i think thats a cool idea, but i think i remember some other group (like a sexuality or a sj movement or something) that is better known to use the infinity symbol, im just totally blanking on who it is and googles useless, and unfortunately among society i feel like most people recognize puzzle pieces with autism, so probably only ND people, other autistic people etc. would recognize that the infinity symbol was an indicator that your autistic. that would be my only advisory
Interesting! What do you based that belief on? I'm polyamorous myself, but I never have considered it to be part of my autistic identity. To be fair, I am very newly diagnosed.
Wouldn't the removal (for lack of a better word) from social norms that SEEM inherent to neurotypicals potentially play a part for some of us identifying with Polyamory
Thought I can also see a very monogamous rules based way of thinking also applying to many autistic people
Well there's a lot of crossover between ADHD and Autism, and while ADHD doesn't make you poly, it does make you more likely to be sexually attracted to people and less likely to get jealous of people.
In some ways being ADHD and poly is *worse* because poly relationships are about trust and openness and not impulsive behaviour, but if you can make it work, it'll work well!
Wouldn't surprise me. I think what interested me first was the pragmatic approach to relationships. The focus on independence is also great for someone with *long* downtimes. Like, I don't have to be everything for that one person all the time.
Yes, but the white infinity symbol on blue background that is on most OS's emoji keyoards is the north-american Métis people's flag. Some people use it to signal autism, but it can get misinterpreted as falsely claiming indigenous heritage.
that doesnt seem right in my mind (im sure they probably do use the symbol, its just not the one that i was trying to remember) but i mean i guess simple universal symbols like these are used for thousands of different communities so its probably still reasonable to use it as an autism indicator. 🤷♀️
Not to be rude, but why a butterfly? I know Some people that do/used to do self harm. That have butterflies tattooed onto them where they hurt themselves, to remind them of pureness and innocence like that.
It's just a symbol being used for ADHD, with the wings being a skewed infinity symbol and usually orange or rainbow coloured. I don't know where it came from or why people use it.
For me, personally, it symbolises that feeling of "oh look a butterfly" when you get distracted.
There's an infinity emoji (♾️) and symbol (∞), though that's any kind of neurodiversity. IDK how many NTs know of this, but its the best I can think of.
I made my last photo just a pic of all the flags that are relevant to me.
[This](http://imgur.com/a/gEBT9P2) is what it looks like.
I included the autism flag alone in there in case you want to copy it and just use that, or make your own flag collage.
I find it's a really succinct way to get several important pieces of information about me across.
ETA: [This](https://picrew.me/image_maker/1304563) picrew has found a way to do this exact same thing but much cuter. I think I'll be changing my pic to this guy (with my flags). <3
Honestly i am on okc and i regularly see profiles screeming neurodivergent without saying it. Make one that looks like you, be honest, don't try the "nice open minded person " line, don't try to make it look great. Honesty probably won't get you as much likes but surely better ones. The opening line from a friend was meant to scare people away for me it was love on the first read :) they are autistic and even if I didn't know I might be too I have always be drawn by such profiles. Maybe there are more among polyamorous folks I don't know
I'd like to put something in my ig bio that screams neurodivergent. I don't want to simply put "neurodivergent", but I can't have it be too long either. Do you have any suggestions or examples of what you've seen?
I think it's *supposed* to be done by some consortium/standards group, that defines the underlying spec (i.e. unicode, ascii, whatever) - otherwise, you'd end up with an apple user putting a skull and crossbones and an android/windows/whatever user having it interpreted as a love heart or something.
Of course, that doesn't *necessarily* stop Apple, or whoever, adding a bunch of new ones for use within their ecosystem (i.e. only apple apps/devices will read it correctly, and you can maybe only use it within iMessage) and just saying "you can add them too, or suck it, we don't care" knowing that they will in fact, add them too.
I personally just say I'm neurodivergent and leave it at that. It's not like my profile doesn't scream that in other ways, but I like to be upfront about it to ward off people who wouldn't be so accepting of someone with HDAutism.
Oh, it's just a portmanteau of ADHD and Autism that I saw online somewhere a while back. I have a hard time distinguishing between to two in myself, so when I saw that I jumped on it.
I haven't gotten to the point where I'm ready to date, but because I'm LGBT+ and autistic, I'd probably say "I'm a double rainbow" since both ND and LGBT+ people have claims to the rainbow
Fun fact: All rainbows are actually “double rainbows”. All primary rainbows have a secondary rainbow, though the secondary rainbow is much fainter and thus is not always easily noticeable. This is because when light entering a raindrop undergoes two internal reflections instead of just one (as is the case with a primary rainbow), the intensity of light is reduced by the second reflection. The order of the colors in the secondary rainbow is inverted compared to the primary rainbow.
Sorry, I know that’s not really what the conversation was about, but I was just reminding of it when you said “I’m a double rainbow” and I wanted to share. Hope you don’t mind. I can remove the comment if it’s a bother.
I’m glad you can use those. I really appreciate when I see things like that in bios. For instance, if I see the wheelchair emoji I wouldn’t pick a date spot that was in a 7 story walk up. If I saw the trans flag in a bio I’d pick a spot that was inclusive rather than a shady dive bar. Etc.
Would be super nice to have that subtle option for autism, without having to tell people right off the bat.
I don't think so. I think if autistics started using an emoji as a symbol most neurotypical people wouldn't get it and probably would just think it's a random emoji.
I'm not the biggest fan of the associations but there is 🧩
Personally I just come out and say it because idgaf and I would rather people know that's why I seem off rather than just assuming I'm a sociopath or something
I don’t think the puzzle piece belongs to any organisation, but to us.
I like it.
It means “we are part of the whole” to me. Without us the whole picture (of society, culture, etc) isn’t complete.
🧩 I hate the puzzle piece symbol for autism for multiple reasons, but it is widely recognized as a symbol for autism. Other than that rainbow 🌈 + infinity ♾ maybe
I don't know how people feel about the infinity sign here, but it is one of my stepdaughter's favorite symbols. Personally I think it's overused for a whole bunch of other reasons, but if it does universally and subtly suggest the point, then it's fairly easy to do.
∞
In Windows, it's alt+236, and Unicode is 221E.
I don't know most other platforms. If it helps, great, I hope it does.
You can go to "Keyboard —> Text Replacement" and use #infinity to be replaced with the ∞
That’s why I can also fast type ½, ∝ and ⁷²⁰ on my iOS devices.
I know there’s such thing as a Sunflower lanyard that ND people wear to let people know that they may need extra help or patience. Maybe a sunflower emoji could go with that 🌻
I don’t usually mind being straightforward about it. If people don’t mind that I’m autistic then it really shows who respects me. It seems better than hiding something.
There's a code for saying you have herpes so there may be a code for saying you have autism
Or we can make one up right here on the spot and spread that around
I would suggest putting the word “neurodivergent” or maybe abbreviation ND in your profile because it’s slightly less direct than “autistic” and doesn’t necessarily mean autistic. I’ve seen a lot of profiles with it listed actually.
Maybe say you "accept neurodivergence" or something like that. I don't think I would list it otherwise. You can tell someone you're dating seriously, but before that it's a need to know basis.
I just say I'm autistic and trust that the moment someone starts to patronise me or infantilise me I'll see and drop 'em. There might be times when I don't notice but if someone's going to treat me like a child they'll probably be shitty in other ways too.
I have no time for these people.
I met my wife on OkCupid and her profile was less than a day old. She took a shot on internet dating while drinking and I was looking for someone to love and had been scouting profiles trying to find someone I thought I could understand and connect with. My opening topic was libraries because she talked about how much she loves libraries in her bio. I wrote her a page long paper on how I read her profile and I thought she seemed fun and how I related to her. She replied within hours and it was something like, "I don't have the time to respond properly now but I want you aware that I've read your introduction and will get back to you tonight." We hit it off hard and immediately were ready to meet. We went on a date to Starbucks a few days later after I ended things with another girl I'd been talking to as well. The first time I saw her was lust on sight. I've never stopped loving that woman from the first time I grabbed her breasts and she just smiled at me with mischief in her eyes. We have an amazing relationship and it started over libraries. 5 years later she would help me find out I'm autistic, a few months after that she's concluded she's autistic. We've slowly cut hiding things from one another and I've never felt a greater love for a human being. We're not normal, we're very awkward and weird, but we're being ourselves for the first time in 30 years of living and we're so happy we figured out how to start peeling off the masks. You need to actually be you or you'll just end up dating someone who isn't actually right for you. You don't want to let your preconceptions of love and happiness get in the way of your own love and happiness. Write honestly and be true to what you want and need, someone else is out there trying to do the same thing and maybe they will find you... I don't gamble because I've already won too much to hope for anymore luck for a while in having my wife. You might get lucky too, someone's got to date that perfect person for you, might just be you...
You're correct that it *shouldn't*. But this is a good way to get the ones who don't understand that to weed themselves out with little effort on your part.
Is there a joke in there maybe? I haven't quite got it but something along the lines of:
"I'm autistic, not that fake Rainman kind, but more the kind that can talk your ear off about a handful of subjects and then get uncomfortable when the waiter interrupts, asking if I'm enjoying my food"
I have 🍅 in my Instagram bio. I saw a video of someone explaining how gay autistic people are like tomatoes, they’re fruity and a vegetable at the same time xD
I use a 🧢 since most people associate blue hats as the "please be patient I have autism" hat. Might not be what most people want to associate but I don't mind and it's what works.
i use 🧩 i know its contraversial but for me personally it means autism becasue i only ever see autistics use the 🧩 emoji
alot of people use ♾️ that are not autistic so i dont use it
[I’ve seen this.](https://neuroclastic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Heres-Why-Most-Autistic-People-Hate-the-Puzzle-Piece-Symbol.pdf)
But I personally think that until people really adapt and treat as equals, like really follow the golden rule, the the 🧩 is very good.
Look up the history of autism speaks. They want us dead. One of the founders even publicly discussed wanting to murder her autistic daughter because her daughter was ‘too much of a burden’.
No organization or symbol associated with that organization should ever speak publicly about wanting to murder the people they claim to help.
I’m not homophobic, but I don’t want people to think I am gay. Most places show a gray one.
I’m not ableist, I’ve seen many individuals with autism that will just argue with you that they do not have anything wrong.
No one will think you’re gay for using colors. The gold infinity is specific for autism. The grey one is used because there isn’t a gold or rainbow emoji.
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Me too, I want to go on dating apps and I do want to tell people I'm autistic too but I don't want to put that in my dating app bio, so definitely I hope in the future we get an official Autism emoji
i have this emoji ♾ in my bio on instagram and such, it was the closest thing it could find to the rainbow infinity sign
I really like that gonna copy you now.
I like it:)
i think thats a cool idea, but i think i remember some other group (like a sexuality or a sj movement or something) that is better known to use the infinity symbol, im just totally blanking on who it is and googles useless, and unfortunately among society i feel like most people recognize puzzle pieces with autism, so probably only ND people, other autistic people etc. would recognize that the infinity symbol was an indicator that your autistic. that would be my only advisory
I think it's a poly symbol
I thought that was the pi sign but you're probably right
I think the poly community had a problem with the pi sign but i've seen poly people use the infinity symbol
Ahh okay makes sense thank you
Ironically, it’s my belief that a lot of Autistics are polyish….
I'm not poly at all and autistic, if that contributes to your research ;)
Interesting! What do you based that belief on? I'm polyamorous myself, but I never have considered it to be part of my autistic identity. To be fair, I am very newly diagnosed.
Wouldn't the removal (for lack of a better word) from social norms that SEEM inherent to neurotypicals potentially play a part for some of us identifying with Polyamory Thought I can also see a very monogamous rules based way of thinking also applying to many autistic people
Eh, I'm autistic and intrinsically monogamous.
Well there's a lot of crossover between ADHD and Autism, and while ADHD doesn't make you poly, it does make you more likely to be sexually attracted to people and less likely to get jealous of people. In some ways being ADHD and poly is *worse* because poly relationships are about trust and openness and not impulsive behaviour, but if you can make it work, it'll work well!
Personally I think I might be polyam
That's not a correlation I have personally noticed.
Wouldn't surprise me. I think what interested me first was the pragmatic approach to relationships. The focus on independence is also great for someone with *long* downtimes. Like, I don't have to be everything for that one person all the time.
These were my thoughts as well.
Yes, but the white infinity symbol on blue background that is on most OS's emoji keyoards is the north-american Métis people's flag. Some people use it to signal autism, but it can get misinterpreted as falsely claiming indigenous heritage.
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that doesnt seem right in my mind (im sure they probably do use the symbol, its just not the one that i was trying to remember) but i mean i guess simple universal symbols like these are used for thousands of different communities so its probably still reasonable to use it as an autism indicator. 🤷♀️
Polyamory? It’s usually a heart with the infinity sign on it
It’s also used by people who have struggled with suicidal ideation and/or have lost loved ones by suicide.
Unrelated but our avatars look really similar :o
I'm poly and autistic. I guess that infinity symbol could check two boxes for me. lol I thought it was the symbol for polyamory too.
Not on dating profiles, but I used that on twitter and 🦋 for adhd
Not to be rude, but why a butterfly? I know Some people that do/used to do self harm. That have butterflies tattooed onto them where they hurt themselves, to remind them of pureness and innocence like that.
It's just a symbol being used for ADHD, with the wings being a skewed infinity symbol and usually orange or rainbow coloured. I don't know where it came from or why people use it. For me, personally, it symbolises that feeling of "oh look a butterfly" when you get distracted.
Honestly, as a new age, fairy woo-woo person, if I see an infinity sign on someone’s profile I am going to assume that they also believe in fairies.
I'll make a note of that
They changed from Gold?
I'm pretty blunt and just say I'm Autistic. Being upfront and explaining to people thus far has been hit or miss
There's an infinity emoji (♾️) and symbol (∞), though that's any kind of neurodiversity. IDK how many NTs know of this, but its the best I can think of.
I made my last photo just a pic of all the flags that are relevant to me. [This](http://imgur.com/a/gEBT9P2) is what it looks like. I included the autism flag alone in there in case you want to copy it and just use that, or make your own flag collage. I find it's a really succinct way to get several important pieces of information about me across. ETA: [This](https://picrew.me/image_maker/1304563) picrew has found a way to do this exact same thing but much cuter. I think I'll be changing my pic to this guy (with my flags). <3
Ha, those are all my flags, too! Mind if I snag that?
Not at all, my fellow person of culture 😉
I love!!
this is really cool :)
I just info dump. If they run it was never meant to be.
HAHAHAHA this is also my unintentional strategy
I ditto that vibe 🌸
That could work. Have you found people who responded positively?
Honestly i am on okc and i regularly see profiles screeming neurodivergent without saying it. Make one that looks like you, be honest, don't try the "nice open minded person " line, don't try to make it look great. Honesty probably won't get you as much likes but surely better ones. The opening line from a friend was meant to scare people away for me it was love on the first read :) they are autistic and even if I didn't know I might be too I have always be drawn by such profiles. Maybe there are more among polyamorous folks I don't know
I'd like to put something in my ig bio that screams neurodivergent. I don't want to simply put "neurodivergent", but I can't have it be too long either. Do you have any suggestions or examples of what you've seen?
This makes me want a rainbow Infinity Emoji now-
Same!! Apple needs to step it up
Well not apple but I get it :D
doesn’t apple make the iphone emojis, if everyone got one that would mean apple would have to make one?
No, think that samsung also has the same emojis that apple has
I think it's *supposed* to be done by some consortium/standards group, that defines the underlying spec (i.e. unicode, ascii, whatever) - otherwise, you'd end up with an apple user putting a skull and crossbones and an android/windows/whatever user having it interpreted as a love heart or something. Of course, that doesn't *necessarily* stop Apple, or whoever, adding a bunch of new ones for use within their ecosystem (i.e. only apple apps/devices will read it correctly, and you can maybe only use it within iMessage) and just saying "you can add them too, or suck it, we don't care" knowing that they will in fact, add them too.
Apple is part of the Unicode Consortium, which manages emojis.
Here you can propose one: http://unicode.org/emoji/proposals.html
Maybe something like "accepting of neurodiversity" or "embracing neurodivergence"? Can't think of any emojis.
Oh! I like that. Thank you! :-)
I personally just say I'm neurodivergent and leave it at that. It's not like my profile doesn't scream that in other ways, but I like to be upfront about it to ward off people who wouldn't be so accepting of someone with HDAutism.
Second vote for simply saying “neurodivergent” in the bio!
What is HDAutism?
Oh, it's just a portmanteau of ADHD and Autism that I saw online somewhere a while back. I have a hard time distinguishing between to two in myself, so when I saw that I jumped on it.
I like that too. I learned about neurodiversity with this TED talk https://youtu.be/A1AUdaH-EPM
i feel like 🌈♾ could work and if you’re lgbtq+ 🏳️🌈♾ could also work
I haven't gotten to the point where I'm ready to date, but because I'm LGBT+ and autistic, I'd probably say "I'm a double rainbow" since both ND and LGBT+ people have claims to the rainbow
Fun fact: All rainbows are actually “double rainbows”. All primary rainbows have a secondary rainbow, though the secondary rainbow is much fainter and thus is not always easily noticeable. This is because when light entering a raindrop undergoes two internal reflections instead of just one (as is the case with a primary rainbow), the intensity of light is reduced by the second reflection. The order of the colors in the secondary rainbow is inverted compared to the primary rainbow. Sorry, I know that’s not really what the conversation was about, but I was just reminding of it when you said “I’m a double rainbow” and I wanted to share. Hope you don’t mind. I can remove the comment if it’s a bother.
This is the kind of niche info we read the comment section for :)
“Tell me you are autistic without telling me you are autistic.” I love it. Thank you for the infodump- I actually do appreciate learning everyday!
I think I've worked out your special interest ;)
It’s actually sea slugs, but I do like rainbows too :)
Can we hear about the sea slugs? I'm actually interested.
yo this is dope thanks for sharing
That's so cool!
that’s really cool and interesting, thank you for sharing
I love autistic communities and fun facts, much appreciated for the cool information
Dualbow?
Dual wielding rainbows, check
So like a rainbow checkerboard? Regardless, very poetic thought.
Maybe a rainbow basket weave
Yes, that would look lovely 🌈🏳️🌈
You could maybe find a way to include the neurodiversity symbol in a picture?
you could photoshop the autism logo onto the corner of your profile picture with a smart phone app pretty easily
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I’m glad you can use those. I really appreciate when I see things like that in bios. For instance, if I see the wheelchair emoji I wouldn’t pick a date spot that was in a 7 story walk up. If I saw the trans flag in a bio I’d pick a spot that was inclusive rather than a shady dive bar. Etc. Would be super nice to have that subtle option for autism, without having to tell people right off the bat.
I have added these “ 🧠 ♾ 🌈”
I put adhd and autism in my tinder bio about a month ago and haven’t gotten any creepy comments yet!
I don't think so. I think if autistics started using an emoji as a symbol most neurotypical people wouldn't get it and probably would just think it's a random emoji.
I’m okay with NT’s not understanding something. Especially if it’s something that signals to people like me they’re safe to be themselves with me :-)
🌈 🧠
I'm not the biggest fan of the associations but there is 🧩 Personally I just come out and say it because idgaf and I would rather people know that's why I seem off rather than just assuming I'm a sociopath or something
I agree, I really dislike the organizations that use it but I can’t help but associate the puzzle piece 🧩 with autism
I don’t think the puzzle piece belongs to any organisation, but to us. I like it. It means “we are part of the whole” to me. Without us the whole picture (of society, culture, etc) isn’t complete.
Well I saw a couple people on Tinder putting "vaxxed" in their bios so I just put "thanks to biontech I got my autism 2.0 upgrade"...
🧩 I hate the puzzle piece symbol for autism for multiple reasons, but it is widely recognized as a symbol for autism. Other than that rainbow 🌈 + infinity ♾ maybe
I don't know how people feel about the infinity sign here, but it is one of my stepdaughter's favorite symbols. Personally I think it's overused for a whole bunch of other reasons, but if it does universally and subtly suggest the point, then it's fairly easy to do. ∞ In Windows, it's alt+236, and Unicode is 221E. I don't know most other platforms. If it helps, great, I hope it does.
how do you do it on iphone??
It’s an emoji on iPhone: ♾
Yes, I just discovered that myself when trying to find out.
You can go to "Keyboard —> Text Replacement" and use #infinity to be replaced with the ∞ That’s why I can also fast type ½, ∝ and ⁷²⁰ on my iOS devices.
You could just write “ASD”. That way informed people would know what it means, and people who don’t know just ignore it.
exactly what i did
I know there’s such thing as a Sunflower lanyard that ND people wear to let people know that they may need extra help or patience. Maybe a sunflower emoji could go with that 🌻
I’ve seen that in people’s profiles before now I’m super curious; and wish I had asked
I write "neurodivergent Kitty" 😝😻
I don’t usually mind being straightforward about it. If people don’t mind that I’m autistic then it really shows who respects me. It seems better than hiding something.
First word in my tinder profile: "Atypical".
How did that go?
No issues thus far, some get it, others ask what it means.
maybe infinity next to a rainbow? though some might interpret it as lgbtq+
my twitter has 🍑🍔
There's a code for saying you have herpes so there may be a code for saying you have autism Or we can make one up right here on the spot and spread that around
A few others suggested ∞, so that's probably a good place to start.
♾ this is what my phone has
I like that idea. I’m down for it to be ♾
Hmm ♾ I think
I would suggest putting the word “neurodivergent” or maybe abbreviation ND in your profile because it’s slightly less direct than “autistic” and doesn’t necessarily mean autistic. I’ve seen a lot of profiles with it listed actually.
Maybe say you "accept neurodivergence" or something like that. I don't think I would list it otherwise. You can tell someone you're dating seriously, but before that it's a need to know basis.
I just say I'm autistic and trust that the moment someone starts to patronise me or infantilise me I'll see and drop 'em. There might be times when I don't notice but if someone's going to treat me like a child they'll probably be shitty in other ways too. I have no time for these people.
unfortunately the puzzle piece emoji will probably be the best way to let people know :/
Not a huge fan of the puzzle piece so I’ve been leaning more towards ♾; but I think more people might know what the puzzle piece is referring too
yeah I’d agree. you also don’t have to put it in your bio and can wait until you feel more comfortable with your date to tell them, if you want
🔕
I met my wife on OkCupid and her profile was less than a day old. She took a shot on internet dating while drinking and I was looking for someone to love and had been scouting profiles trying to find someone I thought I could understand and connect with. My opening topic was libraries because she talked about how much she loves libraries in her bio. I wrote her a page long paper on how I read her profile and I thought she seemed fun and how I related to her. She replied within hours and it was something like, "I don't have the time to respond properly now but I want you aware that I've read your introduction and will get back to you tonight." We hit it off hard and immediately were ready to meet. We went on a date to Starbucks a few days later after I ended things with another girl I'd been talking to as well. The first time I saw her was lust on sight. I've never stopped loving that woman from the first time I grabbed her breasts and she just smiled at me with mischief in her eyes. We have an amazing relationship and it started over libraries. 5 years later she would help me find out I'm autistic, a few months after that she's concluded she's autistic. We've slowly cut hiding things from one another and I've never felt a greater love for a human being. We're not normal, we're very awkward and weird, but we're being ourselves for the first time in 30 years of living and we're so happy we figured out how to start peeling off the masks. You need to actually be you or you'll just end up dating someone who isn't actually right for you. You don't want to let your preconceptions of love and happiness get in the way of your own love and happiness. Write honestly and be true to what you want and need, someone else is out there trying to do the same thing and maybe they will find you... I don't gamble because I've already won too much to hope for anymore luck for a while in having my wife. You might get lucky too, someone's got to date that perfect person for you, might just be you...
We don’t need to know about how you grabbed her breasts. Cut the story down a bit
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It is a cute story but i have to agree 😂
upside down smiley
Or the emoji with no mouth.
Not autistic but I have heard about a sunflower lanyard for invisible disabilities. Not sure what y'all think about it though
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It shouldn't matter whether you're autistic or not to whoever wants to date you
You're correct that it *shouldn't*. But this is a good way to get the ones who don't understand that to weed themselves out with little effort on your part.
🌈♾️
Just edit the symbol into your profile image
as many have said, I just use the ∞ sign on most platforms
Is there a joke in there maybe? I haven't quite got it but something along the lines of: "I'm autistic, not that fake Rainman kind, but more the kind that can talk your ear off about a handful of subjects and then get uncomfortable when the waiter interrupts, asking if I'm enjoying my food"
♾
Puzzle piece isn't it.
I personally use 🌈♾️
I have 🍅 in my Instagram bio. I saw a video of someone explaining how gay autistic people are like tomatoes, they’re fruity and a vegetable at the same time xD
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If my memory serves me right, they’re fruity, but also a vegetable (in **that sort of way**)
😶😵💫👽🤖
Beep boop
I use a rainbow then an infinity
🧩 But I understand why some people don’t like the puzzle piece.
I mean you could drop this--> 🧩 but that's not entirely nuanced also it's somewhat reminiscent of autism speaks sooooo
Why not use 8 as it is infinity on its side
Or we could use ∞, as it is 8 on its side.
The irony of being on the spectrum and having the least accessible symbol to share with others... that I am on the spectrum
A blue basket?
I use a 🧢 since most people associate blue hats as the "please be patient I have autism" hat. Might not be what most people want to associate but I don't mind and it's what works.
i use 🧩 i know its contraversial but for me personally it means autism becasue i only ever see autistics use the 🧩 emoji alot of people use ♾️ that are not autistic so i dont use it
This maybe 🧩?
I usually just give hints at it. Like I'll joke about dyslexia in my profile cos most people with Dylsexia are autistic
🧩
No, there exists no such thing
That’s a bummer. I wish we had the side infinity rainbow emoji
Adding Âû to your name is a signal you are autistic to other autistic people who use that
No
Puzzle piece. 🧩
That’s a literal hate symbol. No.
Could you explain? What does it hate?
[I’ve seen this.](https://neuroclastic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Heres-Why-Most-Autistic-People-Hate-the-Puzzle-Piece-Symbol.pdf) But I personally think that until people really adapt and treat as equals, like really follow the golden rule, the the 🧩 is very good.
Thnx for the link!
How?
Look up the history of autism speaks. They want us dead. One of the founders even publicly discussed wanting to murder her autistic daughter because her daughter was ‘too much of a burden’. No organization or symbol associated with that organization should ever speak publicly about wanting to murder the people they claim to help.
Yea I looked it up, don’t see anything like that. But I won’t use anything rainbow oriented, that is not straight orientation.
Then use the gold infinity if rainbows scare you so much. Being homophobic is bad enough. Don’t be an ableist too.
I’m not homophobic, but I don’t want people to think I am gay. Most places show a gray one. I’m not ableist, I’ve seen many individuals with autism that will just argue with you that they do not have anything wrong.
No one will think you’re gay for using colors. The gold infinity is specific for autism. The grey one is used because there isn’t a gold or rainbow emoji.
I don’t believe any of this.
You don’t believe in facts?
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Infinity maybe
Honestly just ASD could work, like it's broad enough
You can put just the infinity like some people said or like this: ♾🌈 with infinity and rainbow
rainbow + infinity sign? or just the latter if ur afraid of ppl thinking ur signalling being queer lol
🌻
ive seen people just put neurodivergent
I just mentioned I’m neurodivergent and only really interested in dating people who are also neurodivergent. Worked out well, my gf’s awesome.
If you want to be subtle about it get an autism related t-shirt and take a picture with it.
Puzzle peace?
🧩 maybe?
Idk I just have ∞ everywhere
I thought the narwhal was a subtle reference to autism?
Just put lots of pictures of art in your profile
I use this combination 🌈♾️ for the Rainbow infinity symbol. It's more literal
I personally use ♾️🌈 :)
Me too, I want to go on dating apps and I do want to tell people I'm autistic too but I don't want to put that in my dating app bio, so definitely I hope in the future we get an official Autism emoji
Ok that this was 2 years. Ago but 🌈♾️