FAQ

How do I submit a flirt?

You can submit your own autistic flirts through either ask or submit. Please start them with “Autistic Flirting:”, and if you want to submit an image as a flirt, please add an image description if you can.

I’m allistic, can I submit?

No. This is a blog by autistic people for autistic people.

Okay, but can allistics reblog?

Only you’re tagging it for an autistic friend/partner/etc to see. Allistic people cannot “autistic flirt” since they are not autistic, even if they can relate to these posts for another reason.

What about following as an allistic?

Unless you have an autistic partner, I don’t see why you’d want to.

What are spoons? Why do you sometimes tag posts “spoonie” or “spoon theory”?

“Spoons” are often used as a metaphor for energy levels in disabled and chronically ill people, based on Christine Miserandino’s blog post “Spoon Theory”. Having few/no spoons = having little/no energy. “Spoonie” is a name some disabled/chronically ill people use to describe themselves. Full explanation here.

I have a question about autism.

I’m really sorry, but I very rarely have the spoons to answer questions properly on here. I recommend the #actuallyautistic tag (if you are yourself autistic), and/or #ask an autistic.

Do you support self-diagnosis?

Absolutely! Professional diagnosis is often inaccessible or just plain unnecessary. Self-diagnosed autistics are 100% valid and totally welcome to submit to this blog.

Why are you trivialising autism? It’s a serious condition! My little brother / cousin / daughter / classmate / best friend’s auntie’s dog groomer’s nephew twice removed has it, so I should know!