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“be softer with you. you are a breathing thing. a memory to someone. a home to a life.”
— Nayyirah Waheed (via wordsnquotes)
kirei des ne?
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dazzle me dazed
Art G.Shvecova (Design graphics - Pastel Series - Glow Pastel Stars_020418)
“We seem to be forgetting what pragmatism and compromise and listening hard to the other point of view even feel like. Intransigence is confused with leadership. We seem increasingly in thrall to leaders who offer the seduction of unwavering solutions to complex and evolving problems. Activists on both sides of the political spectrum police allies and elected representatives for purity of thought and action, issuing anonymised threats to those who seek to express nuance or deviation.”
— Time for a listening revolution
Psyche Revived by the Kiss of Love, 1793, by Antonio Canova 1757-1822)
beautiful smile
RIP Stephen Hawking 🌌
rest in peace, you brilliant little monkey
A quick search of Stephen Hawking quotes because I wanted to read some of the things he had to teach and some of the words he left behind...
“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.”
“The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.”
“I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.”
“We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special.”
“My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all.”
“Life would be tragic if it weren’t funny.”
“I have no idea. People who boast about their IQ are losers.”
“People won’t have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.”
“We only have to look at ourselves to see how intelligent life might develop into something we wouldn’t want to meet.”
“Not only does God play dice, but… he sometimes throws them where they cannot be seen.”
sometimes i take that nap at the beginning of the day
me: *gets scared that i’m wasting my life* me: i’m gonna deal with this feeling by taking a long nap in the middle of the day
thank you candidly
I would rather let a “special snowflake” into the autistic community than exclude an autistic that needs support and cannot get a clinical diagnosis. I would rather validate ten “special snowflakes” than invalidate one autistic who needs support and cannot get a clinical diagnosis.
I would rather welcome a hundred “special snowflakes” without question than force an autistic to disclose their entire life to me just to get the support they need when they cannot get a clinical diagnosis.
I would rather help those that don’t need help, than deny help to those that need it.
ironic response: klonopin and seroquel
sincere: the sun and the moon
name two things better than self isolation and the refusal to face reality
amen
I would rather let a “special snowflake” into the autistic community than exclude an autistic that needs support and cannot get a clinical diagnosis. I would rather validate ten “special snowflakes” than invalidate one autistic who needs support and cannot get a clinical diagnosis.
I would rather welcome a hundred “special snowflakes” without question than force an autistic to disclose their entire life to me just to get the support they need when they cannot get a clinical diagnosis.
I would rather help those that don’t need help, than deny help to those that need it.
Oh yeah, I want that. No, I need that cat! And I need it fast
This design available on Redbubble for April in case you need some autism pride stuff for Autism Acceptance Month.
shoot me a reblog if you can! Links don’t show up in the tag I don’t think
Try Pogo!!
hi, any other autistic people really into heavy metal as a form of auditory stim? like the Busy-ness of it ends up being calming/grounding, and for me at least it also helps with focusing on work that doesn’t involve language, like math
And while listening to Pogo, for example: Do Something Rhythmic, or Skyheart
happy stimming by jumping up and down in circles and flapping like crazy and then falling over to catch your breath is so good!!!!
Oi! Come on, people! I haven’t gotten any comments on this one, so I’m trying again.
Poor excuse
I could have been a great success…if only I had been someone else.
My feeling is that in general there is no reason to make a distinction between the ways in which people were (or were not) diagnosed. The main thing is usually that the person identifies with a set of issues and challenges, and their internal voice says: “That’s a lot like me!”
Of course, if a person is facing some kind of challenge related to NOT having an official diagnosis, and they want to talk about it, that’s up to them. But otherwise I can’t really see why it should come up in our discussions.
Also it makes me think: I’m not blind, or deaf, but because of my sensory issues I find it very helpful to read about and discuss things that blind or deaf people experience. Mainly I’m interested in the sense of touch, which it seems to me is neglected by five-sensed people and culture.
Anyhow, my point is: for Tumblr discussions and things of this sort, it matters more that we have something in common. and that we learn from each other. And I would say: our differences may be interesting to discuss; but our differences should not be what define us.
So I’m seeing a new meme I guess? Where posts have (professionally diagnosed) or (self diagnosed) and it’s making me uncomfortable?
There’s a lot of stigma on being diagnosed with mental disorders, illnesses, or the like
People treat it as you trying to get attention or faking it or even ridicule you for it
I’m just worried that this meme is going to turn out horribly for those that use these terms seriously
So please if you do see it can you not make it any bigger?
Sincerely from a self-diagnosed autistic
(You can add to it if you feel the same)
Improve your chew! [Image description: There’s a very handsome but sad looking teddy bear to the right. Next to him are two bottles of essential oils: one of them is grapefruit and the other is cardamom. In front of the bottles is a chewable necklace: it’s in the shape of a pink fox curled up cozy for a peaceful snooze. End of image description] Chews carefully! I wanted to chew, but could not get used to the lack of flavor. So here’s my news: I found I can put a drop of essential oil and rub it over the chew toy. These are my favorites: grapefruit and cardamom. You might also like peppermint. Be careful to test a drop of the oil maybe on the back of your hand to make sure you are not allergic to anything in it. And I advise using only a drop per toy; even then, probably wipe it with a paper towel, since the oils are not designed for eating! Added benefit: you get some aroma therapy if you are placing oil on a chewable necklace. Teddy bears are optional, but highly recommended
i think it means: people who miss phone calls...or maybe it’s people who dial the wrong number—that is, they miss-phone ya.
Support Autistic people with misophonia
(Anti-kink, radfems, queerphobes, aphobes don’t interact.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HsWtZsRHA0&feature=share
Ethiopian singer
sister sweet
まとめ by :DDD
icebreaker
heartbreaker
Love your blog so freaking much!! It’s so relaxing 🌿☁️ what are your book recommendations? I’m always looking for new ones hehe
Thank you so much :) I hope you enjoy these books:
The Night Circus // Erin Morgenstern
The Bear and the Nightingale // Katherine Arden
The Secret History // Donna Tartt
City of Thieves // David Benioff
The Raven Boys // Maggie Stiefvater
The Diviners // Libba Bray
Station Eleven // Emily St. John Mandell
Purple Hibiscus // Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Six of Crows || Crooked Kingdom // Leigh Bardugo
she sparkles
Sparkling Diamond
so beautiful
💎✨
you are my crush you are my lover
I love Phos
Phosphophyllite, from House no Kuni
Phos is my hero / heroine
Phos and the crew.
Emma Nachtigall = I’m a nightingale!
Nachtigall Emma Garten