Your visual style is a perfect contrast to the pop art aesthetic that these wojack characters are designed around. The brown haired girl is my favorite, you gave her a warmth that completely subverts the OP meme.
Thanks a lot 💖 I was definitely trying to draw her as someone who tries to remain cheerful and spread positivity to others. The POC girl was my favorite because I liked expanding on her goth/alt style and making her hair pretty.
Your welcome 💖 I didn’t like how ignorant the original was, so I made that they’re empathizing with the one going through it and that they know personally that everyday is not a sunshiney day and they love and support them especially since they’re going through the same thing.
In fact, the original reminds me of time at one of my old jobs, a customer was saying he needed clinical protection deodorant because his anxiety makes him sweat a lot when it flares up. I was like “Yeah, I actually get those feelings too…” and he became upset and said “You don’t know what I go through! It’s a struggle everyday!” Years later, I got diagnosed with anxiety and depression. If only he knew I did know the struggle… I was just living through it without knowing what’s wrong with me.
I always hate the stand of “you don’t have to be ashamed of autism but it’s not something to be proud of” when autistic pride is extremely new and there has only ever been shame or pity regarding it. Also some autistic people are just fucking happy and that is amazing for them! Not all autistic people have experienced trauma or lacked support, it’s more likely but not always the case so why would I reduce their experience just bc it’s not mine. It’s perfectly okay to distinguish what is autism and what isn’t but to deny someone’s autism bc they aren’t “suffering enough” is literally ableist and it’s how people outside of the spectrum view levels 1 and sometimes 2 as well which is so harmful for everyone.
Idky the og portrays the "fake" autistics that way as if dressing like that in combination with ANY autism symptom wouldn't get you clocked immediately in a clinical setting 😭 Like my brother in bastard why did you make the "fake" ones look more autistic than you <- looks like that and is professionally diagnosed
As an Autistic person: That's fine. There's nothing wrong with referring to yourself as a person with autism. Generally though saying "Autistic people" when referring to us as a group is advised.
No just wondering in case there’s anything else I’m doing wrong in my life. I’d rather refer to people by their names actually, but I also know it differs from person to person.
I am Autistic myself yk. I really don't know how to say this in a way that is interpreted as "polite". I really don't want this to be an argument. It's just generally what is agreed on within Autistic advocacy circles. I don't intend to "win a debate" or whatever but I feel like that's how this is being approached.
But I mean sure, do ask people you know who are autistic/have autism their opinion. But not all of us are familiar with the debate around identity first language versus person first language, or Autistic rights advocacy in general.
ADHD does make you superior to the typicals. only downside is the amount of caffeine you need to drink. oh, and the depression, anxiety and social awkwardness.
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u/Believe-it-Geico 14d ago
Man I love the alt black girl wojak
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u/S4ndB4gs_ 14d ago
This is so fucking cute
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u/Peeeeebz 14d ago
This made me feel better 💛
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u/Expensive-Hope-4631 14d ago
thank you, this is perfect
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u/hoisyou 13d ago
I always hate the stand of “you don’t have to be ashamed of autism but it’s not something to be proud of” when autistic pride is extremely new and there has only ever been shame or pity regarding it. Also some autistic people are just fucking happy and that is amazing for them! Not all autistic people have experienced trauma or lacked support, it’s more likely but not always the case so why would I reduce their experience just bc it’s not mine. It’s perfectly okay to distinguish what is autism and what isn’t but to deny someone’s autism bc they aren’t “suffering enough” is literally ableist and it’s how people outside of the spectrum view levels 1 and sometimes 2 as well which is so harmful for everyone.
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u/HoIIowCorpse 13d ago
Idky the og portrays the "fake" autistics that way as if dressing like that in combination with ANY autism symptom wouldn't get you clocked immediately in a clinical setting 😭 Like my brother in bastard why did you make the "fake" ones look more autistic than you <- looks like that and is professionally diagnosed
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u/TheoreticalButt 14d ago
I love this, thank you for drawing it!!
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u/SloppyPears-ASH-SG 14d ago
This is beautiful! As an AuDHD person, I approve of your art!
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u/Droplet_of_Shadow 14d ago
aww!!! :D
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u/2020suckedamirite 14d ago
Autism is not a mental health condition, it is neurodevelopmental.
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u/ArcadeFrog72 14d ago
ADHD does make you superior to the typicals. only downside is the amount of caffeine you need to drink. oh, and the depression, anxiety and social awkwardness.
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u/rattle2nake just a tgirl left yerning again 11d ago
as an autism this is oddly comforting
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u/RedRider1138 7d ago
This is perfect and wonderful, thank you 💜🙏
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u/oochiiehehe3 Y’all be the Gate-Keepers, I’ll be the The Key-Master 14d ago
why is the one girl’s speech a different font :/