[strangerdarkerbetter]

Shoutout to the autistics with chronic pain

To autistics who stim to try to ignore their pain

To autistics who are in too much pain to stim but need to anyway

To autistics who can’t tell anymore if their in pain or having sensory issues or something else

To autistics whose sensory issues are made worse by their pain and vice versa in a horrible cycle

To autistics who have meltdowns because of their pain

To autistics who feel weak or broken or anything else negative because of how they deal with their pain

You are so strong. You deal with so much pain with a brain that experiences the world intensely. You are so brave facing each day knowing the pain that is to come. You are incredible. I see you and I see your struggles. I see how hard it is to get out of bed each day. I know what it feels like to want to just give up. But you are so beautiful and you have so much to offer the world. Your existence matters. 

I hope you find relief. I hope you find a something that eases your pain. I hope things get better for you. 

[feministingforchange]

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[strangerdarkerbetter]

Shoutout to the autistics with chronic pain

To autistics who stim to try to ignore their pain

To autistics who are in too much pain to stim but need to anyway

To autistics who can’t tell anymore if their in pain or having sensory issues or something else

To autistics whose sensory issues are made worse by their pain and vice versa in a horrible cycle

To autistics who have meltdowns because of their pain

To autistics who feel weak or broken or anything else negative because of how they deal with their pain

You are so strong. You deal with so much pain with a brain that experiences the world intensely. You are so brave facing each day knowing the pain that is to come. You are incredible. I see you and I see your struggles. I see how hard it is to get out of bed each day. I know what it feels like to want to just give up. But you are so beautiful and you have so much to offer the world. Your existence matters. 

I hope you find relief. I hope you find a something that eases your pain. I hope things get better for you. 

[forevrdreamingofbetterthings]

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Autistic people can have friends

[realsocialskills]

One reason I started writing this blog is that I got tired of seeing social skills programs teach autistic people that they have to become normal in order to have friends.

It’s not true. There are a lot of autistic people who have friends without becoming remotely normal. Oddness and friendship are entirely compatible.

You can be autistic, seem autistic, and have friends who like you and enjoy your company.

Some people won’t like you, and that’s ok. Not everyone has to like everyone.

Some people will dislike you because they are bigoted against autistic people. That’s not ok, but it doesn’t have to ruin your life. Ableists don’t speak for everyone. Those people aren’t your friends. Other people can be.

You’ll probably always face ableism. Trying to be normal probably won’t make that go away; accepting yourself probably won’t make that go away either. You don’t need to change the whole world in order to have friends.

You can have friends as the person you are, in the world as it is now.