I was questioning if I had ADHD bc both of my parents are diagnosed and I have symptoms, and then I realized every time I see a video relating to ADHD symptoms I relate to it and my brain just filed it as “oh yeah no shit?” Instead of thinking “oh.. that’s not normal but I do that.” Like i did for my Tourettes and my physical symptoms. I already have Tourettes and most likely Autism so I’m afraid to ask for a diagnosis bc people are REALLY gonna accuse me of faking.
I saw this on reels (reels is either gore, racism, homophobia/transphobia, communist/capitalist brain rot, or the funniest thing you’ve ever seen) and It didn’t connect in my head that the reel was trying to talk about illegal immigrants and I was like, “THEY KICKED HIM OUT OF SCHOOL FOR BEING A GENESIS FAN?!?!?”
The way most autism literature describes "literal interpretation" is often not at all similar to how I experience it. Teenage me even thought I couldn't be autistic because I've always been able to learn metaphors easily.
In fact, I love wordplay of all kinds. Teenage me was fascinated to learn all the types of figurative language there are in poetry and literature.
But paperwork and questionnaires are hard, because there's so much they don't state clearly. Or they don't leave room for enough nuance.
"List all the jobs you've had, with start and end dates." What if I don't remember the exact day or month? Is the year enough?
"Have you been suffering from blurred vision?" Well, if I take off my glasses the whole world is blurred, but I'm fairly sure that's not what the intake form at the optometrist is asking.
Or the infamous (and infuriatingly stereotypical) "Would you rather go to a library or a party?" What sort of party? Where? Who's there? I work at a library. Am I currently at the library for work or pleasure? Does it have a good collection?
It's not common figures of speech that confound me. It's ambiguity, in situations that aren't supposed to be ambiguous.
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Yes I do like spy vs spy! But you never knew that did you?
Whenever i listen to Genesis (which is a LOT it’s my favorite band, i am listening to The Lamb Lies down on broadway while im trying this.) i just think, “Genesis, more like GENDER-CIS!!!!” And i hate it get it out of my head get it out get out get out get out get out