I hate how often someone suddenly changes how they act towards me the second they find out I'm autistic. I'm still the same person you were talking to before you found out! #AutieBiographical #ActuallyAutistic

Flashback Friday: Originally posted June 14th, 2020. For some people an autism diagnosis would cost a fortune. To tell them that their self-diagnosis isn't valid simply because they can't afford an official one is essentially saying they're too poor to be autistic. #Autistic

Surround yourself with people who like to hear you laugh, no matter how loud or annoying your laugh might be. #AutieBiographical

The more passionate I am about a topic the louder I'll be. It's like my volume dial just keeps being turned up more and more as I keep talking. #AutieBiographical #ActuallyAutistic #VolumeControl

Flashback Friday: June 17th, 2020 Don't you just love it when everything feels like your fault and the more you overthink the more it seems true? #AutieBiographical #FlashbackFriday

Please be patient with those of us with auditory processing disorder. We just need more time for the gears to turn in our heads. #AutieBiographical #AuditoryProcessingDisorder #APD

Every day we're learning more about autism, and every day more autistics are being public about their experiences. This is helping people recognize autism in themselves at much higher numbers than before. More people getting diagnosed is a good thing, not a bad thing.

Flashback Friday: Originally Posted June 24th, 2020 I can feel like I've wasted my entire day even though I've got 10+ hours left in the day. I know I'm not the only one who has this bizarre view on time. Does anyone one know why this happens? #AutieBiographical

A friend recently explained to me that grocery stores will move inventory around to get you to wander more and hopefully get you to buy more than you originally planned. I hate it. It's annoying and conniving. But it makes sense. #AutieBiographical

If I hold off on texting someone back there's a good chance I'll completely forget about it until weeks later, and by then it just feels awkward. #AutieBiographical

Flashback Friday: Originally posted July 1st, 2020 "You can't be autistic. You don't act like [insert other autistic person here]." The fact that some people still can't understand that autistic people are individuals with thoughts and minds of our own shocks me. #Autistic

I was diagnosed as autistic during a 2 week stay in a psychiatric ward. Many other autistics are diagnosed after hitting burnout or completely melting down. My hope is that less and less autistic people need to hit rock bottom just to discover they're autistic. #autistic

Starting a new hobby is always a risk because I might just drop it a week later when I'm not instantly good at it. #AutieBiographical #ActuallyAutistic #Crochet

Flashback Friday: Originally posted July 5th, 2020 Please don't just tell someone "We need to talk." It is a recipe for anxiety spiking to max levels! Just hearing the words "We need to talk" fills me with so much dread! Please don't do it! #FlashbackFriday #AutieBiographical

Whenever the topic of autism self diagnosis comes up, inevitably a comment about "what about people faking it" comes up 1. Who are you to determine whether they're faking it or not? 2. Is it really worth gatekeeping many people because of the actions of a few? #AutieBiographical