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Renée doesn't deal well with major events in the near-term future. This scene is what we get when she is hosting the Memorial Day picnic. About 3 hours in advance of the picnic. Nothing can be done aside from waiting for it to begin.
She is as neurodivergent as I am, though in a different way (which is to say ADHD--though I am not wild about classifying ADHD or autism as disorders). It makes her a magical complement to my spectrumy self. But we both suffer from freezing in the face of future events. There is so much processing going on in my head when I am in waiting mode. There are things that must happen. Priorities become so critical that there is no room in my life for anything other than the event. It can be doctor's appointments or Parent-Teacher Organization meetings. It can be going on a flight (which is why I prefer early flights).
On the other hand, places where waiting is required, like doctor's offices and airports are a snap for me. I can do a 4-hour layover at an airport for fun. There's nothing to do but wait it out. I have plenty of practice at that.
Many diagrams of the "3 levels of autism" already exist. This one is written from an autistic perspective. Boxed in are my traits at age 24.
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Autism acceptance means supporting autistic people. Here's a drawing I made as an autistic artist.
The characters are Mia (autistic), Alan (non-autistic friend), and Tommy (autistic, Mia's cousin).
I am trying to raise funds for my GoFundMe, here: www.gofundme.com/the-computer-clinic. If you could, would you help me? Give me independence?
I am trying to raise funds for my GoFundMe, here: www.gofundme.com/the-computer-clinic. If you could, would you help me? Give me independence?
I am trying to raise funds for my GoFundMe, here: www.gofundme.com/the-computer-clinic. If you could, would you help me? Give me independence?
I am trying to raise funds for my GoFundMe, here: www.gofundme.com/the-computer-clinic. If you could, would you help me? Give me independence?
I don't often find it easy to sit down and relax when traveling. Or even in daily life really. It's just not a thing I do well. My body usually feels understimulated, so lots of walking and low grade physical activity helps keep things right.
But here, in Évora, I was able to stop moving for 20 or 30 minutes and take in a glass of wine. And enjoy the surroundings. While sitting. If you don't know me, you don't know how unusual that is.
My dad's family calls it nervous energy. I suspect it is something much deeper. I think the constant movement is stimming our autistic selves, because there's a whole heap of neurodivergence in his family. (This isn't to say that there isn't neurodivergence in my mom's family, but it shows up in a less, hmm, marked way.) Anyway, I have the part where sitting still is incredibly difficult. Here, I managed to not feel it, which makes me feel partial to this place. Even if they did charge me tourist prices.
I am trying to raise funds for my GoFundMe, here: www.gofundme.com/the-computer-clinic. If you could, would you help me? Give me independence?
I am trying to raise funds for my GoFundMe, here: www.gofundme.com/the-computer-clinic. If you could, would you help me? Give me independence?
I am trying to raise funds for my GoFundMe, here: www.gofundme.com/the-computer-clinic. If you could, would you help me? Give me independence?