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@positivelyautistic / positivelyautistic.tumblr.com

stim & autism positivity blog. posting about autism, mental health, LGBT+ etc. Micah, 18, autistic
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in the name of the moon…. have a happy Pride 🏳️‍🌈🌈✨

[ID: Drawing of a character with a light pink complexion and big blue eyes, her hair is blond in long pig tails, ends of her hair in rainbow colors. She is wearing a sailor scout uniform and behind her is the word “Pride” in rainbow colors. Colors are all in pastels.]

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Autistic!Luna Lovegood headcanons

  • Creates spells to help with sensory overloads, such as charming a pair of glasses to dim bright colours that hurt her eyes and charming a pair of earmuffs and earrings so it muffles loud noises 
  • Creates a spell to instantly make all her clothes soft to stop them from scratching against her skin
  • Has trouble concentrating 
  • Prefers being bare foot
  • Wears long necklaces with beads and small charms to fidget with
  • Has an agreement with the kitchen House elves who make her food that isn’t as flavourful/spicy as every one elses, and also her plate has an enchantment on it so the different foods don’t touch. In exchange for this she visits the kitchens once a week and shows them all the pretty things she’s found while walking
  • Collects random things she finds pretty, shells, rocks, sticks, leaves, feathers etc
  • Finds rocking soothing
  • Can stare into the Ravenclaw common room fireplace for hours on end looking for shapes in the flames
  • Likes clothing and fabric with tassels 
  • Runs fingers and toes through the folds in fabric for comfort
  • Doesn’t like eye contact
  • No sense of direction and often gets lost on the Hogwarts stairwells so Ginny or other DA members accompany her from class to class so she’s not late
  • Stares into space and gets lost in her thoughts a lot
  • Special interest is magical creatures and can memorise a large number of interesting facts about them 
  • Paints with her fingers and likes using many layers of paint so it creates a 3D effect to her art
  • Places her wand behind her ear or in her hair bun because she often misplaces it 
  • Likes spinning and twirling as a form of stimming
  • Cuts the labels off all of her clothing
  • Writing is hard and hurts her hand when she grips the quill, so she uses an enchanted quill to take notes for her during classes, and to write her homework (this is allowed by Dumbledore to any disabled students in Hogwarts with similar issues) 
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Introducing the new AutistiCat and StimmyKitty!

Since being introduced over the summer, AutistiCat has been artistically interpreted by so many amazing artists. Seeing all of your amazing artwork has not only been a blessing but has inspired me to update AutistiCat’s look. 

The top left image is a new AutistiCat design. While similar to the original, this AutistiCat is a bit smoother with a better tail. 

On the top right, we have a graceful outline of AutistiCat. Both of these images were created as a collaboration between my husband, Sean, and myself. 

Finally, we have a new friend! Meet StimmyKitty!

StimmyKitty is good friends with AutistiCat and loves to stim. StimmyKitty flaps their hands and wears ear-defenders to avoid getting overstimulated. Like their best friend, AutistiCat, StimmyKitty is full of love for the Autistic community and shows their pride with a rainbow bowtie. 

I hope you enjoy these new images!!

All three images are free for anyone to use however they would please. Let’s share AutistiCat and StimmyKitty far and wide.  

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This Pride, don’t forget about us

ID: “This Pride remember to respect all trans people : Trans women who don’t shave with a drawing of a woman whit a yellow and pink beard, trans men who don’t bind, masculine trans women and feminine trans men with a drawing of a trans woman with short pink hair wearing a yellow baseball T-shirt holding hands with a trans man with a yellow crop top and short curly blue hair, fat trans people with the drawing of a fat trans woman with short white hair, dark skin and a pink cropped top, disabled trans people with a drawing of a wheelchair and a walking cane in the color of the trans flag, neurodivergent trans people with the symbol of the autistic community, trans people who are sex worker with a drawing of blue bra and pink underwear, poor trans people who can’t afford transition, trans people who aren’t out yet with a drawing of a closed door, trans people who don’t plan on transitioning, black trans people with a black fist holding a trans flag, and any trans people who isn’t white with multiple hands of different skin tones, muslim trans people with a drawing of someone wearing a hijab in the color of the trans flag, jewish trans people with a drawing of someone wearing a white shirt and a kippah in the color of the trans flag, non binary people even those who don’t identify as trans with the non binary flag, those whose identity you might not understand with the genderfluid flag, the agender flag, the demi gender flag and the genderqueer flag, trans people who don’t pass and don’t want to with a drawing of a trans woman with a beard and dark skin raising her fist, every pronouns with dialog box in which are different sets of pronouns, trans people of every identity with the gay flag, the lesbian flag, the ace flag, the bi flag, the pan flag and the aro flag, every trans person is beautiful and deserving of so much love so don’t forget the T.” End ID

P.S. : can someone tell me if I did the image description right cuz I have no idea

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it makes me uncomfortable how frequently attempts to raise awareness about adhd and autism in girls emphasize these kids as quiet, well-behaved, and not noticeably different from their peers. neurodiverse girls who successfully mask and suffer invisibly deserve empathy, of course, but so do the girls who grow up labeled aggressive, inappropriate, or “weird.” a lot of nd girls have meltdowns and social difficulties which are labeled as anger issues and behavioral problems. nd girls are often perceived as “bad kids,” especially if factors like poverty or race are already priming both adults and their peers to see them that way. i don’t think it’s honest or socially responsible to present silently blending in as the only or even primary way developmental differences manifest in girls.  

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Sometimes I Can’t Talk

It’s not just social awkwardness or a fear of talking. I can be with people I’m comfortable with, yet I physically can’t get words out of my mouth! Participating in conversation can be extremely difficult at times. Sometimes all I can do is sit and listen!

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are you autistic and gay?

lesbian and autistic perhaps?

an autistic pan or bisexual?

asexual and autistic?

trans or non binary and autistic?

any autistic member of the LGBTQ+ community?

well guess what...

you're fucken great and I love you
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