Ace-with-anxiety

Admit it. You aren’t like them. You’re not even close….. You may occasionally dress yourself up as one of them, watch the same mindless television shows as they do, maybe even eat the same fast food sometimes. But, it seems that the more you try to fit in, the more you feel like an outsider, watching the “normal people” as they go about their automatic existences. Every time you say club passwords like “Have a nice day” and “Weather’s awful today, eh?”, you yearn inside to say, “Tell me something that makes you cry.” or “What do you think deja vu is for?” …..Find the others

Timothy Leary (via infj-misc)

30 days of autism acceptance

April 22: What are some social rules that do not make sense to you/that you don’t understand?

So many-

- Eye contact

- Hand-shakes

- Small talk

- The fact that you come across as a smart ass when you correct someone’s wrong information, whoever nicely you say it

- Saying hello to a stranger as you pass them

- The concept that harmless weirdness is bad or creepy

- The stigma against stimming as a whole

- Dropping hints instead of just saying it directly

- Don’t think this really counts as a rule, but flirting

April 23: Do you have any internal rules? What are they?

I’m not quite sure what this question means. Do you mean like morals? Or OCD stuff?

“Too many young girls don’t know how to act when someone’s being inappropriate with them. They giggle or they try to brush it off. Don’t do that. Tell them to go fuck themselves - be a bitch. If someone’s being disrespectful to you, be disrespectful right back. Show them the same amount of respect that they show you.”

— Wise words from my mom   (via idioticteen)

I don’t have an inner voice, I have 3 inner voices. One that says what I’m really thinking, one that calls me stupid for thinking that and one that tries to explain my point of view.

“Just as their thought processes are complex, so are their emotions. Linda Silvennan, a prominent specialist in the field of the gifted and talented, notes: The intricate thought processes that mark these individuals as gifted are mirrored in the intricacy of their emotional development. Idealism, self-doubt, perceptiveness, excruciating sensitivity, moral imperatives, desperate needs for understanding, acceptance, love - all impinge simultaneously. Their vast emotional range make them appear contradictory: mature and immature, arrogant and compassionate, aggressive and timid. Semblances of composure and self-assurance often mask deep feelings of joy; feeling incredibly alive; and experiencing even the greatest pain [as] ecstatic and full of life (Piechowski, 1991 cited in Grant, 1995, p.133).”

— Drawing the Line: The Adjustment and Maladjustment of Gifted Children. OMG, stop talking so accurately about me! Stop the insanity! (via amarantoseverlasting)

Just Gifted Kid™ things:

when you find yourself constantly censoring your own intelligence because in middle school everyone thought you were stuck up so maybe if you try to be Relatable™ people will like you.

Tony Stark is the strongest avenger and you can’t change my mind, I love him 3000.

These are the asexual YouTubers you need to go check out right now

1 Emi

2 Rowan

3 Aaron

4 Ellie

5 Amelia

6 Vesper

7 Damian

8 Echo

9 Chandler

10 Christine

She was becoming herself… casting aside the fictitious self which she assumed like a garment to appear before the world.

Kate Chopin (via infj-misc)

I get a lot of DMs asking me “How do I know if I have ADHD?” and the short and boring answer is “you can’t unless you talk to a doctor”.

But I want to share what I think should have been obvious clues to me!

I think it’s hard to judge your own symptoms if all you’ve known your entire life was ADHD. I was convinced I had no problems and just had to stop being lazy and all my problems would go away.

So, to everyone asking themselves “what if I’m just lazy?”, I hope you can find the courage from this to seek a diagnosis! And if you can’t:

Your struggles are legit and real, if they have a name or not.