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Fav parts of autism

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When I hear about ASD I hear a lot of negativity, and that's fair enough because it can be a negative debilitating condition to live with and experience. I was diagnosed five years ago, in the middle of my teens and it was a rollercoaster of a time, though I feel like I'm more knowledgeable on my ASD now.

My fav parts of my ASD are - 

Eye for detail, noticing everything, the smallest details that most other people wouldn't ever notice.

Fast learner, by this I mean if I'm interested in learning something then I learn it fast. And I mean fast. It never seems to take me long to pick something up. I think this is why I enjoyed the learning aspect of school. The ONLY part of school I enjoyed. Upside down

Organised, I'm a very organised person and this was one thing the assessor's paid particular attention to. I'm organised in every way. If I go out, I preplan the route I'm taking, study it on Google Maps. I take backup supplies in my bag. I make a mental note of things I'll need, and then take a backup paper note in case I forget.

Stims - the wonderful world of stimming! Stimming might actually be my fav part of having ASD. My fav stims is bouncing when I'm excited, clapping my hands, playing with my hair and purring like a cat when I'm feeling happy and safe. Slight smile 

Excellent memory - I have a fab memory in which I'm able to retain so much info. I picture my brain like a huge study full of books that hold all the memories and info in my brain that I can access when needed.

Ability to mimic - I can mimic almost anyone, specifically their voices and movements. This helps me get by in society. Masking.

Special interest, for me it's writing. Blush 

Please feel free to share yours.

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  • dunno. i like who i am, i dont like how others are towards me lol

    i suppose any extra plus also has a downside... my hearing is very sharp, i can hear high pitch that no one else can, cat alarms, bat noises if bats are also normal to hear, i could hear the puncture on my dads car tyre and alert him to it when no one else could hear it and thought i was just hearing things until i proved it with bubbles from water around where i could hear the air seeping out.

    but also this hearing is probably also bad, some peoples voices are muffled probably too different frequency or people just mumble too much... or perhaps i dont pay attention to what people are saying lol another downside is that workplace noise can be way too much, too much constant clanging and scraping noises along with the chatter of hundreds of people all at once and the annoying bass beat music they put on crazy high nightclub deafening volumes to try and cover up all the other noise which just makes it all a jumbled mess of skull thudding annoyance i have to be forced to stay in for anywhere up to 16 hours a day.

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  • dunno. i like who i am, i dont like how others are towards me lol

    i suppose any extra plus also has a downside... my hearing is very sharp, i can hear high pitch that no one else can, cat alarms, bat noises if bats are also normal to hear, i could hear the puncture on my dads car tyre and alert him to it when no one else could hear it and thought i was just hearing things until i proved it with bubbles from water around where i could hear the air seeping out.

    but also this hearing is probably also bad, some peoples voices are muffled probably too different frequency or people just mumble too much... or perhaps i dont pay attention to what people are saying lol another downside is that workplace noise can be way too much, too much constant clanging and scraping noises along with the chatter of hundreds of people all at once and the annoying bass beat music they put on crazy high nightclub deafening volumes to try and cover up all the other noise which just makes it all a jumbled mess of skull thudding annoyance i have to be forced to stay in for anywhere up to 16 hours a day.

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