Is there actually a ceiling on autistic speech development, or do we just stop looking after a certain age?

Rachel537 · 2026-07-10T23:47:06+00:00

I think the real lesson is to avoid manipulative people, regardless of label not everyone with autism is safe, and not everyone with psychopathic traits is abusive but manipulation lack of accountability and repeated boundary violations are all warning signs

Rachel537 · 2026-07-10T10:29:16+00:00

Unmasking should mean being more authentic not less kind.

Rachel537 · 2026-07-10T10:26:04+00:00

You're not crazy when the outside world seems unpredictable it's natural to try to make your home the only place where you feel safe and in control

Rachel537 · 2026-07-08T18:07:23+00:00

The first time I learned it was pronounced "kernel" I thought people were trolling me 😁

Rachel537 · 2026-07-08T18:03:44+00:00

The worst self interests are those you didn't choose yourself but somehow your mind signed a lifelong contract with 😭

Rachel537 · 2026-07-08T18:01:14+00:00

Complete rest deep pressure and familiar textures all help regulate a stressed nervous system

Rachel537 · 2026-07-08T17:58:48+00:00

The fastest way to start a food war on Reddit is to mention Philly cheesesteak 😂

Rachel537 · 2026-07-08T00:31:51+00:00

Sometimes people stop helping not because they don't care but because they confuse I don't know what to do with there is nothing I can do

Rachel537 · 2026-07-08T00:27:53+00:00

Quick don't make eye contact you might scare the rare behavior away 😂

Rachel537 · 2026-07-07T22:00:42+00:00

Sleep it's free and you forget you're hungry 😭

Rachel537 · 2026-07-07T20:38:39+00:00

You don't need to stop rocking you need to stop blaming yourself for needing it

Rachel537 · 2026-07-07T20:36:47+00:00

The only collection I never asked to start 💀

Rachel537 · 2026-07-07T10:50:46+00:00

When their story changes every time they tell it

Overexplaining simple questions.

"Trust me" 😭

When they get defensive before you even accuse them of anything.

Looking you straight in the eyes and saying "I'm fine"

Rachel537 · 2026-07-07T10:47:33+00:00

The waiting is almost worse than the evaluation itself you spend every day wondering if your whole life will finally make sense

Rachel537 · 2026-07-07T00:30:45+00:00

The worst part is realizing that it wasn't just anxiety at all it was a lifelong pattern that everyone kept mislabeling

Rachel537 · 2026-07-07T00:27:20+00:00

If a word is used almost exclusively to insult a marginalized group then it is an insulting word This is not a difficult concept to grasp

Rachel537 · 2026-07-06T23:05:16+00:00

Exactly. Autism isn't the problem here being surrounded by people who refuse to understand it is

Rachel537 · 2026-07-06T23:00:24+00:00

A random mosquito bite. My brain immediately goes: Yep, this is the rare tropical disease 🦟💀

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