5 things I love about my autism

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1. I can't look past the wrongs I see happening around me. I will call them out if I see them. I will stand up for those experiencing mistreatment whenever I can & use my voice to amplify theirs to the best of my ability.

2. My integrity is core to who I am, and being authentically myself is extremely important to me, so...

Being "fake" makes me super uncomfortable. This means that, unless I feel being myself will hurt me in some way, I am exactly the person you see in front of you.

3. Relationships can be difficult for me to develop, but once I do, I give my absolute all to the people I love and trust. I do carefully choose those people so I'm protected from giving to people who don't give back.

4. I'm hyper aware of the nuances & complexities of things, but my brain is hard-wired to optimize the information. So I am really good at making complex information easy to understand. (Though not great at doing it on the spot which is why all of my video content is scripted 😅)

5. Since I exist so far outside the norm, as in, it's pretty obvious to most people that I'm "different"... it's extremely easy for me to not judge others for their differences. Also, since I deeply crave acceptance, I give it extremely easily.