My new therapist is also autistic and they asked me to envision who I could be if if I shed 50+ years of masking and let myself be fully, authentically me. It’s so exciting…I simultaneously grin and tear up when I think about it. I think I’ve been waiting for permission without realizing it. I can’t wait to see who emerges from this. #AutisticJoy#Unmasking#AutisticUnmasking#UnmaskingAutism#ActuallyAutistic@actuallyautistic
Happy Autism Acceptance Month! Today is the start of a whole month on how awesome our community are. And show the world that we need more acceptance in this world. #autismacceptancemonth#actuallyautistic#autisticJoy
Autistic special interests/stimming as seen "in the wild" (of our SUV 😂 )
Spouse: 130
Me: Ooh, what a pretty gray. Of course a young amish man has a flashy horse.
Spouse: What? I was counting train cars.
Me: And I was looking at the horse on that Amish cart. It's a gray, so that's flashy for the Amish.
(Ironically we were on the drive home from the first of two testing days to see if I can get my official DX)
Some people are saying that Autistic people on social media are "romanticizing Autism." To these I say: I spent most of my 60 years of life wanting to be like other people. If some people now want to be like me, I'm totally fine with that. #autism#autisticadult#AutisticArtists#autisticme#respect#AutisticJoy
Every Sunday on #twitter I did this so let's continue it here. I ask you what made you smile this week? Being #grateful 🥰 is very good for our #mentalhealth
Mine= reconnecting with an old friend I lost touch with 8 years ago xx
@servelan@simid@actuallyautistic
"brain trying to process everything" serves me
when I 'read poetry' or
have enough leisure to grok 'ALL the contexts'. 《 wink 》
sometimes, though it serves me better
to pay attention just one or two contexts
when I drive my old car, it serves me better to focus on the road
even with that aspiration, I still miss many turn offs.
shucks ... but not to worry ...
getting lost can become a dandy detour