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?
I love to stim! flapping my hands is so much fun! sometimes i feel like neurotypical people are missing out. thats my positive.
I’ve developed a bad habit of chewing gum as a stim, it’s actually very effective for getting propriopreceptive feedback BUT it apparently sounds like thunder to some other autistic people!!! Trying to switch over to sucking sugar free mints when in groups to avoid causing discomfort to others!
Oh wow... I used to think I was addicted to chewing gum (because I'd get through about 5 packets a day, just continuously chewing). I found it helped me to stay calm... never considered it might be a stim!