being an aspie is now a desirable quality on tumblr. Uh?

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Jezebel: yeah, wtf? I would never even cross my mind to brag about that but I think for them if it's really an accessory or to be special then you know they probably are ruthless and see aspies as people segregated from society by having such a different brain from Birth which is basically to them, a guaranteed individuality without the pain of our struggle which is sort of disgusting

I got 38 lmao

I wouldn't have thought about it either. Some people just really want attention and don't care how they get it I guess?

I don't understand why ASD is considered "cool". ASD is extremely interesting. But it wasn't the "positive" aspects of AS that made me wonder about myself. It was the "negative" traits/symptoms, the stuff I hated and didn't want. In the real world, like on the street, you might say, it is seen as a mental illness or as a mental deficiency.

Anyway, I am going to say something that is probably very hypocritical as I am one of those people who is self-suspected (likely on the ADHD with ASD tendencies side), but it does bother me when people take a test and then decide they really are autistic. Diagnosis is not that simple in the case of ASD. Diagnosis should be a very thorough analysis and can be extremely complicated in some cases because of comorbidities. And I fear that using these tests as the pinnacle of diagnosis does belittle the experiences of people who have suffered severely with ASD. I may be wrong but I've seen people in real life almost pridefully claim certain mental illnesses (especially OCD, which to me really isn't a mental illness but a neurological difference, for very insignificant and petty reasons; they've obviously never been caged and controlled by it), and I think, "Oh, my dear, you don't know the half of it." And I want to smack them. I am sure there are some on this site who might feel the same annoyance or aggravation towards me.

I think people need to seriously consider whether or not they have paid the cost for some condition before claiming it to the world. I have told a few people whom I trust my suspicions and they see it in me too, but I am not about to broadcast the name of the condition on FB or straight up claim to the people I have told that I do have it. I have too many doubts, too many things that don't fit, and then a bunch of stuff that does fit.

Depending on my mood, I don't think anyone seriously claims ASD without a lot of reason, but people need to consider the seriousness of what they are claiming. People who do it flippantly are the ones who bother me.

Nothing wrong with a little self-diagnosing - for as long as you understand it doesn't actually do anything.

Anyway.
This whole crapfest with tumblr has apparently gotten to the point where you have people who think gender dysphoria is something that's under your own control, excluding and mocking what they call "truscum;" the very people who have, essentially, lived a good chunk of their lives feeling they're in the wrong body, and dealt with the issues relating to it.

It's kind of funny, really.
The loud masses of "social justice" have gone so far in their quest for standing out and not conforming that they can't even get along with each other.
I'd love to list the most common logical fallacies and whatnot that you see in posts of the SJW-variety, but it's past 4AM, and I'm sure at least some of you know painfully well what I'm talking about.

Yeah, I'm autistic.
Doesn't mean I can't think for myself.

what


This is not a symptom of autism.

Don't get me wrong! I think that self-diagnosis is an effective way for people to begin to understand themselves; but that an official diagnosis will be even more enabling, especially with respect to proper treatment and the legal aspects of discrimination in education, employment and housing.

It's not really a new thing. I joined [url="http://www.reddit.com/r/tumblrinaction"]a community dedicated to making fun of tumblr[/url] awhile ago. It's part of why I don't even talk about my own AS traits with my parents- because I want to stay as far away from being a 'special snowflake' as possible. It's quite annoying that they do this. I agree with fnord. Self examination makes sense in the short term, but one should plan to get a dx in the long run.

Now yes, we have a lot of self diagnosed people on here (to some extent I'd include myself in this group), but they are way more valid and intelligent than the people on tumblr. Bear in mind that many people on tumblr literally think they are unicorns, foxes, dragons... you name it trapped in a human body. It's called kins. It's truly bizarre.

Auntie Mame: "Mother of Jefferson Davis, she's passing the master of the hounds ... she's passing the hounds ... she's passing the FOX!"

Omg. The queer autistic trans otherkin multiple systems are hilarious. I always get a kick out of seeing what sort of identity they'll appropriate/add to the list next. I feel for people who are irritated about them making a mockery of actual conditions and oppressions, but they are too ridiculous for me to take them seriously.

Sorry, I never meant to associate that part with my autism. I have OCD, but because of my autism - I think in images/very detailed ones and that can result in some really displeasing HD thoughts.


To everyone else: EXACTLY, ugh it's so freeing and safe to be here sometimes. That's exactly why I hide and don't tell people because you can already feel their reaction with the, eyeroll, "i bet you are so different and special, well everyone has it hard!" and when you've been dealing with that pretty much your whole life, it really is good to self respect and protect yourself from that kind of awful stuff.

I barely can handle any stimuli, even being on my computer or phone overwhelms me. Certain websites - you think I could handle TUMBLR!?! The world of tons of pictures, with NO source of where it has come from, no information. It's exhausting, and so confusing. At least when I have an art book, I know the artist, I know what the photo is of from the caption. I mean, I describe images in words in my head all day - I don't even watch MOVIES or TV shows because this is so exhausting. So, if i had hundreds of images with a thousand details on a Tumblr dash. I'd lose my mind... HAVE IN MINE: It was not always this, until my aspie-traits started intensifying as I got older.

Yes, the people on Tumblr are bat-$hit nuts with their their whole shtick.

I believe they were talking about OCD.

I hate tumblr. Up until about a week ago, I had one just so I could hunt for gifs and pictures. However, there isn't a good way to navigate through the list of things you've 'liked', so that made it kind of pointless.

The last straw for me was getting somewhat involved with some stupid fandom's conflict. I delete any post I had related to said conflict, but then I thought, 'Oh wait...I hate this whole site, actually.' So I deleted my entire tumblr with no regrets.

I really don't like the people on there. I've searched disability tags and found some insightful stuff, but others were ridiculous. SJWs started throwing around the word 'ableism' to describe situations that weren't even ableist. (One user got angry at someone for referring to a place called 'Cripple Creek'.)

The 'actuallyautistic' tag disgusted me; I suppose its aim was to separate the 'real', diagnosed autistics from the 'special snowflakes', but it seemed to dismiss those who are self-diagnosed or have suspicions. Not everyone has the luxury of getting a formal diagnosis.

Though I do understand that there are people out there who think they have all these disorders and flaunt them for attention/sympathy. I don't like them, either.

1) Who cares? Maybe your estimate of their reality or suffering is accurate and maybe it isn't. Gay people and ret*d people don't get crap because people are making them look bad. Human societies naturally devalue people over most non-trivial differences, and deny any mention of such out of the same "you just want to be special" mindset.

2) For most people there are two kinds of mental differences, the kind that are fads and don't exist (ASD, ADD, PTSD, bipolar 2, depression, anxiety), and the kind that should be locked up upon diagnosis (schizophrenia, schizaffective, bipolar 1, DID). And, they don't think that because of what they saw on Tumblr. They already thought that. I doubt Tumblr is capable of causing any damage that doesn't already exist.

Fnord makes a very good point, not to say I have anything against self diagnosis, but if you can you should get an official diagnosis as per reasons he stated

People with schizophrenia don't need to be locked up......sounds like treatment done prior to the 60's

Ahh I thought that's what that tag was as well as first but it turns out that's not what it is at all.
The "actuallyautistic" tag is because a lot of non-autistic people were posting in the "autistic" tag like, I don't mean people who have self diagnosed I mean people who wouldn't even say they are autistic. Family members, friends, random people with random opinions, people mocking autism. People posting things that autistic people would not want to see a lot of the time. And they post in the "autism" or "autistic" tags because it's about that. The "actuallyautistic" tag is just so that autistic people can follow things about autism from people who are autistic.

I understand your thought though I had the same thought until I was told what the tag is actually for.