okay so this is something that I never see anywhere and idk why? because it is something that I am absolutely certain of and nothing can convince me otherwise. but I bet that y’all are here for some evidence, so I should probably do that thing.
1) ADHD AND DYSLEXIA. okay, so this isn’t really a proof of autism thing, more something that I would like to make a note of that fits in really well with the whole him being autistic thing. ADHD and dyslexia are very common in people on the autistic spectrum. it’s just one of those things, if you have autism you should get checked for those as well.
2) HAND GESTURES. this one is pretty simple, autistic people use a lot of body gestures and waving hands when they talk, and it’s stated in the very first book that Nico is in that him and Bianca both use their hands a lot to talk. (autism tends to run in families and it would make sense for Bianca to also be autistic, but I have not analysed her nearly as much as Nico, so I couldn’t give commentary on that.)
2.5) THE HAND GESTURES are bought back up again in book five, when it says that Nico was following around hades waving his arms around as he talks. on a related note hand gestures tend to get more wild when talking about things they are very interested in or are important to them (or at least as far as my experience extends) and well, anyone who has read the book will probably agree that Nico was undoubtedly very involved in that conversation.
3) STIMMING. this one is not as obvious as others, but when you know what to look for, it becomes pretty apparent. for example, when we first meet Nico Percy describes him as doing a weird sort of dance when he gets excited, which to me sounds a lot like excited stimming. also jumping around?? while yes, Nico does this much less in later books, this isn’t necessarily because he doesn’t want to but rather because he has trained it out of himself, but if I go into that this post would get pretty tragic and much longer pretty quick. so ima leave that alone for now, if you wanna hear more then hit me up in my ask box.
3.5) MORE CASUAL STIMMING is still pretty apparent later in the books, but it is much for tame and less wild. the most prominent of these is Nico twisting his ring. this is like, one of the most common and classic stims. there are actually stim specific rings you can get which are meant for spinning them.
4) SPECIAL INTERESTS. yep you heard it here folks, Nico hardcore has special interests. one word, mythomagic. do you guys remember in book 3 when Nico collected almost the entire mythomagic collection in just one year because he got really into it? because I sure as hell do. also pirates, Nico loves pirates.
5) SOCIAL INTERACTION. oh boy, this one’s a goldmine. Nico is fucking clueless? he has difficulty reading social situations, (often ending in him assuming the worst) he can’t figure out people and what they mean, often takes things very literally, doesn’t know the appropriate anything in social situations, and doesn’t realise how what he says might affect another person because well, he hadn’t intended for it to sound mean, and doesn’t see how it could anger/offend the other person. (see the time when he asked Percy that if Annabeth is so smart then why didn’t she know better than to fall off a cliff) in early books he is overly friendly with people (yes that is the flip side of autistic people being extremely asocial) but when people push that away and see him as annoying, he becomes the Nico we know today, and starts not speaking to people much and thinking out his words a dozen times before saying them. but once again if I go into that this will become depressing af. also something I just remembered, theres an entire scene where he makes a joke and hades cant tell if he’s joking or not, hades make the same joke back and Nico in turn cannot tell if he is joking.
6) PHYSICAL CONTACT. okay, so this doesn’t need much explaining, but a lot of autistic people really don’t like being touched, especially by people they arent 100% comfortable with. sound familiar to you? good.
7) this one is little and kind of hard to explain which is why it doesn’t get a capitalised headline, but there’s this one scene where Jason’s glasses are wonky, and Nico resists the urge to reach out and straighten them. this just reeks of autism to me. there are some things that autistic people just can’t stand, and they often come across as being OCD because of this, a common one is where thing are slightly wonky or askew, or just generally not how they should be. for example, it kills me if people have sleep in their eyes.
im sure that theres a ton of other stuff that im forgetting, but honestly its one am and I have other things to do before sleep so that’s all from me for tonight.
n word (video) (this is a cover, but they could have chosen to censor it or change the word – knowledge that the n word is bad isn’t confined to the US lmao)
i don’t suggest googling it as op suggested, because a lot of the results are kpop stans blindly defending their idol
wait, is that an actual swastica? there’s the sanskrit/Hindu/Buddhist symbol for peace, which is turned a different way (but still called the swastika fyi)
edit: yeah, it’s the version where it’s turned the Nazi way, that’s really not good omg
It was also taken at a fucking Holocaust memorial and it’s got the iron eagle carrying it. It was very, very intentional and very, very antisemitic, there’s no two-ways around that.
the next sbahj update is gonna be the same image but completely covered in text that says “karkat if youre reading this please come unlock the front door i accidentally locked myself out and this is the only way i know how to communicate with you b”
[next page] “abe please this is time sensitive i left a lasagna in the oven”
So I haven’t seen anything on this subject in quite some time, but I am subscribed to FreePress’ email newsletter where they keep people updated.
Guys, the battle for the net isn’t over yet, just because you don’t see any more posts on it. This text is copy-pasted from the update email I received.
The Net Neutrality repeal is about to become official. The FCC is expected to publish its Net Neutrality rollback in the Federal Register tomorrow, which means that Congress will be able to examine the rules and move forward with a vote to reverse them. This also means that we have a limited amount of time to get all of our elected officials on board to save the open internet — but we have a plan to get there.
Millions of people have spoken out against the FCC’s Net Neutrality repeal because they recognize how important the open internet is for racial justice, free expression, innovation and economic opportunity. The momentum we’ve seen has been grassroots and creative, and gives us hope for the future.
Here’s a recap of what’s happened since the FCC’s vote:
• Legislation that would enforce Net Neutrality has popped up all over the country. • We filed one of the very first lawsuits to overturn the FCC’s Net Neutrality-killing vote and at least 22 state attorneys general are also suing the FCC. • Burger King (yes, that Burger King!) created an ad explaining Net Neutrality. • Team Internet activists have been showing up outside their members of Congress’ offices all over the country to tell them to use the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to undo the FCC’s Net Neutrality repeal. • The pressure people are putting on Congress is working: Members have been signing on to support the CRA effort to save the open internet left and right. We’re just 1 vote away from winning a CRA vote in the Senate — but we have our work cut out for us in the House. • Along with our allies at #BattlefortheNet, we’re gearing up for another internet-wide day of action to save the open internet…
On Feb. 27, we’ll launch Operation #OneMoreVote, a massive day of action to secure the final Senate vote needed to undo the FCC’s Net Neutrality repeal. Will you join us?
On this day, internet users, small businesses, online communities, public-interest groups and popular websites will mobilize to flood lawmakers with calls, emails and tweets. Our goal: to secure the final vote in the Senate needed to pass a resolution of disapproval that would overturn the FCC’s Net Neutrality repeal. We need your help to make this happen: RSVP to join us online on Feb. 27.
There are a ton of ways you can take part in Operation #OneMoreVote, ranging from changing your profile photo, to tweeting and calling your members of Congress and spreading the word. Everything helps.
See you online on Feb. 27th!
I’m not even sure how I can help with this since I’m not American
I’m sure I’ve signed stuff in the past, but I’ve always been aware of how it probably makes no difference with me not being an American citizen?
I’ll reblog this, but if anybody knows what I can do, please let me know!
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