Katie Rhoades

self dx: autistic |
mother of three |
m a r r i e d |
I make stuff out of clay |
merry mushroom collector |
picnics & nature |
K.Rhoades Photography |

[Katie Rhoades @_KatieGroahh]

Excited for my trip to Stonewall Resort in Roanoke, West Virginia. For friends traveling soon... https://t.co/RkLUbZvh7J @stonewallresort

[Katie Rhoades @_KatieGroahh]

Sad to think that I'll be signing willow up for school soon, Godrics turning 9 in two weeks and this will be his last year in single digits and Rayna becomes a teenager in a couple of months. Time flies. 😭

[rattie @ratxgurl]

Every time original hardwood floors are replaced by gray plank vinyl a year is taken from my life

[Katie Rhoades @_KatieGroahh]

I have this problem where I feel the need to rearrange my house every 2 weeks & I obsess about it & there's literally only so many ways I can rearrange the space & it drives me nuts.

[mart!na @yredfield_rb]

i cant even find the words to express how amazing this is #wednesdaynetflix

[Katie Rhoades @_KatieGroahh]

@thesundancesyd YES!!!!
and make sure you also read the extended chapter!!!

[Katie Rhoades @_KatieGroahh]

So much for being team manuscript, that bonus chapter had my heart racing.... Just, WHEW. 😳😅

#verity

[The sunset books ✨ @books_sunset]

Verity new bonus epilogue

[Katie Rhoades @_KatieGroahh]

Vecna's takeover at @StoneTowerBrews

Eggo Waffle Latte 🤤
Demo’Smoregon Latte 🤤🤤

[Katie Rhoades @_KatieGroahh]

This.

[ᴘᴏᴛᴀᴛᴜᴍ @pot8um]

I’m gonna say this because I wish someone had said it to me sooner

It’s important to get bloodwork done at least once a year as an adult

Near the end of 2020, I was chronically fatigued and sluggish

As it turned out, my iron and vitamins B12 + D were almost
🎶zerooo🎶

[LoveNPain @ijustwanabethe1]

Being #ActuallyAutistic is everyone around you telling you you’re unreasonable you’re entire life while pushing you far past limits they don’t recognize; only to fit their need for us to become things we never asked to be to make them feel better about themselves

[TJ_Davis @Ttown316]

@Ravens If you don’t get your hopes up you can’t be upset

[Katie Rhoades @_KatieGroahh]

My neighbor literally threatened to fight my pregnant sister in law and then turned around and called us trash. I am literally CACKLING.

[Katie Rhoades @_KatieGroahh]

Willow found 2 dollar bills on the floor at the store tonight and as sad as it may be, the first thing I thought of was fentanyl, so I literally scooped her up, threw her over my shoulder and ran to the bathroom and washed her hands as fast as I could.

[Veni, vidi, vici @SolitudinarianA]

If you’re an autistic with perpetual stomach bloating no matter what, tenderness, and a heavy feeling of fullness despite being hungry- I just want you to know it’s ‘typical’ for us.
Gastrointestinal issues is a known co-occur in autism.
Neurodevelopment goes far beyond the brain

[Katie Rhoades @_KatieGroahh]

I'm just sitting in a waiting area and overhear two grown women mocking a small child with a stutter.
And we wonder why there is so much bullying....

Be better people, be better.

[Lauren Melissa Ellzey (she/her) @autienelle]

Since non-autistics are constantly misunderstanding what a special interest is, here's a thread about what my SpIn is and is not.

1. My special interest is a passion.
My special interest is not a hobby.

[Katie Rhoades @_KatieGroahh]

Am I getting through to ya at all?

[Katie Rhoades @_KatieGroahh]

*wind blows*

Godric: OH MY SOUR CREAM AND ONIONS!!!!

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Katie Rhoades @_KatieGroahh]

Ah yes, misophonia.
A few years back I once Googled "why do I feel so angry when someone sneezes?" bc the amount of anger it has always made me feel didn't feel normal, lol. 😅

[Callum Stephen (He/Him) @AutisticCallum_]

Many autistic people have Misophonia, a condition that causes a person to have an extremely negative emotional response (usually anger) to everyday sounds, such as: chewing, joint cracking, snoring, breathing, nail tapping and nail clipping.

[Callum Stephen (He/Him) @AutisticCallum_]

For many autistic people, nighttime is a wild ride. You may fall asleep, or you may stay awake for hours feeling overstimulated whilst your brain plays the same song on loop, digs up a past trauma, replays every social interaction from that day and/or comes up with epic ideas.