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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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Yuki Hayashi Birthday Project! 2018 edition

In case you watch recent anime shows and you are somehow not aware, Yuki Hayashi is the brilliant composer behind the magnificent OSTs to many popular titles: Haikyuu!!, Boku no Hero Academia, Death Parade, One Piece Gold, Ballroom e Youkoso, Kiznaiver, Gundam Build Fighters, Karakuri Circus, Dive!!, Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru —and that’s only the tip of the iceberg. Last year we already organized a project dedicated to his birthday, it was pretty grand lol and kind of complicated, we ended up having about a hundred participants from over 20 countries, and the composer was incredibly happy to receive such a gift (not even gonna lie, I’m pretty happy that we managed to make him cry x). So we decided to do something similar this year as well, only it’s going to be WAY LESS COMPLICATED and will literally take you UNDER 5 MINUTES!

Here’s what you need to do:

1) Go to this Google form and leave one (1) wish for the composer. 

That’s it. Literally.

We’ve procrastinated and now it’s finals hell, so we don’t have much time, but still couldn’t help doing at least something.

I know that many of us listen to his (and not only his) music for free for obvious reasons, and guys, first of all, I really recommend you to buy at least the CDs with your favorite music to directly support the creators, but if you can’t do it, such projects are literally the least we can do to thank them for the incredible work that they’re doing to make our experience of seeing our favorite characters come to life an unforgettable one. So please, do help us out, especially since it barely requires any effort at all from you! Just try and be creative about it :)

We’ll translate everything into Japanese, probably put it into some kind of an album and make sure it gets to the composer! I’ll let you know how it goes in January. 

His birthday is on December 31st, so please hurry up! We’ll probably wrap things up around 29th-30th.

You can also do something on your own if you wish! Hayashi-san really appreciates such things, and he absolutely loves it when people draw his dogs (especially Chloe-chan, we can see her on many OSTs covers), so don’t be shy! You can @ him on Twitter or Instagram. 

Thank you in advance for your help! Let’s show the composer that his music is really appreciated outside of Japan as well! ᕙ( * •̀ ᗜ •́ * )ᕗ

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Friend Todoroki 20k followers giveaway!

WOAH! SO MANY PEOPLE!!

Hello everyone! To celebrate the 20k followers milestone on this tumblr account I am hosting a giveaway! Please read the rules carefully:

Must be a follower and reblog + like this post / reblog as many times as you like but only one the first one will count!

New followers welcome

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Package contains:

- Battle Card Surprise pack #1

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- Playing Cards of Kirishima, Bakugo and a beach one

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- Battle Card Surprise pack #2 - FrenTodo faces stickers (both versions) - Todoroki keychain designed by Kaydeefox - Iida/Ochako buttons - TodoDeku gift cards NOT ON THIS IMAGE cause they’re late in production sadly:  Bakugo / Sero Stickers designed by me

Giveaway will end on March 31st at 23:59 Central European Time! 

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