Labels

when i first admitted to myself i am autistic ,it totally knocked me for six [i don't like this phrase but can't think of how to describe it.] everything i thought about that had happened to me had changed, the reasons i reacted were different and the fact that half the people around me are autistic changed why they had done stuff to me .so everything has changed . Reading about things like  Alexithymia and ptsd have changed the way that i look at both myself and events that have happened to me.

I have always known i am different ,and when asked about my children have always said i don't know what normal is ,The way i have always looked at it is people are all different ,some good some bad ,its all a bit blurry really .

What do you do if you don't feel anything ,just go along and do what you think you should ,try to do the right thing .

The point is putting labels on things ,is it good ? ,it's changed the way i think about the past and myself , but it's made me realize how little i now about what is going on around me and how wrong i am when trying to guess .I suppose like a blind person trying to describe a picture  . 

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  • I think labels have their place. Maybe they don’t define us totally, but knowing what makes us who we are and using that to learn more about our strengths/limitations or get support is definitely useful. When you’re neurodiverse, living in a world that caters more to neurotypical people, knowledge is power, generally speaking. I can see why some people don’t like labels, though. My ‘labels’ are more for my own personal use, than to give other people information about me. 

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  • I think labels have their place. Maybe they don’t define us totally, but knowing what makes us who we are and using that to learn more about our strengths/limitations or get support is definitely useful. When you’re neurodiverse, living in a world that caters more to neurotypical people, knowledge is power, generally speaking. I can see why some people don’t like labels, though. My ‘labels’ are more for my own personal use, than to give other people information about me. 

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