I am now out of the special interest week series of posts that were
dragging me down slightly. Today, the exercise is a reflection on
meaningful things.
Without further ado; but with some difficulty:
Thanks to my autistic hyperfocus, I developed these skills:
- cooking
- training
- homebrewing
- music
- selfhosting
- dog training
- computers
- a general confidence in my ability to pick up new skills
Thanks to my special interests I have learned a lot about:
- Christianity
- Music and subcultures
- Training
- Beer
If I wasn’t autistic I wouldn’t have gotten to know these people who are important to me:
The way i met and made contact with my (very likely ADHD) wife is rather
autistic coded. The story itself will keep, though.
If I wasn’t autistic, I never would have had these experiences:
Oh okay this is hard actually. Let’s see…
- getting a black belt in Tae Kwon Do on sheer stubbornness. I am not very
athletic or coordinated, even if i am good at getting strong.
- just gone fir solo experiences, because why not? Volunteering for Club
Lestat in the early 2000s, and later hosting my own goth events in
Aalborg.
Being autistic is hard, but it has made me resilient in these ways:
- I am very comfortable by myself. My six years working a solo night shift
were very nice indeed.