hi ! as a neurodivergent person i'd like to talk about something that's really been getting under my skin. the "ipad kid" joke has been going too far and it's distasteful. the ipad kid stereotype was towards autistic kids as they may communicate with an app or just use it a lot.+

i had seen a tiktok where the person was blatantly mocking an autistic persons mannerisms and playing it off as an "ipad kid". i was expecting the comments to be with my mindset and see how wrong it was, but everyone was agreeing and laughing and taking the joke even further+

saying things like "they always have headphones on too". this is harmful as a nd to see because that's something that helps me. technology connects me to reality and grounds myself and seeing people mock and make fun of it really sucked. call me sensitive, say i'm overreacting +

or whatever but it's really been bugging me. not just this tiktok tho ! i see it a lot within the mcyt community calling quackity an ipad kid which isn't very harmful in itself but it does go too far when people blatantly make fun of neurodivergent mannerisms :/ +

also keep in mind it's #AutismAcceptanceMonth !! below i'll have a little bit of info on autism :] also check out the # for others' stories and more info !! +

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lastly, sorry if i worded anything weirdly !! you are all cared for and loved. drink some water and eat a little something if you can !!

adding this here :3 https://twitter.com/xsleepydollx/status/1380363138936242176

also i'm sorry if i don't see everyone's questions my notifs are super clogged rn ! and pls don't pqrt and if you do lmk on a public account if it's pos :/

I DONT SPEAK FOR EVERY ND PERSON !! i'm not acting like i do. these are just my personal thoughts and feeling and things i have seen

still adding more context bc people are getting the 2 jokes confused !! vv https://twitter.com/xsleepydollx/status/1380379754344427524