#AskingAutistics what was your school experience like, and how has it impacted you?

Does music make my autistic comrades cry?

You’ve got this.

Keep going.

Rome wasn’t built in a day.

I want to talk about being autistic but every time I try to talk about it recently I can’t find my voice. #autistic

Do you struggle with leaving the house? 🏡 If you do, know that you are not alone in this struggle. #AskingAutistics

Learning that I am autistic helped me accept the way other people sore me. I always found it confusing that the words other people use to describe me would be so different from how I felt. #autistic #AutismAcceptanceDay #AutismAcceptanceMonth

Unmasking is really hard. I have masked for 27 years and I am finally learning to let it go. #Autistic

I thought that I had some kind of mental illness when I first started unmasking because of the way my body moved. I judged myself so hard and would frequently burst into fits of tears that would last for hours. #autistic

I didn't realise how much internalized shame I had about the way that I existed in society. I believed that there was something wrong with me. #Autistic

I know a lot of people wish that they were diagnosed earlier but I don't. I am happy that I learned when I did. Sure it has been a roller coaster and I was diagnosed with most labels under the sun before autism but I got there in the end and I am more resilient for it. #autistic

I learned that I was autistic when I was 27. I personally don't consider this a late diagnosis. I consider myself very fortunate in that I have very compassionate parents and I have low support needs. #ActuallyAutistic

Something that would have really supported me growing up was if my suicidal ideation as a child was taken more seriously. I had a great friendship group but I could have done with learning some mental health coping strategies a lot earlier. #autism

For me autism is just a word that explains why my strengths and weaknesses look different from my peers. #autism

asking autistic people: do people often describe you as ‘too nice’? i sometimes like this about myself bc it means i accept everyone and give people the benefit of doubt, but i dislike it bc it is also how people hurt me and take advantage. it does not actually protect me.

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