#autismacceptance — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #autismacceptance, aggregated by home.social.
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There's a kind of pride that's not moralistic or performative. It's closer to: I like who I am. And there's nothing wrong with that. It's okay to like myself. It's even good to like oneself.
And in fact, I do like how my brain works. Most of the time.
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I posted this a couple of years ago, but it's good to remember that there are many therapies that can help autistic people.
Thanks to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) for their public statement supporting different approaches.
Learn more here: https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Policy_Statements/2025/Expanding_Access_Care_for_Autism.aspx
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When some people learn you're Autistic, they may start treating you as less intelligent or incapable, even though nothing about you has actually changed. Or they might speak slower and use small words, because in some people's minds, that's what you do for someone who's disabled. With absolutely no nuance. 1/2
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For those of us who figure out we're Autistic and/or ADHD as adults, it's incredibly common to experience a mix of overwhelm, relief, regret, hope, anger, and excitement. Sometimes all at once.
That's normal for us.
And figuring yourself out is worth it all.#Autism #Autistic #ActuallyAutistic #AutismAcceptance #ADHD #AuDHD
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Fanart of Ky and Honeydew for Autie-Biographical Comics!
Happy birthday, Autie-Biographical! #honeydew #ky #autism #autistic #autismacceptance #actuallyautistic #fanart #birthdayfanart #rainbowinfinity #autiebiographical #green -
Happy Easter from Mrs. Eddant! #autism #autistic #actuallyautistic #autismacceptance #autismacceptancemonth #mrseddant #bunnyears #red #redinstead #oc #originalcharacter #seaside #easter #rainbowinfinity
Check out my comic, Element Eon: https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/117533349
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Is Autism a Disorder or a Difference? Neurodiversity Explained (World Autism Awareness Day April 2) #AutismAwareness #Neurodiversity #InclusionMatters #AutismAcceptance #NeurodivergentVoices #LearnSomethingNew #DidYouKnow #WorldAutismDay https://www.gsnsp.com/is-autism-disorder-or-difference-neurodiversity/
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Neurodivergent kids aren’t “behind.”
The system was built for one kind of brain and calls the rest of us failures.
Imagine grading a fish, elephant, and bird on the same task and calling it “fair.” 🙃🔥#Neurodiversity #ADHD #AutismAcceptance #Dyslexia #DisabilityJustice #EducationReform #DifferentNotDefective #StopAbleism
💬 Comment one thing you were AMAZING at as a kid that school didn’t value ⤵️
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I'm always happy and proud to be autistic!
Pane, Mrs. Eddant, Caesium, Mercury, Iridium and Technetium are all proud to be autistic!
#originalcharacter #autism #autistic #caesium #greenhair #infinity #iridium #mercury #oc #pane #periodictable #pride #red #technetium #hydrargyrum #neurodivergent #actuallyautistic #autismacceptance #autisticpride #redinstead #lightitupred #rainbowinfinity #auctober #eddant #mrseddant #auctober2025 -
The neurodivergent community is filled with awesome people! Check them all out!
Following people displayed in order from left to right, top to bottom: illymation, SuperEzequielMixel4, 13character5, Benimated, gamerrobloxian1195, Autie-Biographical, Cypopps, Lily Spectrum and Jacksondesorcy
#originalcharacter #autism #autistic #fanart #infinity #oc #red #neurodivergent #actuallyautistic #autismacceptance #redinstead #lightitupred #rainbowinfinity #illymation #auctober #lilyspectrum #auctober2025 -
In this neurotypical society, anything can happen, and going outside at all is scary enough as is trying to keep yourself together.
More info: https://www.deviantart.com/dominicdelagol2/art/The-Outside-World-Auctober-2025-1255700786
#originalcharacter #autism #autistic #human #infinity #mom #mother #oc #pane #red #neurodivergent #actuallyautistic #autismacceptance #godara #redinstead #lightitupred #rainbowinfinity #auctober #eddant #mrsgodara #mrseddant #auctober2025 -
Autistic people are more likely to be LGBTQIA+!
Mrs. Eddant is a lesbian and Mercury is asexual!
#originalcharacter #asexual #autism #autistic #infinity #lesbian #lgbtq #mercury #oc #periodictable #red #transrights #lgbtqia #neurodivergent #actuallyautistic #autismacceptance #lgbtqiaplus #redinstead #lightitupred #rainbowinfinity #auctober #eddant #mrseddant #auctober2025 -
CW: Mentions of politics
Would anyone be interested if I ever made a Substack account for my writing? It'd be for shits and giggles basically, I don't wanna feel obligated to write articles all the time. I'd probably write about politics and possibly esotericism. All of my articles would be free unless I get good traction on there.
For more background into my politics, I'm an independent from the US with a slight left lean. I'm also a bi AuDHD woman, so I'm able to bring a healthy dose of diversity into what I do! I think universal healthcare, inflation and privacy are the biggest issues in the US currently. That said, I'm also very passionate about neurodivergent advocacy and acceptance. I think neurodivergence is the biggest DEI issue that few talk about.
#writing #WritingCommunity #politics #uspol #uspolitics #substack #substackwriters #substackpolitics #writer #writers #writersofmastodon #writerscommunity #writings #article #articles #articlewriting #independent #independentmedia #IndieMedia #indiewriter #indiewriters #indiewriting #indiewritersofmastodon #indiewritingcommunity #left_politics #left #LGBTQ #lgbtqia #bi #bisexual #AuDHD #audhdwriters #audhder #audhders #AuDHDAdvocate #adhd #ActuallyAutistic #autistic #autism #neurodivergent #neurodivergence #neurodivergency #AutismAcceptance #neurodivergentwriter #neurodiversity #dei #deipolicies #deiprograms #womenwriters #diversity
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New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2025/10/11/mental-health-day-at-watatunga/
A look back at a fascinating morning and early afternoon yesterday, spent at Watatunga Wildlife Reserve, complete with #photos
#Autism #AutismAcceptance #photography #wildlife #birds #mammals #ungulates #WaterBuffalo #deer #antelopes #BrindledWildebeest #CapeEland #EasternBongo #Crane #JavanPeafowl #GuineaFowl #GreatBustard #WatatungaWildlifeReserve -
New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2025/10/11/mental-health-day-at-watatunga/
A look back at a fascinating morning and early afternoon yesterday, spent at Watatunga Wildlife Reserve, complete with #photos
#Autism #AutismAcceptance #photography #wildlife #birds #mammals #ungulates #WaterBuffalo #deer #antelopes #BrindledWildebeest #CapeEland #EasternBongo #Crane #JavanPeafowl #GuineaFowl #GreatBustard #WatatungaWildlifeReserve -
New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2025/10/11/mental-health-day-at-watatunga/
A look back at a fascinating morning and early afternoon yesterday, spent at Watatunga Wildlife Reserve, complete with #photos
#Autism #AutismAcceptance #photography #wildlife #birds #mammals #ungulates #WaterBuffalo #deer #antelopes #BrindledWildebeest #CapeEland #EasternBongo #Crane #JavanPeafowl #GuineaFowl #GreatBustard #WatatungaWildlifeReserve -
New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2025/10/11/mental-health-day-at-watatunga/
A look back at a fascinating morning and early afternoon yesterday, spent at Watatunga Wildlife Reserve, complete with #photos
#Autism #AutismAcceptance #photography #wildlife #birds #mammals #ungulates #WaterBuffalo #deer #antelopes #BrindledWildebeest #CapeEland #EasternBongo #Crane #JavanPeafowl #GuineaFowl #GreatBustard #WatatungaWildlifeReserve -
New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2025/10/11/mental-health-day-at-watatunga/
A look back at a fascinating morning and early afternoon yesterday, spent at Watatunga Wildlife Reserve, complete with #photos
#Autism #AutismAcceptance #photography #wildlife #birds #mammals #ungulates #WaterBuffalo #deer #antelopes #BrindledWildebeest #CapeEland #EasternBongo #Crane #JavanPeafowl #GuineaFowl #GreatBustard #WatatungaWildlifeReserve -
I am autistic and have other disabilities. And like many, life has been shaped by exclusion, by being told I had to prove my worth and being treated as if my differences were flaws. That is why Donald Trump’s recent claim has cut so deeply. He said that autism could be prevented if mothers avoided paracetamol in pregnancy.
This is not true, and there is no credible scientific evidence that paracetamol causes autism. In Australia, the Therapeutic Goods Administration has said paracetamol is safe in pregnancy when used correctly. Autism Awareness Australia has stated there is no single cause of autism, and the Queensland Brain Institute has explained that autism arises from a complex mix of genetics and environment, not from one factor or one drug. These are facts.
What disturbs me most is the falsehood and the message underneath it. It suggests autistic people are broken and need fixing. It says our lives should have been avoided. This reflects the medical model of disability at its harshest: treating people as conditions, as deficits, as problems to be eliminated. I have lived with that view pressed on me from many directions. In classrooms where teachers assumed I could not learn. In communities that treated access as optional. In workplaces that demanded I change rather than the environment. These words from Trump echo every time I was told that I was less.
When I think of these remarks, I think of autistic children who will grow up hearing that they should not exist. I think of parents who will carry guilt, believing they did something wrong. I think of how easily this same logic spreads to every disability. If autism can be framed as awful, so can blindness, deafness, mobility impairments, or mental illness. This is the danger.
These ideas do not stay in speeches. They shape policies, schools, healthcare, and workplaces. They decide whether disabled people are offered jobs or whether society sees us as worth investing in. If disability is framed as a burden, exclusion is normalised. If it is framed as a tragedy, pity replaces equality. If it is framed as preventable, our very existence is questioned.
I want to say clearly that autism is not a disease and does not need to be cured. Autism is part of human diversity. Autistic people bring creativity, honesty, focus, persistence, depth, and community. We are musicians, writers, carers, scientists, leaders, neighbours, friends. Our lives are meaningful. Our contributions are real. We are not mistakes.
In fact, the autistic scholar Dr Damian Milton speaks of the “double empathy problem,” which reframes autism not as a lack, but as a difference in communication between autistic and non-autistic people. Autism is not the absence of humanity, but a different way of being human. That reframing is what society needs, not rhetoric that blames mothers or devalues children.
I also know this is not only about the United States. Here in Australia, we face our own battles with underfunded systems, with access treated as optional, with stereotypes that devalue our lives. Harmful ideas spread quickly across borders, and when a leader with influence speaks them, they ripple out everywhere.
So let us be clear. Autism cannot be prevented by avoiding paracetamol. What must be prevented is the harm caused by words that tell disabled people they are less. We deserve respect, dignity, access, and a fulfilling life. That is not optional. That is not negotiable.
To every autistic person: you are not broken. You are not a problem. You are worthy as you are. To parents: do not carry guilt. Carry pride in your children and the richness they bring.
We must confront misinformation. We must resist the medical model when it reduces us to conditions. We must insist on the truth: barriers come not from our neurology or bodies, but from inaccessible environments and prejudice. Autism is not something to be eliminated. It is something to be understood, respected, and embraced.
#AutismAcceptance #DisabilityRights #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic #DisabledAndProud #RespectDignityAccess #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #StopAbleism #InclusionMatters #HumanRights
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a couple of mutuals have asked what's up with me.
well, i am going through some changes. in my audhd way, i won't know for awhile exactly what.
i kinda, do shit. observe. then discover motivation...
but in my imagistic way i think i was headed somewhere with this...
without realizing i was outlining what the first 10 years after diagnosis have been for me...
Evolution of a #hashtag...
#AutismAwareness
#AutismAcceptance...#AutismAppreciation.
#AutisticJoyJust not good enough. What I want to see...?
Autistic Assertion.
Autistic Power...Autistic Equality.
autistic joy
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Evolution of a #hashtag...
#AutismAwareness
#AutismAcceptance...Just not good enough. What I want to see...?
Autistic Assertion.
Autistic Power...Autistic Equality.
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I am hosting a race and documentary to spread awareness against ABA in November.
https://www.facebook.com/share/1AMm2J8A49/
#AntiABA #EndABA #ABAReform #StopABA #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticVoices #ListenToAutistics #DisabilityRights #AutismAdvocacy #SayNoToABA #AutismAcceptance #ABAisAbuse
#AutisticJustice #AutisticRights #AutismEducation #AutismAwareness #HumanRights #AutismRevolution #StopTheHarm #BanABA #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #AutisticCommunity #Neurodivergent #DisabilityJustice -
Benevolent Ableism is a very real growing problem around ABA and it's infringing of autism/human rights these days....
#AntiABA #EndABA #ABAReform #StopABA #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticVoices #ListenToAutistics #DisabilityRights #AutismAdvocacy #SayNoToABA #AutismAcceptance #ABAisAbuse #BoycottABA
#AutisticJustice #AutisticRights #AutismEducation #AutismAwareness #HumanRights #AutismRevolution #StopTheHarm #BanABA #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #AutisticCommunity #Neurodivergent -
I’m a single mom fighting to stop foreclosure on the only home my autistic, nonverbal son has ever known.
Adam thrives on routine and safety—this house is his world.
We need your help to hold on. 💙
Please share or support if you can. 🙏#AutismAcceptance #Neurodivergent #SingleMom #GoFundMe #MutualAid
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Happy Autism Acceptance Day from Iridium and Mercury! #originalcharacter #asexual #autism #autistic #gold #iridium #mercury #oc #periodictable #red #yellow #elementeon #actuallyautistic #autismacceptance #autismacceptanceday #redinstead #lightitupred #rainbowinfinity #lightitupgold #autismday2025
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#AntiABA #EndABA #ABAReform #StopABA #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticVoices #ListenToAutistics #DisabilityRights #AutismAdvocacy #SayNoToABA #AutismAcceptance #ABAisAbuse #BoycottABA
#AutisticJustice #AutisticRights #AutismEducation #AutismAwareness #HumanRights #AutismRevolution #StopTheHarm #BanABA #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #AutisticCommunity #Neurodivergent #DisabilityJustice #AutisticSurvivors #TraumaInformedCare #AutismCulture #SupportNotSuppress -
#AntiABA #EndABA #ABAReform #StopABA #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticVoices #ListenToAutistics #DisabilityRights #AutismAdvocacy #SayNoToABA #AutismAcceptance #ABAisAbuse #BoycottABA
#AutisticJustice #AutisticRights #AutismEducation #AutismAwareness #HumanRights #AutismRevolution #StopTheHarm #BanABA #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #AutisticCommunity #Neurodivergent #DisabilityJustice #AutisticSurvivors #TraumaInformedCare #AutismCulture #SupportNotSuppress -
“If you have reasons to love someone, you don’t love them.”
― Slavoj ŽižekBy the way this is a nice post You should read related to this too: https://shorturl.at/wFkSL
#AntiABA #EndABA #ABAReform #StopABA #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticVoices #ListenToAutistics #DisabilityRights #AutismAdvocacy #SayNoToABA #AutismAcceptance #ABAisAbuse #BoycottABA
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Always autistic and proud to be!
Caesium, Pane, Mrs. Eddant, Mercury and Iridium are all proud to be autistic!
#originalcharacter #autism #autistic #caesium #colorful #heart #hearts #infinity #iridium #mercury #oc #pane #periodictable #pride #red #hydrargyrum #neurodivergent #actuallyautistic #autismacceptance #autisticpride #redinstead #lightitupred #rainbowinfinity #auctober #mrseddant #auctober2024 -
Self-care is important! Brush your teeth, take breaks, eat healthy foods, drink lots of water, get good sleep, get some sunlight in, some fresh air and more!
Even as a super intelligent entity, Caesium likes to rest easy and recharge with her green blanket around her!
#originalcharacter #autism #autistic #blanket #caesium #green #infinity #oc #periodictable #recharging #red #selfcare #neurodivergent #actuallyautistic #autismacceptance #redinstead #rainbowinfinity #auctober #auctober2024 -
Neurodivergents: Shall We Live... Apart?
Actually Autistics in Free, Supportive Neurodiverse Groups?A poll. 10 questions. 10 Clicks. A few minutes.
A ton of information for future articles and podcasts about real, raw, authentic #AutisticLife.
#AutismAppreciation #AutismAcceptance #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic
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#autism #AutismAcceptance #AutismAwareness #autismappreciation #Aspergers #actuallyaustic #love #romance #dating
I never understood the concept of the thrill of the chase with dating. It was always hyper stressful and awful, just made me stupid and much more likely to mess up and ruin everything.
Then I realize recently that if I wasn't playing the social interaction game on nightmare mode, I might well enjoy that thrill of the chase and longing over getting. Like any game whoever, if its too hard you really only want to give up in frustration. If the game mechanic is well balanced people love putting up with difficulty as the win is so much better. If not they just give up or in my case with difficult video games, it causes too much stress. If you are on the spectrum, you can just imagine you are living the dating game on nightmare mode and therefore you have to try way more than times of failure than other people slowly learning the pitfalls. Like that nightmare version of Mario where you have to try over and over and over again with negative lives until you've carefully memorized every pitfall at each stage. Even worse its a pvp and the people you are playing against are all playing on easier modes than you so you just come off as a mid or low tier boss, and they get little to nothing out of it. For you there is no game, it just feels like Sisyphus rolling a boulder up a hill trying to get what you desperately crave and need in terms of human connection but failing so many times.
At some point if you never give up you will make it but treat it like a 5 year plan and know you have to practice constantly, like with a musical instrument or you will never be good enough at it. The reason why it will happen when you least expect it is because if you are hyper-focused on it, you will ruin it with the high of infatuation when your brain basically shuts off. Like driving a car on a kilo of cocaine.
But understanding it like this, that social interaction is more of a game with points and scores and such to most people makes sense. They get joys and satisfaction of the pursuit often even more than the acquiring. For me, the acquiring is when the game actually starts because I actually have a chance at succeeding without having to watch my every single tiny step or get disqualified without mercy. There is a game there in the relationship that we can win, so if you find one of us who have been struggling forever, you might actually get a better relationship because the game is still there as you learn the novelty of communicating with us. We most often don't get bored. It took us literally decades of nightmare mode just to get you, we are going to do everything we can to not have to do that again. That's assuming you don't break our strong sense of loyalty and then we will ditch you without mercy. -
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Mark the date? April 2.
#AutismAppreciation ⏮️ #AutismAcceptance ⏮️ #AutismAwareness ⏮️ #ActuallyAutistic #ADHD #AuDHD #Neurodiversity
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#AutisticAF Out Loud Podcast now on YouTube...
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Far too many allistic therapists are still trying to "fix" autistic clients - in this blog I talked to people about what they need from therapists https://counsellinginnorthumberland.com/2016/07/11/working-with-autistic-clients-an-interview/ #WorldAutismDay #actuallyAutistic #AutismAcceptance
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Growing up autistic but not knowing you're autistic is like growing up in an eclipse, only the eclipse lasts for decades. While the sun is hidden, everything is dim; it's all you've ever known but still, nothing quite adds up. Then finally one day the sun comes out and shows up the shadows and edges to things, and suddenly everything makes sense, even the things you thought never would. At long last, you have an explanation. It's the sun, you say to yourself, and you look up with a smile. This whole damn time, it was just the sun.
#WorldAutismDay #AutismAcceptance #Autism #ActuallyAutistic #Autistic #Neurodivergent