Shout out why you are proud not to be normal

I feel like the world is constantly trying to force us to be as "normal" as possible. By this I mean, being like everyone else and not being different, not being our autistic selves.

So I thought this would be a nice space for us to say some of things that make us different from NT people and to be proud of them.

I'll start

I like listening to 1970's Eastern European pop and modern German Schlager music rather than whatever is in the charts

I'm starting to develop my own fashion sense rather than trying to be cool and love wearing  football shirts from around the world and vintage 1970's clothes

I have a photographic memory for cricket scores

I use a basic LG keypad phone instead of a smartphone and I avoid most modern tech ( I have a smartphone I keep in a drawer and hardly use just for booking into things etc)

I love ducks and geese and swans and see them as my friends

I have over 200 cuddly animals in a big Ikea unit 

I am facinated by Eastern European history especially the former East Germany

I see the world very differently from how most people seem to and I like it that way

I have no interest in social media

I love being autistic and see it as a blessing rather than a disability 

Please share your stuff below if you would like to 

Parents
  • I just quit my job because for five years I've had to keep my pink hair hidden.  I appealed to those in charge, pointing out how it felt like discrimination and was (eventually) told that there would be no change to the dress code and no accommodations would be given.  So now I'm leaving.

    It's hard but exciting. 

    I also just bought a huge inflatable unicorn costume which I plan to prance about in at the school summer fair, bringing joy to everyone.  And I'm going to wear it on my last day. ;)

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  • I just quit my job because for five years I've had to keep my pink hair hidden.  I appealed to those in charge, pointing out how it felt like discrimination and was (eventually) told that there would be no change to the dress code and no accommodations would be given.  So now I'm leaving.

    It's hard but exciting. 

    I also just bought a huge inflatable unicorn costume which I plan to prance about in at the school summer fair, bringing joy to everyone.  And I'm going to wear it on my last day. ;)

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