violyn + neurodiversity

ok so this topic has rotted my brain for weeks, it’s about time i make a longass essay about it

i’m not very good at introductions, bla bla bla arcane has shifted the course of my life, i adore it so much, i’ve made so many good friends because of it, watching caitlyn and vi on screen has really given me a mental health boost and characters i can truly relate to, the diversity they provide is great, violyn rewired my brain chemistry, you’ve heard this shit before if you follow me. i’ve made a bunch of analyses on them, some never posted because i just never got around to it or never finished them, but right now i want to talk about arcane’s portrayal of trauma, mental illness, and seemingly incidental autism-coding.

since they’re my two favorite characters, i’m gonna be focusing on solely vi and caitlyn right now. i could put jinx in here as well as she is another clearly neurodivergent character but i don’t think i have the authority of analyzing her and her hallucinations as i have never experienced them, nor have i experienced severe paranoia.

i am however, autistic and have much more similar experiences to caitlyn and vi, making me feel much more comfortable talking about them and how their neurodiversity impacts their dynamic, general interactions, and how well the two get along.

trigger warning for these topics: discussions of trauma/mental illness, violence, police brutality, social isolation, physical abuse, and mentions of self harm.

note: do not use this to self diagnose. although i am talking about traits commonly associated with C-PTSD and autism, every person will have a different presentation of these conditions. autism is a spectrum and trauma responses vary, so if you feel that you may have one of these or both, please do more research or see a good psychiatrist/therapist.

autistic-person

Really good and detailed analysis!

I agree. I ask not because I am impatient but because I want to plan before I lose my wits.

Also, if I know a specific time frame then I know when to follow up--and not look impatient. If I followed-up after the time they told me and they get angry, well …

If they can not give a time frame, I ask if I can do something else somewhere else and just come back an hour or two or three later (and not fall in line again in some cases). If they say 'yes', that's cool. If they say 'no', I start to get uneasy … specially if there are too many people and it's noisy.

autistic-person

Absolutely

autistic-person

awetistic-things

awetistic things {441}

people asking you when you’re gonna start working and you have no idea how to tell them that you’re currently planning on just getting disability

autistic-person

Work is a pain, the only way it can go relatively correctly is if you are supported by autism experts (which can be rare) and/or a psychologist, plus if your boss is understanding

autistic-person

Each time there is a conflict in the world, people who aren't concerned and/or who don't know what is at stake can't stop giving their opinion.

People, please inform yourself, read about it, talk to people from the different sides, and don't have an opinion based on clichés, seriously. It'll be better for you and for the people who read/say what you think, really.

autistic-person

rejectofsociety

aiklahori

- I don’t know the original source/artist/poet. Found it on net and sharing.

Beautiful..

waddlebuff

sheepoflunacy

^^^^acurate gif use

Im crying so hard oh my gosh. :c

japan-o-phile

NOOOO ITS BACK AND IT MADE ME SADDER THAN EVER

redninjakitty14rp

SCREAMING

mysterious-prophetess

So, by doing a google image search, I found its site of origin (…eventually. I found it through an article about it which is how I know the artist is Chinese).

However, I (unfortunately) do not read Chinese. This is the name of the user who originally posted it: 肥啾榭…I think.

Here is the link to the site with the illustrated poem. (x)

Anyone who can translate the name, please do so.

fuckyahumor

omgg :(((((((((((((((

this post HURT

autistic-person

Sia's movie, Music, is quite controversial even before its diffusion.

One of the major critics is that people such as us, with our difference invisible physically, are rarely (if not never) chosen to fill a role where the character is autistic. This situation lowers the realism of every movies concerned, and it inevitably reduces the opinion we have of this film.

That problem is present in every movies or TV series that have a character supposed to be in the spectrum, even if they are judged good, such as Atypical (even if they have been a bit better after the first season apparently, the main role still isn't done by someone from our autistic community), or Rain Man.

This is the main reason, I believe, that this movie, supposed to premiere in February, have such a bad opinion by the public, but I will still watch it, to form an opinion more detailed (let's wait and see).

Somehow, the fact that the role of a character with autism isn't done by an actor with autism makes me think of the racism done by a lot of movies because: (I will use examples of movies I have seen only)

An important number of roles of characters supposed to be black with a dark skin are played by actors who have a lighter skin, or even characters without any strict 'skin information' are played by light black actors (such as Roberto Da Costa in The New Mutants, or even Michelle Jones in the Spider-Man movies in the MCU) ;
Characters who have a given origin are often played by actors with a different origin (like Anya Taylor-Joy playing Illyana Rasputin, a Russian character in The New Mutants, or the late Chadwick Boseman playing T'Challa, an African character in Black Panther)
Another situation which happens sometimes is the fact of not casting a character with American or European origin, even if that character have an important role in the first work it appears in (another example from The New Mutants is that "Karma", otherwise named as Xi'an Coy Manh, who is a Vietnamese woman present in the New Mutants comics, is not present in that movie)

To be clear, I consider the fact of not casting someone neuroatypical for a character neuroatypical to be at the same high level of shame as racism, this is why I don't believe Sia's movie will be a good one, and it will be really difficult to make me change my opinion

💙💙💙

#autism #Sia #music #spider man #racism #the new mutants #anya taylor joy #mcu #nothingaboutuswithoutus #actuallyautistic

autistic-person

rejectofsociety asked:

I hope I’m not bothering, and feel free to not answer, but i was just wondering how you’re doing. Normally you like a lot of my content and it makes me smile to see your username in my notifications. But I haven’t seen that at all lately, so I just thought I’d check in and make sure you’re okay. Anyways, I hope I’m not bothering you and I hope you have a pleasant day. 💙

No, you do not bother me at all, don't worry ❤️

The reason I wasn't active is only because, since I dropped what I was studying after high school a week ago, my parents wants me to try and find something to do, whether it is finding work until September and a new school year, definitely stopping studying and finding a real work (but it is quite difficult to find a job with only an high school diploma in France, even without this Covid crisis), or going in the army.

As for my mental health, well, it isn't really high, I mean I sometimes have suicidal thoughts (like "I'm good in nothing, better end everything", or "I can't do a single thing correctly (which is really true), and my father and my stepmother are often shouting to each other about how to help me behave "normally" (due to my autism) which has some times made my father (and me following him) take a break and temporarily leave the house we live in with my stepfamily, so better end things quickly, less pressure for everyone") but this is sometimes, this is not something I plan to do in the short future.

Hope I was clear ❤️

autistic-person

rejectofsociety

br3adstic

Why are we silent???

we’re silent because we didnt know. thats the whole problem. how can we talk about a problem we literally dont know about because of a media blackout.

here are some links.

Shahd Khidir uses her platform to spread awareness
Nahid Jabrallah tells DW about the sexual violence
Authorities Are lying about the death toll
Government is killing people during an internet shut down
Central Committee of Sudan Doctors confirms that it’s still going (i linked their whole facebook for updates. these doctors are sided with the protestors)

a lot of information is from the 3-4 of june but this appears to still be a problem. stay aware.

mango-pickle

HOLY SHIT BOOST BOOST BOOST

What’s going on???

I’ve seen a lot of posts on my dash tonight about users who are threatening suicide, with other Tumblr members posting in effort to try to get ahold of them. I think you all should see this:

IF THERE IS EVER A TUMBLR USER WHO HAS POSTED A GOOD-BYE MESSAGE, SUICIDE NOTE, VIDEO, OR ANYTHING OF THE SORT, PLEASE FOLLOW THIS POST.

1. Scroll to the top of your dashboard.

2. See the circular question mark icon at the top? It’s the third one over from your home symbol. Click on that, and a screen similar to the one in the picture will come up.

3. Where you can type in questions, the box with the magnifying glass at the top, type in the word “suicide.”

4. Click on the first link that shows up. It should say, “Pass the URL of the blog on to us.”

5. Type in the user’s URL and tell Tumblr admin that the user is contemplating suicide and has posted a message indicating that they are going through with it or will be attempting. Hit send! Tumblr administration will perform a number of actions to contact the user and take the necessary steps to prevent the suicide.

TUMBLR: THIS COULD SAVE A USER’S LIFE. PLEASE DO NOT IGNORE SUICIDE THREATS.

Reblog this to keep other users aware. Suicide isn’t a joke, and neither is someone’s life. If you didn’t know this, someone else may not, either. Pass it on.

why on earth doesn’t this have more notes

I actually had to do this once. She lived.