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But Indigo’s grace was restrained, calculated, as if she knew that people like her could stomp the world into submission and she had no wish to bruise it further.
“No matter how I appear on the outside, I will always be autistic on the inside.”
― What I Mean When I Say I'm Autistic: Unpuzzling a Life on the Autism Spectrum
― What I Mean When I Say I'm Autistic: Unpuzzling a Life on the Autism Spectrum
“What does that look like in practice? It means approaching others with respect and curiosity, trusting that their actions have reasons, no matter how mysterious they seem at first glance—similar to how you might act in a new country, with different customs and ways of communicating.”
― What I Mean When I Say I'm Autistic: Unpuzzling a Life on the Autism Spectrum
― What I Mean When I Say I'm Autistic: Unpuzzling a Life on the Autism Spectrum
“However, my favorite way to think of autism is this: I miss what others catch, and I catch what others miss.”
― What I Mean When I Say I'm Autistic: Unpuzzling a Life on the Autism Spectrum
― What I Mean When I Say I'm Autistic: Unpuzzling a Life on the Autism Spectrum
“Why must mortals always be solving mysteries? What is the point of life if everything is pinned and labelled in some display case? You scholars should aim to discover more mysteries, not untangle them.”
― Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales
― Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales
“To honestly describe how I’m doing, I have to list each fact that’s hovering in my thoughts, and then say how that fact makes me feel. Essentially, I’m pretending that the question isn’t, “How are you?” but rather, “What’s taking up space in your brain?” A few friends have even started phrasing the question that way, which helps me to know when they want a thorough answer.”
― What I Mean When I Say I'm Autistic: Unpuzzling a Life on the Autism Spectrum
― What I Mean When I Say I'm Autistic: Unpuzzling a Life on the Autism Spectrum
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