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[–]lovelyspearmintLesbeing a lesbian 8 insightful - 2 fun8 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

I bet these are the idiots who wear 'autistic pride' shirts unironically. What they don't seem to grasp is the world isn't going to change to suit their needs, they need to change their behaviour and specifically their tolerance for sensory overloading things to suit the world and appear normal. I still can't stand to be in a room with smells I don't like or deal with unfamiliar tastes without some kind of anxiety/panic, but guess what: Tough luck.

It's the cards I've been dealt and instead of going to places that will mollycoddle me and make my tolerance worse which will only lead to meltdowns (not temper tantrums), I'm going to go to an OT and learn how to function in a world that isn't made cookie cutter perfect for me.

[–]wendyokoopa1 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

yup I'm not going to argue. Sometimes I really have to struggle to make myself appear normal and work with people to adapt and compromise to things. The world isn't and shouldn't change to suit. Adapt maybe but All we can do as aspies/autistics is learn effective coping strategies and then when we feel confined find our type and just chillax for a bit. But that tattoo studio was sensory overload on roids for me. I don't mind pink, and I like I Said I love Sailor moon but that was too much. IF I was getting a tattoo or piercing that shop would be on my list of places to avoid regardless of whether it's run by autists. I Can't stand sjws anymore and these autists were living proof of weaponized autism. You know how it'll go with them.

[–]lovelyspearmintLesbeing a lesbian 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Well said!