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aa-autistics-showdown

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Who has the most autism swag?

Ema Skye

Sebastian Debeste

Ema skye:

Ema was automatically included.

Sebastian Debeste:

he has problems with speaking often getting words mixed up, is hyperemotional often crying, had a hard time with school and is often considered an idiot despite trying his best. he very much feels like an autistic person that's had little to no help from the system and he becomes much better when given proper support and help.

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Why you should vote for Ema Skye!

Hyperfixation on forensic science
please .you cannot tell me forensics is not a hyperfixation for her. She’s loved it since she was a kid! Even when she’s a crabby adult in aa4 she still gets excited when she gets to talk about it!

Some visual stims:

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^ her rocking back and forth while thinking

3. Avoiding eye contact

She probably has more looking away sprites than any character in aa.

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4. Comfort food

Snackoos could be a comfort food due to their texture.

5. Possible aversion to light?

the reason she might where glasses on her head at all times (other than luminol) might be so she can shield her eyes in case of bright lights?

6. I love her…

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sadhoc

there is a very real tendency of teenagers with anxiety disorders self diagnosing with considerably more stigmatized and impairing mental illnesses (e.g. schizophrenia, DID, personality disorders), but the best response to that isn't to get angry with them for "appropriating" lol. instead you show them coping resources for the problems they're actually having and deemphasize diagnostic categories in general. if an 18 year old is claiming to have alzheimer's, they're probably making an innocent mistake and are in genuine distress. be kind.

mariaalenkoshepard

Also I think this trend comes, at least in part, from how brushed aside anxiety disorders can be. If your parents and teachers dismiss you with 'oh everyone feels anxious', then inevitably you're going to start thinking that there must be something else going on with you

as-catolica

”You must feel very scared right now; let’s talk about how to help you personally, tailored to your symptoms” will always be more helpful than “stop faking (X) for attention”. If theyre that desperate for attention or an explanation, something is wrong.

caitas-cooing

And like, at least some of them are probably right. Yeah these disorders are less common than things like anxiety disorders, but they are more common than you think they are. Like, they probably shouldn't self diagnose without doing a reasonable amount of research and talking to a professional if possible, but not every single one of them is wrong, and being wrong about something is not the same thing as lying about having something you don't. Be nice to teenagers they're still learning

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synthient

crazy that in the 1970s they were like, "fine, women can play sports. but because they're innately less athletic than men, only in a special ghettoized League For The Frail And Delicate where they get paid less 😊". And not only is that still the system in 2023, but viciously lashing out at the smallest challenges to that system gets framed as Feminist Praxis

synthient

even setting aside the fact that gendered bodytype averages aren't universals, and plenty of individual (cis) women and (cis) men could easily go to toe to toe. have we considered that the fact that all the most prominent and well-paid sports are ones that require things like Being Tall and Having Muscle Mass, as opposed to, ex, gymnastics...is itself an artifact of sexism

beemovieerotica

also to people who are like "well do you think WOMEN should be playing AMERICAN FOOTBALL against MEN" actually I don't think anyone should be playing american football on account of, you know, the irreversible brain damage.