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autism has helped me become who I am as a person and explored many things I have loved over the years. it is not vaccine caused nor called the "stupid diagnosis"
Oct 25, 2024
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i am trying to be better about just letting myself exist without masking but i've been masking so much my whole life that i kind of don't even know who i am if i'm not masking. but i try to stay chill about it and just know that i am who i am and I AM like idk... i recently started dancing when i'm alone in a way that is kind of more like stimming but i just move my body how it wants to move and that is something that a few years ago i never would have allowed myself to do. it's a process i guess to become more comfortable with just existing as you are. david byrne inspired me a lot to just let myself be myself and not worry too much about the autism bc ppl are either gonna get you or theyre not
May 31, 2025
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I always felt alienated from people for not quite fitting in and all I ever wanted was to be normal. My therapist told me that there’s no such thing and that I shouldn’t compare myself to other people in that way because no two people have the same experiences, which felt like condescending gaslighting to me at the time but I’ve come to believe she was right.
Instead of chasing unattainable normalcy, I’ve started to see myself as extraordinary—out of the ordinary. It’s empowering to embrace my idiosyncratic nature and recognize that my peculiarities are what make me unique. So if you’ve ever felt out of place, remember: being extraordinary means you’re living a life that only you can live 🥹
Oct 21, 2024
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don’t get me wrong, having a label is great for some people and if you find community and strength in identifying some way, more power to you. but I’ve felt ten times more empowered to express myself in exploratory ways when I stopped thinking that I had to be a passing so-and-so in order to do that! Or that I needed to experience or eschew certain things before identifying with a sexual label! Happy pride month you beautiful people
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