Hey guys! Welcome back to my blog, and Happy New Year! To start off, I know I promised you guys a post about autistic love languages, but I only have one piece of information and it’s hard to reword, so I’m going to link the love language post at the bottom of this post. Anyways, for this weeks post I’ll be talking about sensory overload, and the importance of sensory breaks. I’ll be putting them into one post for you guys since they have to do with each other. Hope you guys enjoy!
All neurodiverse people have a different operating system, not just people with autism/autistics. “Our sensory processing system allows us to integrate and organize the information we receive from our environment so we can respond accordingly to it”. -@theautisticlife on Instagram. I decided to use this accounts exact words because I think they worded it so well, and I couldn’t think of a better way to word it lol. When we’re experiencing overload, our processing differences may cause stress, anxiety, pain, meltdowns, etc. In @theautisticlife’s post, they talk about how they experience sensory overload, and what it’s like for them, so I’m going to do that too. When I’m going through sensory overload, I feel overwhelmed on the inside. My brain has 1,000 thoughts going 1,000 miles a minute. At work, I get sensory overload sometimes when multiple kids try to talk to me at once. They made “gingerbread” houses for the holidays and that was crazy sensory overload for me! (Gingerbread in quotations because they used graham crackers, not gingerbread lol). I always cope with sensory overload, but I don’t have much on that since I don’t really have a specific coping skill tbh. I just do what I think of in that moment. It is also SO important to take sensory breaks when you’re having sensory overload. “Sensory breaks are intentional moments of our day when we allow ourselves to regulate our systems after being exposed to disorganized stimuli for a period of time”. -@theautisticlife on Instagram. I’m again using their exact quote because I think it’s worded so well. With our sensory processing differences, our sensory experiences can be at risk even when doing the simplest things. I want to write a post about this but another thing we struggle with is interception, so because of that, we don’t always know when we’re feeling sensory overload, but I usually do. When I’m at work, whenever I use the bathroom is my time to take some short breaks throughout the day instead of one long one. Plus, I don’t even think I’m allowed to do that lol. There’s lots of different ways to take a sensory break. Some ideas include stimming, jumping, running, skipping, sitting in a room with dimmed lights, etc. I believe this is called “control sensory input”. So that’s about it for this post. Thank you so much for reading and I’ll see you all next week! Email- [email protected] Instagram- @embracingmysuperpower Facebook- Embracing my Superpower Tik Tok- @embracingmysuperpower https://www.instagram.com/theautisticlife/p/COTFAJjMPrj/?utm_medium=copy_link https://www.instagram.com/p/CKcRRofhgLT/?utm_medium=copy_link
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Hey guys! Welcome back to my blog! This will be my last post of 2021. Isn’t it crazy how fast this year has gone?! I hope 2022 brings me more autism related opportunities, and more amazing things for my autism advocacy career!
For my post this week, I will be talking about meltdowns compared to tantrums. This post will mostly be about meltdowns, because that’s what we have most of the time compared to tantrums. You may not think they are different, but they are. It’s so annoying when people say to me “are you going to have a tantrum like a baby” or something along those lines. It is so ableist and wrong. The main difference between a tantrum and a meltdown is that tantrums are goal oriented, and meltdowns are not. Tantrums usually occur when a child doesn’t get their way. At times, a child may stop throwing a tantrum when someone isn’t paying attention to them. When the child realizes they won’t get what they want, the tantrum will stop. Unlike meltdowns, when someone isn’t paying attention to them, it’ll keep going. It’s not that easy as realizing you won’t get your way that the tantrum will stop. It’s easy for people to go back to the emotional state you were in before the tantrum, and it may seem like the tantrum never happened. Now that you know the difference between a tantrum and meltdown, it’s time to talk about what autistic meltdowns really are. Autistic meltdowns are when we lose control when we’re in an overwhelming situation among other causes. Autistic meltdowns can be internal or external. For me, most of my meltdowns as I’ve gotten older are internal. It is very rare that I will start crying in public and stimming to cope with that (week 31). When I’m overwhelmed, I don’t show it. I feel it in my body, though. The aftermath of meltdowns can last a couple days, which may cause us to feel burnout. (Week 69). There are 4 stages of a meltdown. The first one is the trigger stage. This is the stage when there are triggers to the upcoming meltdown. The trigger may not be noticeable all the time. It may be something going on inside our heads we don’t care to talk about with you. The second stage is the rumble stage. The rumble stage is when there could maybe be a chance to avoid the meltdown from happening, by using the proper coping strategies. During the rumble stage, you may start to see some signs of a meltdown possibly getting ready to begin. Some of those are rapid breathing, curling up, increased heart rate, etc. To prevent the meltdown from actually happening, use things like a weighted blanket, or apps that make you feel calm. The third stage is the meltdown itself. There’s not much to explain to this. The fourth and final stage is the de-escalation stage. This is when you recover from a meltdown. This stage may take awhile depending on how tired we feel from the meltdown. It helps us recover if we spend time in a dark room, use stim toys, or engage with our special interests! So that’s about it for this post. Per usual, I attached the links below that I used for this post. As always, thank you so much for reading and I’ll see you all next year! ;) Email- [email protected] Instagram- @embracingmysuperpower Facebook- Embracing my Superpower Tik Tok- @embracingmysuperpower https://www.instagram.com/p/CR9AID2sXMO/?utm_medium=copy_link https://www.instagram.com/p/CSpQyHcsmNb/?utm_medium=copy_link Hey guys! Welcome back to my blog! For this weeks post, I will be writing about autism, and it’s connection to music. As you can tell, autism is connected to lots of different things lol.
As most of you know, lots of people with autism/autistic people like structure, predictability, and even rhythm, too! Music provides just that. Not only that, music helps us feel in control, mostly when we listen to the same song on repeat. We like listening to songs we know because unlike the world we live in, it has predictability. We may have a hard time picking up on social cues, but music is something we can always count on, even if the rest of the world may be chaotic. For us, music can help us with our emotions. Autistic people/people with autism struggle with identifying our emotions. The scientific name for that is “alexithymia”, and I will definitely be writing about this for a future blog post, so stay tuned for that! Because of alexithyma, we may gravitate towards sad songs when we’re sad, or happy songs when we’re happy. It’s also a communication tool as well, believe it, or not! When we’re having sensory overload with everything going on around us, music may help some of us balance it all out. Lots of autistic people/people with autism have headphones on in public for lots of different reasons. For example, if they’re watching a video, listening to music, or noise cancelling. We are not being rude by doing that. It’s our way to cope with overwhelming situations. You’re the rude one if you don’t let us cope in ways that are helpful to us. Music can also be a special interest to some (week 29). Some people with autism/autistic people can have a special interest be a certain band or artist they love. This is also helpful to us because we may make friends with people who like the same bands and artists as us. Music also helps people with autism/autistic people because it is a constant in our lives. People come and go, but music is always there when you need it, and we need, and love consistency in our lives. Some people may use music to focus. Personally for me, it depends. Usually music makes my focusing worse, but when I write blog posts, I almost always listen to music. I am right now, ironically lol, but I’m powering through this! Music hurts my focus most of the time because I spend too much time focusing on the lyrics and singing them in my head. I can remember random lyrics from songs I learned years ago, but not what I learn in school 2 seconds before lol, the struggle. So that’s about it for this post. Like always, thank you so much for reading, and I’ll see you all next week! Also, don’t forget to check out the Instagram posts I used to help me with this blog post! Email- [email protected] Instagram- @embracingmysuperpower Facebook- Embracing my Superpower Tik Tok- @embracingmysuperpower https://www.instagram.com/p/CQByiqEsEe1/?utm_medium=copy_link https://www.instagram.com/p/CRD2JIEsM8U/?utm_medium=copy_link Hey guys! Welcome back to my blog! For this weeks topic, I will be writing about something called autistic burnout. We all feel burnt out from time to time, but for people with autism/autistics, burnout has a different meaning, and different effects for us compared to an NT person. You guys may think we’re making bigger deals out of things than we should because some of you may think we experience burnout the same way you do, but that’s far from the case. Autistic burnout is a lot different than non autistic burnout, and here’s why…..
Burnout in general can happen to anyone. However, autistic people/people with autism are more prone to it because of the stress of living in a world that doesn’t revolve around us and our needs. We have to work 10x as hard as NT’s to do everyday tasks We have to live in a world all about NT’s and that can be tiring to navigate, such as you guys’ social cues, and hiding when we’re having sensory overload because it could be known as selfish, manipulative, or rude. Same with all other autistic traits. This can lead us to be really tired, and fatigued, which in turn, leads to autistic burnout. Other causes of autistic burnout can be stress, being sick, etc. We may be experiencing burnout if we show signs of being “more autistic” (aka taking our masks off. Week 19), lack of self care, and motivation, sensory overload, and meltdowns more often, sleeping more, etc. Autistic burnout isn’t easy to recover from. Sometimes burnout can last for weeks or months, which is partially why I took a month long break back in October. Now that I’m working, I’ve been feeling more burnt out lately. I love my job, and love kids, but they can be a lot sometimes, and I need to recharge when I get home, and most of the time, writing is not included in that plan, so breaks from blogging may happen more often now. Some strategies that may help us with autistic burnout are engaging in our special interests, setting boundaries, routines, and lots, and lots of rest! So that’s about it for this post. I have lots of Instagram posts linked below that you guys can look at all about autistic burnout. Thanks for reading, and I’ll see you all next week! (I hope. I may get too burnout to write lol) Email- [email protected] Instagram- @embracingmysuperpower Facebook- Embracing my Superpower Tik Tok- @embracingmysuperpower https://www.instagram.com/p/CXBiT3bMKFL/?utm_medium=copy_link https://www.instagram.com/p/CWiEMqQPQUX/?utm_medium=copy_link https://www.instagram.com/p/CWXXUcJPhvM/?utm_medium=copy_link https://www.instagram.com/autieselfcare/p/CSwIV4Nslsw/?utm_medium=copy_link https://www.instagram.com/reberrabon_bon/p/CVL3jX9BniQ/?utm_medium=copy_link https://www.instagram.com/actuallyautisticalien/p/CT4CT6isj87/?utm_medium=copy_link Hey guys! Welcome back to my blog! For this weeks topic I’ll be posting about something called infodumping, and oh my….. this is something I do BIG TIME! Some people may say I need to work on stuff like this, not knowing that it’s an autistic trait, so therefore, I don’t necessarily need to work on it. However, to fit in with NT’s I’ll tell them I need to work on it if I’m apologizing to them about making them mad for doing this. Aka people who consider long messages as breaking boundaries. As you guys hopefully know, we never intend to break anyone boundaries, and if we do, we beat ourselves up about it for days, weeks months, or years. (Week 56). All I’m doing is trying to stick up, and advocate for myself, which is what I was taught to do, but that breaks some peoples boundaries, I guess. A little sad, don’t you think?
Infodumping, also known as speaking in paragraphs is something autistics/people with autism do when it comes to talking about their special interests (week 29). Personally, I think infodumping can also be telling someone you don’t really know very well, or at all your entire life story. It’s not uncommon for autistics/people with autism to trust and open up to someone easily. If a person shows the slightest bit of kindness, some of us may do that. But on the other side of things, we may act completely closed off towards a new person, and think them being kind is fake because of past social traumas. Autism has been one of my special interests since I started making this blog. I now want to talk about it all the time, and want to educate people on it, and I’m always thinking about what blog topics to write about. Some people may not consider this (and the paragraph below) infodumping but I think it is. Infodumping can also be known as an autistic love language (which is on my blog schedule for an upcoming post). It’s one of our ways to show you that we want to engage in conversation with you about something that makes us excited. NT’s may view this as socially awkward, annoying, and inconsiderate since they think we don’t care about what they have to say, but that’s not true at all, we just have a lot to share and are excited about it! It’s a way for us to connect with you! Personally, I would be flattered if someone sent me a long thing of stuff they like because it shows that they want to connect with me, and personally, sending long messages to me isn’t breaking any of my boundaries! However, something I’ve learned recently, because I actually dealt with this is that sending long things can lead to even more misunderstandings. When we over explain ourselves during a misunderstanding, it may cause NT’s to misunderstand us even more. It’s a never ending cycle. We seriously can not win with you people. This just goes to show that our communication skills can differ from you THAT much! Rip to the friendship I lost recently because of this. I’m not saying I didn’t do anything wrong, but her being rude to me about my different way of communication is so ableist, and wrong. So that’s it for this post. I’m going to be attaching some great posts I found about Infodumping on Instagram, which I used some for this post. Thanks for reading and I’ll see you all next week! I love all of my blog readers so dearly! Email- [email protected] Instagram- @embracingmysuperpower Facebook- Embracing my Superpower Tik Tok- @embracingmysuperpower https://www.instagram.com/p/CWWdHsWMdlc/?utm_medium=copy_link https://www.instagram.com/p/CDT6fwlnOFL/?utm_medium=copy_link https://www.instagram.com/p/CVbFtOZP_vN/?utm_medium=copy_link https://www.instagram.com/p/CS-GhygodwA/?utm_medium=copy_link Hey guys! Welcome back to my blog! I’m 21 now, I had an amazing birthday celebration, and I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Today was also my first day of work. I like the job so far! The staff and kids are all SO nice! For this weeks topic I’ll be talking about autism, and our eating habits. This is a perfect topic to be writing about after this eating oriented holiday!
It is a very common trait for people with autism/autistic people to be picky eaters. I did a poll on my Instagram story for autistics/people with autism only asking if they considered themselves picky eaters, and most of them said yes. I’ve also seen lots of Instagram posts revolving around autism and eating, so that goes to show that it is common. I’m also a picky eater, ask anyone who’s eaten with me before lol. A lot of our picky eating habits revolve around textures and flavors of certain foods. If we don’t like the texture or flavor, this can be overwhelming, and intolerable for us. This all revolves around something called samefoods. “”Samefoods” is the term coined by the autistic community as a food that one finds to be safe, both in flavor and in texture. Samefoods can change and shift- they can last for a few weeks, or a whole lifetime, and anywhere in between”. -lovely.autistic.mess on Instagram. Neurotypical individuals get sick of eating the same foods over and over again, as autistics/people with autism have a field day if they get the same foods over and over again. Why? Because we know the texture and taste, and don’t have to worry about the unknowns. At restaurants, we usually order the same thing so we don’t have to fear the unknowns, and helps reduce decision making of maybe disliking a food. When I go to new restaurants, I’ll sometimes go on their website and take a quick skim at the menu, so I know what I’m getting myself into! Another thing with autism and eating is sensory issues. If we’re in an environment that’s overstimulating, we may forget, or not want to eat. This can be an issue because in order to be healthy, you have to maintain proper eating habits. Also, with picky eating, we may have a hard time eating foods in all of the food groups, which also keeps people healthy. If you’re a picky eater in general, maybe carry snacks with you so you can have food you like accessible to you if that’s not what’s being served. I should really do that! So that’s about it for this post. Thanks so much for reading and I’ll see you all next week! Email- [email protected] Instagram- @embracingmysuperpower Facebook- Embracing my Superpower Tik Tok- @embracingmysuperpower https://www.instagram.com/p/COrrVKVM96W/?utm_medium=copy_link https://www.instagram.com/p/CTVWnU3v9jG/?utm_medium=copy_link Hey guys! Welcome back to my blog! For this weeks post I will be writing about something called echolaila. Echolaila is of course autism related, or else I wouldn’t be writing about it! Up until recently, I have never heard of this term, so this is one of those posts where I’m learning right along with you as I write this. I found some posts about echolaila on Instagram that I’ll be using to help me write this post.
Echolaila is the repetition of sound. Echolaila comes in a variety of forms. Some of those being talking, humming, singing, copying animal noises, clapping, repeating yourself, and more! Echolaila isn’t uncommon for us, as I’ve done it too. Kids of all neurotypes engage in echolaila, but with autistics/people with autism, this may go on our whole lives and that’s ok! For us, it’s natural, healthy and necessary. Not only do we use echolaila to communicate, other people do too such as people with dementia, Tourette’s, ADHD, and schizophrenia! A person with autism/autistic person may engage in echolaila for many reasons such as stimming (week 31), it’s comforting, to communicate with others, to process things, etc. Echolaila can either occur in the present, or days later. An autistic person/person with autism may repeat a phrase right then, and there, or wait a couple days once they’ve fully processed it. Another example of processing delays. Do we hear what you say right away? Yes. Do we fully process it and know exactly what you mean right away? Not always. So please be patient, kind, and compassionate to our processing delays, no matter how long it takes us to process what you have to say. A HUGE false assumption about echolaila is that it should be corrected in therapy. That is not true at all, and is very toxic to do so. There are many purposes of echolaila. It should not be frowned upon. Honestly, most of us probably won’t be able to survive without it! So that’s it for this post. I’ll be 21 next Tuesday, and I don’t want my blog to distract me from celebrating my special day, so I’ll see you all in 2 weeks! Thanks so much for reading, and I’ll see you then! Email- [email protected] Instagram- @embracingmysuperpower Facebook- Embracing my Superpower Tik Tok- @embracingmysuperpower https://www.instagram.com/p/CUscoEBs00A/?utm_medium=copy_link https://www.instagram.com/p/CU3dTrEALdO/?utm_medium=copy_link Hey guys! Welcome back to my blog! We’re back! I’m finally feeling a little motivation to write. I still haven’t been my usual self, but I will no longer let other people being negative get in the way of doing what I love! Writing! But I will be taking the week of the 22nd off since my birthday is the 23rd which is a Tuesday, and I don’t want my blog to be a distraction of celebrating my special day. 21! Ahhhhh! So guys, before I get into this weeks topic, let’s talk. What have you all been up to? I’ve been working on my driving to finally get my license. I also got a job! I’m so excited to begin! I need to do A LOT of prep work first since I’ll be working with kids. I have to get 2 fingerprints, do 8+ hours of online training, do a cpr and first aid class, and get a physical! Wow! I’m done with most of the trainings, and when I’m done with that, I will go forward with the rest. I love kids. Mostly elementary ages. For my post this week I’ll be talking about autism, and it’s connection to animals. As you’ve learned from my blog, autism has connections to a lot of different things! For this post, I will be using the help from 2 of my favorite autistic advocate Instagram accounts to help me. @adulting_with_autism_, and @neurodivergent_lou. I’ll link their posts at the bottom, like I always do! :) In fact, autistic people/people with autism connect with animals on a deeper level than neurotypicals. Although all neurotypes connect with animals, it’s important to note that we can empathize with other living things besides humans. There is no scientific evidence of any of this, but it’s important to listen to autism advocates themselves instead of NT scientists “studying” us. (I hate that whole concept bc we are NOT lab rats). Since we’re apart of a minority, we’re much more vulnerable to bullying, and discrimination, as animals are also a minority and vulnerable. For example, they’re vulnerable to hunters among other things. So it’s easy for us to relate to them. As you all know from my previous posts, autistic people/people with autism have loads of empathy. Unlike the misconceptions that say otherwise. Since all neurotypes of people empathize with animals, since we’re so empathetic, we may empathize with animals more than an NT. Animals (mostly pets), can also provide sensory input for us when we pet them. We may enjoy the texture of the fur and moving our hand while petting them. Some pets may lie on their owners, which depending on the size of the animal, will be deep pressure which is very helpful for us. Animals also help provide structure to our day. As you all know, we LOVE, and NEED structure! It’s nice knowing that your pet is always there when you need company, and they’re almost always on a constant schedule. They need to be fed, walked, taken outside, cared for, and loved, and that will never change. It definitely helps me feel more motivated to get up in the morning, since I have other living things besides myself to care for! Autistics/people with autism are VERY socially awkward most of the time, so animals are an easy thing to talk about with others. They may also be a special interest, which can be talked about as well (week 29). We also may have a special bond with animals because they’re so easy to interact with. We don’t have to worry about possible social cues, which is one of the many reasons why it’s difficult to be autistic/have autism sometimes. We also can’t forget about service, and emotional support animals! They’re so important in our society! Most importantly, animals love us unconditionally. The love I feel from my pets is more than I feel from some of my fellow humans at times. I have 2 cats, and 1 dog, and they’re my entire world. They all have me wrapped around their paws. Especially my cats. I think about them 24/7, and I always show people pictures of them whenever I can lol. So that’s about it for this post. I hope you all enjoyed it! I’m going to attach some pictures of my animals for you guys to see. Rascal (boy), is the gray and white cat, and Willow (girl), is the tabby. I also have a dog named Tatum (girl). Thanks for reading and I’ll see you all next week! Email- [email protected] Instagram- @embracingmysuperpower Facebook- Embracing my Superpower Tik Tok (new ish)- @embracingmysuperpower https://www.instagram.com/p/CUqC__DsaA1/?utm_medium=copy_link https://www.instagram.com/p/CRRr2O6MFQZ/?utm_medium=copy_link Aren’t they cute??
Hey guys! As some of you may know, I’m taking a break from blogging for a bit, but in the meantime, I wanted to share some Instagram posts I’ve seen recently, that relate to a bump in the road I’ve been having in my life lately, which sadly, has been affecting my motivation to sit down, and write. I’m just in utter shock that these posts have been coming up on my feed at such a perfect timing for what’s been going on in my life right now, and I want to share them with all of you so you can learn. The universe sent them to me for sure. When talking about us or having thoughts about us, please take a moment to think twice about the thoughts you’re having, and to think before you speak about us.
Click on these links and scroll through the entire threads to learn more! https://www.instagram.com/p/CVAmHnjAmix/?utm_medium=copy_link https://www.instagram.com/p/CVDpkNKMZ_S/?utm_medium=copy_link https://www.instagram.com/p/CVDjGD-ASVm/?utm_medium=copy_link https://www.instagram.com/p/CUZX3xGvvgX/?utm_medium=copy_link https://www.instagram.com/p/CUd7e8UsG-x/?utm_medium=copy_link https://www.instagram.com/p/CUachttpygW/?utm_medium=copy_link https://www.instagram.com/p/CVJPQYzMDde/?utm_medium=copy_link Hey guys! Welcome back to my blog! For this weeks post I will be writing about autism and fight or flight mode. This is something autistic people/people with autism do that may rub NT’s the wrong way, so I wanted to write about it. And I too, have done this. Both fight and flight. Neither of them are ideal or fun!
“Fight or flight mode” (also called “survival mode”) occurs when the human brain perceives danger and responds to the stress by producing hormones such as the stress hormone adrenaline. This changes in our brain instinctively and reactively guides us into one of two distinct thinking patterns/types of action: fight or flight. We either fervently stand up for ourselves or back away quietly”. -adulting_with_autism_ on Instagram. I decided to use the exact wording he used on his post because I liked it so much, and pretty much explains everything perfectly. Fight or flight mode is talked about a lot with anxiety, but autistic people/people with autism are 4 times more likely to experience anxiety because of sensory overload or being hypersensitive, so we always have something on our minds. Our brains can’t even shut down for 2 seconds. Not only that, we get overstimulated very easily in social situations or when we have to make forced eye contact. That leads to our brain producing cortisol that our bodies can’t handle. Before I go on, I’m going to share an example of when I used fight or flight mode, and it went south…. Whenever I’m in a situation, I almost always choose fight because I don’t want people to judge me, and I don’t want to get into conflicts. I do recall many times I’ve used flight. I had this teacher in middle school who I did not like. (I had her in 6th and 7th grade which I was NOT thrilled about lol). She wasn’t my biggest fan, which I don’t understand why because I hardly did anything for her to not like me. She was just extra hard on me compared to other students. Lol I’m done with that vent. She sent me in the hallway for a reason that I don’t remember, and she told me she’d come out and talk to me in a couple minutes. It was not a couple minutes that I waited. I was out there for a while (at least it felt that way with having ADHD and autism), so I got antsy, and walked to end of the hallway and sat at the table. She must’ve thought I fled the scene completely, but I was still within distance of her classroom. She then went on to email my parents about what happened, and I asked my mom what she said in the email back. She said she explained to her fight or flight mode and that’s what happened in that incident. I really appreciate my mom sticking up for me. I have more stories about this teacher, but we’re just going to stick with this one. To all the teachers who didn’t like me (I can think of a few on the top of my head who made it obvious), GOOD RIDDANCE! I’m doing well now, and I’m a badass autism advocate online! Besides our uncommon ways of processing things (I felt that one hard), and how we experience stimuli, we also have to deal with the stress of being grouped, which can make our stress worse in our brains. The worst part of having autism/being autistic is being lumped into one big group. Yes, we have the commonality that we’re on the spectrum, but we still have different strengths and weaknesses. Like for example, I’ve been expected to be good at math because it’s an autism stereotype, but I’ve been horrible at math my whole life (week 27). Not only does grouping stress us out, we’re living in a world that doesn’t revolve around our needs, so we feel isolated and we’re always in survival mode, which is why some of us may mask a lot (week 19). I still mask big time because that’s what I’m used to at this point, but I definitely do mask less than I used to. I now am brave enough to say “I’m doing this because of an autistic trait, please don’t hold this against me”, instead of pushing my autism to the side like I used to. I now want people to put my autism in mind when interacting with me. There’s more in this post that I did not cover, but in Callum’s post, the last slides he’s talking about his experiences, so if you want to hear another person with autism/autistic persons experience with fight or flight, I recommend checking his Instagram post out. Thanks for reading, and I’ll see you all next week! Email- [email protected] Instagram- @embracingmysuperpower Facebook- Embracing my Superpower https://www.instagram.com/p/CTfXbzYMC9c/?utm_medium=copy_link |
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