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My absolute favorite special interest is learning about famous sideshow/circus/vaudeville performers because they were some of the first disability rights advocates and activists. Though up until pretty recently I hadn’t come across any who were most likely autistic… until I learned about Tom!

The first picture shows Tom holding his first composition called The Rain Storm that he composed when he was 5 years old!

Some facts about him:

-he was born enslaved on a plantation in Harris County, Georgia in 1849, but because he was blind from birth he wasn’t forced to work.

-he became fascinated with the piano at the age of 4 after hearing one of the plantation owner’s daughters play, and composed his first piece, The Rain Storm, at the age of 5.

-he was super interested by sound and would hit different objects around him with sticks to listen to what sounds were made.

-he was incredibly skilled at mimicry and loved to mimic the sounds of birds and animals he heard.

-tragically, Tom was exploited for profit his entire life. All of the money he was making (which in the present day would be the equivalent to a several million dollars) was stolen by his managers (one of his managers was also the plantation owner, and he was often made to do four performances a day.

-As a child he was mostly nonverbal aside from times when he demonstrated echolalia. There were times when he would repeat entire several minute conversations that he had heard the adults around him say to each other.

-people who knew him said he had only two passions in life, playing the piano and food, and when it was up to Tom, he’d spend upwards of 12-14 hours at the piano each day.

-throughout his lifetime it’s estimated that he learned around 7,000 different pieces of music.

-he could play three different songs at the same time on different instruments.

-he was brought on a European tour in 1862, where he again was made to perform several times a day.

-as an adult he would introduce himself and talk about himself in the third person.

-he would stim by walking around, pulling at his hair, and bumping his head against a wall. One of his piano mentors noted that Tom would always do these behaviors when listening to a new piano piece before playing it back perfectly moments later.

-he suffered a stroke in 1904, which caused him to end his performing career. Though in his private life he continued to play the piano for hours.

-he suffered another stroke in April of 1908, this one being a lot more damaging than the previous one, and he passed away due to complications a few months later.

-since his death, several prominent artists and authors have paid tribute to Tom and his music. Several of his compositions have been recorded by contemporary pianists and artists such as Elton John have recorded songs with references to him.

Tom’s life and legacy are super important and I want to give him the respect that he deserved to have in life. His life is a great example that there have always been people like us. Thank you to anyone who took the time to read my little write up and learn about him!

:3 :3 he’s not the type you’d expect for a :3

(also reposting for forgetting to nsfw the original post, I’m sorry :c)

I’m naive. Like really naive. And I forgive and forget sooo easily. Shit, when I first got diagnosed and started hearing other peoples tormented and fuck up childhood experiences, I was like damn I got lucky… No. No I was not. I’ve barely begun to unpack it but the more I learn the more I realize I couldn’t even process what I experienced. There’s a reason why when bringing up how older kids treated me and how I didn’t blame them my mom would flip out and shut me down without explaining why. That was an early clue I missed till this past year. I didn’t even know I was being bullied. Not just by kids but adults too. And I was a fool for thinking just because I’m an adult it still isn’t happening and I’m still unable to process what is happening. I’m still just as naive, just as forgetful, and just as forgiving. The cycle repeats. Same as it ever was. Oh and don’t even get me started on the unfathomable amount of damage masking has done to me. FUCKING A, MAN THAT SHIT ALONE WOULD MAKE ME COMMIT CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY. Every time I see a low masking kid or adult, I’m like yeah that’s what they stole from me.

Listen, I’ll say this, at first I was like “oh hating NTs isn’t satire to some people. I thought we were being ironic. Oh I don’t really hate NTs. Maybe it’s time to go.” But something didn’t feel right about it. And after a bit of reflection, it dawned on me.

For me it’s not about hating NTs. ITS ABOUT THE REMINDER OF WHAT THEY DID TO ME, WHAT THEY FUCKING STOLE FROM ME, AND WILL THEY CONTINUE TO STEAL IF I DONT KEEP MYSELF AND THEM IN CHECK. PLAIN AND SIMPLE END OF FUCKING STORY.

So in conclusion, I’m not saying that I need to hate them or want to hate them. It’s not about the “hate” itself. It’s about what it represents. And as far as what people say about them? Shit, I ain’t stopping no one, even if I disagree.

If you’re wondering how the picture is related? Go watch Princess Mononoke. All these years of it being a special interest of mine and now I finally get it. Idk maybe it’s just me.

Stay fucking evil yall

I realise that I got top comment on the most recent instance of these by saying I was only going to watch others argue, but in the process of doing just that, I developed my some thoughts that I would like to share.

The general consensus in the replies to that post seemed to be that the OP was wrong and was essentially victim-blaming people here for daring to make fun of the group that is most often our oppressors (NTs). I'm sure there are actual supremacists who genuinely think that we should wage an equivalent of class warfare against the allistic menace, but those people are usually downvoted and laughed out of the sub. I see far more of the "dont be mean to NTs" posts than "lets actually go off on our own and form an autismostate" posts.

This sub is meant to be a safe space for autistic people. Its a place where we should be able to vent and satirically curse the neurotypical population for the discrimination we fight through. This sub's existance is not going to hamper our efforts to be accepted by society, nor is it reflective of the views of most autistic people. To that end, we shouldnt be shaming a minority group for making fun of the majority, especially when it is satirical and most of us dont actually blanket hate neurotypicals. An analogy that was used on the post was that its a bit like going into a safe space for women and telling them that its "not all men".

I think we should ban these kinds of posts, they are at best annoying and at worst downright harmful. I also suggest that its made more clear that this sub is satirical. I get that its already clear enough, with it being in the rules and all, but clearly some people are struggling with the concept. I'm not sure how this could be achived, maybe an automod reminder on a post?

TLDR: We are evil autistics, why the fuck are we not purging our opposition? Thats what every evil dictator has done ever.

NDs AND NTs ARE EQUALLY IRRITATING. HUMANS ARE IRRITATING. HOLDING ANY REAL HATE IN YOUR HEART DOES NOT MAKE YOU WHOLE. IT JUST MAKES NTs THINK THAT THEY'RE RIGHT FOR SEEING US AS FREAKS. BE EVIL BY PROVING THEM WRONG AND MAKE THEM LIE AWAKE AT NIGHT WONDERING IF THEY'VE WASTED THEIR ENTIRE LIVES BY BEING WRONG! WHY DO YOU THINK THAT THE BEST WAY TO MAKE SOMEONE LOSE THEIR BIGOT STATUS IS FOR THEM TO HAVE POSITIVE INTERACTIONS WITH THOSE THEY'RE BIGOTTED AGAINST????

IT IS POSSIBLE TO VENT ABOUT NTs WITHOUT BEING HATEFUL.

BEING NICE TO EVERYONE DOESN'T MAKE YOU A DOORMAT. IT MAKES YOU NICE FFS.

FOLLOWING BASIC SOCIAL ETTIQUETTE DOESN'T ERASE YOUR AUTISM DIAGNOSIS.

IT IS OK TO MAKE JOKES AND OVEREXAGGERATING ABOUT NT PEOPLE JUST AS WE MAKE JOKES AND OVEREXAGGERATE ABOUT OURSELVES.

IT IS UNFAIR THAT YOU WERE TREATED POORLY BECAUSE SOCIETY WAS CREATED BY UNEDUCATED ASSHOLES.

BUT MAYBE PEOPLE AVOID YOU CONSTANTLY BECAUSE YOU'RE VISIBLY AND SOCIALLY MISERABLE. THAT GOES BEYOND NEUROLOGY. YOU ARE NOT OWED PEOPLE'S UNDERSTANDING. IF EVERYWHERE YOU GO SMELLS LIKE SHIT, CHECK YOUR OWN SHOE.

TELL ME I'M WRONG AND REPORT ME. IDC. I AM EVILLY EXPRESSING MY FRUSTRATED OPINION JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE MAKING "dae NTs stupid" POSTS. I'M TIRED OF THE SELF-PITY PARTIES. BEING AUTISTIC DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE IMMUNE FROM BEING A BETTER PERSON TO BE AROUND. YOU CAN BE EVIL WITHOUT BEING AN UNPLEASANT ASSHOLE.

Man, I love sour gummies, they’re one of my favourite sensory experiences!

like GENUENLY what do you see in going outside your comfort zone? i'd undersand if it was for a single day but 10 STRAIGHT DAYS is just a fuck you

i was with three friends of mine, one the them starts randomly doing an impression of allan from smiling friends as a reaction to something. my other two friends, who have never seen nor heard of the show or character, automatically assumed that they were doing an impression of me and joined in. far to accurately for comfort mind you. apparently i am very easy to do an impression of so much so that it happened on accident. curse you autism. curse you allan from smiling friends.

is it because they are cruel and know that neurodivergent individuals face more scrutiny than those who are not? will NT's ever truly understand the challenges a neurodivergent individual faces?

i had been threatened like this before, however I will not kid you, word for word this person had said:

'ill call the police on you and tell them you have autism.' like its a BAD thing to have autism???

similarly, this individual berated me on my every action- EVERY action and go on a whole tangent for MINUTES about what amounts to nothing.

is there a magical remedy to cure all neurotypicals or will it take thousands of years of development spanning across dozens of generations to finally hone in the fact that 'neurodivergent = challenged, some more than others but still their own individual, and should be welcomed regardless of these challenges or quirks, as that what makes every creature unique.'

got clip from this https://youtu.be/XCsymR9Q9Z0?si=2\_pvY\_Cl0ZNGVvFG

hes my evil gay and transgender dog. i dont know if pokemon can be autistic but if they can he is probably

pokemon isnt one of my special interests HOWEVER he is named after South park kenny… and south park is one of my spins ……

(technically a repost, as i was not a verified member of evil autism at the time so it was deleted, i feel evil for reposting but this IS the evil autism sub... So..)