Me Aged 13: I Will Kill Myself And Everyone Around Me If I Get Another Maths Homework Sheet 🤬😡

one of the things that makes autism a disability (and why some of us choose to label it as such rather than an “alternate neurotype”) is the stress. 

part of autism is just being incredibly stressed. overstimulation? stress. holding a conversation? stress. something happening to our schedule? stress. people talk about how often autism is recognized and diagnosed via our stress responses (like meltdowns) because it is just so common to see autistic people stressed because of lack of accommodations to how our brains work.

and this matters because stress kills. stress causes a lot of health issues, or it can trigger pre-existing ones by making certain chronic conditions flare up. i once had a psychiatrist very unhelpfully tell me i “just need to manage my stress” when the stress i was describing was things i could not avoid in neurotypical society and can’t “just get over”. i can do “self care” all i like but i cannot at the very base level change the way my brain inputs information and reacts accordingly.

count dracula? um, okay. 1. now what

some spn inspired (but not directly related) angels I painted a while back

titles (in order):

“you can’t just pick up strays, what if it’s infected with something”

“look can’t this wait til later, I’m literally in the middle of something”

“if you’re just going to scream at me then I’ll go ask someone else for directions”

Don’t tell me any of u guys actually think autism is a “destigmatized disorder”

In an interview, Sabrina Impacciatore, revealed that calling Jennifer Coolidge's character Tanya "Peppa Pig" was not only improvisation, but she wasn't even sure if the moment had made it to the show at all. [The Peppa Pig line] Oh! You know about that?! [Yes, I know!] Oh, 'cause it's in the show?! [Yes, it is!] Oh, I'm so happy about that! That's really - sorry, I'm so surprised. Oh, really?! [How was it playing off of her [Jennifer Coolidge?] You know what happened? I'm so glad it's on the show. Allora - because Mike [White] said, "Hey guys, you can improvise if you want in this scene." It was like my third day of shooting and I was so intimidated by Jennifer like, so - because to me she is a goddess. She's a genius. And me I was just, I just wanted to lay down and worship her, you know? So I improvised. And I said "Peppa Pig." And you know what happened? She could not stop laughing. Like, she exploded in this laughter. And me, I thought, "Oh my God, what's going to happen?" And me too - and then John [Gries] was laughing like, everybody was laughing and then they had to cut. I mean, we went on with the scene but then I was wondering, "Are they going to put this in the scene, because she didn't know this Peppa Pig."

a bottom-tier autistic experience is being told throughout your entire childhood that you are just an overthinker when it comes to social situations and later finding out that your friends did, in fact, hate being around you and tried to communicate that through weird little hints

Jack O’Lantern Facts!

Jack O’Lanterns are an Irish tradition and were originally carved from turnips.

They were meant to ward off malevolent spirits, and keep them away from the home.

The name jack-o’-lantern was originally another name for will-o’-the-wisp, the atmospheric ghost lights that appear over bogs, swamps, and marshes. 

The lights are a natural chemical reaction, and figure largely in English folklore.

They’re tied to the Irish legend of STINGY JACK, a deceitful drunkard who tricked the Devil out of claiming his soul. After his death, both heaven and hell refused him entry. The devil gave him an ember of hellfire, which Jack carries in a turnip lantern as his soul wanders for all eternity. Travelers must beware of encountering his spirit–and the telltale glow of the hellfire–at night.

Irish immigrants carried the tradition to the U.S., where pumpkins, already a symbol of the harvest season, were used instead. (And were also easier to carve.) 

(the turnips were freakier tbh)

ADHD and autism spectrum is funny in a way that isn't funny. Like hello, welcome to society, your brain is hardwired to function the most efficiently within certain parameters you'll almost never end up in. You're either so good at switching subjects that other people don't enjoy talking with you, or you're so good at sticking to the same subject that other people don't enjoy talking with you. Fuck you and good luck.