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Wonderfully Weird
I never seem to blend into a crowd, I always stick out like a ‘sore thumb’. I wear bright baggy clothing, a mish-mash of wrestling t-shirts, hippy clothing and the occasional brightly coloured trinket. I have short hair and long nails and I wear cropped trousers and shorts all year round. Before I started driving…
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Autistic shielding: reclaiming my weird
As I have written before, Autistic shielding involves being authentic in our Autistic embodiment (What is Autistic shielding?). This allows us to turn away intolerant people and find our neurokin. My Autistic embodiment involves an uncontrollably expressive face, singing the same jingle or song over and over, talking to myself, narrating all my daily activities,…
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The difference between Autistic masking and Autistic shielding
“Autistic shielding appreciates that there is no such thing as invisible differences or disabilities – simply that people do not care enough to educate themselves and really see other people. Shielding is projecting the most intense, strange and wonderful things about yourself – waving our freak flags high for all to see. ”