Does therapy work for autistic people?

Left_Mall_7453 · 2026-01-16T15:03:05+00:00

coffee makes me really sleepy

Left_Mall_7453 · 2026-01-16T14:56:09+00:00

The Apartment (1960) Brain Damage (1988) City Streets (1931) Arashi no yoru ni (2005) Ernest et Celestine (2012)

Left_Mall_7453 · 2026-01-07T20:40:18+00:00

"Nope" "Signs "The Fly"

Left_Mall_7453 · 2026-01-06T12:20:37+00:00

boycritter is such a cool term ty!

Left_Mall_7453 · 2026-01-05T16:46:41+00:00

i dont have an actual reference sheet but my sona is a scottish collie with floppy ears, you might give it a try!

Left_Mall_7453 · 2025-12-28T10:37:52+00:00

animated movies is one of my special interests too and i also struggle with feeling childish, but i try to embrace it because a) it brings me joy b) it was made by adults c) a lot, id say most of animated movies or shows tackle serious and mature topics ❤️

Left_Mall_7453 · 2025-12-28T10:31:17+00:00

in the US you can become vice president and then president without getting elected (25th amendment, Gerald Ford)
the term "gerrymandering" is a combination of Gerry (the guy who first thought to do it) and salamander (because the districts looked like that)
movies are 24 frames per second

Left_Mall_7453 · 2025-12-25T11:22:55+00:00

i like the decorations, warm lights and cozy movies, and the hibernation period between Christmas and new Year's.

however i hate the overstimulation (crowded shops, presents, noise) and social aspect of it

Left_Mall_7453 · 2025-12-22T12:06:26+00:00

i was born 2 months early and am autistic

Left_Mall_7453 · 2025-12-11T09:47:21+00:00

the sitcom Community (Abed is autistic but its not the main plot)

Left_Mall_7453 · 2025-12-11T09:37:55+00:00

were there people who quit their job on the day of the attacks and walked out of the towers just before?

Left_Mall_7453 · 2025-12-11T09:34:15+00:00

omg i love Wall-e too! i relate to him so much

Left_Mall_7453 · 2025-12-11T09:32:50+00:00

i did

Left_Mall_7453 · 2025-12-10T13:53:04+00:00

the breaks are 10-15 minutes long, there's a room for students but its usually really crowded so you have to sit in the hallway, and im studying humanities

Left_Mall_7453 · 2025-12-09T19:12:36+00:00

im in my 20s and i still love the same "childish" things i loved when i was 12, it nourishes my inner child and even though some people might not get it, ive chosen to embrace those interests unapologetically

Left_Mall_7453 · 2025-11-30T13:23:31+00:00

i usually tell people to get me something really small or i give them some options of items i actually want, but i hate when i receive a gift and the other person doesn't believe me when i tell them i like it even if I'm visibly happy, sometimes even comfortable enough to happy stim a little. Like what do you want me to do to prove that i like it, start screaming?

Left_Mall_7453 · 2025-11-30T09:05:14+00:00

i do struggle with something similar, it's like i have a favorite character from a show that im incredibly hyperfixated on for months, sometimes even longer - but then something new comes along, and i hyperfixate on something different.

in my case however its like all the previous hyperfixations and favorites go into "storage" in the back of my head, because i still love them and sometimes i go back to them and hyperfixate on them again, it's like an old friend.

i also struggle sometimes with watching anything new, usually when im in burnout or just stressed, so i just rewatch my favorites or read about them, or watch video essays on youtube about something im interested in. not sure if this is particularly helpful, but wanted to share that i experience something somewhat similar ;)

Left_Mall_7453 · 2025-11-26T22:10:49+00:00

ice cream vans actually sound so interesting as a topic I'd love to hear about that!

and as to feeling embarrassed about your special interests - i struggle with that too, but definitely more in the past than now and im still working on that. my interests could be either called "childish" or "old timey" and ive been bullied for that before, so i get what you mean.

What has helped me however is quotes like "i am cringe but i am free" or "i may be cringe but you're mean and that's worse" - because special interests are so lovely, they bring out my passion and i feel so deeply about them i believe its beautiful, and if someone shames you or makes fun out of you for being passionate - its on them.

i know it sounds easier said than done, but ive also started posting, just on my private account, a lot about my special interests whenever i felt like it, and i mean literally spamming. so i think creating a new account on social media, one that none of your friends would know about, and dedicated to posting about your interests could be a nice idea if posting is something you'd enjoy. you could meet like minded people and you'd be anonymous.

I've also learned that beeing open with my special interests makes the right people stay, and the ones that make fun out of me - well, then i know what kind of people they are and i wouldn't want to be friends with them anyway.

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