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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

8 months

So apparently JK Rowling's latest book involves an autistic person who joins a cult that pretends to be inclusive but judges anyone who opposes their views. I can already smell the ableism here. I'm tired of autistic people being presented as "vulnerable" and "easily influenced"

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

6 months

Why are there non-disabled people who get genuinely angry when disabled people try to advocate just to have better lives for themselves and others?

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

2 months

To other autistic people, do you have a tendency to overexplain things in unnecessary detail?

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

5 months

Supermarkets be like "We've introduced Autism Hours to make shopping more accessible for autistic people, but only at the most inaccessible hours"

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

1 year

Society: You’re weird. Different. Odd. Strange. Picky. Too quiet. Me: So it turns out I’m autistic Society: Why are you using labels????

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

2 years

Neurotypical people mock autistics for having strange rituals, but also will tell you things like it's rude to wear a hat or sunglasses indoors

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

1 month

Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria can really be distressing. For example, if someone even shouts at me, it'll likely just keep playing in my head all day no matter what I'm doing

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

2 years

Autism is a "mystery" until you tell someone you're autistic, then suddenly everyone seems to believe they know more about autism than you

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

2 years

Is it an autistic thing to almost never refer to people by their name (even when calling them), or am I just really weird? 🤔

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

1 year

I just had an idea for a second podcast series. "Autistic Infodumps". Each episode, a different autistic person would be invited to talk about their special interests and why they love them

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

25 days

Did any other autistics absolutely hate PE when in school?

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

4 months

#ActuallyAutistic

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

6 months

To other autistic people, before finding out you were autistic, did you ever sense you were "different"?

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

1 month

To other autistic people, do you struggle with controlling the volume of your voice?

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

1 month

To other autistic people, does it feel weird for you to call people by their name?

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

11 months

#Autistic

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

9 months

The autistic paradox - Where one is weird, strange or different until they say they're autistic, then they're "too normal to be autistic"

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

9 months

It’s always sad when an autistic person apologises for infodumping about a special interest because it almost always means someone has made them feel bad for enjoying something so passionately

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

2 years

That autism feeling when people call you weird all your life, but when you say you're autistic, THAT'S when they say that labelling is bad....

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

1 year

Being an autistic person is like acting in a play where nobody gave you the script, but all the actors still expect you to know the lines and get angry when you say the wrong thing.

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

6 months

Knowing an autistic person or even living with one doesn't automatically mean you actually understand what autism is

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

6 months

Apparently ADHD can make you crash sleep out of nowhere, or so I've been told. Anyone out there who can verify whether that's true or not?

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

7 months

"Autism is only disabling because of society" I'm actually not sure I believe this anymore. Even in the most tolerant and accepting society, extreme sensory issues, communication issues, coordination problems and shutdowns are still going to severely affect me in daily life

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

7 months

How many autistic people have heard this phrase or some variation of it before?: "You've never had any issues with this thing before, why do you suddenly need accommodations for it now?"

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

6 months

I feel like toxic autism positivity is a thing. I'm glad I'm autistic, but saying all the issues we face are because society isn't built for us doesn't help. True, society isn't built for us, but I'm still gonna have meltdowns and sensory issues no matter what society we're in

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

2 months

To other autistic people, did you ever have trouble figuring out/understanding if somebody else was a friend of yours or not?

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

7 months

I don't get what's wrong with saying "autism is a disability". We do live in a society that disables us, and disability isn't some cuss word

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

6 months

To other autistic people, do you ever struggle to control the volume of your voice?

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

2 years

"Why are you so quiet?" is considered an okay thing to say despite the fact that asking "Why are you so loud?" would be considered rude. Why is one okay to say when the other isn't?

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

1 year

To other autistic people do you ever experience moments where you struggle to speak or cannot speak at all?

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

1 year

To other autistic people, do you struggle with controlling the volume of your voice?

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

6 months

If you're thinking of NOT telling your kid they're autistic, think of this: Imagine you'd never heard of having a cold. Even if you'd never heard of it, you're still gonna see the signs. Problem is, without knowing what it is, you're just gonna be wondering what's wrong with you

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

4 months

People: Autism is such a mystery. Autistic Person: Well I'm autistic, let me help y.... People: Obviously you're faking for attention! I know someone with autism and you're nothing like them!

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

3 months

Autistic Person: I'm autistic. People: You don't need to make it your entire personality! You're probably faking it for attention, or it's mild if you do have it! Autistic Person: Actually it does cause me some issues.... Person: You're using the autism card to be a victim!!

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

2 years

Parents, if your kid gets diagnosed as autistic, don't hide it from them. You may be worried about how they'll react, but chances are they already know there's something different about them anyway

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

3 months

#ActuallyAutistic

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

3 months

To other autistic people, have you ever been able to figure out someone else was autistic without them telling you?

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

1 month

To other autistic people, are you currently able to drive?

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

6 months

Imagine being made to act as a certain character your whole life because every time you try and do anything that comes natural to you, people tell you it's wrong or weird. Sounds exhausting, right? That's basically what autistic masking is in a nutshell

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

4 months

To other autistic people, do you have trouble keeping friends you’ve made?

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

6 months

To other autistic people, does caffeine ever give you the "opposite" effect of making you feel more tired as opposed to more energetic?

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

5 months

To other autistic people, do you have any memories of when you were younger that make you think "How did I not realise I was autistic back then?"

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Autistic Lia 🏳��‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

9 months

Receiving an autism diagnosis like

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

1 year

To other autistic people, do others ever accuse you of shouting even though that wasn't your intention?

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

5 months

Any other autistic people find their sensory issues get heightened when feeling unwell?

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

8 months

To the people saying "you're just saying this because you don't like her," that's not the case. True, I don't like her, but I'm not gonna stop people from enjoying her work if it makes them happy. I never liked Harry Potter but I can definitely see the appeal

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

2 months

"Adolescents with ASD are more likely to face rejection and be bullied by their peers as a result of their social awkwardness"? No How about we change that to "Autistics are more likely to be bullied due to others being intolerant towards difference?"

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

2 months

The confusing part of being #ActuallyAutistic

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

5 months

To other autistic people, what’s the most bizarre reason someone has given as to why you “can’t be autistic”?

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

6 months

To other autistic people, what's the first special interest you remember having?

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

5 months

#ActuallyAutistic

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

6 months

To other autistic people, are you able to hear typically quiet sounds that most other people don't seem to be able to hear?

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

12 days

To other autistic people, do you struggle with house cleaning?

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

1 year

To other autistic people, have you ever had moments where someone was flirting with you and you didn't realise until much later after missing all the hints?

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

3 months

To other autistic people, what's something you thought everybody did/experienced before you realised you were autistic?

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

4 months

To other autistic people, were you ever considered "the quiet kid" in school?

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

1 year

To other autistic people, are you easily startled by sudden loud noises?

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

1 year

To other autistic people, are there any sounds/noises you struggle to handle that most people don't seem to have an issue with?

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

5 months

To other autistic people, do you ever get anxious when planning for stuff if you aren't given an exact day or time for it to happen?

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

17 days

Tip - If you’re gonna try and teach an autistic person “social skills”, don’t use a real situation they were in as an example and point out everything you think they did wrong. People tried that on me, just made me more insecure and socially anxious

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

1 year

To other autistic people, do you ever experience echolalia?

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

2 years

To other autistic people, do you ever find yourself struggling to watch movies without subtitles?

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

1 month

To other autistic people, what textures are absolute sensory hell to you?

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

9 months

Why is it considered impolite to wear sunglasses indoors? Is it some weird eye contact thing?

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

2 years

To other autistic people, what was something you thought everybody did/experienced, but eventually found out was an autism thing?

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

2 months

To other autistic people, do you frequently get headaches due to light sensitivity?

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

4 months

I hate the idea that having nothing planned/doing nothing automatically means you should be available when someone wants you to do something. You shouldn't have to have a reason when declining something, sometimes "I just need time to myself" should be a valid reason in itself

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

2 years

Has any other autistic person ever found that their sensitivity to light worsened as they got older?

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

1 year

Is it me or do autistic people seem to be more likely to be LGBT+?

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

1 month

#ActuallyAutistic

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

4 months

Do any other autistics ever get those days where you feel extremely overwhelmed or near a meltdown and have no idea why?

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

10 months

It's weird that some seem to think people are calling themselves autistic as a fad. What benefit would we even get from that?

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

6 months

To other autistic people, do you tend to repeat yourselves without realising?

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

3 months

Don't judge an autistic person for having a meltdown or shutdown over "something small", chances are that was just the tipping point amongst much bigger things (And even if it was really just over something you perceive as "small", that's still not a reason to judge)

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

9 months

I hate autistic sensory overload. I wish people understood it's more than just mere discomfort, it's an awful sensation that can at worst affect the whole body

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

9 months

How many autistic people here got in trouble for not making eye contact even though they were indeed listening?

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

4 months

To other autistic people, have you ever been described as a "picky eater"?

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

5 months

Sometimes I wonder how neurotypical people are able to tolerate busy crowded areas. Like, you apparently just filter out the stuff you don't need to focus on? How??

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

6 months

There's some neurotypical people that seem to think some autistics have meltdowns because "we can't control ourselves", but I'd argue that's not the case. In many ways, we're forced to "control" ourselves even more, and a meltdown is when our brains just can't take it anymore

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

1 year

Would love to know your thoughts. Why do you think autistic people are more likely to be gender diverse in comparison to neurotypical people?

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

5 months

To other autistic people, has a special interest of yours ever been ruined for you?

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

5 months

To other autistic people, what's something neurotypical people can supposedly do tharlt you just can't comprehend? For me, it's the fact they can apparently filter out unnecessary information in busy places. I must know the secret on how to do that!

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

2 months

Sometimes the best self care an autistic person can do is indulge yourself in a special interest for a while and shut off from the world

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

7 months

When you tell someone you're autistic.... Neurotypicals: Really?? But you don't look autistic! Other Autistics: Yeah I'd known you were autistic for ages.

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

3 months

Pokémon Players: This makes no sense! Why would a Pokémon hurt themselves just because they're confused? Autistic People Who Experience Meltdowns:

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

6 months

Why do some people seem to think people fake being autistic to be "trendy"? If it was so trendy, then we wouldn't be bullied and mistreated so often

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

10 months

If someone speaks to someone clearly wearing headphones, why is it considered rude not to answer when it's objectively ruder to try to speak to someone who clearly doesn't want to talk at that moment?

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

9 months

Any autistic people here often get in trouble at school and not even understand what they supposedly did wrong?

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

3 months

To those with ADHD, do you struggle to watch movies or shows with long episodes due to difficulty focusing?

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

1 month

To other autistic people, have people ever treated you like a child just because you're autistic?

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

1 year

To other autistic people, if you could be neurotypical for just 24 hours (and then revert to being autistic), would you do it?

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

6 months

To other autistic people, did you spend most of your childhood masking your autism?

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

5 months

#ActuallyAutistic

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Autistic Lia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

@Autistic_Lia

3 months

Do any other autistics wear noise-cancelling headphones pretty much all the time when they're outside in public?

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@Autistic_Lia

5 months

#ActuallyAutistic

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@Autistic_Lia

1 year

To other autistic people, what socially acceptable things have you noticed that suddenly become "inappropriate" when an autistic person does it?

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@Autistic_Lia

5 months

Curious to know, have any other autistic people ever got so invested and into a special interest that it became the main thing (if not the only thing) most people knew them for? In my case I tended to be seen as the person who loved SpongeBob SquarePants

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@Autistic_Lia

1 year

To other autistic people, do you ever experience shutdowns where you feel as if you're too overwhelmed to even move?

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@Autistic_Lia

4 months

The weirdness paradox…. #ActuallyAutistic

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@Autistic_Lia

1 year

Do neurotypical people just have this natural ability to be able to speak to others without having to rely on a mental script that took years of practicing to learn?

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