Neurotypicals Talk A Lot About How Autistic People Aren’t “empathetic” Bc We Express Empathy Differently

neurotypicals talk a lot about how autistic people aren’t “empathetic” bc we express empathy differently but. but then they turn around and refuse to empathize with experiences they don’t relate to? i don’t get it? 

i get called unempathetic for missing out on social cues, by the same people whose default attitudes include: “the music is hurting your ears? but it’s not that loud?” “you’re having trouble sitting still? but have you considered that what you’re doing looks weird?” “this thing bothers you? have you tried not being bothered by it???”  

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4 years ago

One of my favorite character archetypes is "small, cute character that is horrifyingly powerful in their canon"

I mean look at this

One Of My Favorite Character Archetypes Is "small, Cute Character That Is Horrifyingly Powerful In Their
One Of My Favorite Character Archetypes Is "small, Cute Character That Is Horrifyingly Powerful In Their
One Of My Favorite Character Archetypes Is "small, Cute Character That Is Horrifyingly Powerful In Their

These children have fought literal gods and won

4 years ago

child handling for the childless nurse

My current job has me working with children, which is kind of a weird shock after years in environments where a “young” patient is 40 years old.  Here’s my impressions so far:

Birth - 1 year: Essentially a small cute animal.  Handle accordingly; gently and affectionately, but relying heavily on the caregivers and with no real expectation of cooperation.

Age 1 - 2: Hates you.  Hates you so much.  You can smile, you can coo, you can attempt to soothe; they hate you anyway, because you’re a stranger and you’re scary and you’re touching them.  There’s no winning this so just get it over with as quickly and non-traumatically as possible.

Age 3 - 5: Nervous around medical things, but possible to soothe.  Easily upset, but also easily distracted from the thing that upset them.  Smartphone cartoons and “who wants a sticker?!!?!?” are key management techniques.

Age 6 - 10: Really cool, actually.  I did not realize kids were this cool.  Around this age they tend to be fairly outgoing, and super curious and eager to learn.  Absolutely do not babytalk; instead, flatter them with how grown-up they are, teach them some Fun Gross Medical Facts, and introduce potentially frightening experiences with “hey, you want to see something really cool?”

Age 11 - 14: Extremely variable.  Can be very childish or very mature, or rapidly switch from one mode to the other.  At this point you can almost treat them as an adult, just… a really sensitive and unpredictable adult.  Do not, under any circumstances, offer stickers.  (But they might grab one out of the bin anyway.)

Age 15 - 18: Basically an adult with severely limited life experience.  Treat as an adult who needs a little extra education with their care.  Keep parents out of the room as much as possible, unless the kid wants them there.  At this point you can go ahead and offer stickers again, because they’ll probably think it’s funny.  And they’ll want one.  Deep down, everyone wants a sticker.

1 year ago

Something so profoundly fucked up between the inverse ratio of shrinking middle class and ever increasing aggression of advertisement

1 year ago
4 years ago

Shiro: Who hurt you?

Ariel: Do you want a list or what?

Shiro:

Shiro, grabbing her scythe: Yes. 

3 years ago
1 year ago

honestly security vuln exploit papers are on par with, if not better than, heist novels. all the drama and tension AND it's about the bugs that live inside your computer

4 years ago

INTP stereotype: genius Albert Einstein, inventions, revolutionary

actual INTP: spending 4 hours to colour the entire screen pixel by pixel using only the pencil tool set… and forgot to save, you idiot

4 years ago

Pretty impressive that America has been at war for 20 fucking years and yet there have been essentially no anti-war films out of supposedly liberal Hollywood because it’s effectively impossible to make war movies without the consent of the US Military who only want to be depicted with jingoistic favourability.

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