I Just Really Want To Talk About This Scene From “Mazel Tina”

I have Asperger's syndrome myself, but I feel I could still use this just in case my “write what you know” method is more underdeveloped than I thought. Anyway, this will definitely be useful.

writing an autistic character when you are not autistic - a masterpost

completely double spaced version on google docs here – this post is more blocky for the sake of people’s dashboards, but still long so people will be less likely to glaze over it. my apologies if that makes it hard to read

things to look for and avoid in an autistic character

• symptoms only manifesting as “nonverbal and rocking” • super smart / living calculator • super dumb / doesn’t understand anything • all the symptoms you can come up with for them are “awkward” and “has special interest(s)” (please do more research) • trains, technology, and/or math as special interests • acting like a child • getting treated like a baby • unreasonably cruel and uncaring about others’ reactions to them being cruel • if they’re comparable to sheldon from the big bang theory, start over • animal comparisons • a lack of feelings • please no stories about what it’s like to be autistic told by allistics

the right way to write an autistic person

• lots of symptoms, including secondary ones not included on a general diagnosis requirement list (here’s a list i rather like that was made by an autistic person – their blog is also a good resource) • having a good amount of general knowledge and actually talking about it (i cannot believe that i have to say this) • talking about things outside of special interests (again…. come on……….) (special interests are usually the default things our brains go to when theres no stimulation or we want to entertain ourselves – it isn’t literally all we think or talk about ever. if a conversation has no connections to a special interest, reconsider having your autistic character bring it up in a context that is not an introduction.) • explicitly expressed to be capable of attraction and romantic feelings – if your character is an adult, add sexual feelings to this point • capable of general functioning, just with a disability that makes it more difficult – not a walking disability (….sigh) • a wide amount of feelings and emotional turmoil (but perhaps only being able to express it in limited ways) • we’re people • just people whose brains are wired differently

things to avoid in research for an autistic character

• autism moms / autism blogs and websites not run by autistic people • any affiliation with autism $peaks means you should walk away and never look back • a scientist trying to create explanations for what autistic people do without actually asking / not mentioning asking autistic people • anything about a cure for autism • a person that “worked with autistic kids” phrased in the same way as “worked with animals” • talking about autistic people as if they are mysteries, are like animals, or are otherwise othered weirdos instead of people

things to look for in research for an autistic character

• actual autistic people talking about their experiences and symptoms • just stick to that and you’re good but it’s hard to find sometimes ngl. just look for the above red flags

things i would personally like to see in an autistic character

• less easy to swallow sadness and more destructive anger. i would love to see a canonically autistic character who was frustrated easily by small things and had trouble communicating why • not a story about being autistic, a story that happens to have a character or characters who are autistic – it isn’t pointed out or questioned, they’re right at home with the rest of the cast and not othered (a la symmetra from overwatch) • intensive sensory issues / small sounds making large reactions • clear communications about not liking x sensory thing (for example being touched) • poor motor skills / clumsiness and not being laughed at for it • walking funny (body bent downwards, walking very fast, walking slowly, big strides, shuffling, stiffness, etc)  – no one treats it as if it’s funny or something totally strange • a big personality that has a presence so they can’t be cast aside (but feel free to have quiet characters too) – if this was along with being nonverbal they would probably leap to being one of my favorite characters ever • a fear of asking for clarification on sarcasm or jokes because of past experiences and an arc about the character becoming more comfortable asking questions

>> if any fellow autistic people want to add something, feel free <<

allistics are encouraged to rb this

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This is either really cruel or really exciting!

@nickelodeon Teasing us, Hey Arnold fans again 😍😉

Unsuur is quickly becoming my favorite character in any video game ever.

Spoilers for Episode 106, "Getting SOME Answers" of "Shadows of the Old World"

I wanted to make fanart for "Shadows of the Old World" ever since I binged all the episodes I had been holding off on for months (so, so many episodes). More specifically, I wanted to draw fanart involving Flint and Olwen because I love their friendship. It's also a sort of love triangle with another player and his character, Adrian. It's one-sided atm for Flint's side while Olwen gives "sees him as her little buddy" energy. Meanwhile, Olwen has eyes for Adrian, but she's way too insecure and full of past trauma to see herself as deserving of love period. Even if the AdrianxOlwen ship is more popular than FlintxOlwen and is more likely to be endgame because of it, I'm still rooting for Flint because he's a short king! I like what I like, sue me! XD Anyway, beyond the" keeping reading" is just a comic of my interpretation of what happened in between during the end of an encounter but before the start of an interrogation. I know the majority of my followers don't follow me for DnD fanart. So to those that don't give a flying fig about spoilers for a series you are never going to watch, I hope you like the art. Also for credits, "Shadows of the Old World" is a @joshscorcher DnD campaign series he posts on Youtube. It's the sequel series for his OG series, "Welcome to the Show". Flint is Finn_the_Pony's character while Olwen is FieryAramau's character. You can find both on Twitter, though Finn also has a youtube channel.

Lars is a bit iffy but I definitely like Sadie and Ronaldo.

Right now I’m seriously like,

I don’t care who you are, if you like Sadie, Lars and Ronaldo, I instantly consider you a friend.

This is just some new Hey Arnold fancharacters that I had in mind to create for a while and decided to do it now. Basically these are just people that 18-year-old Debora makes friends with when she goes to art school. Jaeli is a girl with vitiligo. She's not the nicest person to be around at first, but she truly is a good person once she sees that you mean well. She draws as a hobby, but that doesn't stop her from trying to be the best in class. Haku is one of the art models for the class and Jaeli's boyfriend. He's just a pretty chill, happy, Filipino guy and isn't afraid to show off his body for an anatomy class. Anyway, thanks for checking this pic out and hope you think they look cool.

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Personally, My favorite Bob's Burgers Comic for a "Zekina" moment is issue #2 of the 2015 Bob's Burgers Comic series. It's in the story, Jungle Tina, sure at first Zeke was hostile toward Tina, but then he quickly changed when she talked about how she could beat Jimmy Jr because of her experience wrestling animals. Then the rest of the story is basically just Zeke agreeing with Tina that Jimmy Jr was being a tool. https://bobs-burgers.fandom.com/wiki/Issue_2 More than that, I really love this issue for cover B

I really love the art style of the cover but more than that, I love how cute Zeke, Tina, and Jimmy Jr. are being. Sure, this is more of a win for Jimmy JrxTina shippers than it is for Zekina shippers, but just look at Zeke.

They could have drawn him looking at Jimmy Jr being happy for him that he's getting his girl, but he's looking at Tina instead. It can still be interpreted as Zeke being happy for Jimmy Junior but I also like to interpret it as him just being happy seeing Tina so happy to be with her crush, even if it's not with him. I mean This comic came out on August 5th, 2015 while Zeke's declaration of marriage to Tina was said on January 4th of the same year. The math adds up if you want to overthink a cover, which I do! XD

Hello Zeke and Tina nation how do we feel about the Bob’s Burgers comics and the not-so-subtle thing those two seem to have going on in a lot of Tina’s stories