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Positive messages for the newly diagnosed!! What are your strengths? What do you love about being autistic?

Tigernew40

So I read a lot on this page about the newly diagnosed and what questions they/we have. 
I know it can be a daunting diagnosis so I thought we could send a positive message to everyone.

I have really strong ideas on what I like:

golf, tiger woods, self improvement to name a few

I also love the way my brain thinks outside the box compared to other people and I love the passion I have for certain things.

i do struggle to socialise in groups but I love a good one to one deep conversation with meaning!!!!!!

What do you guys Love about being autistic and what positive messages can we send out for people to embrace and welcome to our world???

  • I have an amazing memory. There is no danger of me not hearing a burglar or predator sneaking up on me. I am preternaturally calm in a crisis. I am very honest. In the right conditions I can hyper focus and achieve amazing things in just a few hours.

  • I love my "memory bank", discovering details, my quirky sense of humor, my empathy, me not liking manipulation, tactics, when things are unclear, blurry, me being confident in who I am. I too am straight to the point and enjoy conversations that are not that superficial. 

  • One thing I was valued for, by someone I came to care about very deeply. It was my ability to, in her words, "stay neutral". What she was referring to was my ability to stay emotionally uncompromised regardless of the circumstances. I didn't succumb to outrage when told something outrageous, and I never overreacted to anything. When she confided in me, she could trust that I would listen to her completely, and not get caught up in details and personal biases. In turn, this has been something I take a sense of pride in.