As an undiagnosed teen I would say "I can't do this" and adults would tell me I just need more confidence.
But I was talking about hard limits, and people weren't listening. I was disabled, but didn't know how to articulate it.
This is how girls burn out.
#ActuallyAutistic
But I was talking about hard limits, and people weren't listening. I was disabled, but didn't know how to articulate it.
This is how girls burn out.
#ActuallyAutistic
When I say I can't do something, I mean it.
When I say I can't do something, I'm not fishing for gaslighty confidence-boosting.
I'm communicating something very literal. I'm asserting self-knowledge.
#ActuallyAutistic
When I say I can't do something, I'm not fishing for gaslighty confidence-boosting.
I'm communicating something very literal. I'm asserting self-knowledge.
#ActuallyAutistic
The "thing" in question is either
- something impossible (e.g. speaking)
- dangerous (e.g. traveling alone)
- harmful to me (causes overload/meltdown)
- harmful to others (e.g. pet/babysitting)
It hurts when NTs don't respect my limits.
Respect the Autistic "no".
- something impossible (e.g. speaking)
- dangerous (e.g. traveling alone)
- harmful to me (causes overload/meltdown)
- harmful to others (e.g. pet/babysitting)
It hurts when NTs don't respect my limits.
Respect the Autistic "no".
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