Found Family For Autistic People

[@buffienguyen]

I was listening to this video while cleaning so thank you for accompanying me! Also, fun fact: "Blood is thicker than water" is actually shorten from "Blood of the covenant is thicker than water of the womb" which means the opposite lolol and I find a lot of comfort in that. I relate to your yearning for a found family and I always feel super envious whenever I watch TV shows or read fanfic with the found family trope.

[@daviniarobbins9298]

I wish I had what you have. I am so jealous that people in your life care enough to cheer you up. I got nobody except my dad and he has cancer and I don't know how long he has got but when he is gone I will be really all alone. Don't know what I am going to do. All I got is my dog but I know one day I will also lose her. I don't have the knack for making friends. You know sometimes I feel like going mad. I could scream sometimes but even that life has driven out of me because I think what would be the point not like anyone is going to do anything.

[@Catlily5]

I cut off my father more than 20 years ago. Many people gave me shit even though he is a child molester. It has caused problems with the rest of my family but oh well. I don't regret it. Some family relationships are worth keeping and some aren't. I didn't talk to my mother much for many years. Lately I started talking to her a bit more because she has mellowed out in her old age. But I still don't really see her as a mother. She didn't really act like one.

[@laura.bseyoga]

There's the most lovely quote from Spaced that says exactly this! I can't find a video clip of it so I'll try to paraphrase... "They say the family of the 20th century is made up of friends & not relatives..." I always loved that - it's from the last or last but one episode if you want to check it out. (I know we've left the 20th century, but I think it still stands). I now have to find my DVDs so I can re-watch the whole series again 🤣

[@DanaAndersen]

I didnt think of it until reading your comment, but I know just the part you mean! Spaced is one of the best shows ever imo, it may be getting constantly older, but a lot of it felt like it sort of just recognised how people are, and that never changes very much 😂

[@laura.bseyoga]

@@DanaAndersen 💚 it's one of my favourite shows - it never gets old!

[@Catlily5]

I am glad you found your found family!

[@aaacomp1]

Otis is an expert biscuit maker.

[@thexpax]

When Dana described the comfortable, accepting support from her found family it is so great! Sadly i can't make friends, i don't really know why i just have to stay alone. Guess i come across as simply too different. Should that be a surprise, or is more expected of 6-foot-1 200-pounders to be "normal?" Have our shnick all together. Be somehow a "superior" or together person for having to be tall and big? I'm out of guesses. Thank 🧡 you !

[@FirstmaninRome]

Its especially hard if your parents and a different type of autistic. My parebts added together dont have as much theory of mind as me, so their problems are Totally different than, communication become impossible. i cant be the only one. Also, my. coming out as autistic was so poorly understood, i think dqd just thinks im gay, neither could ever understand autism, but have less social problems, but almost Zero understanding. Also, corporate created racism, homophobia is Engulfing the southland now, like the werewolf pavs in the 3rd season of true blood, lol😮

[@dropyourself]

good video

[@meganchristian7085]

It's people with autism - Let's remember about People 01st language please

[@DanaAndersen]

If you’d like to listen to actual autistic people on what we prefer, you’d stop using people first language because the vast majority of us strongly dislike it