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#Thread Things that made me think I couldnât possible be autistic... ...until I got my autism diagnosis at the age of 58.#ActuallyAutistic#LateDiagnosis #AllAutistics1/ I met all of my childhood developmental
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When we rest we often feel guilty. Society values effort, productivity and achievement above everything. But for me resting isnât doing nothing, itâs an essential part of preparing to do
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What you might notice if you communicate with me. A #thread about how being #autistic affects #communication (I canât speak for anyone other than me). #autism#AllAutistics#ActuallyAutistic 1/ Iâm quite likely
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#CW #death #dying #suicideYou wonât find much first hand stuff written about #autism and #ageing because relatively few of us older people have been diagnosed (or recognised ourselves) as autistic.
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Something autistic people often get accused of is âover sharingâ. This is a curious example of a positive characteristic (openness) being pathologised. âOver sharingâ is generally presented as someone failing
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People sometimes ask me if it was worth getting an autism diagnosis so late in life. Two years on Iâm convinced it was, and this is why. #Thread #AllAutistics #AutisticElders#OlderAutistics#ActuallyAutistic
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During and after my #autism assessment I discovered a whole myriad of things about me that were actually connected with being #autistic. One of these was needing time to think.
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I was thinking about trust this morning and the faith we have in the dark early hours that the sun will rise again. As a child I sometimes imagined myself
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One of the things I struggle with on Twitter is when itâs ok to disagree. If I donât see things the same way as someone else is it alright to
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Christmas and New Year is always a time when I do a lot of reflection. Itâs a transition of kinds. And it coincides with my birthday, another milestone. Since 2018
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Feelings of rapture and joy overcome me from time to time. These can be almost mystical in their transcendence. Moments of almost complete happiness, and an intense love for life.
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A #thread about positive #autistic #identity.The work Iâve been doing since discovering Iâm autistic at the age of 58 is all about learning to love my autistic self.In a world
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