Thinking about childhood from an autistic perspective | Mother to two wonderful humans | #ActuallyAutistic, #AutismAcceptance, #BPSdouble_empathy
Jul 19, 2024 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
Ten reasons I’m happy to be autistic 😎
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1. I always think love is beautiful, regardless of context.
Anyone, any being, towards any other person, being, or thing – or towards oneself or a bit of oneself.
Tree-hugging. A bedful of Beanie Boo Owls.
If it’s love, it’s beautiful!
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Mar 13, 2024 • 22 tweets • 6 min read
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Twenty-one Awesome Symptoms of Autism 🎉
Many things in life can be super-hard if you're autistic... but, maybe surprisingly to many people, there can actually be good things about it too!
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Awesome symptom no. 1
Hyper-sensory experiences
Hyper-receptivity to sensory input can be difficult, as the chances of frequent sensory overload are high.
But with it, we might also be aware of ambient nuances, beauty, and subtlety. And we may notice in time if the house is burning down (autistic people are often highly sensitive to smell)!
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Jun 26, 2022 • 5 tweets • 4 min read
Studies show:
- greater moral fortitude
- not being influenced by group in polling situation
- non-heuristic thinking
- not being influenced by advertising
- not lying for gain
