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Does anybody have any idea what this might be? Found in a shop in the UK, probably pinned up by a customer. I’m more confused and scared than anything, lol.

SPN S8 Headcanon

In S8 whilst Castiel was going around helping people, don’t tell me that he didn’t hang around top suicide spots to stop people from ending it all.

Don’t tell me that he didn’t tell the trans and/or queer teen whose parents love God more than their own child that God is gone and never coming back.

Don’t tell me that he didn’t comfort the depressed teen who’s just been dumped by their boyfriend/girlfriend, that he didn’t tell them that there’s so much worth living for.

Don’t tell me that he didn’t teach the student with anxiety who continually worries about demons all the tricks to protect themselves against those sons of b*tches.

Don’t tell me that Castiel didn’t save hundreds of people from suicide, because he damn well did.

HELLO AUTISM COMMUNITY!

I’m sorry, but I’ve gotta rant. The other day I was in New York, and I saw this billboard:

Look a little closer:

Yep, you’re seeing this right. Autism Speaks. On a billboard with Julia. Sesame Street has joined forces with our “pals” (and by pals I mean enemies that we wouldn’t touch with a ten foot pole) over at Autism Speaks. Julia, a character who has been embraced and loved by the autism community, is now the face of Autism Speaks, an organization that has hurt our community more than it has helped. I am heartbroken. This character has made me, as an autistic person, so happy and gave me hope that autism is starting to become more accepted by society. And although I don’t speak for everyone in the autism community, I know that there are many people who felt the same way. But now that this character is the face of an ableist movement which pushes the idea that autism is a disease in need of a cure, that hope is gone. PLEASE reblog this to get the word out, whether you’re on the autism spectrum or not.

So I had an idea for a thing:

I remember @sensoryseeker used to do something called Stim Toy Saturdays where folks would submit pictures of their favourite stim toys, but that was several years ago by this point. I want to start up something similar to that again, because seeing other people’s stim toys is awesome and great for discovering new ways to stim! Would anyone be interested if I revived Stim Toy Saturdays? I would probably choose a different day though (Stim Toy Tuesday maybe?), but yeah, let me know if there is interest and I will set something up!!!

(Edit: all replies will be trough my main, which is ‘montrealite’)

Stark Tower has literally got the best wifi in the whole of New York and Tony makes it free as well so sometimes he’ll walk out of the ground floor and just see like a dozen or so people, usually kids, just sat on the doorstep on their phones or laptops and like it’s such a little thing to do but yknow. He’s Ironman. Give the kids some damn fast wifi.

The Doctor is Autistic!

Supporting evidence from the series:

Is often driven by empathy, and morals, hyper-empathy present.

13 struggles with socialisation, and had to learn social skills and cues.

Has several intense fields of knowledge - ahem! special interests!

Requires emotional support, and isn’t ashamed of that.

Info-dumps literally 90% of the time in all her adventures! 

Excitable as hell, I’m surprised she hasn’t flapped at least once.

Takes great interest in the workings of everything. 

13 has a great fondness for people with differences.   

Has trouble figuring out emotions sometimes. 

Volume control? 13 has never heard of it. Too busy shouting / running.

I’m going to go all out and say 13 is probably also an ADHD icon too. 

13 invented analysis and observation- no seriously, she did. 

“Still figuring myself out” is the biggest neurodiverse mood ever.

Head-canons:

13′s Tardis has a sensory room 13′s Tardis is a sensory room!

Info-dumps about every subject there is, wait, that is evidence too…

Supports educating ableists, but let’s be honest, 13 hates them all.

13 and Ryan probably vlog about Autism, ADHD, and Dyspraxia. 

Ryan joked about a ‘sonic fidget spinner’ 13 wants one now. 

Why do you think she wears a swirly coat? Stim. Stim. Stim.

13 loves hugs, but like a cat, she has to initiate the affection. 

More evidence tbh, the sonic screwdriver is her comfort object. 

I have a feeling 13 has a really messy room in the Tardis. 

13 is the epitome of the ‘am I sad?’ ‘oh I was hungry’ experience.

Also, 13 doesn’t wear makeup because it is sensory hell.

13 loves good textures, and aesthetics, that’s just a fact. 

I mean, have you seen Dr. Who? 13 can’t not be autistic.

Part two of the Autistic Character Series. Next Up > Jake Peralta

This thread omg

So the only all-bird rehab center in North Texas is about to shut down

I can’t even put into words how upset I am about this. Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation has been open for almost twenty years, and is the only place in North Texas that takes in literally any type of bird if it’s been injured, orphaned, or otherwise incapacitated. They’re finally out of funds, and if they can’t come up with anything by April 2nd, they’re going to be forced to close their doors.

They’ve never turned away birds. Not when it’s a surprise 200 baby cattle egrets that’ve been orphaned because city planners thought they could cut down their homes and no one would notice. Not when it’s raptors with one good eye and in need of seven different antibiotics. Not even when it’s ducks that irresponsible parents won’t let their kids keep after easter. This is where anyone let me first get up close to birds. I mean, I’ve known I wanted to work with birds and wildlife since I was seven- I’m twenty four now, and halfway through an environmental science master’s and it’s a big reason I kept going.

I’ve been going to this place on and off for ten years, I was THIRTEEN when I started volunteering and seeing all the terrible things that happen to the birds that come in. Not just…hit by trucks, or caught in a hailstorm but parrots that have been left in foreclosed houses for weeks, and roosters that have come out of cock fighting rings and would otherwise be put down because the SPCA and humane societies don’t think they’re salvageable. There’s an emu that was raised there as a baby because no one wanted her. Her name’s Riley and I can’t even begin to comprehend what shutting the doors to the center would mean?

They don’t get government aid. They’ve been funded by the public donating and Kathy, the lady who owns the place, going through her retirement funds and savings and her social security to keep it running. She’s finally run out of money. Please,  just reblog? Even if you can’t donate anything- and I know it’s a lot to ask for poor teenage/college kids to donate money that they don’t have, or struggling artists I know but maybe someone who can spare something will see it eventually? They need $200,000 to keep open for a year to continue to help 4000 birds a year.  

Just, thanks for reading, guys. Here’s the gofundme link: http://www.gofundme.com/l8aj7k

Their facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rogers-Wildlife-Rehabilitation-Center/398035120217303

Here’s their website: http://www.rogerswildlife.org/about.html

“I want a relationship where we can get drunk at midnight, just the two of us and sit up talking and making out all night, and go to the beach at four in the morning. I want someone who’s down for adventure. I want someone who will go camping with me, and boating and fishing, and travel. I want someone who wants me for life. I want passion that doesn’t burn out.”

-to all the couples out there

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