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it's like. I used to think my autism didn't really include the need for routine but what I've found is that when it's a Planned divergence in routine that's fine (going on trips etc) and when I can Choose to divert my routine bc I know I can handle it that's also fine (like deciding to go out for drinks or deciding to go to a movie or deciding to change dinner plans). but when Other People or Circumstances change my routine without prior warning that's when my brain goes absolutely fucking insane.
and I feel like that's not talked about enough bc I've always seen "needs routine" represented as someone who is unwilling to divert from their routine when like. no it's absolutely fine just as long as I'm the one deciding when and how to divert it or I've been given plenty of advance warning that it'll be changing.
A cat may go in a box of its own accord but it does not want to be put in a box
FUCK YOU IF SOMEONE I FOLLOW WANTS TO REBLOG A POST 20 TIMES THEN I WANT TO SEE IT ON MY DASH 20 TIMES FUCK YOU TUMBLR FUCK YOU
EXACTLY LIKE THIS THANK YOU @shadow-von-vamp !!!!!!
Here's my character analysis on the one and only Shadow the hedgehog and why this edgy little rat is very obviously autistic!
The source you ask? Me of course, cuz I'm autistic/j
Alot of autistic people are often overwhelmed by touch, some will avoid it at all cost and others are only ok with it if they are the one who start the hug. Our senses are heightened more than the Allistic individual so we tend to get overwhelmed with certain things more easily.
Shadow seems to get overwhelmed when he doesn't want to be touched or isn't expecting it, his response is either aggression (such as getting annoyed, yelling or even getting physical) or to just freeze entirely which is a common response from autistic people who don't like being touch.
Shadow's voice is quiet and monotone which is another every autistic trait. His voice doesn't vary too often and even when it does it's when extreme emotion is at play like when he's angry. David Humphrey's proformence as Shadow in particular really shows it the best in my opinion, Shadow remains mostly monotone but still emotional and you can tell what he's feeling.
Even in the comics he doesn't speak too often and when he does it's something short and straight to the point. It's even been shown that he's nonverbal most of the time especially when stressed.
Shadow is shown several times to have Low empathy and is unable to really connect or understand others emotions very well (not understanding yours or others emotions is called Alexithymia btw!)
No empathy doesn't mean no emotions, it just means you don't feel empathy as easily as others do and Shadow has shown often times to have low empathy, even in sonic adventure 2 when he was at his most emotional he was still fairly closed off from others emotionally only crying when Amy reminded him of Maria.
This one is pretty simple I'll just put some examples here.
Intense eye contact, the cross armed pose cuz pressure is comfortable, being blunt and literal, doesn't like large spaces n stands in the corner and hyper focuses on things!
Feel free to add more ty for reading ^^
1. Progesterone: not for everyone, but for many people it may increase sex drive and WILL make your boobs bigger. Also effects mood in ways that many find positive (but some find negative). Most doctors won’t prescribe this to you unless you ask. Most trans girls I know swear by it.
2. Injectible estrogen: is more effective than pill or patch form. Get on it if you can bear needles bc you will see more effects more quickly.
3. Estradiol Cypionate: There is currently a shortage of injectible estradiol valerate. There is no shortage of estradiol cypionate. Functionally they do the same shit.
4. Bicalutamide: This is an anti-androgen that has almost none of the side-effects of spironolactone or finasteride. The girls I know who are on it are evangelical about it.
Are there HRT medications that don’t increase blood clot risk? I’m already at risk because of my blood pressure, and my doctor won’t prescribe HRT that increases clot risk while I’m on the medication - and I may never not be on the medication.
Absolutely.
The concerns surrounding venous thromboembolic events as a side-effect of hormone replacement therapy can mostly be traced back to one particular study known as the Women’s Health Initiative. This study was an enormous undertaking which, unfortunately, demonstrated significant adverse effects of the hormone therapies studied. As a result of this the use of hormone replacement therapy in postmenopausal cis women was dramatically reduced as the medical community began to question whether or not the therapy caused more harm than good.
Naturally, trans women have been suffering from this fall-out ever since.
What physicians seem to fail to recognize is that the study examined a very specific hormone regimen which was, arguably, outmoded at the time the study was conducted: It examined the use of conjugated equine estrogen (Premarin) with or without the use of medroxyprogesterone acetate. Neither of these drugs is regularly used for the treatment of transgender women.
The estrogen most commonly used to treat transgender women nowadays is 17β-estradiol either in pill form or in the form of a sticky patch that you apply to your skin. Esters of estrogen (e.g. estradiol valerate) are also sometimes used either in a pill form or as an intramuscular injection.
Transdermal estradiol patches are the gold standard when it comes to treating women who are at high risk of a venous thromboembolic event. It simply does not increase the risk of developing a venous thromboembolism. The only thing you should keep in mind is that patches are not always well tolerated because of the lifestyle changes required to keep them from falling off and the fact that they tend to irritate the skin.
Fortunately, oral 17β-estradiol appears to be safe, regardless of the increased risk. At least one large study has shown that the use of oral estradiol in trans women is not associated with venous thromboembolic events. An individual woman’s risk would need to be substantial in order to contraindicate the use of oral estradiol.
For those who have significant risk of venous thromboembolism because they have had a previous thromboembolic event, because they are paralyzed, or because of some other factor it is good to know the relative risk between oral and transdermal estrogen. The latest research indicates that the use of transdermal estrogen lowers your risk of a thromboembolism to 80% of what your risk would be using oral estrogens.
It’s difficult to find hard numbers regarding the relative risk of venous thromboembolic events with regards to hypertension. The best I could find after an hour or so of searching was this study regarding VTE in lung cancer patients. Hypertension increased the risk by a factor of 1.8.
However, to put that into perspective being of African descent increases your relative risk for deep vein thrombosis by a factor of 1.3 when compared to Europeans. Europeans are, themselves, at increased risk when compared to Asians and Pacific Islanders by a considerable margin: a four-fold increase.
I should point out that being ‘male’ is also a risk factor for developing a thromboembolism and hormones are likely to be a contributing factor. Also, menopause is another serious risk factor. Given this information it is likely that the use of transdermal estradiol will lower your risk of thromboembolic events significantly.
As far as the anti-androgen is concerned: The primary use for spironolactone for cisgender people is as an antihypertensive.
Even if the risk of thromboembolism was truly significant with modern hormone replacement therapy it wouldn’t justify what your doctor is doing to you. The fact is that mortality in the transgender community from suicide–caused in part due to the lack of access to hormone therapy–is substantial. The quality of life lost when a trans woman is denied hormone therapy is substantial. The fact that your doctor does not appear to be taking this into consideration when they weigh the risk of thromboembolism against not receiving necessary medical care is deeply concerning.
I strongly recommend that you seek a doctor who is more sensitive to your medical needs as a transgender woman.
Edit: Fixed a minor, but embarrassing, error.
oh wow this is so helpful & good info
Everyone who cares about transfem people please reblog this
this was really fucking helpful
I know a lot of trans women dont have acess to information like this and its very helpful.
Shadow definitely has touch sensitivity issues, I headcanon them with Autism and PTSD which both can cause sensitivity issues so he has it pretty bad and it can be shown in Canon.
I'm not great at reading emotions but Shadow just looks really confused in this scene, like when Amy hugs him and even when she gets off he doesn't utter a word they just stare at her which was likely a freeze reaction.
He reacts a little more violently to it now due to the other truamaic events like in Shadow the hedgehog and in 06, likely to protect himself from being hurt again.
There was no real reason to this post I just wanted to share that hc
