Just wanted to make a positive post, I was cooking dinner tonight, the radio was on with some good 80’s tunes. My wife was in the living room with my son being quite noisy. I was listening to my music in the kitchen and stimming quite a lot, I love to open and close my hands quickly and shake my arms at the same time. Sometimes I stim if I’m happy, angry or anxious. My wife walked into the kitchen unexpectedly and caught me, I immediately stopped and put my hands in my pockets, I felt like a naughty school boy, she asked if it was okay to hug me, and obviously it was, it’s nice to be asked first . She then said to me, never hide what you do, I love you and don’t fully understand what or why you do things, but don’t hide them in front of me. It’s 12 months this week since I realised, I’ve Not been mad, bad or mostly sad for 50 + years. I’m autistic and still finding my way!
