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 a very good memory short term and long term and my empathy shines like a beacon. As Number said I find it a bit of a curse but also a gift, depending on how things are for me at the given time I guess. I don't like emojis. Lol. I'm not sure that's a superpower but it should be.
I have a very good memory short term and long term and my empathy shines like a beacon.
That’s great! What kind of information do you naturally remember easily?
For me, I find it very easy to remember facts, numbers and dates, I think this is because of my monotropic brain (interest based nervous system). I am a human vacuum for knowledge, particularly relating to my dedicated interest (our autistic experiences).
I remember very little unless I write it down but do have a fabulous long term memory. What I would give to have a good short term though
Take5 said:Some make me happy and some make me extremely sad.
Yes I get that, music evokes the same intensity of emotion for me. The intensity of feeling and being is one of the many reasons I love being autistic!
Seems like you have some lovely memories of your grandad! Sensory experiences are so heavily intertwined with sentimental memories.
I do get memories from smells also. My grandad who I adored used to give me wine gums when I was a child, they were always in his suit jacket pocket and he was a smoker…. If ever I have wine gums or similar now I can smell tobacco smoke on them.
Absolutely pretty much anything to be honest. Some remind me of my mum and what she played when I was growing up, certain songs remind me of friends from the past and present, holidays and anything else in between. Some make me happy and some make me extremely sad.