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09 Jun 2025, 9:41 am

My Routemaster obsession. It's a pretty cool obsession to have.


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09 Jun 2025, 1:26 pm

Mikurotoro92 wrote:
The ability to enjoy things that I normally wouldn't if I was neurotypical! ! !

The hardest part of being Autistic is lagging behind in life milestones like marriage and parenting!

Ditto!

Comparing myself to ND relatives in similar circumstances I think my life is more comfortable...except for social stuff.

But, thanks to the Autism, I believe, I have built a very comfortable life.

I think if society did things differently, however, I might've been able to be socially comfortable, as well.


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09 Jun 2025, 6:10 pm

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13 Jun 2025, 8:26 am

wink to the original @Arman_Khodaei, for starting this post.

I enjoy the fact that we are pushed to think about our thinking ... :)

What am I talking about: the mostly negatively viewed fact that we do not fit in 'neatly' in the NT-society. Abso-fragging-lutely this comes with huge obstacles and negative connotations, but if I may for an instance cast a little light on a (to me at least) positive aspect of this: we are pushed by simple circumstance of being, to 'think outside the box' as our own 'box' is not compatible. And this obligation, creates an ability most of my NT peers only start to grapple with in their 40-50. :)

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13 Jun 2025, 8:39 am

I appreciate the ability to switch between vertical, horizontal and diagonal thinking.


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13 Jun 2025, 4:01 pm

Being an autodidact!