Finding Your Autistic Superpower by Christine Lion (.ePUB)
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Finding Your Autistic Superpower: A practical handbook for women and girls on the autism spectrum by Christine Lion
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Overview: Many people think only men can be autistic. And if women are autistic, they’re certainly nothing like you and me. They must be social freaks and misfits, unable to feel, show emotions or care about others. But women on the spectrum are something completely different. They are accomplished, highly intelligent and sensitive.
But it doesn’t mean anything comes easy to us. Autism is a complex genetical difference that affects how our brains are wired and how we experience the world. Has anyone told you that many autistic women have a completely different sensory experience than neurotypicals? And many of us have the ability to physically feel music or hear colours.
In general, we have extreme, but uneven abilities. Did you know that some even have a perfect pitch? And that autistic people are better at analysing and remembering melodies? We also have better rote memory and extremely good attention to detail. As kids, we also have a stronger drive to solve analytical problems, which can explain why so many of us excel in research and academic subjects.
We’re also social chameleons who spend much of our time and focus on trying to decipher social rules and constructs to be able to fit in. This can be exhausting, resulting in autistic burnout for some of us. We’re masking our true selves to fit in with the neurotypical world. It means that we often fly under the radar and go undiagnosed for too long. This behaviour even has a name. It’s called masking and is common amongst both autistic women and men, but far more frequent amongst women.
Genre: Non-Fiction > Health, Fitness & Self-help
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