Published on 12, July, 2020
I personally am glad that I got my Autism diagnosis. Because it explains so much about the way I am and I feel that I am finally free to be 'me'. Yes, of course Autism is a disability and we do suffer from negative symptoms. But, there are also positive sides to our Autism, if we care to look for them.
I'm going to start. One way in which my Autism affects me positively is that it makes me rather partial to putting organisational systems in place to better manage things at home. Such as the food shopping (most current system that I am updating/slightly hyper-focused on at the moment).
So, please tell me an example of how your Autism/Aspergers affects you positively? What are you able to do that you would not be so good at if you were not Autistic? How does your Autism help you?
"Systems" probably sums it up in one word - an enjoyment of automating things, solving problems once and once only & letting processes rinse and repeat, and a sense of logic that I suspect came for free with my ASD.
Yes, I'm glad that someone else thinks the same! I've always been told that I'm very logical, now I know why. It's good to solve 'problems' step by step and come up with a long term system that can stay in place for many years to come!