Day 4 (4th April) and I just joined this so here goes! My answers to the great question prompts (see quoted post for more info and context):
1. What is your current hobby(special interest)?
Watching Black American history shows on Netflix (Hidden Figures, Harriet, Self-Made, Gifted Hands).
Planting and growing seeds and bulbs while having no idea what Iām doing!
And my lifelong special interest is horses: their ecology, biology, behaviour, communication, etc. Mostly wild horses.
2. Tell us a thing you like about your autism? What do you like about yourself?
My work is usually very thorough and deemed high quality, plus I always strive to have integrity and honour my word. Iām passionate about DEI and accessibility, too.
3. What is your favourite stim?
Fizzy drinks! But I try to limit them due to the negative impact on my health. I especially love Cherry Pepsi Max.
4. How would you explain autism to someone who never heard about this?
I have a spiky skill set and senses. That means that, while abilities and senses vary from person-to-person and between contexts, mine tend to vary much more wildly. Sometimes that means I have a strength that is stronger than most, other times it might mean I find some situations much more challenging or even impossible compared to most people. The way I communicate, express emotions, and cope with stress tends to be very different as an autistic person too. That means it can be hard to connect with non-autistic people and it takes a lot more deliberate effort to explain myself or understand others. I can sometimes understand other autistics intuitively and itās so much easier to connect, but due to the whole spiky skill set thing that us autistics have, meaning we are a highly diverse group of peopleā¦ this isnāt true for everyone.
#ActuallyAutistic
#AutismAcceptanceMonth
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