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Just an introduction

netsukeinro

Hello! I was diagnosed in October after a long stint with CAHMS and several therapists. I have bad emotional dysregulation, and am terribly sensitive to noise and touch, as well as simply the presence of others in my vicinity. Since my diagnosis, I've had a bit of a journey internalising that I am in fact autistic, and it feels like a bad movie every time I have a flashback to my childhood and go 'huh, that was totally the autism!'. In some ways I feel like I have been failed by those around me - in part because of the long time it took for the suggestion of autism to even crop up, and because I can now recognise the autistic traits in my family members. But mostly, I'm excited to talk to people who I can finally relate to.  What are people's favourite songs? What movies do you like? Any interesting special interests? Any fun experiences related to autism?

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  • Hi again, Netsukeinro! Sorry I

    I don't really think I have a favourite song since my music style is so diverse depending on the moment or what I am feeling, but I'd say that right now some of my favorites are Sword from the stone - Passenger, This mess we're in - Pj Harvey and Thom Yorke and Ridiculous thoughts - The Cranberries. 

    One of my special interest is, in fact, music. I have almost a hundred playlists (from blues to heavy metal, reggae, pop, country, classical...) I play the guitar and I am recently playing the piano again. I love to sing, I think it's part of my stimming.

    Of course right now another special interest is autism and last but most enduring throughout the years is any form of activism really, fighting for the rights of people and animals. Oh and biology! 

    I have to say, I think my special interests vary from time to time. I don't know if this happens to anyone else too or they have fixed special interests! Interesting topic though. 

    Much greetings! :)

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  • Hi again, Netsukeinro! Sorry I

    I don't really think I have a favourite song since my music style is so diverse depending on the moment or what I am feeling, but I'd say that right now some of my favorites are Sword from the stone - Passenger, This mess we're in - Pj Harvey and Thom Yorke and Ridiculous thoughts - The Cranberries. 

    One of my special interest is, in fact, music. I have almost a hundred playlists (from blues to heavy metal, reggae, pop, country, classical...) I play the guitar and I am recently playing the piano again. I love to sing, I think it's part of my stimming.

    Of course right now another special interest is autism and last but most enduring throughout the years is any form of activism really, fighting for the rights of people and animals. Oh and biology! 

    I have to say, I think my special interests vary from time to time. I don't know if this happens to anyone else too or they have fixed special interests! Interesting topic though. 

    Much greetings! :)

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  • in reply to odd.avocaddo

    Hi, odd.avocaddo!!

    I think my special interests vary a lot as well. Maybe just the natural product of aging? I used to be obsessed with pokemon and How to train your dragon, and percy jackson as well. And I had a poetry and writing phase for a looong time. I quite like the cranberries! I confess to only having listened to Zombie before, but the lead singer's voice is just so great! Ridiculous Thoughts is great!!!

    Biology is a massive current interest of mine - animals, humans, from big stuff like breathing in mammals to small stuff like protein structure is all so fascinating to me. My dream is to go to university for a biology related degree, although im not sure what yet.