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The Reason by Hoobastank Truth (autistic community version) I’m not a perfect person There’s many things I wish I could’ve done But I...
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mylifeautistic
- Aug 30, 2023
- 2 min
Birth
I used to watch shows where the father missed the birth of their child and thought that would never be me. That if I had a child I would...
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mylifeautistic
- Aug 29, 2023
- 2 min
Hate Speech
I know the exact point that anger became too intense. I’m not going to go into that particular memory. However, what I will say is that...
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mylifeautistic
- Aug 28, 2023
- 2 min
Stuck
I yearn for me from the yesterday’s long departed. The one I could have been, if I’d been true to me, when I was younger. Before the...
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mylifeautistic
- Aug 17, 2023
- 2 min
Waiting for the world to change
Waiting on the world to change by John Mayer (autistic community version) Waiting for the world to change The autistic community We’re...
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mylifeautistic
- Aug 16, 2023
- 1 min
Funko Soda Competition
I had hoped to do this another way but we are changing it slightly, after discussing it with my wife and Jeni. I don’t do giveaways...
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mylifeautistic
- Aug 15, 2023
- 1 min
Conversational (1)
How do you know Ross? We met in a shared house in Inverness. Had a common interest in Sci Fi, especially Quantum Leap and even came up...
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mylifeautistic
- Aug 14, 2023
- 2 min
Relationship
How did you keep a relationship with your wife for so long if you couldn’t communicate with her? I could to an extent, but she also...
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mylifeautistic
- Aug 10, 2023
- 2 min
Looking Back
I am going to make this the sign off post for this week. I had planned on putting out a different post today but I will put that back to...
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mylifeautistic
- Aug 9, 2023
- 2 min
Gogglebox
When I began posting online I kept my cards close to my chest. I had spent my life giving my fullest effort, and felt like I failed. So I...
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mylifeautistic
- Aug 8, 2023
- 2 min
Princess
In season 10 of ABC’s The Walking Dead, a new and pretty unforgettable character is introduced. As soon as you see Princess you know she...
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mylifeautistic
- Aug 7, 2023
- 2 min
Maxwell Jacob Friedman
When I was 8, I was staying at my grandmother’s house overnight. I woke to shouting, and followed the sound, what I found was my...
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mylifeautistic
- Aug 2, 2023
- 2 min
Media Memories
Being autistic means looking at life from a different angle. A view that includes possibilities, combined with a curious nature. A mind...
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mylifeautistic
- Aug 1, 2023
- 2 min
Minds and Music
I used to watch a lot of TV and movies but I don’t really do that any more (unless it’s safe media, that I have watched before). The...
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mylifeautistic
- Jul 31, 2023
- 2 min
Tangled Thoughts
I replay my life like a stranger. A separation from the masked days. The survival mode that kept me fighting on for another tomorrow....
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mylifeautistic
- Jul 23, 2023
- 1 min
Happy Birthday Bestie
I had received my autism diagnosis about 9 months before I met you. I remember it began with a message on Facebook asking if I wanted to...
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mylifeautistic
- Jun 21, 2023
- 2 min
Jeni and Emma
I will admit, the first few months of separation were difficult. My daughter was having a hard time with everything that had changed and...
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mylifeautistic
- Jun 21, 2023
- 2 min
Solitary Confinement
TRIGGER WARNING – ABUSE • • • • • • • • • • • I’ve wondered if the attempts on my life were a way to stop me from reporting the abuse....
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mylifeautistic
- Jun 20, 2023
- 2 min
Locked Away
TRIGGER WARNING – ABUSE/SUICIDE • • • • • • • • • • • I remember being sexually assaulted, with a knife against my throat, getting away...
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mylifeautistic
- Jun 19, 2023
- 2 min
PTSD Prison
TRIGGER WARNING - ABUSE • • • • • • • • • • • In 1990 it was decided that I should be placed in a special needs school. A boarding school...
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