Day: December 23, 2017

spacedijks:

dwinkus:

tilthat:

TIL that according to legend, the Corgi was a gift from woodland faeries and their markings were caused by saddles and stirrups placed on their backs

via ift.tt

how can you spend hundreds of years breeding a dog into a little sausage shape and then just forget about it and say fairies did it

the norse settlers of england actually did most of the heavy lifting with the body shape

thess little fellas (swedish vallhund) are believed to be the closest living thing to what the corgi’s ancestors would’ve looked like

thevintagearab:

thevintagearab:

He’s applying for a job and they require a photo with a white background..

3 years of posting historical pictures, arts, and translating texts and this gets the most notes..

Culture, art, and literature is a matter of taste.

Friendship is universal. Here’s to friends and the silly things that only they would do for us.

kleenexwoman:

suddenly-sara:

neurodiversitysci:

2ndhalfoflife:

nomorepuzzleprofits:

We need to stop seeing autism as some sort of one-dimensional sliding scale. Autism is not a thermometer. It’s not a rating that is “more” or “less”. High-functioning and Low-functioning do not exist in the real world.

Autism is a collection of symptoms and behaviours. Like a sundae bar. You choose your toppings that fit you.

Are you a bipolar extravert that loves socialising, is good at math and bad at remembering time? That’s ONE way to be autistic!

Are you a socially anxious autistic who has meltdowns when your clothes don’t feel right but a genius knowledge of music theory and is great at scheduling? That’s another way to be autistic!

Notice how both of those examples has strengths and weaknesses? Is one more “employable” or “high-functioning” than the other?

There is no one-size-fits-all category or rating for autism.

Though I’d often heard the phrase “autism spectrum” I didn’t really understand it. This post really helps.

Good analogy.

@kleenexwoman, this seems like a good analogy to me, but I’m neurotypical. Your thoughts, if you don’t mind?

I love it, actually. It’s very accurate–autism isn’t your brain being different to a single degree in a single way, it affects everything in different ways and sometimes it feels like completely random chance as to what you’re dealing with on a particular DAY, let alone in different individuals. I am going to start using this!