Yeah, I won't talk about anything about /that/ anymore, I won't answer asks & I'll just block ppl.

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Yeah, I won't talk about anything about /that/ anymore, I won't answer asks & I'll just block ppl.

+ Like this post to make sure I follow you later when I'm moving blogs.

Yeah, I won't talk about anything about /that/ anymore, I won't answer asks & I'll just block ppl.

+ Like this post to make sure I follow you later when I'm moving blogs.

here’s a fun ask game! (i take out a baseball bat and i begin chasing you)

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U are definitely on the right side of things and i'm so sorry that you have to go through all this

Thank you.

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There's someone in the notes of my post that blew up, spamming I'm a ræpist & referring to me as it

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Sensory issues aren’t about fear.  They’re causing physical pain.

So I see a lot of people (mostly not actually autistic people) talking about sensory issues in terms of fear.  They’ll say things like “oh, he’s afraid of the vacuum.”  

This, of course, isn’t correct.  It’s not that the person is afraid of the vacuum, it’s that it’s literally causing them pain.  Like, literally.  If you put an autistic person in an FMRI and expose them to one of their sensory issues you’ll see their pain centres light up. 

So, why is this a problem?  Well, most people view fear as something that can be overcome.  So they’ll look down on people that let themselves be controlled by it.  Which isn’t good.  The other thing is that the tried and tested way to overcome fear is through exposure therapy.  However, if the thing is pain and not fear, all you’re going to do is numb yourself from the pain.  Which is generally not the best way to deal with things. 

So, if you’re autistic, remember that your sensory issues are part of how your brain physically works, and you can’t just will yourself out of them.  If you’re not autistic, don’t dismiss people’s sensory issues so flippantly.  Rember it’s literally causing them pain. 

Junji Ito’s finished digital illustration from his panel at TCAF earlier this year.

Melora Kuhn

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“I want you to know that when I say I am trying that doesn’t mean I am invincible. I want you to know that when I start dancing to the music again, finally, that doesn’t mean tomorrow songs will play. I want you to know that when I say I am better that doesn’t mean completely. I am walking down this road but I am not there yet, I am walking down this road that might not have a destination, a road that leaves me lost and found all the time. I don’t know where I’m going but I am getting there, and it takes time, but I want you to know I am trying.”

- V.c @beautysinthis 🌷