BronxWench

I’m at that age where I’ve realized how little I do know, so like @CloverReef I’m happy to continue to learn and expand my horizons, so to speak.
Twitter has its uses. There are far worse places one can venture, like Tumblr. Now there’s a circle in Dante’s little playground writ large.

My Bunny went through a phase for a bit where he decided he wasn’t autistic. Our response was to ask him what he thought was going on, and he told us they hadn’t figured it out yet. This year, he’s decided to embrace being autistic. But really, as far as I’m concerned, he’s my Bunny, and my best travel buddy. 
Sadly, in order to get him the aid he’ll need throughout life, we do need “labels” no matter how much I don’t really like them. On the other hand, I like seeing him defy expectations, and do things people don’t expect him to have mastered. He’s really a cool kid, even given my obvious prejudice in his favor. 

Absolutely, the labels we use for ourselves should be respected. 

@CloverReef
There are quite a few in favour of support labels over functioning labels, which gives a bit more than the functioning labels by telling how much support one needs and is interchangeable with a lot of things aside from autism. If you want to use functioning labels for yourself, cool. Who’s authority is it to stop you from doing what you’re comfortable with? As long as the functioning labels aren’t pushed/projected onto me, I’m not complaining. And I totally get the mind acrobatics thing. I’ve had to do that too at times.

That’s interesting. I’ve always considered myself barely functioning. I was diagnosed with severe social phobia and was housebound for 15 years. So even though I appear normal and polite on the surface and people think there’s nothing wrong with me, I’m shut down on the inside. To me, the functioning label helps me express where I feel I stand, but at the same time, what that lil comic says in the link you gave makes a lot of sense. It can be used to dismiss or unknowingly be passive aggressive. 
I don’t know. I personally think labels are important. We need words to refer to bits and pieces of identities, not just to understand people and ourselves, but so we don’t have to twist into pretzels to have conversations about important bits of our lives. But at the same time labels can become loaded and offensive like that, so sometimes they need to change. 
lol sorry about the ramble. I just had to do mind acrobatics to sort out my thoughts. 

@CloverReef
Neat. I suggest taking this quiz because it is absolutely wonderful and quite accurate. Also, this Google doc is a copy I took from the DSM-V and I italicised all that fits me or fit me at some point when I was younger because symptoms can change over time. Looking at that, you’d think I have no ability to pass as neurotypical, and yet people are always so surprised when I let them know.
@BronxWench
Ah,  I’m not one for functioning labels, personally. This Tumblr post explains it better than I’m currently able to.

My Youngerspawn is on the spectrum, fairly high functioning but with a speech delay, social delay and a profound love of quadratic equations. And trains

My Youngerspawn is on the spectrum, fairly high functioning but with a speech delay, social delay and a profound love of quadratic equations. And trains

My brother has aspergers, I’ve just got the sensory sensitivies , and the eye contact thing, (And I’ve been called a robot lol) but haven’t been tested so my membership is debatable. It’s possible my symptoms are learned from being so close to him in my formative years. Apparently I’ve thought about this a lot. Maybe too much. Either way, I’m 100% an ally, and I’m thrilled that this is such a positive thing for you. 

@CloverReef
*happy screeching* Thank you so much! This is the best welcome back I’ve gotten since I started coming on AFF again! Since you said “Welcome to the spectrum!”, may I ask if you are also autistic?

Welcome to the spectrum! It’s awesome to have answers and a new perspective to understand yourself. Plus a supportive community! I’m happy for you

I’m with @Desiderius Price on this. Most of the writing tips offered via Twitter, or blog, or random Tumblr page are rehashed from a few less than researched sources. The only purpose they serve is to discourage and disillusion writers, and to frustrate us, especially when the advice contradicts itself, usually within the same freaking paragraph.
So, here’s my advice: Find your voice, and write in it. The technical shit can be found by consulting the Chicago Manual of Style, or another serious guide used by editors who actually get paid to do just that. No editor worth their salt edits via blog, and a good editor finds your voice and works like the hells to preserve that. Imagine my delight when my current editor preemptively rejected a change by the proofreader because my MC “didn’t speak like that.” I adore how she got into my voice so well, and it’s made working with her a complete treat for me.

I’m with @Desiderius Price on this. Most of the writing tips offered via Twitter, or blog, or random Tumblr page are rehashed from a few less than researched sources. The only purpose they serve is to discourage and disillusion writers, and to frustrate us, especially when the advice contradicts itself, usually within the same freaking paragraph.
So, here’s my advice: Find your voice, and write in it. The technical shit can be found by consulting the Chicago Manual of Style, or another serious guide used by editors who actually get paid to do just that. No editor worth their salt edits via blog, and a good editor finds your voice and works like the hells to preserve that. Imagine my delight when my current editor preemptively rejected a change by the proofreader because my MC “didn’t speak like that.” I adore how she got into my voice so well, and it’s made working with her a complete treat for me.

I  completely agree, but I still love writing tips. I’m talking about the ones that talk about techniques and styles and offer alternative ways of doing things. Not the ones that present a list of rules. I’m a learner for life. I love to be constantly learning, and some writing advice things are great for that. Buuuut not on twitter lol. 

Go with your gut and make it sound natural to you.  That’s my writing advice.

@DemonGoddess  IMO, a vacation is a vacation.   Too bad about the accident involving the phone and a sledgehammer….  Or, dismiss the call as a scam. 

called my damn house phone

On your vacation? That’s really friggin evil. Tell them you’re in Hawaii. 

I heard kilts and my first thought was “Bronx must be involved in this somehow.”

...and I got called in for part of the day.  ***sighs***

‘Twas I who started with the kilts, and the ever-lovely Pittwitch encouraged me. Now, in my defense, I come from a long line of kilt-wearing males… 

‘Twas I who started with the kilts, and the ever-lovely Pittwitch encouraged me. Now, in my defense, I come from a long line of kilt-wearing males… 

Apollo was a BIG instigator with it as memory serves!

probably  I remember Apollo had a hand in it too, it was mostly Bronx, Pittwitch and me picking up the tail end of it  

I think it was Bronx starting that one with Pittwitch egging her on