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Hey, You Might Be Autistic.

Okay, deep breaths. I know this is hard for you if you’ve always considered yourself neurotypical.

You might be thinking of the “Autistic screeching” jokes, that you’ve heard them used, that you’ve used them yourself.

You might be thinking “but I’m smart/social/normal!”

It’s okay. Unpack your defensiveness.

ESPECIALLY if you’re a girl. So many Autistic girls are never diagnosed, and I’m going to try to make sure you’re not one of them.

- If you are often “in fandoms” and you have hyperfixations with them - whether they change or not - that could be a Special Interest (SpIn for short), a term for an Autistic person’s fixation.

- If you consider yourself “smart but lazy” - Autistic people tend to be “smarter” than most neurotypicals, but often lack energy. This is sometimes dismissed as “a gifted person who just isn’t trying”.

- If you have “resting bitch face”, remember that Autistic people usually don’t express emotion in their face or body language, so it could be one of the key signs for Autism.

- If you are “sensitive towards light/sound/temperature” and often find yourself “overreacting” (and feel childish / have people tell you that you’re childish because of it), you could be experiencing sensory overload.

- If you “enjoy fidgeting” or just really like good smells/tastes/textures beyond normalcy, you could be stimming, which is extremely common in both people with ADHD and Autism.

- If you are “emotional because of other people’s feelings” or “unempathetic/unemotional when it comes to other people”, you could be experiencing hyperempathy/hypoempathy, especially if you tend to fluctuate between the two. Remember that being hypoempathetic doesn’t make you a bad person: you can still experience compassion/sympathy like anybody else!

- If you consider yourself “weird”, remember that Autistic minds work differently than Allistic minds, and that this could mean that you’re not just “quirky/odd/unusual”, you’re Autistic.

Don’t panic, the Autistic community is beautiful and a lovely place to be in. And remember that self-diagnosis is 100% okay, good, and valid.

Everybody can reblog this, whether you are Autistic or Allistic/neurotypical ❤️

I’m not autistic but I definitely stand against autism speaks, and yes my blog is autism safe

Fun fact: I’m autistic I’m gonna do a thing inspired by another person

Reblog if your blog is safe for autistic people or is ran by an autistic person!

oh and

Reblog if you stand against Autism Speaks!

Body positivity is for everyone.

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Go ahead-

….how did I only just realize that 4 of the now 9 spider-man movies are on Netflix….I have a project that imma put on hold cause I’m a professional procrastinator

“Let’s hold hands-“ God that’s so cute-

@parker-fluff

I prolly already posted something like this but...ILL DO IT AGAIN-

No one wants to tickle you if you’re trans lol

Yeah? Bet.

Reblog this post if you would tickle a trans individual.

..I will definitely be using the ‘Happy list’ method than you very much

my methods for telling people that you like twords!

hello my lovelies! this was asked by @secretly-tword-obsessed because i mentioned in one of my asks that my friends know i like being tworded, so here are a few tips and methods i use to tell people that i like THE THING so i can get more in my life!

make a “happy list” and stick twords on it - this is my absolute tried-and-tested FAILSAFE when it comes to asking for twords. basically get you and your friends to make “happy lists” (or just make one yourself to show your friends) which basically consist of everything that makes you happy. make sure that twords are on that list. i usually put it somewhere between 2nd and 5th on the last so it’s not the FIRST thing people read, but it’s near enough to the top for people to realise it’s an important thing and to not skip over it. this is how i’ve told every single one of my friends indirectly in order to get more twords, and for me it’s worked everytime

be CASUAL - like if twords are ever brought up in conversation just flippantly say something like “oh yeah tbh i’ve never really hated them” or “honestly i like the way they make me laugh, i find it fun” and don’t dwell on it too much, bring it to attention so it’s a known fact but be casual enough so that people just note and absorb. the more you casually bring it up, the more people will remember it but again keep it CASUAL.

make it a truth or dare/who’s most likely to question - see i know for a fact that if my friend group got asked “who’s the most ticklish in the group?” they’d all immediately turn to me. so if a game of truth or dare/who’s most likely to comes up, “google” some questions for it and just make up one about twords to try and steer the conversation that way.

if you’re being tickled, make it clear that you’re having fun - this is for if your friends tword you on the regulat but they don’t know you like it. i’ve found that people not in the tword community will stop pretty quickly if you’re saying things like “stop!” or “no!” and if you’re visibly pulling away. i knowww that’s the natural reaction even if you do like it, but i’ve managed to train my body into not doing that. when i’m tworded i just laugh without saying anything pleading and lean towards it, and usually by this body language people won’t stop as quickly if it doesn’t physically look like you’re in distress. also one time when my friend stopped twording me i actually had the courage to say “nooo don’t stop!” (which has happened once and once only), so immediately i got more as a result so if you can find the courage to do that too then go for it!

make it a game at first - so basically this is one that’s specific to me but might inspire some ideas. me and this one friend started a “tickle war” which initially was because we both knew each other was ticklish af (i was easily worse but she wasn’t far off) and we’re both incredibly competitive. we had a points system and everything lmao it was very elaborate. some time after we declared the war, i made it known to this friend that i actually enjoyed being tworded in itself. so basically this “war” we were having just turned into an excuse for her to wreck me on a regular basis, i’m fairly sure she was on 500ish points and i had barely hit 100 when we stopped doing it. but if you can initially make a tword scenario into a silly little game or competition and THEN just turn it into an excuse to get wrecked, that works surprisingly well!

communicate with your friends - for telling people outisde of the tickle community that you like being tworded, it takes a lot of courage and i applaud anyone who has done that. i find that it i probably had it easier than most, as i’m incredibly close with my friends and we’re all very physically affectionate anyway so as soon as my friends knew this about me, they were more than happy to oblige! so tell people that you trust, that you’re fairly close with and make sure to communicate any boundaries you may have or anything like that. this will vary from person to person, but communication is absolutely KEY.

i hope some of these were helpful!! i wish all of you the best of luck in telling people in your life about this wonderful part of your personalities, and i wish all of the twords for you in the future!! ily all <33

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