“Female Menstruation Shouldn’t Get In The Way Of Education!”

*human is explaining earth sports*

Human: yeah and we really like to play catch. It’s almost known as a father-son bonding ritual.

Alien: what’s catch?

Human: well basically you have two or three players and you have a ball and you throw it around and then the person you throw it to catches it.

Alien: *loses shit*

Human: ????

Alien: YOU HAVE GAMES DEDICATED TO THROWING STUFF? AS CHILDREN??? IT TOOK US NO LESS THAN 5 MELLENIA TO LEARN THROWING TECHNIQUES AND ONLY A FEW OF THE MOST HIGHLY TRAINED INDIVIDUALS CAN EVEN ATTEMPT TO LEARN HOW TO DO IT, AND THEY STILL ARENT GOOD AT IT! THROWING IS SO IMPRACTICAL! WHY DO YOU TORTURE YOUR YOUNG THIS WAY??

Human: *throws empty bottle into trash bin* KOBE!

Alien: *internally* what the fuck what the fuck what the fuck what the fuck what the fuck

Based off the fact that humans are the only earthlings that can throw with great speed and accuracy (generally) it’s reasonable to also believe that not that many alien races also would be able to do this :)

y'all ever get bored but like in an angry way….like you keep picking things up and putting them down bc none of them is The Right Thing and you have like pent up manic energy but absolutely nothing is holding your interest long enough to release it and you’re just >:(

autism dictionary

Some of these may be common sense, but I figured to put some key terms on here for those who don’t know.

504 Plan - A plan that ensures disabled kids will academically succeed. Similar to an IEP.

AD(H)D - Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder

ASD - Autism spectrum disorder.

A$ - Autism $peaks, aka a horrible organization that has no autistic people on the board, claims to want to find a “cure” for autism as if it’s a disease, make the parents of autistic children seem like the victims, make extremely incorrect/offensive statements about autism, etc. read this if you want more info.

Autism/Autism Spectrum Disorder - A neurological condition that’s marked by differences in learning styles, passionate interests in specific subjects, repetitive motion, and sometimes difficulty with language and communication. Typically a broader term/umbrella for other disorders (such as Aspergers Syndrome.)

Behavior - A manner of acting.

Cognitive behavioral therapy - A type of psychotherapy in which negative patterns of thought about the self and the world are challenged in order to alter unwanted behavior patterns or treat mood disorders such as depression.

Hyperresponsiveness - Abnormal sensitivity or over reactivity to sensory input; feeling overwhelmed by what most people would consider common or ordinary, such as a child reacting negatively to a hug.

Hyporesponsiveness - Abnormal insensitivity or under reactivity to sensory input, such as a child who appears deaf but their hearing is normal.

IEP - A plan that ensures disabled kids will academically succeed. Similar to a 504 Plan.

Meltdown - The body’s way of reacting to overstimulation, often confused with temper tantrums. Can be very loud or very quiet. The person experiencing a meltdown will often show signs of distress or frustration.

Obsessions - Repetitive thoughts that are persistent and intrusive.

Sensory overload - Sensory overload is basically when something overwhelms you to the point of not being able to function. Examples are loud noises, being given too much information at once, flashy lights, a certain texture. It could even be small things, like mouth noises or breathing or the squeaking of a pencil.

Shutdown - A muted response to sensory overload, typically the “opposite” of a meltdown. The person will go completely silent, isolate themselves, go completely still, etc.

Special interest - An intense or passionate love for a certain interest, such as Pokemon or the Dictionary. They are very meaningful and important, to the person, and they can either be lifelong, or they will faze out to make room for a new one.

SPD - Sensory processing disorder.

Stimming - Repetitive behavior that people with autism commonly partake in, sometimes to alleviate the stressors of overstimulation. Examples include rocking, flapping/clapping your hands, spinning a toy, pacing, etc.

WHY 👏🏽 DO 👏🏽 PEOPLE 👏🏽 CONTINUE 👏🏽 TO SUPPORT 👏🏽 KODAK 👏🏽 BLACK?! 👏🏽

His music ain’t that popping, he look dusty af, AND HE’S A SEXUAL PREDATOR! Young MA is problematic AF, but no one deserves this kind of predatory, sexual violence directed at them. It is something that too many women, trans, and queer folks are faced with on a daily basis.

You’re doing amazing sweetie

Does anyone else with ADHD get told “stop speaking so loud!” Or “Lower the volume!” “Quieten down!” Etc… when you just think you’re talking normally… like when you’re desperately trying to jam the words togther in your head so you can speak normally and then you just get told “be quiet… you’re talking too loud… turn it down…” and it’s not meant with any animosity BUT you just get this horrible sinking feeling in your stomach and you can physically feel yourself deflate… Like I can’t even articulate it it just sucks uno…

went out for dinner, looked at the wall and suddenly lost my appetite

Dad: Don’t you think it’s about time you go to sleep?

Me: An egg is about to rise above kylie jenner on social media and I’m here to witness it

Dad: *look at me like he is questioning every single decision he made while raising me*

If any of you think autistic people don’t have the capability of being powerful and scary, here’s a game

My friend Zack, me, and a few other people have a game we play in robotics when we have free time. Zack is blindfolded, he spins around for 30 seconds, and then he has to find us. (It’s like a quiet version of Marco Polo) The problem with this, however, is he has insanely good hearing, and he can tell where he is in the room by the sound of the vents. (The left side of the room has a vent that has a slightly higher pitched air flow than the one on the right, and only he and I can hear this.) So that, in combination with him being able to hear the sound of our breathing/any movement, he is scarily accurate.

The worst part? He is fucking insane. Whenever he hears someone, he lets loose a maniacal giggle and sprints to that person. There is no escaping, and it’s literally akin to some sort of horror game that’s rigged. (Imagine Outlast meets Five Nights at Freddy’s, and then you have to play hide or die.) The only person who has managed to beat him is me, and that’s because I was quiet enough until 10 seconds before the five minute timer went off, and then sprinted around the room until he ran into a chair and the alarm sounded.

TL;DR: My autistic friend has echolocation and is absolutely horrifying when playing a quieter version of Marco Polo.