Tag: message from the queue continuum

How to know if an organization for autism is bad:

scriptautistic:

actingnt:

theconcealedweapon:

whatareautisticsplanning:

  • They use the puzzle piece
  • They are or support Autism Speaks.
  • They think that the percentage of the population that is diagnosed with autism is shocking.
  • They think that more people are autistic now, and not that fewer autistic people are undiagnosed.
  • They compare autism to diseases.
  • A cure for autism is a major goal for them.
  • They place a higher value on the opinions of those who know autistic people than on the opinions of autistic people.
  • They believe that vaccines cause autism.
  • Their leadership has no autistic people in it.
  • They use person-first language.
  • They compare autism to disease and disorders.
  • Their idea of what autism is is entirely negative, even to the point of describing positives in a way that sounds negative.
  • They call meltdowns “tantrums”.
  • They encourage forms of child abuse such as applied behavior analysis.
  • If you attend an event hosted by them, you are the only autistic person there.
  • They only talk about children and imply that autistic adults don’t exist.
  • They sympathize with parents who murder their children.

good things to keep in mind when looking for resources.

furbearingbrick:

lychgate:

first few OCs: hmm, i want their character to be balanced, like some perks are good but really should even that out with some negatives to the character. don’t wanna make them OP or anything, and absolutely shouldn’t be too close to any in game plot lines. god the last thing I want is an OC that’s mary sue

veteren OCs: you will get every fucking power and you will also have only the best outfits, YOU, will get recognized by MANY canon characters, your negative character traits only make you sexier, and you’re immortal and you get to be apart of both factions and you get rare or non existent things and

how dare u call me out like this

micaxiii:

yokosssser:

jhameia:

swingsetindecember:

where a grad student becomes a supervillain for extra credit since their doctoral committee is lowkey three of the city’s supervillains. and they meet the hero who is cute and charming and idealistic. and damn, extra credit is so not worth this. but damn, grad school is expensive and the job market is competitive 

“there’s good in you”

“i really think all that’s in me at this point is ramen, red bull and spite”

I WOULD BUY THIS NOVEL

“My question is, what happened that you could turn to the dark side?”

“I failed.”

“What did you fail? Yourself? Your family? Your lover?”

“No, Developmental Biology.”

“And now with the city asleep, I’ll finally be able to steal enough money to pay off my student loans!”

-Morgana Macawber, Darkwing Duck Season 1, Episode 30: Goul of My Dreams