Published on 12, July, 2020
There's another question that sprang to mind this morning.
What defines your autism?
I have noticed that most of the posts on the forum appear to be about our vulnerabilities.
So, is our autism defined by our vulnerabilities?
Certainly the sensitivities and communication difficulties can make us more vulnerable to stress and isolation.
Any positives anyone?
I'm still thinking about that one.
There is a lot of food for thought once we have obtained recognition either personally or professionally.
Social exclusion.
I can go days and weeks without speaking with another person.
Robert124 said:I can go days and weeks without speaking with another person.
I do too.Tho in my case I don't think I can call it exclusion if I'm doing it willingly, really I just prefer it that way. The bad thing is in recent years people don't let me escape to do it so much, family and work kind of get in the way of my lovely solitude lately.
They have to.
Unless you are a gloriously self sufficient individual able to take care of all your own needs then you have to interact with others in order to live.
That "lovely solitude" comes with a price...
Yeah but you can still have periods of solitude without it affecting the ability to function in society. That's what "me time" is for.Also I am self sufficient I used to live on crofter land before I got swept up into this suburb.