Tattoos aren’t always associated with the autistic community. One of the questions I get asked most as an autistic self-advocate is, “How are you able to get tattoos sensory-wise?” For me, tattoos are a wonderful form of self-expression.
I can fight through the sensory issues if it is something I really care about. Most of mine involve my special interests, such as books, although I’m still trying to decide what my autism tattoo is going to be.
After seeing all the wonderful tattoos my fellow autistics have, I’m leaning towards the rainbow infinity sign. A lot of tattoos in the autism community involve puzzle pieces, which, to a lot of self-advocates, doesn’t represent us in the way we wish to be seen.
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