15 Things I No Longer Do After My Autism Diagnosis

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  @theautisticpage · 1 year ago

  The MOST important thing an late diagnosed person can do is give oneself PERMISSION to be autistic.

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• SL

  @slurpee711 · 1 year ago

  1. Force eye contact.<br>2. Overcommit to social plans.<br>3. Feel guilty for needing alone time.<br>4. Mask around safe people (who understand her and her struggles), including letting herself info-dump more and speak with her natural tone of voice rather than forcing it.<br>5. Push through sensory overload.<br>6. Apologize for needing structure (such as knowing plans, expectations, etc. in advance).<br>7. Pretend to be “low-maintenance” (downplaying needs, etc.).<br>8. Feel ashamed of her special interests (such as worrying about boring other people by info-dumping).<br>9. Suppress emotions to be more palatable.<br>10. Judge self for being too sensitive (trusting intuition).<br>11. Ignore her body’s signals (learning and noticing dysregulation/when she’s heading towards meltdown).<br>12. Try to keep up with neurotypical productivity patterns (embracing her uneven productivity).<br>13. Stay in draining relationships. <br>14. Pretend to understand something when she doesn’t.<br>15. Question why she’s different.

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• CO

  @cogit8able · 1 year ago

  As far as ignoring your body’s signals. Does anyone else put off eating, drinking or going to the bathroom until you have to make a mad dash for it because if you leave what you are doing you will have problems resuming it and you need to get it done? Or is that just a me thing?

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• MA

  @mailill · 1 year ago

  Who can ever be bored talking about cats and psychology!?

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• WH

  @whitneymason406 · 1 year ago

  For me, the biggest change since my diagnosis is my internal dialogue has become less critical and more encouraging. Great video! Take care, Taylor and friends! 💞

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• BE

  @beadkatt · 1 year ago (edited)

  I&apos;m 72 &amp; just realized my Autism this last year (along with ADHD since my 50s) &amp; I&apos;ve been wanting to let you know how much I appreciate it when I get to see some people&apos;s UNEDITED videos where everything&apos;s not glitchely perfected. It&apos;s really refreshing to me!

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• AN

  @Ann_More · 1 year ago (edited)

  I have been formally diagnosed with ADHD, and one thing I’ve been shamed for my entire life is being &quot;too sensitive.&quot;

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• SS

  @sssarah-me2rj · 1 year ago

  YES re: &quot;autistic empath&quot; - feeling other people&apos;s feelings comes so much more easily than feeling my own.

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• BO

  @bob_mikhail · 1 year ago (edited)

  When I met my future wife, I had no idea what to talk with her about. I knew I liked her and she liked me, and I felt kinda bad for lettting her do almost all the talking.<br>Soooo one night it was bugging me and she wasnt sleeping as well, and I started telling her stories about my cats and my favourite food.<br>This was the beginning of me opening up, and now, almost 6 years later, cats and food are still one of our favourite topics 🙂

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• NE

  @nentendomofo · 1 year ago

  &quot;autistic empath&quot; is so real! My vet recently mentioned that when one cat is upset it may trigger other nearby cats to be upset and hiss and they just pingpong bad kitty vibes perpetually lol. I feel that so hard.

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• IN

  @Infinitesimal_asterisk · 1 year ago

  One thing that I&apos;ve done is when someone does interrupt me, I will tell them to let me get to a stopping point. &nbsp;That&apos;s a little something.

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• RE

  @RenewedMercy · 1 year ago

  🙋‍♀️ Autistic(self identified) empath here. I am EXTREMELY sensitive to the emotional landscape of others. I can FEEL &nbsp;and SENSE energetically when someone&apos;s mood/emotions have shifted. I can even sense and feel the shifts through text messages, and voice notes. Oddly enough I just know at times when something is off with another, even when we haven&apos;t been in contact with one another. My spidey senses are on point. 😂

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