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?
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.
Cool!
Yes it is great and I have learnt so much too.