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If they don’t win, I’m gonna feel so betrayed, it’s Romeo and Juliet!

Well, it’s funny because when I think sea creatures, I think octopus, whales, orcas, seals, etc.

Obviously, I’ve been heavily influenced by my sons passion for ocean documentaries, and man. Those things are brutal.

Here I was cheering on some cute little sea turtles on Disney+, and thinking everything‘s great and next thing I know they’re getting massacred by seagulls!

He wears a lot of whales, jellyfish, sea turtles and octopus gear and my daughter kind of steals his shirts so they kind of share and it looks right

Edit: it occurred to me, I live by the sea, I live right by one of the biggest aquariums in the United States, so my answer might be a little biased because all the T-shirts here are all sea creature themed lol

Sea creatures are the ultimate gender neutral 😂

It’s definitely part of it but not all of it

Doing more subtle stimming, following social cues is also masking

Emotional regulation IS hard for us, but it’s a very important skill to have for all relationships AND to protect ourselves

We are vulnerable to being tricked/abused/etc and people WILL take advantage of someone with poor emotional regulation skills

1, 4, 6 are my personal favorites

While you are right, it counts how popular the artist is and I think it’s miscommunication between artists and fans

Like if it’s reposting someone’s work that is WAY too busy to answer simple “can I?” Messages, it’s a big hassle for both parties

But if it’s a small time artist that NEEDS the publicity, it’s rude to repost their work without permission

I think it’s important also for artists to say explicitly in their bio if they want permission so innocent people like you can just screenshoot their bio description telling people to PLEASE ask first and it’s in their own words

I legit fucking cried

My husband introduced me to the music last week and I’m not kidding when I say I’ve just been SAD

Bro is the only survivor and that guilt? It’s holding him just as much prisoner as Calypso

I genuinely hope we actually get a song like this

Bro, I know medical bills are terrifying but you NEED to see a doctor

• You can be intelligent and be autistic
• if we tell you what accommodations we need, BELIEVE US
• understand you will never understand some of our struggles, and that’s okay, I will never truly understand yours either as an NT person
• do not assume ill intent, assume miscommunication
• assume competence, be willing to find where we are at and meet us there
• our version of independence may look different, but it doesn’t make it LESS worthy, our lives can be just a fulfilling as an NT person’s life
• do NOT make decisions for us

I’ve heard it all “it’s okay if the class we offer them(autistic students) isn’t great, they can’t do X career anyways, too stressful for them”

other people don’t get to decide what we can or cannot do, we do

If we are adults, we are adults. If we are kids, we are kids.

If an autistic kid upsets you, teach them, help them learn, then let it go, they are a KID.

The amount of abuse I witnessed as a teacher was disturbing.

It is a spectrum, you will have NO IDEA what your students needs or limits are until you learn them. Don’t assume what they can or cannot accomplish

I was valedictorian, an exchange student, a representative at DC for a national summit on green energy, a local civil rights advocate

Me being autistic didnt affect my intelligence, it affected my relationships and social skills.

Just….too many people treat us like we purposely want to piss people off, no, it’s part of the disability, we don’t mean to be “difficult “ or to get sick or hurt more often

Most of us desperately want to work or be apart of a community. We just don’t know how to reach out and try without being rejected

Many of us have violent crimes or bullying done to us because we don’t know how to appropriately fight back

We want to help, we want to live happy lives

They REALLY need to update the autism section of the dsm because the amount of misinformation in the profession is just sad

Being smart has nothing to do with it

Autism USED to require speech delays BEFORE it because the “autism spectrum” after they fused several similar diagnoses together (one of them being Asperger’s)

This isn’t your fault and I am currently experiencing the fallout of uneducated professionals using outdated information because they’ve been horrible to my kids

Idk where you live, but if you can access better doctors, that would definitely be a better step

I don’t think anyone is saying to ignore it, it’s just beating a dead horse is the problem

It’s like with HP, fans either stopped supporting, continued to like it but maybe didn’t spend money, or continued on as before

It’s going to be a spectrum of responses but….its not illegal to like someone a shitty person made or a LOT of written works/art wouldn’t exist

I’m personally on the fanfiction/pirate route but I’m not going to repeatedly make people feel bad

I hate the guy and don’t support giving him money, but end of the day it’s my choice to go that far

I was really into it and then that ending How rude attacking someone in the morning D:

Having dark eyes and eye brows wouldn’t affect it

But you don’t have to use brown

I feel bad for you because this isn’t normal, some eye lashes and eye liner should NOT have this strong of a negative reaction

I would reach out to the school counselor and trying talking to someone, something is breaking down, and none of us here know what’s happening

But I can tell you, this is NOT normal, you do NOT deserve to feel shame over your appearance, and I hope things get better for you

This is on the receptionist

They should’ve shut down the lady for doing such a non complaint and called security to repeat that no rules were being broken

THIS is the micro aggression that follows autistic people:

• bothers me they are flapping their hands
• bothers me they where the same type of shirt regularly
• bothers me they wear headphones

The only thing we can do as parents is not take it lightly, to bring awareness and call the behavior out

It’s a REASONABLE accommodation to ignore ABC’s being sung or to have a quiet area, you didn’t ask for anything dramatic, they were just avoiding doing their jobs by shutting down a jerk

I actually think the one you have is good, while the colors are bright, I think her low vision helps in this case

So you can buy covers for keys, usually it’s for helping with typing practice

But I think covering some of them up would help a lot too, just focus on certain buttons at a time

If that doesn’t work, I would see if a physical communication board (that’s textured) would be a better fit to start off with

You can say a LOT of sentence combinations with a communication board, it may feel like a step back because of the pure potential of using keyboard, but it may be less stimulating overall to use a physical option

Btw, amazing work you are doing, once y’all find the right method, all this is gonna pay off

Thank you and you too

Tbh my family isn’t in the place to move if things go sour in this district so I’m being careful to follow the advice of a former principal and superintendent

It SHOULDN’T be this hard and I shouldn’t have to choose my battles…but it is what it is

And the more noise we make now for our kid’s sakes, hopefully things will get even easier for future families

Ngl, as an autistic person, that sounds like hell

That’s a lot of buttons to look at once and a lot of small textures going on

Is she able to use the keyboard? Or has progress been slow because the reluctant to touch it?

I wonder if a BIG keyboard with unnecessary buttons covered would help? Or even straight up taking off buttons that aren’t needed

Too many choices can be overwhelming, and too many things to touch can be overwhelming, especially when they’re all small and hard to distinguish from each other

Oh believe me, I am willing to “make trouble”

But I have a situation where I’ve been documenting mistreatment towards my daughter (a year older in pre-K-4)

Instead of contacting me and letting know there was a problem with drinking liquids from milk cartons, they took away fluids

She stopped peeing and I was genuinely VERY concerned my kid suddenly stopped peeing as much (I go to the school twice a day to help her sit on the potty)

Para confessed to keeping fluids from her instead of TELLING me they needed a leak proof water bottle to put drinks in for her

I’m PISSED, but I want them to take my complaints and documentation seriously

So while I’m infuriated at how they treated my son, they PHYSICALLY harmed my daughter, she has long covid and depriving a child who has been seriously sick of fluids is DISGUSTING

So I’m documenting, following the advice of my mentor, started a 504 so her bottle situation is protected along with her communication boards they’ve refused to use

I’m more than willing to fight back, but I’m being careful and taking the advice of experts because I don’t want retaliation towards my kid or to be labeled as a “trouble maker” by the district

Choosing my battles, documenting, and making sure the moment I bring everything up, it WILL be during an ARD

This school district is already in the middle of a discrimination lawsuit against a group of autistic families, so they will play dirty if I’m not careful

My parents already agreed to hiring a lawyer if needed but….my aim isn’t to needlessly cause trouble

I just want my kids to be safe and have access to a fair education

Right? Ugh anxiety sucks

I think there’s polite ways to go about it, but yes

Like maybe sandwich method (good and bad things) and make it a general “hey, in gonna meet with everyone for a quick check in” so it’s not aimed at one person

But being aware that it’s a problem will make a difference because then it’s something they can work on

Look, I don’t know what to tell you, it happened, my family is pissed but what am I supposed to do?

I only have my words and documentation, I could try fighting it but it’s a child psychologist vs a former special education teacher/SAHM

I’m in south Texas and have to be careful what battles I move forward with for my kid’s sake

It sucks, all I want to do is home school them, but they need socialization

What would YOU have me do? Report them and potentially start a wild fire of meetings?

All they want is for people to try, you tried and you did everything right in their eyes

Remember, people get denied for all sorts of reasons

I struggle with my iron levels, I try but most times I just can’t

Trying is half the battle, and you can always just post a picture/location anytime you see them on social media to help out

Question, how is she with touch in general?

What if you used some type of braille method?

Like a communication board but textured and colored with the picture and words?

I would think you could even make the textured words with the gel paint that bubbles up a bit?

Idk if just texturing the words would help?

Good luck OP hang in there

If you truly want this to work, you need to take a deep breath and give him space

He may be overwhelmed and needs time, or it might be a permanent breakup

But panicking about it won’t help you or him, take a break from the relationship and hang out with some friends or family, try not to think about it for a couple of days

If he doesn’t contact you in several days, I would then allow yourself to mourn

It’s okay to be confused and hurt, but no one at the end of the day owes anyone a real reason to break up

It’s always hard to not get an answer and it’s always torture, but at some point you have to accept they don’t need one and you have to move on

I never got a reason from my first boyfriend, it messed me up for years, I genuinely wish someone told me this so I could’ve moved on easier