Autistic adults, how do you express joy and happiness

I'm still waiting for my assessment.

I think I expressed joy without masking for the first time today, I'm unsure though because I've heard differing accounts.

It was squealing and slapping on my legs and knees. 

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  • Normally I’d say I’m not very expressive really. I don’t think people would know I was happy unless I told them. Or perhaps that’s just how I see myself. I think in moments where I can’t contain it, I probably speed up in what I’m saying and explore tangents quite freely. But maybe that’s the problem- I’m trying to contain it all the time.

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  • Normally I’d say I’m not very expressive really. I don’t think people would know I was happy unless I told them. Or perhaps that’s just how I see myself. I think in moments where I can’t contain it, I probably speed up in what I’m saying and explore tangents quite freely. But maybe that’s the problem- I’m trying to contain it all the time.

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