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He was a man, and like all men, he saw women as pawns to be shuffled around Europe without a thought to their happiness.
“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
“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
“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
“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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The Chicago Nerds Bookclub is open to new science fiction and/or fantasy readers as well as die hard fans. https://chicagonerdsbookclub.com/
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