I Have 3 ADHD OC's In My Fictional K-pop Group, Rain, Axzyte And Axillian, They Each Represent A Different

The way most autism literature describes "literal interpretation" is often not at all similar to how I experience it. Teenage me even thought I couldn't be autistic because I've always been able to learn metaphors easily.

In fact, I love wordplay of all kinds. Teenage me was fascinated to learn all the types of figurative language there are in poetry and literature.

But paperwork and questionnaires are hard, because there's so much they don't state clearly. Or they don't leave room for enough nuance.

"List all the jobs you've had, with start and end dates." What if I don't remember the exact day or month? Is the year enough?

"Have you been suffering from blurred vision?" Well, if I take off my glasses the whole world is blurred, but I'm fairly sure that's not what the intake form at the optometrist is asking.

Or the infamous (and infuriatingly stereotypical) "Would you rather go to a library or a party?" What sort of party? Where? Who's there? I work at a library. Am I currently at the library for work or pleasure? Does it have a good collection?

It's not common figures of speech that confound me. It's ambiguity, in situations that aren't supposed to be ambiguous.

[Doddle before bed]

- contains merthur?

- i really can't draw body hair...🥹

ABC News

RFK Jr. lays out new studies on autism, shuts down 'better diagnoses' as a cause

Kennedy has prioritized autism as one of the chronic illnesses he’s determined to tackle in his aim to “Make America Healthy Again."

During autism awareness month, it’s important to recognize this type of misinformation propaganda. Please reblog and share to spread the word. This is complete ableism.

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What is Autism?

Finding a colorblind friendly redesign of the rainbow flag has me happy to see a pride flag for once

Help from Autistics about an Autistic OC?

I considered writing and representing an Autistic OC among my other OC's in their story but while I have ADHD, I don't know a whole lot about Autism so I've been trying to research it but medical documents teach me nothing about the daily struggles, how complex it actually is or all the minor details no one ever talks of, so I tried asking Reddit but it keeps deleting my posts and accounts :/ so since I joined Tumblr now, I am considering continuing with that idea and I would really love if those who actually have autism could help me understand it better and teach me what its like <3 To make it clearer what I'm looking to know: What are some everyday struggles or ‘small’ autistic experiences that most people (or medical docs) don’t talk about? Like sensory quirks, social misunderstandings, or routines that feel vital to you? How does autism affect your emotions or relationships in ways that might surprise outsiders? Are there traits or habits you have that you love about being autistic? (I want to avoid making the character just a list of struggles) Do you have any pet peeves about how autism is written by non-autistic people? Tropes to avoid? Literally any detail you’re willing to share would help—even random anecdotes! I want to write this character with depth, not stereotypes. any help is appreciated! 💖

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Why do you hate the usage of AI in OC's?

genuine question, what do you (OC creators) hate about the usage of AI in making OC's? Do you hate ANY use of it at all? or just the OC's that are fully or mostly generated by the AI after someone asked it to make a 'Cool edgy vampire guy who loves victorian stuff'?

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