“But you’re not autistic“
My gift is that I am quick, spontaneous, creative, and pretty distant from perfectionism. I’ve always struggled to understand why perfectionism is so highly valued—it just stifles creativity. At least…
“There’s too much of you”
“You didn’t speak until you were four years old, and after that, you never stopped talking” says my grandfather jokingly. For autistic people, it’s relatively common to start speaking much…