Tag: actuallyautistic

I wish I could tell him how he took an angry, lonely, confused little queer autistic girl, and gave her the tools she needed to survive.

I cried. Well, first I squealed. And flapped my hands. A lot. But then I cried.

I’m fat. This isn’t a statement that is up for debate. I am beautiful. I am also fat.

I trust you will share this with the others, as they need to see this as well. You were not the only one. Not by a long way.

I had a good day yesterday. I also had a meltdown in public yesterday. Holy oxymoron, Batman!

I have been told that I am a ‘high-functioning’ Autistic. 90% of the time this is a last ditch attempt to try and get me to stop talking.

Do you ever feel like someone has dropped a box of bees in your brain?

I can feel it physically: hear it, taste it, smell it, see it. Emotional overload is no different to me than sensory overload.

They never imagine, as they wax lyrical about being able to ‘fix’ this ‘imperfection’ in the ‘poor children’, that there is a big opinionated grown up adult autistic woman absorbing every word with a professional grimace.

Sometimes I want to cover myself in glitter and dance in your sunshine. And sometimes I want to throw my hands over my head and scream until you leave me alone.