and no one that convinces me that Boscha wouldn't want to be in Luz's shoes. By the way, what is this?

Are you really that desperate to take a bite of that Blight?...I mean, I don't judge.

"I Don't Have a Routine"

For those who are seeking diagnosis, think they might be autistic or are already diagnosed/self-diagnosed but just confused

Routines/rituals aren't just getting up at the same time every day.

What can routines look like for an autistic (just general examples, not an exhaustive list):

Getting dressed in the same order. A change of this feels very upsetting.

Eating your food in a particular way. This may be eating each food individually, combining food in certain ways, not letting foods touch etc .

Getting ready for the day in a very particular way, specifically the order and time given to each activity. Being forced to rush or skip an activity is very upsetting.

Only going to certain shops, even if they are out of your way, because you've been there before. The same shop in a different suburb is too distressing.

Driving the same route to places. Suggested short cuts, or lane changing without mental preparation etc is very distressing. You would rather stay in the slow lane you 100% know takes you home than go down a new street.

Showering/bathing in the same order.

Stacking dishes or cleaning in a very specific order such as sink first, then counters, then stove etc. This order feels important but you cannot state why.

Work plans or school plans are day specific. You struggle to do banking on a Thursday, because that's a Friday activity, even though Thursday is just fine. But it's a Friday activity...so can't do it today.

To outsiders these routines/rituals seem to have no purpose but they are sacrosanct to the autistic individual. Changes must be given time, with lots of notifications and check-ups to ensure we're accepting the changes.

surprise! shinji jumpscare

awhile back i mentioned a loose spiritual sequel to a loose spiritual sequel to the "enlove" story i wrote, and here it is, along-with the draft of a VN script i never finished, + some art (for the VN) by henrietta (pictured), + some of my notes from church

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