F*CK YEAH! EVAN MAKEBA!: Yup. #actuallyautistic #aspie #aspielife #Repost @the.autisticats (@get_repost) ・・・ Repost: @actuallyautisticadult I can't preach this enough. I'm usually on my phone like "every normal teenager" and sure, I could be, but it helps me. I'm able to communicate with my partners and close friends if something's wrong or if I'm feeling insecure or if I need music to help me focus or calm down. My parents always yell at me for being on my phone and are trying to find "strategies" to make me use my phone less. I'll admit that I could use it less frequently then I do but sometimes I actually need to use it for valid reasons. And what annoys me so much is when people yell at an autistic child for using a tablet or playing video games constantly. Please don't yell at us! Those kinds of things we use as an escape for what's going on in our heads, to calm us during sensory overloads and to communicate, speak or help us learn. Please be mindful. ~Maddy🐯