Kendra_Smith_Laughs’s Reviews > Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity > Status Update

"As an Autistic person, you may never escape social anxiety entirely, and you might always be a bit reactive to the threat of abandonment."

"One reason that we may need more sleep than others is just how tiring it is for us to be in the world. Sensory overload, social overwhelm, and the pressures of masking all significantly drain our batteries."

"Having the freedom to develop and express special interests is linked to improved social, emotional and even fine motor development."

" (...) it wasn't that they were stupid, or clueless, or lazy, they were just disabled."

"When Autism intersects with other disorders or disabilities, traits can take on new forms or be hidden entirely."

"To cope with unpredictability, we analyze our experiences for patterns (...)"