Careful what you wish for... I'm interested in certain types of monologues, but some are boring or even annoying, and some might even be in bad faith which gets old fast.

Really? Everybody always says that?

yeah.

No one ever says this.

Please be autistic, I have patience.

Nobody says that. I think that's just you.

I'm working on adding to my vocabulary:

"Please be yourself."

I have autism and patience

Please be.

I have seen it on shirts before, I think it's a regular slogan in the ABA approved "autism treatment" complex. I think ABA / Autism Speaks / corporate autism advocacy in general is pretty slimy, and I think this phrase is situational at best and can be really harmful when it's foisted upon people by their caregivers. It's literally labeling people.

Etsy has a lot of hats with that phrase on it, though it's unclear how much of that is edgy ironic humor vs. a genuine attempt at an accessibility aid. While I was there I was unfortunately introduced to this monstrosity and I thought I'd share:

I just... sometimes t-shirt designs really make me wonder whether just anybody should be allowed to make them.

People say kiss me I'm Irish, but nobody says Irish me I'm kiss

Unsolicited rant: I understand the impulse parents have to make it visually obvious to strangers that their kid isn’t acting typically because they’re neurodivergent, not because their spoiled or whatever random shit rude people will say to parents of ND kids. But it also seems unfair to a kid to not give them the option of privacy, and it feels like approval-seeking to me, which should never be a guiding concern in parenting any kid. Doubly so for ND kids.

I feel like that one may have been uttered by someone who was very drunk on St. Patrick's Day.

They have autism; please be patient.

Yeah, it gives me the "performative allyship / treating autism like an inconvenient disease" ick when it's applied to kids. If an adult wants to wear an explainer that's their prerogative. Putting it on a kid just feels mean and othering, especially if it's in a general public context where it can invite unwanted pity, or condescension, or outright cruelty. Being an autistic kid is already hard enough.

It definitely makes an easy target for bullies.

Ire me I'm kissish*

I don't have autism but I watched the show Patience.

One day my autistic brethren shall rule this Earth.

Casually ableist content creators say it for content.

I'm currently wearing a shirt that says similar

Go outside and talk to people, sweetie.

I cannot think of anything that would be more annoying than having to rule. My hope is thatone day everyone's smart enough to not need rulers.

And while we're at it, I also want to unicorn and a pony.

I do, sweetie. What about you, are you sure those are real people you're talking with? Aside from the grocery cashier, of course.

me (autistic) when my friend (autistic) infodumps at me for an hour about their special interest

yeah

I say "I'm also French; slip a little tongue in there, too"

One of my favourite things in life is listening to my autistic friends infodump on me

It is the only dumping on me that I will allow

my father was one of the most impatient people I ever knew. I learned from watching his frustration that it never helped in the end, and usually made things more difficult.

now in my 50s, I am the most patient person I know. I have waited literal years for jokes to land.

god save this planet should I ever become immortal.

I do think that is a common autistic ideal of governance lol

The ideal that a well ran system doesn't need active interference or rulership.

This is so cute it's making me cry 😭

High quality edit

uwu

I've only ever heard the phrase online, and only as a joke. And I'm outside on occasion! Hope this helps

Oh I love that! I can think of a couple of people in my life who need to hear this more. Thank you!

it did not

I've said "feel free to infodump!!" many a time, I feel like that counts. :3

-- Frost

See: anarchism!