24 Aug 2022, 7:36 am
I've heard that some days we can feel more autistic and some days less so. Is this true?
I'm definitely having a more autistic day today, with everything going over my head 
24 Aug 2022, 7:39 am
24 Aug 2022, 9:04 am
I'm definitely getting more forgetful, but I wonder if it's just that the world is getting faster and more complicated 
24 Aug 2022, 9:17 am
24 Aug 2022, 12:13 pm
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24 Aug 2022, 6:00 pm
24 Aug 2022, 6:25 pm
KitLily wrote:
Edna3362 wrote:
I do.
I have more or less autistic days.
I also have more or less functioning/dysfunctional days in a simplistic way.
I can be more autistic and more functioning.
I can also be less autistic and less functioning.
Mine is also a bit more complicated.
My 'more autistic' and more dysfunctional days looked a bit like ADHD-like and I don't like it.
I have more or less autistic days.
I also have more or less functioning/dysfunctional days in a simplistic way.
I can be more autistic and more functioning.
I can also be less autistic and less functioning.
Mine is also a bit more complicated.
My 'more autistic' and more dysfunctional days looked a bit like ADHD-like and I don't like it.
That does help, thanks.
My more autistic days is less socially appropriate and more about seeking orderliness.
Also superfocusing stuff, more apparent stimming... More sensory seeking, more repetitiveness, more echoing stuff. And predominantly being less inclined in the world of words, and spent more time in a wordless world.
Meaning, feeling like giving less f---s about social conventions and standards.
Also fulfilling more sensory needs, finishing plenty of projects regardless, losing up more than usual...Whether I'm more or less functioning, I'm happier this way.
My less functioning days are about being forgetful, more disorganized, more impulsive, more emotional and less stable, irritable and easily frustrated, clumsiness being present, narrow minded and short-sighted...
Again it's like ADHD. With some BPD even. Again, I don't like it. Unable to comply, unable to meet standards. Negligent, being stuck... Overwhelmed because I gave too much f---s.
The 'less autistic' I'm, more so the less autistic I have to be, the more I'm driven by my ego actually.
By ego, I meant standards and maintaining fronts because I'm supposed to be 'abled', also a lot of that irrational f---s about beliefs and conditioning...
What's the use of that mindset when being 'able' is not consistent?..
It's the part of me that sees autism as a curse, it's also a part of me who sought to compensate for it.
25 Aug 2022, 10:29 am
KitLily wrote:
I've heard that some days we can feel more autistic and some days less so. Is this true?
I'm definitely having a more autistic day today, with everything going over my head
Yes. That is very true. It depends on what my brain has to process on any given day and on how exhausted or stressed I am. It's not that your level or degree of Autism changes. You are always as severely Autistic as you are on your very worst days. The way it works is that your Autistic challenges and struggles will only show themselves when you are at a level of stress that is greater than your ability to cope with it. Some days you won't be in those situations or you might be rested or have more energy so you will seem less Autistic. But you are not less Autistic, you just have the energy to deal with the current situation that you are in.
I'm definitely having a more autistic day today, with everything going over my head
26 Aug 2022, 12:30 pm
skibum wrote:
KitLily wrote:
I've heard that some days we can feel more autistic and some days less so. Is this true?
I'm definitely having a more autistic day today, with everything going over my head
Yes. That is very true. It depends on what my brain has to process on any given day and on how exhausted or stressed I am. It's not that your level or degree of Autism changes. You are always as severely Autistic as you are on your very worst days. The way it works is that your Autistic challenges and struggles will only show themselves when you are at a level of stress that is greater than your ability to cope with it. Some days you won't be in those situations or you might be rested or have more energy so you will seem less Autistic. But you are not less Autistic, you just have the energy to deal with the current situation that you are in.I'm definitely having a more autistic day today, with everything going over my head
That's a very clear explanation, thanks.
I appear to be 'normal' when I'm not stressed i.e. eloquent and intelligent. When something unexpected happens or I'm ill/tired/hungry, I get angry or confused. I think that really throws people because I suddenly seem to change personality. But it's how I am inside, they obviously can't see that.
26 Aug 2022, 12:37 pm
KitLily wrote:
skibum wrote:
KitLily wrote:
I've heard that some days we can feel more autistic and some days less so. Is this true?
I'm definitely having a more autistic day today, with everything going over my head
Yes. That is very true. It depends on what my brain has to process on any given day and on how exhausted or stressed I am. It's not that your level or degree of Autism changes. You are always as severely Autistic as you are on your very worst days. The way it works is that your Autistic challenges and struggles will only show themselves when you are at a level of stress that is greater than your ability to cope with it. Some days you won't be in those situations or you might be rested or have more energy so you will seem less Autistic. But you are not less Autistic, you just have the energy to deal with the current situation that you are in.I'm definitely having a more autistic day today, with everything going over my head
That's a very clear explanation, thanks.
I appear to be 'normal' when I'm not stressed i.e. eloquent and intelligent. When something unexpected happens or I'm ill/tired/hungry, I get angry or confused. I think that really throws people because I suddenly seem to change personality. But it's how I am inside, they obviously can't see that.
26 Aug 2022, 12:44 pm
skibum wrote:
KitLily wrote:
That's a very clear explanation, thanks.
I appear to be 'normal' when I'm not stressed i.e. eloquent and intelligent. When something unexpected happens or I'm ill/tired/hungry, I get angry or confused. I think that really throws people because I suddenly seem to change personality. But it's how I am inside, they obviously can't see that.
You are very welcome. That is how it is for most of us. I appear to be 'normal' when I'm not stressed i.e. eloquent and intelligent. When something unexpected happens or I'm ill/tired/hungry, I get angry or confused. I think that really throws people because I suddenly seem to change personality. But it's how I am inside, they obviously can't see that.
The understanding of the public would help wouldn't it.
26 Aug 2022, 3:09 pm
KitLily wrote:
skibum wrote:
KitLily wrote:
That's a very clear explanation, thanks.
I appear to be 'normal' when I'm not stressed i.e. eloquent and intelligent. When something unexpected happens or I'm ill/tired/hungry, I get angry or confused. I think that really throws people because I suddenly seem to change personality. But it's how I am inside, they obviously can't see that.
You are very welcome. That is how it is for most of us. I appear to be 'normal' when I'm not stressed i.e. eloquent and intelligent. When something unexpected happens or I'm ill/tired/hungry, I get angry or confused. I think that really throws people because I suddenly seem to change personality. But it's how I am inside, they obviously can't see that.
The understanding of the public would help wouldn't it.
Oh my goodness, that would be so wonderful!
26 Aug 2022, 3:18 pm
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