Published on 12, July, 2020
Partly because I'm trying to cheer myself up, partly because we need a bit of positivity in life and also because I'd like to get to know you all a bit better, what is your autistic superpower? I prefer to think of the positives that being autistic brings rather than dwell on the things I struggle with and I like to think of my strengths as "superpowers".
Mine are empathy (sometimes my heart can feel like it's going to break or explode!) and spotting details / patterns, particularly in numbers and equations. I also think I see more details in nature than my neurotypical friends (nature is my "special interest") and I get far more joy and excitement from nature than most people do. What are yours?
(Just I case it's confused anyone, I've changed my username, I hope that's OK?)
I have great attention to detail, so tend to notice things others miss. In my job I most enjoy when there is a problem to solve looking through all the information we have to get a solution.
I too love nature. If I go for a walk and a bird hops in front of me I stop until it goes away. I remember one day waiting for a long while whilst a robin ate a bug it had found which was quite large. Hearing birdsong on walks makes me feel happy. I enjoy watching various birds visiting our garden. I also enjoy observing butterflies and flowers and if I see one I don't recognise, look up in books to try to identify them.
I like your name too. I haven't seen a Little Owl in real life, but they look cute.
Homebird said:I too love nature. If I go for a walk and a bird hops in front of me I stop until it goes away. I remember one day waiting for a long while whilst a robin ate a bug it had found which was quite large. Hearing birdsong on walks makes me feel happy. I enjoy watching various birds visiting our garden. I also enjoy observing butterflies and flowers and if I see one I don't recognise, look up in books to try to identify them.
That’s great! Have you taken part in the Big Garden Bird Watch before? Do you also like the show WinterWatch?
Cool!
Yes it is great and I have learnt so much too.
Homebird said:I have done the Big Garden Watch for several years and was disappointed this year we couldn't log in so I couldn't see my chart from last year.
That’s a shame.
Homebird said:I started last year keeping a record of which birds visit our garden each week.
That’s cool, presumably you get a lot of birds that visit your garden then?
Homebird said:Yes I do enjoy Winter watch and the other ones.
Cool, I love how Chris Packham is so passionate about wildlife.
I have done the Big Garden Watch for several years and was disappointed this year we couldn't log in so I couldn't see my chart from last year.
I started last year keeping a record of which birds visit our garden each week.
Yes I do enjoy Winter watch and the other ones.