I’ve always been upset by the phrase “head over heels”, as rationally it should be “heels over head”. In fact, as late as the 17th century (using AD time here because that’s what most people understand), it in fact was “heels over head”. At some point, it just got switched around, and now we’re left with a phrase that makes no sense.
Omg I did the same thing lol
I can do arithmetic without a calculator, it just takes me a lot longer. Simple addition/subtraction/multiplication/division? It can sometimes take me what feels like an "embarrassingly long* amount of time. Multivariable calculus though? I breeze right through it (it’s the basic arithmetic involved with it that takes me most of the time lol)
Why are a bunch of words meaninglessly bolded? It makes it really hard for me to read :(
I can’t wear denim or anything with a high amount of synthetic fibers (nylon is the worst for me). Well, I can wear skirts with synthetic fibers, solely because they aren’t in constant friction with my skin, but anything that’s tight to my skin is a no go for synthetic fibers
Don’t forget to remember 5 minutes after you leave that you forgot something else important! I forget my glasses half the time when I leave the house only to get in my car and realize I can’t see before I pull put of my driveway. I almost never forget any of my other stuff though, because that gets neatly(ish) organized into my purse (and very rarely leaves the seemingly TARDIS-like pockets in my tiny little crossbody), and I can’t even get into my cars without the keys from my purse ¯_(ツ)_/¯
So, I have some complicated feelings about this message. I’m not gonna touch on the font, as that’s already been done, but rather just the message. Autism does not imply nonconformity and nonconformity does not imply autism. I know neurotypicals that are nonconformists, and I know autistic folks who mask so deeply that they conform just like any average neurotypical. Autism is much more than simply the act of conformity/nonconformity. And I think the biggest problem I have here is that for autistic folks, nonconformity is (most often) not a choice. It’s simply the way we function, and often times masking doesn’t feel like a choice, either. It’s more of a necessity to survival.
I struggle to praise the idea that autism is a performance art as is being loosely implied in this statement. I consider it a way of life rather than a conscious, artistic choice. Especially for those with severe presentations that are disabling, I feel like this statement is exceptionally exclusionary.