I’m allistic tag – gamerfreakathon

mawilekin:

autisticfandomthings:

maswartz:

An Oregon mother who blogged about the struggle to care for her autistic son allegedly threw the 6-year-old off a bridge and then called police to tell them,…

JESUS!

I think the fact that she and Kelli Stapleton were both “autism mom” bloggers is not a coincidence. I think there’s something very very scary and dangerous about the way most of that community talks about their children. And it’s past the point where it’s just harmful, it’s actually resulted in two separate parents trying to kill their children, and one succeeding.

This wasn’t even a murder-suicide. It was just a murder. She decided her son was too difficult, so she murdered him. I hope she spends the rest of her life in prison.

hey if you’re allistic you absolutely need to reblog this. this needs to get out there. just saying

Jillian McCabe Accused of Throwing Autistic Son Off Oregon Bridge – NBC News

thelastspeecher:

I would like to bring up an important point right now.

Autistics are literally forced to learn NT social skills, communication, and body language. Otherwise we will be openly discriminated against and mistreated. I was bullied so extensively when I was young that I cried myself to sleep until I learned how to pass as NT and the bullying effectively stopped.

But here’s the thing: we still have our own social skills, communication, and body language that is unique to autistics. Things like stimming, vocal repetition, and conveying meaning in an unusual way will still happen, particularly around people we can trust.

So if you have an autistic in your life, I want you to learn the same things they did. I want you to learn how to understand their unique social skills, communication, and body language. Learn how to read them as easily as you would an allistic. Return the favor. It’s the least you could do, and it will make the relationship easier for everyone.

Thank you, you may continue scrolling.