It can be hard being Autistic and seeing all of the complex systems, developing an elegant solution, only to discover there was an easier, faster way to do something. however, this doesn’t have to be a existential crisis – it can be an excellent opportunity to learn and discover.
I enjoy writing, and am rather prolific, but sometimes I tend to disappear. Here is some insight into why and what I do to come back to the world.
Being diagnosed on the Autism Spectrum was both a relief and created existential turmoil. I always knew I felt and was treated differently, but now that I know why, what does that make me and where does the Autism end and I begin?
PTSD isn’t a thing you have like an extra shirt or a pair of shoes, it is a part of you and is ever present. Somedays it is easy, some days it is hard, but it is always there. This is how I cope.
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