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Lately this has been my motto so I made this. Things are tough but I'm tougher 💪

Idk what disabled person needs to hear this but you have to learn to say “my illness ruined this situation” instead of “I ruined this situation”

Because you are not at fault. You did nothing wrong. You were looking out for your own health, and if that fun thing was cut short or cancelled because of that, then that’s not on you. You didn’t chose to be sick, it’s not like you’d willingly back out of doing something you were excited about doing unless you had to.

Whether it be because of anxiety, or a flare came up, or you’re just not feeling up to it, or whatever it may be. Those are all completely valid reasons to “ruin” a fun time. It sucks ass, but you can’t blame yourself for it, as it is not something you can control.

What an autistic person says: "How long is it going to take?"

What they mean: "I want to know whether to activate my short term waiting mode where I just wait and do nothing else, or activate my long term waiting mode where I occupy my mind with something else. I fully understand that both are possibilities, and I have no problem whatsoever with either one, but I want more information so I can best adapt to the situation."

What neurotypical people hear: "I am impatient and demand that everything I want happen right now. Please scold me and publicly humiliate me for it."

I’m so happy when ppl put my thoughts into words!

Stan a real one