Happy Autism acceptance/awareness day!!! !TW! slight trauma talk. (NOT HEAVY.)

[Sydkyd]

As someone with autism (and other disorders) who struggles a lot, I wanted to make this thread. I think it's quite important to also find people who struggle with autism and tell them that they matter. We all have struggles in life and sometimes need extra help that we can fight to get, even if it's hard to get. Back when I was younger, I struggled to find any outlets, extracurricular stuff, and help to deal with this. I also went to catholic school, and instead of being treated as someone who needed extra help, I was treated as a problem child. I really wasn't, though. I was someone who was always friends with everyone in school, and I was always known as the nice kid. My teachers, though, saw me as a danger because I would play rough, and I had a series of anger issues and tantrum problems. That didn't stop me! My parents got a lawyer, and I was ready to fight. We fought for the stuff I needed like therapies, higher grade classes, and more. That is how I am here today. I almost have a master's degree in herpetology now, and if I didn't fight for what I needed, I wouldn't be here. Please know that you matter and you should fight for yourself with confidence. Don't let anything get in the way of you, no matter your struggles.

reading this over again made me cry happy tears.

 

[blueming]

Happy autism awareness/acceptance month! I think there’s a lot of us here XD. This post was so lovely and I think this is a very important sentiment. I’m so glad that this community is so accepting!
(Also I’m so glad you were able to fight for what you needed and ultimately succeed! I’m at university and I finally feel like I have a community that accepts me for who I am.)

Autistic MLP fans unite!

 

[Sydkyd]

Happy autism awareness/acceptance month! I think there’s a lot of us here XD. This post was so lovely and I think this is a very important sentiment. I’m so glad that this community is so accepting!
(Also I’m so glad you were able to fight for what you needed and ultimately succeed! I’m at university and I finally feel like I have a community that accepts me for who I am.)

Autistic MLP fans unite!
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Thank you! Also, I am so happy that you feel accepted. I joined MLPTP because of problems with bullying and discrimination for my gender identity, style, and obsession with MLP. If I wasn't searching for a piece of lost media, I never would have came across this amazing forum. This website made me feel the most welcome and accepted.

 

[Neelah]

Raising a daughter with ADHD & Autism! We just recently got the Autism diagnosis, it was a bit harder to get since the two have a lot of overlap in how they present.

That's so cool you're in herpetology! I am a bit of a herp enthusiast!

 

[Sydkyd]

Raising a daughter with ADHD & Autism! We just recently got the Autism diagnosis, it was a bit harder to get since the two have a lot of overlap in how they present.

That's so cool you're in herpetology! I am a bit of a herp enthusiast!

thats amazing ! I just got my diagnosis recently too lol. It took forever and one too many lawyers. You made my day with this, as it's been forever since I have met someone who knew herpetology and the practices that come with it. People usually think I mean a reptile wrangler, which makes me laugh.

 

[stjarne]

im convinced i'll never get a diagnosis, mainly because i suspect i may have ADHD on the side and it might cause problems when it comes to diagnosing me but im happy for all those who have managed to get a diagnosis i've gone my whole life up until last year never even seriously considering the possibility i could be autistic but i've looked into the traits and well... if i did have it it'd explain a lot lol. i still feel like an imposter sometimes saying it though, which really hurts. i've known forever that i struggle with depression/anxiety related stuff but i feel like im claiming too many conditions when i say i could be adhd/autistic... not to mention the whole online discourse around ppl "faking" conditions doesn't help

 

[Twinkle-eye]

im convinced i'll never get a diagnosis, mainly because i suspect i may have ADHD on the side and it might cause problems when it comes to diagnosing me but im happy for all those who have managed to get a diagnosis i've gone my whole life up until last year never even seriously considering the possibility i could be autistic but i've looked into the traits and well... if i did have it it'd explain a lot lol. i still feel like an imposter sometimes saying it though, which really hurts. i've known forever that i struggle with depression/anxiety related stuff but i feel like im claiming too many conditions when i say i could be adhd/autistic... not to mention the whole online discourse around ppl "faking" conditions doesn't help

Ah, imposter syndrome, my constant companion. I had an autism "suggestion" rather than diagnosis from my mental health nurse. She said I am too old and too low care to qualify for an official diagnosis. I suspect I may have ADHD traits also, and being AuDHD can make you harder to diagnose. Plus presenting as female can make you harder to diagnose. Then there's my age that comes into it, I was born in the 80s and they didn't think girls found get it at all. I amhappy to talk I'd you need to Generally in the neurodivergent sphere, self diagnosed people are fairly accepted

 

[Sydkyd]

im convinced i'll never get a diagnosis, mainly because i suspect i may have ADHD on the side and it might cause problems when it comes to diagnosing me but im happy for all those who have managed to get a diagnosis i've gone my whole life up until last year never even seriously considering the possibility i could be autistic but i've looked into the traits and well... if i did have it it'd explain a lot lol. i still feel like an imposter sometimes saying it though, which really hurts. i've known forever that i struggle with depression/anxiety related stuff but i feel like im claiming too many conditions when i say i could be adhd/autistic... not to mention the whole online discourse around ppl "faking" conditions doesn't help

I'm so so sorry to hear that. I hope you can heal peacefully

 

[Pintosplaypen]

As someone with autism who was diagnosed at age 8 I feel like I have several special interests that people will call childish and I'm afraid that people will judge me for that and my mom and dad have, this is why I grew out of them but I just feel like I regret it but I don't become a kidult or any terms they mention. Sometimes I do regret that I grew out of my childhood special interest but, In my heart in my mind it was just for the best that I outgrew all the childish interests and anything childish.

As the old saying goes " I am a [wo]man and I put away all childish things aside"

 

[Sydkyd]

As someone with autism who was diagnosed at age 8 I feel like I have several special interests that people will call childish and I'm afraid that people will judge me for that and my mom and dad have, this is why I grew out of them but I just feel like I regret it but I don't become a kidult or any terms they mention. Sometimes I do regret that I grew out of my childhood special interest but, In my heart in my mind it was just for the best that I outgrew all the childish interests and anything childish.

As the old saying goes " I am a [wo]man and I put away all childish things aside"

I am still into childish stuff, and I always will be. My niece grew up on generation 4 of my little pony, and I would babysit her daily, which got me into it, as I put it on for her. She always loved to ask me what my favorite characters were. She's grown so much and it is so sad to know shes almost a teenager now :'). I also love when she finds old photos of us and she points them out. it always makes me so happy.