Neurodiverse - Blog Posts

(tw : brief mention of faking mental health issues)

I think it's valid.

There are many people who can't access an official diagnosis of their mental disabilities for various reasons such as, poverty, being part of another marginalised group (women/poc etc), being a minor with unsupportive or unwilling parents and the list goes on. Some people simply don't want to and I get why. An official diagnosis can limit you in many ways such as travel, healthcare, education etc. An official diagnosis can also make you more prone to ableism from the government, schools and workplaces.

Either way, self diagnosis is extremely important whether you choose to pursue an official diagnosis or not.

(Side note : I don't think it matters in the grand scheme of things if someone fakes a mental disorder for attention. Of course, it is disrespectful and you shouldn't do it but people with mental disorders barely get support anyway so what would they exactly be taking away from us? Stim toys? The only thing I can think of is therapists but there aren't many that specialise in disability so 🤷 I think the only time it could be considered a bad thing is if they're spread harmful misinformation like if you're gonna fake something, at least make it believable. To be honest, I feel bad for those who fake a disorder / disability because they might be so attention starved that they would do that.)

on colors and being different and not being enough for yourself

(please reblog instead of liking)

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.

growing up in a neurotypical household, i sometimes feel kinda alone

but then i remember that i have friends who sort their m&ms by color before eating them and suddenly feel better

silly brain flag!

silly brain is a term to be used for all neurodivergent and/or mentally ill people who think their brain is silly! this term is pro-madpunk/mad pride and doesn't exclude any illness/nd flavor from it.

hot pink - sillyness is smile!! full of fun! dandellion yellow - default emoji color, and emojis are silly! washed-out cyan - the brain is full of sparkles and dreams! green - sillyness is part of nature! purple - just like royalty, silly brain rulez!

Earth Visitor

I read somewhere that many people on the autistic spectrum feel like aliens looking in on human society from the outside. It certainly is how I feel. I don’t believe it’s actually true, but I find it helpful to play with this idea and develop my story. 

I found a planet called Kepler 452b, which is one of the many planets astronomers have identified as conducive to some form of life. I like the name, because Johannes Kepler was a super cool guy, so I decided that’s where I’;; be from. And I’ve decided that I’ve been sent here to Earth on a mission. 

Mainly my mission is to observe and try to understand what’s going on here in human society and its relationship to the rest of the amazingly lush and diverse life forms. If possible, Mission Control authorizes me to communicate some messages that may help to redirect the destructive behavior of humans.

The idea that I have my own mission from my home planet is very helpful. By the standards of the neurotypical, heteronormative, capitalist human world, I will always be labelled a failure. “Fine by me,” I try to tell myself. “We have a very different set of standards on Kepler 452b. By our standards, most of you people are failures! So there! Take that, Earthlings!” 

In this blog, I’m going to continue the story like this--communicating with others on the spectrum, doing what I can to cultivate autistic culture, and recording my observations as I compile my report before I return to my home planet. 

Time is short. I must complete my assignment to the best of my ability.  

Tourettes syndrome makes you neurodivergent

And not a lot of people know this, but sensory issues, extreme emotions, rage outbursts, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, a different way of thinking than "normal" people, and a BUNCH of other shit, are all common and unsurprising additional challenges with tourettes syndrome

It has a lot of overlap with autism and adhd, not necessarily enough for a diagnosis, but enough to make day to day life more challenging.

i think when some of you say "neurodivergent" you just mean adhd and autism

As a neurodivergent fucker myself, it's always so very rewarding any time I can introduce one of my equally neurodivergent peers to the joys that is microsoft excel/google sheets.

Anyways, here's a link to a google sheets version of my supernatural masterdoc tracking every on-screen death. It's filled with some pretty creative solutions and formulas if I dare say so myself

(I work in excel, but it's a bit finnicky with sharing there, so just lmk if you want the proper document and I can mail you the file. Had to remove a couple of things that didn't translate to google, so the true document also has a list of every single killer in the show, and a list of episodes with no deaths)

Hunter: Wait there are mind control chips in our brains? Tech: Don't worry, we're neurodivergent, so they don't work.

I sometimes get this need to stim by screaming that one scream that’s in the song “Verbatim” by Mother Mother. Like, yes, this feels like the only thing that will fill that need. Could I try screaming it myself? Sure. But it won’t be the same feeling as Ryan’s scream