How Can Autism Impact A Person ?

Being autistic influences everything, because it is a different neurotype, a different way of being in the world. For example, the thoughts you have about a situation are because you are autistic (unless you have other co-occurring forms of neurodivergence). This means that it also impacts how you think about the social world/society in general.

15.I question societal neurotypical expectations and so do many other autistic people.

I think this is because we are different and therefore wonder why there are not multiple ways of doing things/need or pressure for conformity. For me, this is a huge part of being autistic as I always need to understand a logical reason for doing something. 

Another huge part of being autistic for me is

16. constantly analysing everything.

In general, I enjoy something much more when I can explore it in depth.

17. Need for clarity - in communication, everyday expectations 

18. Autistic joy - particularly when in hyper focus 

19. Deep passions for subjects we love, passionate about being passionate 

20. Strong sense of justice- probably due to frequent misunderstandings 

21. Different perspective and expectations for friendships- I would necessarily know someone is a friend unless they tell me explicitly. Also I wouldn’t necessarily expect a friend to socialise with me frequently unless they had something important to talk about.

22. Accepting of others 

Being autistic influences everything, because it is a different neurotype, a different way of being in the world. For example, the thoughts you have about a situation are because you are autistic (unless you have other co-occurring forms of neurodivergence). This means that it also impacts how you think about the social world/society in general.

15.I question societal neurotypical expectations and so do many other autistic people.

I think this is because we are different and therefore wonder why there are not multiple ways of doing things/need or pressure for conformity. For me, this is a huge part of being autistic as I always need to understand a logical reason for doing something. 

Another huge part of being autistic for me is

16. constantly analysing everything.

In general, I enjoy something much more when I can explore it in depth.

17. Need for clarity - in communication, everyday expectations 

18. Autistic joy - particularly when in hyper focus 

19. Deep passions for subjects we love, passionate about being passionate 

20. Strong sense of justice- probably due to frequent misunderstandings 

21. Different perspective and expectations for friendships- I would necessarily know someone is a friend unless they tell me explicitly. Also I wouldn’t necessarily expect a friend to socialise with me frequently unless they had something important to talk about.

22. Accepting of others 

Another significant part of autistic joy is my interests (which happen to be autism and neurodiversity). So responding to this post brings autistic joy.