A poster with a cheery pale yellow background says “Signs of Autism.” It lists some of the signs of autism, accompanied by 3 cartoon pictures of Aurora Rosenberg (an autistic character from Thousand Dollar Friend).
Aurora is a Latina girl with wavy dark brown hair and an adorable smile. There are 3 pictures of her doing different things: lining up objects with a thoughtful expression on her face, covering her ears and looking distressed by a loud noise, and flapping her hands in delight.
The signs of autism on the poster are listed as: avoids eye contact, lines up objects, need for routine, hyper or passive, over or under sensitive, loves favorite objects, needs more rest, and repetitive movements.
The poster says “Need advice? Check out wikiHow’s autism articles” and is subtly signed “MissLunaRose.”
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So, this is what I drew!
As you may know, I volunteer at wikiHow and draw some pictures for them. I needed posters for a therapist’s office, and thought I would include a neurodiversity-friendly poster describing signs of autism. This one focuses on kids, but it’s important to note that autism is inborn and lifelong. I should know: I have all the signs listed above.
I always direct people to wikiHow when they talk about an autism diagnosis. In case you haven’t heard, that place is super neurodiversity-friendly, and reassuring to anyone who might be feeling confused or insecure. Call it the cure for Autism Speaks.
On credit
I’ve noticed that some of my autism art gets reposted a lot on different websites. It’s great that people are sharing autism-positive stuff!
If you’re on a platform that allows reblogging, please reblog from me (the source). If it’s on a different platform (like your blog) please credit me by name or link to me (MissLunaRose). I did work hard on this, and would like people to know how to find my work if they want more!
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