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Saw the latest season 2 trailer for Arcane and had a vision

every time

Physical Touch and Autism

Something I would love neurotypicals to understand is that, as with all symptoms, aversion to physical touch is a spectrum. There are some who like it, some who hate it, but there's also a very concrete middle.

What this can mean is that we don't mind, perhaps even enjoy, physical intimacy. Hugging is fine, for example. What we hate is unexpected physical intimacy.

I love hugs. I love to hug people. However, when I don't initiate said hugs, it makes me uncomfortable. Some of us simply require autonomy over our bodies, and that's okay.

I think there's a great pressure on autistic people to lie firmly on one 'end' of the spectrum in each symptom they display, but this isn't the reality. I don't speak for all of us, but if you want to know what an autistic person's views are on this kind of thing, I beg you to talk to them.

And it's not necessarily related to if we're high or low support needs either. Everyone is different. (And neurotypicals can be touch averse too! It just happens to be that I focus here on autism, where it's most prevalent.)

It's like being a cat. We show you what we need, and we love you if you can meet that. But what each cat needs slightly varies. You just have to learn.

No bond stronger than between a man and his emotional support bucket

New beginning

Hear me out: "What is this Feeling" from Wicked but it's Keefe and Tam.

Have you ever seen a poster and thought.

Wait what.

I just did so i googled

Huh. That seems.... not that far? What about...

Okay. Okay that's... still.... but maybe I'm seeing distances wrong let's try what the poster said

.....

Huh. That's. I'm. Wait what is...

Okay so the international space station is roughly 10 times closer to me than the west coast is that's fine this is fine I'm fine what

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