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Positive people with Autism

MM

Hi Folks,

Believe me I'm no Pollyanna but I do think people with Autism have a lot to offer society.

Many of us hold down good jobs, do voluntary work and manage being on the Autism Spectrum.

There are many times being an Aspie had meant my determination and refusal to accept the staus quo has worked.

An awful lot of my job needs that on a daily basis.

Maybe its time society starts to value everyone for their contribution?

Parents

  • Yes,  more research is always welcome,  and I wouldn't limit that to 3rd party professional "expert"  researchers doing the work.   Some of it is personal and we can do that on ourselves and by ourselves.   If we share our observations and results on here like Longman has done with his stress from sensory overload example,  that's a good positive thing to do and there's a good chance other members on here will gain encouragement from it.

    But I can also see another side to this.  Other Aspies have said how pleased they are to have got their diagnosis and to have finally come to know  themselves and what they are because at last they can stop banging their head against a brick wall trying to emulate NTs and they can simply be content with being themselves.

    So accepting that there are certain areas where our wiring is fixed and different to NTs can be a positive in itself.      Anyone got an example of how they know they're different,  and they're proud  happy and content to be different that way?

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  • Yes,  more research is always welcome,  and I wouldn't limit that to 3rd party professional "expert"  researchers doing the work.   Some of it is personal and we can do that on ourselves and by ourselves.   If we share our observations and results on here like Longman has done with his stress from sensory overload example,  that's a good positive thing to do and there's a good chance other members on here will gain encouragement from it.

    But I can also see another side to this.  Other Aspies have said how pleased they are to have got their diagnosis and to have finally come to know  themselves and what they are because at last they can stop banging their head against a brick wall trying to emulate NTs and they can simply be content with being themselves.

    So accepting that there are certain areas where our wiring is fixed and different to NTs can be a positive in itself.      Anyone got an example of how they know they're different,  and they're proud  happy and content to be different that way?

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