Published on 12, July, 2020
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.
Autism is an amaygdala issue. It controls how you feel. Heart rate. Nervous tension muscle tension. Blood flow to the brain. Oxygen supply to the PFC. The Amygdala controls if you are running away in fear or staying and loving. Autistic people should take the most powerful anti inflammatory known. To reduce the size of the amygdala. Which reduces thier fear. Which then enables them to feel love and attachment
Cool, I only know two of those artists
I have a few that I switch between
. Frida Kahlo
. Goya specifically the black paintings
. Gustav Klimt
. Vincent van Gough
Great, I hope you enjoy your visit. Who is your favourite artist?
So do I, it sounds like gibberish to everyone around me except for me
Because I'm going here
https://sistinechapelexhibit.com/
Art is one of my interests and the Sistine Chapel is a place I've always wanted to visit, this exhibit is as close to it as I can get plus it's accessible for me to get to
So I'm happy I'm going.
I am glad you love the t-shirt, it’s great!
I use made-up words all the time! I also make up little songs, with made-up words as lyrics.
OMG love it when I'm back home I'm going to get it.
I have alexithymia (difficult identifying and understanding my emotions). I think when I'm happy I don't really know how to express it. There's an amusing video clip from my civil wedding earlier this year where the registrar announces that we're married and my wife (who has a number of autistic traits and may be on the spectrum) starts jumping up and down and waving her arms and I look happy, but confused and settle for giving her a hug.
I use made-up words in celebration and also flap hands: all to increase any positive chemical flow.
According to my wife, I become, "Very irritating", when I'm especially happy. I think I am just a bit loud and 'prance about'.
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.
I was hyperactive, as a child, and now get delirious; when happy.
That’s really cool, I love how our autistic expression of joy is so consuming and authentic.
You may like this t-shirt:
I start skipping, get super hyper and excited and I keep flapping my hands.
Making very loud stimmy noises and info dumping.
Great discussion, I am glad you felt able to express joy so freely. Autistic joy is beautiful!
What were you so happy about?
I get really hyper and flap my hands