Published on 12, July, 2020
Someone will probably correct me that that title of this should be "effects". I'm never sure with that one. Anyway, I wanted to ask you about your positive experiences of being on the autistic spectrum. There will be many examples, it might just take seeing things in a new light. So, in my experience, my positives are:
How does being on the autistic spectrum positively effect you?
Thanks @NAS51133
There may be other things which will become apparent once I get my full diagnosis.
Yes I'm sure there will be :) reading the posts on these forums has made me realise a whole lot of things that I had no idea were related to an autistic related way of thinking. Or I suppose I mean related to the way my brain processes information.
Add to that for me:-
Of course we are all different, just like my knowledge/experience with people with Downs Syndrome. Cousin's loved how one of their son's and I got on so well, it was like having children in the house again. They did not ask to be born like that and neither do we like we are. We all grow our strengths to keep us happy (if your happy and you know it ...).
Ooh I wish I had your computer knowledge! I've got another one to add as well - hyperfocus. If I need to do something, I won't stop until it's done