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It's a Spectrum
A comic about life on the spectrum by a late diagnosed autistic. Subscribe on Tapas: https://tapas.io/series/Its-a-Spectrum | https://ko-fi.com/annasketches | https://www.patreon.com/annasketches | Disclaimer: my comics and advice are based on my personal experience - I'm not a therapist or qualified in diagnosis!
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hiya, i have a doubt. i was diagnosed as neurodivergent but not autistic or adhd. i have primary complex motor steryotypy, sensory, and understanding other peoples feelings issues. i really relate to what u say on here even tho im not on autistic spectrum. is it ok for neurodivergent allistic people to we-blog?
Hi! Yes of course, anyone can reblog my posts, whether you relate or just want to spread awareness :) Being autistic or neurodivergent is not a requirement!
#honestly i really like it when i see people have tagged my post things like 'not autistic but sharing to educate'#reminds me there are allies out there :)#neurodivergent#actually autistic#ask#anon ask
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Do you experience speech loss episodes? (If not, feel free to ignore this.)
If so, do you have any tips on dealing with it in public/out with friends or acquaintances? Because I've worrying about that lately and I don't really know what to do. It's happened a couple times when with a group of close friends, and I was able to sort of brush it off, but I don't know if I could do that when there's fewer people around or I don't know them as well.
None of my friends know that I'm autistic (undiagnosed) either, and I kinda don't want to tell them? Especially if it's people I'm not as close with.
Any tips or tricks that you have would be helpful. Thanks!
This doesn't happen to me often, but here are some ideas that could help:
You could write someone you trust a message asking for assistance - if they're in the room with you you could pass them a note or send a text and ask them to suggest you both go get a drink or go to the bathroom so you can leave the situation, or you could ask them to bring you something that would help like a fidget, or to direct the conversation away from you.
You could also text someone who's not in the room asking them to call you - then you would have an excuse to leave quickly when your phone goes off without having to speak. Or you could set an alarm on your phone that sounds like a ringtone.
(I'm suggesting ways to leave because if you're able to take some time away from the situation you might be able to relax and get some speech back - that's what helps me.)
If you don't want to tell people you're autistic, you could tell your friends you get anxious speaking in public so you might get quiet sometimes, but you still enjoy their company and listening to them talk. If they're good friends, they won't make it a big deal.
With strangers or people you're not close to, you could show them a note saying you've lost your voice so can't speak at the moment.
I hope some of these suggestions help - if anyone else has advice please put it in the replies!
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Having lived undiagnosed until adulthood is such a strange experience, because you have people so close to you having hurt you in the most insidious ways because they "knew best" and needed you to "change and wake up" until they realized they were just harming you and there is this thing that happens when you grow to realize you had all the right to be angry at them and you need to vent your rage for their mistakes but now they are grown to reject and change their ways towards you and there is this unconfortable momentum where you can't let it out to them because they're not the same people anymore and you are both glad they finally understood and frustrated because you feel robbed from the chance to fight back.
I could have written this in my diary 💔
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Hello there, 👋
From the bottom of my heart, I thank you for your support of our cause. ❤️
You are one of the few remaining free souls now. 🫶
I hope you can take a look at my campaign to get my family out of Gaza. 🙏🏻🙏🏻
https://gofund.me/0185a8d0
I hope you and your family are able to make it out safely ❤️
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My version of armour… I prepped as best I could.
I haven't decided if I'll go again this year - it's fun but not that accessible for people with sensory issues.
Whether you join in or not, you're still a valid part of the community! Happy Pride Month 🌈
#actually autistic#neurodivergent#pride#pride month#sensory issues#autism accommodations#accessibility
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Hello, I discovered your work through the Telepathy comic. I'm 44, diagnosed 6 years ago, and it's wonderful to see someone putting words on what I'm feeling!
How OK would you be with me sharing your work with my family (just the telepathy comic for now)? I told them about my diagnosis as soon as I got it, but they don't really understand what it means. We're French, so I will need to translate the text, but I can do that. I would of course explain the work is not mine, and ask them not to share it to other people.
Hi! You're absolutely welcome to share my comics with your family, or anyone you'd like to talk about being autistic with! Just as long as you don't remove my social links from the bottom 🙂
(if you can direct them to follow any of the links, even better haha)
That's actually why I started making them in the first place - so I could explain to my family and friends what being autistic is like for me. I used the very first comic I posted here to tell my friends that I'd been diagnosed 🙂 it's really gratifying to know they're helping other people do the same!
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hello!! I just wanted to say that I love your comics, and it also makes me so happy to see representation of autistic people in art form here on this website :) Thank you!
Thank you! It makes me happy that so many people are enjoying and relating to my comics! 😊❤️
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autism isn't real. grow up from this childish disorder you've convinced yourself to believe that you have.
Ah yes, I'm sure the multitude of doctors and therapists involved in my assessment and diagnosis, with years of specialising in neurodivergence, were all completely wrong and I'm actually just a lil silly. Thank you for enlightening me anon and congratulations on your internet medical degree.
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Sometimes it feels like everyone around me is speaking in a secret language and I'm the only one who doesn't know it.
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hello! sorry to bother you, but would you share Renad's story with your followers and encourage them to donate?
Renad is verified by Hussein (Renad's family is #128 on his vetted fundraiser's list and Renad has a tumblr account @renadmagidnew with additional details and proof). Renad is a 24 year old midwife who worked both before and during the iof invasion in Al-Quds and Al-Shifa hospital to care for mothers and their newborns. Her mother, father, and brother are all suffering from bad cases of Hepatitis A and need immediate medical attention. Renad wants to be able to evacuate with all her loved ones (7 people including herself) and continue her own education in midwifery. We are currently at £12,880 raised of £25,000 goal, just past the halfway point!!! The gofundme has slowed down again though, and i was wondering if you could boost it.
I've been trying to contact Renad these past few days and haven't been able to get a response, but last time I talked to her she said her mother's condition is worsening by the day and their tent collapsed (though they eventually were able to fix it). Here is the gofundme link, thank you so much again for all the work that you do. I am very grateful: https://gofund(.)me/ebed8779
If you're able to donate to this fundraiser please do! I hope Renad and her family reach their goal and can evacuate safely.
#(i also checked this out myself and i believe its legitimate)#gaza#gofundme#palestine#free gaza#free palestine#it makes me sick that it's so expensive just to evacuate
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Hello! I'm a new autistic blog, and I love your comics! This is a side blog so thats why its on anon! I'm @theautisticnotebook!
Thank you! ☺️ Good luck with your new blog!
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Hi, i recently discovered your page and i can relate to a spiritual level. I was diagnosed this summer at 20 and it finally clicked. My life suddenly made sense. I recently had an argument with my mother and i happened to find this comic of yours. It made me feel at ease and calm down because i'm not alone, and it doesn't matter how many times i explain my situation, because people just wont understand. Thank you for your comics!
Thank you, I'm so glad you found my comic comforting! ☺️
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How okay is it to self diagnose when there is no way to get a professional diagnosis— lack of resources, stereotypes, stigma ? I belong to a developing country and I don't think with how it is here I can get a professional diagnosis given for a number of reasons. The first being that I'd be dismissed quite early on and second being not having any resources regarding it and third having no one interested in helping.
So how okay is it to allow oneself to use the label without having a professional diagnosis and on the basis of a self diagnosis?
This situation is exactly what self diagnosis is for! If you can't access a professional diagnosis - whether that's due to costs, lack of doctors who will listen, not wanting it on record etc - but you still relate to autistic traits and experiences, then self diagnosis is valid.
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when i was getting tested as autistic to prove i need the accomidations the results basically implies i was delusional and saw the whole ass world as video games because special interest. Same person who interviewed me (gay) asked about if i had a girlfriend and other straight related questions like that.
Really felt like a part of my soul was dying whenever i had to share that document which i could barely look at
That sucks :( assessments and assessors should really be more compassionate to the individual
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Hi! 🐑🐑 anon here! thanks so much for the sheep :)))
I’m typing on my phone rn so I can type much better. Thank you for the advice!!! So here’s my Argentina thing:
I go to school here (7th grade) and we have breaks betweeen every class!!! 5-15 minute breaks! It’s illegal to not have them! It’s amazing!
i get to choose my lunch every day! I choose, I buy, and I can eat almost anywhere! I always eat the same thing (caprese roll) cuz autism and vegetarianism
speaking of which, we can eat in any of the breaks! We decide! It’s awesome!!!
no dress code! No awful suffocating polo shirts! With the worst fabric made! Just whatever I want to wear! Every day!!!
if I can’t do something, I’m allowed to not do it! I don’t have to do gym! I can sit it out! Gym is rlly hard for me bcuz I remember one day in my life when I could run for more than a minute without doubling over gasping at the end. Also, I hate it.
Not school related things now:
everyone uses their hands to talk! So I don’t get weird looks for my stimming!!! It’s incredible!!!!!
this is a ginormous one for me: THEY ARE SO BLUNT HERE. They use body language, which I can read well, and they just say what they mean! It’s such a relief!!! I can trust them!!! I don’t have to try doubly hard to figure out what they’re saying!!!! ITS SO SO SO AWESOME!!!!
also: a down point is that the greeting is usually a hug. But for some reason, here, hugs are better! They give me tons of warning bcuz I know when they’re gonna do it so I can prepare! Everyone talks with their body and it’s so much easier to understand!
Back to school real quick, we address the teachers by first names!!! No titles that seem to just distance us from ppl supposed to help us!!!
yeah, there are asshoels, but mainly, people are so nice! But in a genuine way! Not in a stupid social cues way! They are genuinely happy to see you, and if they aren’t, you know! No passive aggressive, no sarcasm (I like sarcasm sometimes but it can be annoying), just actual words!!!
wveeyone gets accommodations! The gym thing, are you tired? Or did you break your hand? Whatever! You can sit out! Do you need to doodle in class? There’s no, “do you have a (professionally diagnosed) learning disability? No? Then no.” Just yes! Sure! I love your doodles! Can u draw something for me?
Anyway, that was a lot. I’m actually fascinated in this and obsessed so thx so much for letting me info dump in your inbox!!!! Hope it’s interesting! There’s more, which I’ll add later!
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Hi 🐑🐑! That all sounds great! I'm glad you've had such a positive experience there ☺️ I wish I could have got out of gym, I always found it so difficult and my PE teachers could be pretty mean 😔
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Idk how this happened but I literally can not escape your page. Even closing the app brings me back to your page as the home tab. I am not upset, just surprised. Tumblr has chosen you to be my new fyp until it deems otherwise.
Lmao I'm honoured to be chosen as the new official Tumblr homepage
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This is weird but where are you from? One of my weird things is that i try to figure out where online people are from based on their tone when writing, but you I can’t figure out. You feel non-American but I haven’t seen any definitive evidence.
I'm from the UK!
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