We are all different and that’s wonderful!
Some differences are easy to see:
Height, hairstyle, eye color and so on.
Other differences can’t be seen:
Our favorite foods, fears, or special skills.
Interestingly, the way we see the world is also different!
In February 2019, I was ready to die because I felt like I didn’t belong in this world. I was taken into hospital and the doctor asked me about my life. Do you have a job? Yes. Are you in debt? No. What's your living situation like? I own my own home with my husband. And how is that relationship? Good! He’s great. My whole family are great. He looked puzzled. “I’m struggling to understand what’s the matter”, he said.
Join Autistic advocate and researcher, Dr Jac den Houting (of ASAN Au/NZ), as they share their experiences of thriving and maintaining wellbeing during the COVID-19 isolation.
We know that the Earth is round. Everything we understand about this planet is grounded in the fundamental assumption that the Earth is round. But there was a time, not all that long ago, when we knew that the Earth was flat. That's called a paradigm shift. Our basic assumptions about the Earth changed because we had evidence showing that our previous assumptions were wrong. Just like the shape of the Earth, there are assumptions about autism too….
