Goodness me, Emily. I’m out in public and I tried not to cry reading this, and it was so hard. You are so spot on with everything here. Currently feeling a little less overjoyed about being autistic than usual, some days it’s so overwhelming. And that has to be okay. I have to wonder though, how much less intense our challenges would be if we didn’t live in this world as it is - if we lived in a different time in history or dreamed up that new world. If I ever wish I wasn’t autistic it is usually because of how I grate against the world. Other than some emotional regulation difficulties, I think it’s more me against society that is the problem, not me on my own.
I resonate so much with what you’re writing. A lot of it feels like a reflection of my experience. Thank you for sharing this, thank you for putting words to it all. Being autistic in this world is difficult and yet it’s the most magical thing as well – I realise more and more how much of the beauty of my life actually has to do with autism (just like so much of the tricky stuff had to with it, too).
Goodness me, Emily. I’m out in public and I tried not to cry reading this, and it was so hard. You are so spot on with everything here. Currently feeling a little less overjoyed about being autistic than usual, some days it’s so overwhelming. And that has to be okay. I have to wonder though, how much less intense our challenges would be if we didn’t live in this world as it is - if we lived in a different time in history or dreamed up that new world. If I ever wish I wasn’t autistic it is usually because of how I grate against the world. Other than some emotional regulation difficulties, I think it’s more me against society that is the problem, not me on my own.
I resonate so much with what you’re writing. A lot of it feels like a reflection of my experience. Thank you for sharing this, thank you for putting words to it all. Being autistic in this world is difficult and yet it’s the most magical thing as well – I realise more and more how much of the beauty of my life actually has to do with autism (just like so much of the tricky stuff had to with it, too).