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Spiky profile

Lonehare12

I’ve been thinking about spiky profiles in autism.

You can be really strong in some areas but struggle in others. I notice this a lot in myself.

For example, I can get completely absorbed in drawing or being out in nature, but social situations or work stuff can feel overwhelming.

I’m just starting to understand how my brain works and why some things come easily while others feel much harder.

I’d love to hear from anyone else who experiences this.

How do you cope or manage the differences between your strengths and the areas that are more challenging?

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  • Luckily for me a lot of my troubles aren’t very obvious; Like, I don’t stim very often and I can present normally socially. Mine mostly stems from more internal struggles such as sensory issues and social anxiety. So I am capable of masking pretty easily compared to some others.

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  • Luckily for me a lot of my troubles aren’t very obvious; Like, I don’t stim very often and I can present normally socially. Mine mostly stems from more internal struggles such as sensory issues and social anxiety. So I am capable of masking pretty easily compared to some others.

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