Tbh I Think Fandom Generally Needs To Get Better At Sitting With The Uncomfortable Fact That A Story/fanwork/meme/whatever

do it scared do it weird do it alone. holy trinity

hey. guess who just got diagnosed *dabs* with the Big Sad *whips* and has to go to therapy *nae-naes* so they don't get worse *pretends to ride a surfboard*

can’t wait for the goncharov AUs of people’s blorbos to start showing up

unstoppable force (my anxiety) meets an immovable object (my anxiety)

how dare you make it harder for me to hate myself

The hard truth about autism acceptance that a lot of people don't want to hear is that autism acceptance also inherently requires acceptance of people who are just weird.

And yes, I mean Those TM people. Middle schoolers who growl and bark and naruto run in the halls. Thirtysomethings who live with their parents. Furries. Fourteen-year-olds who identify as stargender and use neopronouns. Picky eaters. Adults in fandoms. People who talk weird. People who dress weird.

Because autistic people shouldn't have to disclose a medical diagnosis to you to avoid being mocked and ostracized for stuff that, at absolute worst, is annoying. Ruthlessly deriding people for this stuff then tacking on a "oh, but it's okay if they're autistic" does absolutely nothing to help autistic people! Especially when undiagnosed autistic people exist.

Like it or not, if you want to be an ally to autistic people, you're going to have to take the L and leave eccentric, weird people alone. Even if you don't know them to be autistic. You shouldn't be looking for Acceptable Reasons to be mean to people in the first place. Being respectful should be the default.

the real enemies to lovers plot was my arc in discovering how to love myself. it may have taken several years, but holy shit i think it worked

Fernando Pessoa // Michel Foucault