when you’re autistic/ADHD there’s no such thing as “out of context”, everyone else is just not playing 5D chess in their brains at all times
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Neurotypicals: Think Autistic people are exceptionally literal.
Autistics: Describe their experiences using phrases like:
- My brain feels like it’s filled with cotton laced with barbed wire, it’s not safe for me to make decisions right now.
- I’m entering a Wait Mode until we leave.
- Just looking at that rotten food makes my skin feel slimy.
Neurotypicals: Assume the Autistics are using metaphorical language to exaggerate common experiences.
i love echolalia so much i truly do but i am so sadly limited by the range of my human voice. i wanna mimic cars and kettles and microwave beeps and chirping birds and computer keys and rushing water. making cat noises isn’t enough i wanna sound like a fucking synth.


















