Sooo... any fellow autistic authors here?

Hey. Let us scream internally together.

Also, Q&A:

Favorite stim? Mine is blue jean fabrics, and my weighted blanket, among others.

Oh, and also, I really like to play with my hair when I'm stressed cuz it helps and I'll breathe into my hands a lot. I also have to move my hands cONsTaNtlY, no idea why. But it's a thing.

Yeah, weighted blankets are great.

Q&A #2:

Stupidest thing anyone has ever said to you when they found out you were autistic/just generally about autism?

Okay, can I just beat the shit out of them? That's cruel, and honestly, we're not idiots. I'm smarter than most people in my grade, even if social cues are difficult and I have difficulty speaking some days. Just saying. But I feel that.

No, not really. The grammatical rules may take a while to grasp, but I've been doing well on French and I passed my Spanish class in fifth grade with flying colours even though I remember nothing.

True, I understand that. Honestly, language has always been a strong point for me because it's a "special interest" but I'm shit at math and history and social studies, but I also do well in literature so… Idk.

So, when did you find out you were autistic?

Just this year actually. I've done lots of research since and it's really helped me find myself.

Um… hi. Does Asperger’s syndrome count…?

Of course! That's where I am, actually, so no problem having another Aspie around!

Q&A #I lost count at two because numbers are mean

Favorite pizza toppings, if you like pizza even. No judging. What, did you think these questions would all revolve around being on the spectrum? FOOLS! I'm probably gonna mostly ask random stuff to break the ice but otherwise this is just the autism safe space where we can chat about whatever the hell we want.

My favorite pizza is called Big Ben and it has eggs and bacon on it… my family thinks that my dad and I are really weird since we like that

So, um, I’ve heard that people with apergers often has a higher iq than other people, do you know if that’s true? Cause it’s true for me but I don’t know if that has anything to do with the aspergers…

Ok I just realised that sounded very boastful

No, don't worry. And honestly, that's false. While our brains do analyse things in a way that is beyond the norm for neurotypical (individuals not on the spectrum, further, not suffering from mental health conditions) people, we are not necessarily more intelligent, perhaps simply more analytical than the rest. I dunno, I haven't really researched that much.

I've never bothered with an IQ test. Don't need one to know I'm able to count beyond two, do I?

Also, I found a cool article that if any of you have the time, you should read.

Here it is: https://theaspergian.com/2019/05/04/its-a-spectrum-doesnt-mean-what-you-think/

That was… such a great article. I actually kinda cried a bit while reading it because it feels like the author describes exactly what I’ve been trying to make my friends understand about it but failed to do

That was… such a great article. I actually kinda cried a bit while reading it because it feels like the author describes exactly what I’ve been trying to make my friends understand about it but failed to do

Well, maybe you could show it to those friends, and they'll get it more? Idk. But I'm glad it helped.

I’m not a huge fan of pizza but I like cheese, pepperoni, and pineapple (not too much though) and bacon (same as pineapple.) usually just the first two though.

Also I don’t really like to take IQ tests either. I know my limits, and I know how to do certain things. And that’s good for me.

Same, but I don't like pineapple. Ever. It just… I don't like it. Sorry.