Here are 10 tips for anyone who is new to understanding autism and autistic people. Please note that these are general guidelines. Every autistic person is different and can have different sensory and/or communication needs.
1. Autistic people are human beings.
2. We are not “lost in our own world.”
3. We may develop differently, and that is okay.
4. Autistic people have empathy (and yes, feel love).
Not showing affection in the same way, doesn’t mean autistic people don’t care about their family.
5. Many of us have alexithymia – It can be hard to recognize and label our emotions (even pain).
6. A lot of us have sensory sensitivities which can be painful (and you may not know it yet!)
Sensory overload and pain in general, can be a reason that we self-injure.
You are likely to make new starts in all manner of respects. Almost any movement will be better than none.
January 2022 brings the Gift of Vision.
Turn your can’t into cans and your dreams into plans
This may be in your career, education, relationships or home life. These energies demand that you show your independence and originality. There are no limits. This is not the time to be thinking too much about what other people expect from you.
A good way to start, is have a massive clear out.
Have the courage and drive to to go ahead in new fields of expression and be a pioneer. You should go forwards, never turn back.