Ausome Memes
- Might not even have to change the acronym
Screenshot of microblog post. The OP states, "This is not an email I ever expected to receive or send." The emails read as follows:
1st email > The AI design of your email is clever, but significantly lacks warmth. > > Would it be possible to be contacted by a human being moving forward instead of AI? > > Many thanks,
Response email > It's not an AI. I'm just Autistic. > > See you next Friday. > > > Sent from Proton Mail mobile
- John Finnemore is Peak Autistic-gaze Media
Taken from Tumblr
Link to John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme (the thing referenced in this meme): https://archive.org/details/JFSP56
- Following instructions
Meme: Two panels. Left panel is an Uno card that reads, "Understand situational context or draw 25." The right panel is labelled Me and has a drawing of the number 25 with the pencil placed underneath.
- It is a solution
Image: Lisa Simpson giving a presentation with a determined disposition.
Caption on the screen: The "double-empathy problem" is misnamed because it is not a problem. It is a theory that explains why we observe limited empathy between autistic and non-autistic individuals. Not only is it not a problem, it is a solution because it helps us understand why things are the way they are. Stop calling it a problem. It is now the "interneurotype empathy divide"...or something. Idk, but it is not a problem.
- I think I might be slightly prosopagnotic
Probably why sometimes it takes me a while to recognize people.
Image: 2 panels.
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1st: Someone holding up two cards, one is a picture of Michael Keaton and the other of Bruce Willis. The caption reads, "Corporate needs to you find the differences between this person and this person."
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2nd: Pam from the office labelled as Me saying, "They're the same person."
Edit: Gemini believes that they're 2 different people.
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- What is happening???
Image: A skeleton with its mouth open squatting with a barbell carrying 4 plates on its back.
Caption: My body is a machine that turns complex social situations into flashbacks.
- Learning to interrupt gracefully is a skill
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/26763464
> Pro-tip: Asking permission to interrupt to say your bit goes down much much better than just interjecting
- Coffee [Mr. Lovenstein]
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19113270
> https://mrlovenstein.com/
- I thought I was the only one that ever had hands this itchy
Caption: do y'alls hands ever itch so much you gotta just
Image: drawing of a a person scratching the base of their palm with their teeth
- I'm really smooth about it
Image: Incidental41 (fish character from SpongeBob SquarePants) sitting at a table with body twisted 135° (3/4π rad) looking away.
Caption: me looking around at different things to avoid looking people in the eyes.
Eye contact is intimate! lol 🫣
- Started dance classes at a new studio. It feels like all the women are doing this.
Image: 3 panels of an interaction between a vulnerable child and understanding adult.
1st panel of teary-eyed child looking up: It's going to take me a long time with every single person here to be able to maintain eye contact.
2nd panel of adult looking at child with empathy: It's okay. We wont take it personal. Our eyes will be here while you take your time.
3rd panel of adult hugging child: People and places like this really exist?
Eye contact is intimate! lol 🫣
- When I don't realize I am supposed to lie
Caption: > Me: answers honestly > > Them: Oh wow. Thank you for your honesty. > > Me: You're welcome. > >Them:
Image: Animated gif of bewildered Obama shrugging and looking to others out of view for clarification or validation
- My imaginary audience agrees with me
Image: Gif of Hillary Clinton making an argument
Caption: Me processing the day when I'm finally home alone
- Run! Get away!
Image: Gif of Kermit the Frog looking highly concerned with his hand in his mouth
Caption: When I'm watching an animal documentary and the predator is about to catch their prey
- Probably why people think I'm stuck up
Image: 4 panels of Gru (middle-age man from Despicable Me movie) presenting a plan on a canvas.
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1: learn from your history of getting taken advantage of
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2: start setting boundaries with people
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3: "why are you so mean and angry now?"
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4: man looks at canvas with a concerned expression "why are you so mean and angry now?"
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- Are they being "nice" or actually want to know?
Caption: When somebody asks how you're doing and you have to analyse if it's real interest or small talk and how you actually feel
Image: Puppet with flat expression side-eyeing then looking away
- Conversation Options - Which one is your preference?
Meme: Cartoon man labeled as "Me having a conversation with normies" visibly having difficulty deciding which one of two buttons he should press. Button 1: Over explain everything to not be misunderstood. Button 2: Stay quiet to avoid upsetting them or seeming suspicious.
- I'm going dancing tonight
Meme: 4 panels of a man progressively putting on clown make up and wig.
> 1st panel: memorize a few scripts and jokes > > 2nd: remember to ask people questions about themselves and give them compliments > > 3rd: have a few practice conversations with myself before attending > > 4th: I'm going to fit in so well at the party.
Edit: Woo! I did it. I didn't really need to prep since I wasn't expected to socialize, just ask random women to dance. I asked a few ladies I had never seen to dance. They were pretty new and nervous, so I made sure to authentically compliment them and build their confidence. Afterward, I found a few ladies I had known for a while, and danced with them. One was fantastic! She had legit natural rhythm and was fun. I haven't had a dance partner like that in while, so I hope I get to see her more often. There was one new lady that was obviously a professional dancer, and I wanted to see what I could pull off with her, but ofc she was taken every time I went looking for her.
The shitty part was that it was wayyy too crowded, there were no quiet places, and drunk people were unintentionally rude with their lack of spatial awareness, so I would leave and go next door to take a sound break. My head is still ringing. Maybe I'll take sound dampening ear plugs next time. But in summary, it was nice. I plan on going more often, even if beforehand I think I am going to look like a clown 🤡
- Your stay here is temporary
Meme: 2 panels.
> 1st panel: Old man bracing to be hung by his neck at the gallows. He is labeled, "NY that was wrongfully accused of hurtful intentions." > > 2nd: James Franco, labeled as "Autistic people" and is also about to be hung by the neck at the gallows, looking amused at the old man, saying, "First time?"
- Which I-CARE value did they demonstrate?
Image: Forrest Gump looking perplexed.
Caption: When I asked the VA for an autism assessment, they said I couldn't be autistic because I was in the military...and just like that, I didn't exist anymore.
Regarding the title, the Veterans Affairs claims their core values are I-CARE:
>* Integrity: Act with high moral principle. Adhere to the highest professional standards. Maintain the trust and confidence of all with whom I engage. > * Commitment: Work diligently to serve Veterans and other beneficiaries. Be driven by an earnest belief in VA’s mission. Fulfill my individual responsibilities and organizational responsibilities. > * Advocacy: Be truly Veteran-centric by identifying, fully considering, and appropriately advancing the interests of Veterans and other beneficiaries. > * Respect: Treat all those I serve and with whom I work with dignity and respect. Show respect to earn it. > * Excellence: Strive for the highest quality and continuous improvement. Be thoughtful and decisive in leadership, accountable for my actions, willing to admit mistakes, and rigorous in correcting them.
- When you finally find a caring community of autistic people
Image: 3 Panels.
> 1st panel: Little kid with teary eyes looking up at adult saying, "So all those behaviors I was punished for as a kid were just autistic traits?" > > 2nd: Adult looking down at kid with a compassionate expression, saying, "Yeah, and those traits don't make you a bad person." > > 3rd: Adult is lovingly hugging the kid, while kid seems to be taking a moment to process.
- Oh no, what did I do?
Image: 4 panels of the same lady making thinking faces. There are some mathematical figures, equations, and matrices throughout.
Caption: When you contribute something you think is completely normal to a conversation, and people react by looking at you then laughing