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Positive Sides of Autism - Your Thoughts

PetitePip
over 1 year ago

Hi All!

I'm genuinely curious to hear what you think is the positive side of your diagnoses of Autism (or ADHD; or Autism and ADHD together). There's a lot of difficulties online but I'm also really fascinated by how differently we can see the world and the benefits of that. 

Here's a couple of examples from me!

I don't get socially awkward very easily when there is clear justification for my actions. As an example, if my partner and I go out to eat and they receive food that they didn't order or doesn't match up to what they ordered (it could be they ordered crispy pizza with pepper and the dough isn't crispy and there are onions instead) they would feel awkward about bringing it to the attention of the server whereas I feel very, very comfortable with doing this (politely of course). The chef has broken the rules, this is not what we paid for and ordered, therefore they should rectify it and we have nothing to be worried about - therefore I don't worry. This also spreads to other social situations too. 

I'm also very, very good at making quick connections between things and solving problems. I intuitively seem to find the relationship between things or find answers for problems. As a silly example, we needed to buy a new frying pan online that was the same size as our old one. However, we couldn't find our ruler or tape measure to check the actual measurements. But, I did have a lined A4 notebook. I looked up the standard sizes for the line spacings of the notebook and used the lines to the measure the frying pan which then gave me a very close approximation of the size. This took me mere seconds to come up with. 

Please let me know yours! Slight smile

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  • over 1 year ago
    PetitePip said:
    I'm also very, very good at making quick connections between things and solving problems

    So am I! Great discussion! I love being autistic for these reasons and many more:

    •  I love the way I make people laugh with my autistic literalism and honesty even without meaning to! It is very funny.
    •  I love the autistic intensity which which I feel emotions and if I really happy I love to stim by making noises.
    •  I love being monotropic which means I can hyper focus and have a thirst for knowledge and constant learning.
    •  I love being a deep thinker and very analytical, I question norms.
    •  I love how passionate, knowledgeable and enthusiastic I am about my dedicated interest which is autistic experience. When I am absorbed in my autistic community and learning about other autistic experiences, it is the best feeling. My dedicated interest forms the basis of my intended career and gives me direction in life.
    • I love the way I am detail oriented, I see things other people do not.
    •  I love the intensity of empathy and responsibility I feel for my neurokin and for anyone who has been misunderstood.
    • Most of all I love being part of this autistic community and helping and chatting with my neurokin.
    • Hyper focus and flow state- my ability to become a specialist in my interests and become so absorbed in an activity (like replying to this post) that I forget about everything else- monotropism.
    AlexC83 said:
    Accepting - non-judgmental; see the good in everyone; adapt to who I’m with to help them feel comfortable. 

    I agree with this too. I am very observant and nonjudgmental.

    This discussion is a great way to boost confidence about our autistic identities, thanks for starting it.

  • over 1 year ago in reply to Ausomely Autistic

    Thank you, Ausomely Autistic and thanks for sharing!

    I also question norms which is excellent when revising (and streamlining) processes at work which goes really well with being detail oriented! 

    I'm really enjoying being part of this community and learning more about others' experiences too :)

  • over 1 year ago in reply to PetitePip

    You are very welcome. You have started a great conversation. 

    PetitePip said:

    I also question norms which is excellent when revising (and streamlining) processes at work which goes really well with being detail oriented! 

    Great, I hope your autistic strengths are recognised at work. What is your job?

     I am glad you feel the same way about this autistic community as I do. We are Ausome!

  • over 1 year ago in reply to PetitePip

    You are very welcome! It’s so important to be proud of our autistic identities.

    Sounds great! I love report writing, it very much suits the autistic brain!

    Good luck in your future role, it seems like you will have more responsibility and is very much tailored to your autistic monotropic brain!

     I hope it goes well for you!

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  • over 1 year ago in reply to PetitePip

    You are very welcome! It’s so important to be proud of our autistic identities.

    Sounds great! I love report writing, it very much suits the autistic brain!

    Good luck in your future role, it seems like you will have more responsibility and is very much tailored to your autistic monotropic brain!

     I hope it goes well for you!

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