Never Growing Up..

You’re not responsible for how others react to your boundaries.

have u ever been in so much emotional pain to the point where ur chest starts to hurt and it feels hard to breathe because ur brain is in so much agony to the point where it manifests that pain into physicality to cope with how much it hurts

i made (subtle) pride flag lock screens!!

lesbian // bisexual

trans // gay

free to use, please reblog if u save!

You don’t need to overcome your disability or mental illness to be “worthy”.

There’s a lot of focus on people “defying the odds” and showing that their disability “can’t hold them back”.

But here’s the thing... sometimes your disability does hold you back. Sometimes, no matter how much you want to, you can’t do some things.

And it’s okay. You’re still worthy.

listen. if you had an abusive parent who is good at behaving themselves around other people- ones who stay calm, and smile, and speak kindly when interacting with the public despite never doing that with you? you’re amazing. if you had to hear “your dad seems cool” or “i love your mom” and nod and feel the way they hurt you go unnoticed? you’re so strong.

it can feel like you’re making it up, because all your teachers really like them. or it can sting, when you see how theyre capable of being thoughtful and polite but they choose to hurt you anyways. but you are wonderful, and brave, and things will get better. you will have people who acknowledge how they treated you. you will thrive. keep fighting.

me, after buying things for myself and trying not to feel guilty about it: *through gritted teeth* s-self care

Out of body emotions by Ariee

it's so easy to deny yourself basic things, like food and sleep, in order to punish yourself. but you deserve better. you deserve tasty foods that make you smile, to sleep in and go to bed early, to be warm and cozy. you never have to "earn" that. you deserve all of that and more just by existing. be kinder to yourself.

autism/adhd mood of the day is being too exhausted to do anything and instead just laying in bed and rewatching comfort movies for the 500th time

5-1-17 // It was storming all day today and the sunset made it all worth it. The colors were not altered at all. I’m speechless.

people who have to be quarantined in traumatic/abusive environments right now: we see you. this won’t last forever, you will be able to leave soon.

Undiagnosed neurodivergance culture is saying "Yeah, I do this thing sometimes, I know it's wierd," and being told that it's actually a neurodivergent thing.

Also, doing the shakey arms stim for the first time and wondering why you didn't know about something so awesome sooner.

accidentally stuttering while saying your snarky comeback

A common idea among Autism "professionals" is that we are stuck in our own little world.

The "our own world" part of that is true for me. It always has been. But I'm not "stuck" there.

I was forced there.

I created my imagination worlds out of necessity. The real world was too overwhelming for me, so I made a place I could hide in where I felt safe. I was pushed away from the real world not by my autism, but by people's refusal to accommodate different needs.

I don't have my imagination worlds because of autism. I have my imagination worlds because of societal ableism.

I'm not stuck there. I can leave. But why would I want to? My worlds are safe. They are designed around my needs, so I don't need accommodations there. The real world is not designed for me AND refuses accommodations. Why would I want to leave my safe worlds?

hypermobility fun stuff

*telling people my hypermobility causes problems*

uneducated people's reactions: "hypermobility isn't that bad"

"being bendy can't be that bad"

me, stretching so I can move: *pulls four muscles, subluxes both shoulders and hips, cracks e v e r y t h i n g, still can't move much* "oh yes, I feel oh so lucky to be bubble wrap"

no but for real I pulled muscles in my back and ribs this morning from stretching, got a trapped nerve in my arm and pulled a muscle in my calf from doing my physio exercises (as directed) and I still can't move well

VIBE CHECK *gently presses our foreheads together*