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“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
“I wish that I could be in water without water being on me.”
― 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
“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
“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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