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The Soulmate
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According to Mum, “All little kids are psychos. It’s a necessary, important phase of growth.”
“There are billions of us -- humans everywhere, with access to our own minds and no one else's, tossing one another songs and sentences to bridge the gap.”
― 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
“The first Amazon is born from the vessel of Demeter. Are you surprised? Had you heard she was Athena's?
We are warriors, after all, and the history of men does prefer a tidy narrative.
But no, sister. The first is born to the Goddess of the Harvest.
For it is Demeter who ensures that man reaps what he sows.”
― Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons
We are warriors, after all, and the history of men does prefer a tidy narrative.
But no, sister. The first is born to the Goddess of the Harvest.
For it is Demeter who ensures that man reaps what he sows.”
― Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons
“By default, everything is intense, which has been called “Intense World Theory.”
― 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
“A turning point came in college, when I read Cold Tangerines by Shauna Niequist, who wrote: “I have been surprised to find that I am given more life, more hope, more moments of buoyancy and redemption, the more I give up… The more I let people be who they are, instead of trying to cram them into what I need from them, the more surprised I am by their beauty and depth.”
― 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
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