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“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
“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
“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
“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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