- Is this actually a common autistic experience ?
or is just that im a loser ššā
6,927 points479 comments2 d ago
- How many of these have you gone through?
4,873 points537 comments6 d ago
- Iāve been really leaning more and more into my special interest in fashion
Iām finally getting fully into my love for fashion and design and Iām working on getting to the point of making and designing my own stuff. I truly dress with no fashion rules and this Christmas...
1,781 points130 comments3 d ago
- From ally to enemy
1,319 points66 comments2 d ago
- How it feels getting constantly misunderstood by people. Even if you didn't do anything, you get blamed for everything
OP: waifuarts on Instagram
798 points19 comments3 d ago
- Autistic interview candidate laughed at by panel
My mum witnessed a conversation at her workplace break room in which her colleagues discussed an autistic candidate who used the accommodations they are entitled to at interview. For them this was...
635 points124 comments5 d ago
- Is this an autistic trait, or am I genuinely lacking something emotionally? Sometimes I wonder if Iām a sociopath.
Iām a 35-year-old autistic woman, and Iām trying to understand how I experience friendships, family, and romantic relationships. I donāt understand the emotional attachment people have to...
597 points123 comments1 d ago
- Are there any small things you do/āself accommodationsā that make life so much better?
Maybe this sounds super obvious but itās only been a recent discovery for me that I am allowed to make my life easier!! I can change or fix the tiny things that bother me every day, even if it...
582 points233 comments2 d ago
- Ok but WHY do we find it so hard being perceived?
Is it something about our brain? We find other eyes/bodies in the room to be too distracting because of our sensitivity and awareness/tracking? Or we developed self-consciousness after sensing we...
557 points122 comments4 d ago
- I was fired from a job for being autistic after one day but I canāt prove it
For context Iām a 36 year old white woman with a masterās degree in psychology and 10 years of serving and bartending experience on the side. Landed a new position at a popular young personās bar...
549 points47 comments4 d ago