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im sorry im twetting a lot ive just got a lot on my mind but i personally dont feel comfortable using the word autism to describe my medical condition although thats what i was diagnosed with
the stigma around the word. ive just seen it used in too many edgymemelorddankmemes69 memes that the word has a different connotation. also my parents hid my diagnosis record for three years no idea what that was about
i say i have mental illness although i was diagnosed (10-31-16) with Aut,sm Spectrum Disorder by UNC health. just because i can speak clearly or because i can move my limbs to my will does NOT mean that i am not aut,stic.
my most prevalent symptom is that i am very sensitive to noise. when too many people are talking, my brain tries to pick up every line of dialogue. aut,sm means that my brain cannot naturally filter the noise out. that is when i get sensory overloads.
sensory overloads happen when my brain tries to pick up every single noise that's happening. for example, at dinner, while listening to the person talking, i also listen to the hum of the refrigerator, the computer, i hear the birds and branches outside, and i hear everyone chew
i cant control what i listen to and when. im so sorry if i ever zone out while talking to you or if i just need a break. people often blame it on themselves when this happens and that makes me mad bc theyre making themselves the victim.
people also try to coddle me and baby talk to me. i know where you are coming from but it just adds to the noise. i just need a break where its quiet.
this thread did not go where i expected it to. back to shitposts ig
