Autism is not a fancy word for untypical facial expressions I once had someone say to me: "you're not autistic. You're beautiful. You have no idea how gorgeous you look" 🙄 Ma, I wasn't describing my skin, complexion or disposition. I'm pointing out how I am different and ma...

Do you have trouble understanding the DSM-5 criteria for autism? Then this is for you. This quiz breaks it into real examples to help you understand whether it would be worth considering diagnosis. #autism #actuallyautistic #neurolurker #asd #asc misslunarose.home.blog/2021/02/21/dsm…

I saw a recording of myself in a Zoom meeting and I'm having weird feelings. It's hard to forget the imagery of Sia's Music. It looks like an exaggerated, mocking form of me. I look way more autistic than I realized. I remember the clip of Music I saw and it feels... bad.

People underestimate the intense never-ending fatigue that comes from being neurodivergent in a neurotypical world.

So apparently Mark Robers has a new video out on youtube (I haven't watched) about his autistic son. And he's super uneducated about autistic people and raising money for charity that is really bad. I would recommend (based on what I've heard) not watching that video. 1/2

I am both terrified and excited to be eligible for vaccination now! (I'm terrified of needles, so it's going to be rough, but I know it'll be good for myself, my family, and my community.)

I miss midwestern summers. Here we have weather that feels like an oven and mosquitoes with West Nile virus. I think I'll stay inside...

I am literally trying to write therapeutic Star Trek fanfic for my little sister right now

It takes time to communicate. You not seeing that time doesn't mean time doesn't exist, that time doesn't cost.

“He’s faking it. Loud sounds don’t hurt him when he blasts music.” Sir… It’s like the difference between taking a shower or being randomly shot with water guns. Sensory context is always relevant. #Autism #ActuallyAutistic #AutismAcceptance #Sensory #ADHD

We encourage AAC users to take this survey about what words you prefer when talking about #AAC and the people that use it. A member of CommunicationFIRST's Advisory Council, Alyssa Hillary Zisk, helped develop it. surveymonkey.com/r/RX72ZQL

“Be yourself” advice seems to only apply if you are neurotypcial

Being autistic is bending 80% whilst others bend 0%, and then getting called rigid, difficult and demanding for not bending the other 20%.

I was doing Google searches for art stuff and I did not expect this to be organized like this for me:

Simple ways to explain Autistic experiences to non-Autistics 🧵

Well, the red flags of Twitter starting a transformation into a far-right "free speech" cesspool of abuse and harassment towards women/minorities are piling up. I'll keep an eye on the news, but anyway, here's my blog: misslunarose.home.blog