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Do you find most social interactions to be stressful and energy draining?

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2022-12-12

It’s so difficult today!! You can do so much to help other senses cope but it’s so hard to defend against smells and odours

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2021-04-06

‘Autistic burnout’ is the intense physical, mental or emotional exhaustion, often accompanied by a loss of skills, that some adults with autism experience.

- have you ever experienced burnout?

https://t.co/0ZLD8EkjoQ

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2021-02-08

Another comic about communication and conversation problems, and why you think I'm shy when we're all in a social group.

anyone relate?

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2021-02-07

Christa Holmans is a bold and dynamic advocate for autistic people and neurodiversity. She's the pioneer of hashtag so autistics have a voice. https://t.co/Kp8IhoX6SE

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2020-11-10

Christa Holmans is a bold and dynamic advocate for autistic people and neurodiversity. She's the pioneer of hashtag so autistics have a voice. https://t.co/Kp8IhoX6SE

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2020-06-30

Christa Holmans is a bold and dynamic advocate for autistic people and neurodiversity. She's the pioneer of hashtag so autistics have a voice. https://t.co/Kp8IhoX6SE

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2020-05-15

Christa Holmans is a bold and dynamic advocate for autistic people and neurodiversity. She's the pioneer of hashtag so autistics have a voice. https://t.co/Kp8IhoX6SE

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2020-04-15

"If I could go back in time, I would stand behind my younger self and whisper, 'You are capable of so much more than you realize.'" https://t.co/xuLzZFZuNz

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2020-04-13

"Unfortunately, most people don't KNOW what an autistic person in good mental health looks like because of a problem with the way autism is diagnosed." https://t.co/xuLzZFZuNz

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2020-04-10

"When we let others set the pace for us, autistic people are asked to stretch too far too often, resulting in burnout and poor mental and physical health." https://t.co/xuLzZFZuNz

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2020-04-08

"I'm learning, thanks to finally discovering that I am autistic, that we all have our limits and areas of stretch." https://t.co/xuLzZFZuNz

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2020-04-05

"Only recently have I learned to treat myself with love and self-compassion." https://t.co/xuLzZFZuNz

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2020-04-02

A disconnect between parents’ expectations and the child’s abilities, interests, and idiosyncrasies can have dire consequences.

https://t.co/s9nahhi1SW

What consequences did not meeting your parents’ expectations have for you?

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2020-03-25