Grandfather, retired, liberal Quaker and Buddhist outlook and spirituality, Arsenal supporter, ex charity worker (YMCA), socialist, miss being in the EU, love good photographs.
Header: Four young lions lying in long grass, gazing into mid distance, waiting for another female to join them from the pride they were just forced to leave.
I suppose if there is one always recurring bit of advice that I try to hold onto for my own self and for others who are coming to grips with being autistic, it's this
Learn to be kind and gentle with yourself. You are almost undoubtedly traumatized by your needs being unmet for most of your life. You have long felt that your very survival in this world has been precarious. You've not been able to thrive. You've been coping coping coping endlessly. And coping more,. And coping after the coping.
@AnneMarie I’m glad to hear you’re safe now. And don’t worry: Starting over again is something we do every day. And you can only begin your journey from where you are now. (I’m so tempted to get this turned into Yoda’s speech). Go well.
@simid @actuallyautistic Bravo. This is an excellent insight. Thank you.
My autism is not what you observe.
It is what I experience.
It is mine. It is me.
My body, my mind, my personality are autistic. I am autistic.
@KaCi We should celebrate Schrödinger’s Autism (which I have) where the #neurodivergent person can both see and feel their condition, so it exists, but the NT person sees and feels nothing, so it cannot exist.
@blauerpunto This gave me so much joy. Forgetting to post THAT message. Thank you.
@AutisticAdam @actuallyautistic
Identification. Identification. Identification.
@theautisticcoach @actuallyautistic @actuallyautistics What is this thing you call style?
What I consider a close runner-up to Sandy Denny is Julie Covington, here singing Don't Cry For Me Argentina. Beyond this No 1 hit, fame was elusive, in her acting career too. She deserved much more. Enjoy. 6/n
les nuages que nous avions commandés sur amazon étaient enfin en passe d'être livrés
#photography
In my selection of beautiful music, we come to what I think is the most beautiful. I could list quite a few of Arvo Pärt's compositions, but this is just the best. Whoever substituted the violin with a cello is a genius, as is this young cellist, Leonhard Roceck. Enjoy
5/n
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FZe3mXlnfNc&pp=ygUSc3BpZWdlbCBpbSBzcGllZ2Vs
To my mind, the most beautiful of all choral works, the Sanctus from the St Cecelia Mass by Gounod. I sat sobbing in the Royal Albert Hall when I first heard this just after 4 minutes. Enjoy. 4/n
@Danacea Lovely to see you back. Missed you after leaving the other place. In my name here, the Z is silent.😁😁
The best voice rendering the best songwriter. Sandy Denny of Fairport Convention singing “I’ll keep it with mine” a Bob Dylan composition. From their 1969 album “What we did on our holidays” where there’s also a great Joni Mitchell cover. Enjoy. 3/n
@dgar Idea carried out more sensibly in London.
So, a proper introduction seems important to me. I'm from rural Pennsylvania, now living in Illinois. My health started failing in 2017ish. Ever since, it's been a full time job to keep up with my many symptoms. Dx #hEDS in 2021, then #Primaryimmunodeficiency in 2022. I'm #ActuallyAutistic and am lousy at making and keeping friends. Still trying to avoid getting Covid makes that harder, when the majority of the world has seemingly moved on. I just want to find some kindness and solidarity here!
@terminalimpala @theautisticcoach @actuallyautistic @actuallyautistics
A Quaker friend used to say “Unconditional positive regard” which is kind of cool. I reckon you’ve cracked the definition of romantic love.
A dreadful dream last night. I was in a group studying Psychosynthesis, training to be a counsellor, and somebody mentioned it was hard to get to know me because I avoided eye contact. Most of the group agreed, so I had to go through an exercise in the middle of the group attempting to make direct eye contact with each person. Woke screaming inside. But this dream happened to me 30 years ago. I still have the notes. Never occurred to anyone I might be autistic — including me.
This haunting piece was written by Allegri and for years was only permitted to be sung in a chapel in the Vatican. Mozart heard it and transcribed what he heard and it was available for the plebs. This choir is the best I have ever heard by some distance. 2/n
