Autsome is Awesome | #AutismAwareness
I saw this big poster in the lift of Sunday Putra Mall, and I was touched and almost melted with thankfulness. At the same time, being reminded that autistic people are awesome.
Autsome is Awesome
We had lunch today at this mall for 1st day Chinese New Year and this thing caught my attention. I had been having some challenge relating with one of my close friends who is autistic, but not the serious type, we call it Aspergers.
As much as I find it difficult to grasp how she operates in her thinking world, it is even harder for her to understand me or us. We had been rubbing on each other's shoulders because the more we had to closely work together, the more we found out we are so different - as though we are from totally different world.
My friend has difficulty relating to me what she feels and often the words in her brain doesn't come out from the mouth accurately, causing alot of miscommunication and working relationship is affected.
I was rather tired explaining to her how we feels, how we operates, but to her, we are a bunch of complicated people, just because she is complicated as well. The way her brain wired is different from me. We sat down. We had heart-to-heart talk about our differences, and many times, she would break down into tears, reminiscing past hurts of friends ditching her for finding her weird. And to my surprise, I am the first person who tried to sit down with her and actually talked it out to point out our differences in order to work together effectively.
Let me tell you, I am blessed to know this friend of mine. She has the purest heart with zero evil or selfish intention, and always kind and helpful, thinking of others first, despite the exhibit of weird behavior sometimes. Indeed, autsome is awesome.
I am going to show her this poster soon. 😊
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Why am I not surprised you are the first? :D
I think most people are awkward when it comes to people who are different and then trying to make sense of it all and to understand...
It is wonderful that you made the effort and tried to iron things out between the two of you
Happy New Year to you and yours Jade :D
Hi, @kaerpediem,
She found out she has Aspergers when she is an adult. It was a reality hard to swallow but she is gradually swallowing. I put myself in her shoes and was thinking life must be difficult for her when she was growing up. Like suddenly she found out friends avoiding her, people despised her with reason she didn't even know. And her family wasn't educated enough to know and so all they know is "she is the weird one in the family."
She is coming out of self-rejection and becoming whole as years go by.
She gave me the permission to type this. 😉
They have super beautiful heart if we don't look at the outward. Purer than other pure people that I have ever met. ❤️
Thank you coming by. My steem involvement these few days gone haywire because was too packed with CNY celebration and meeting relatives etc. Haha.
And I am so slow in guiding Jayden to connect with other Monkees coz he is equally packed. So far he only knows Raynen. Did you notice their name rhyme? Hehe
Glad that she has a friend in you 💗
I am not celebrating CNY at your scale and yet overwhelmed
But that’s me ... lousy at time management ( I think I need to stop saying that maybe it will change haha)
Now with Raynen, it is some time spent on teaching that he has to write a little bit more. How to tell a story. How to reply more than thank you. That he now needs to visit other Monkees.
Video he is fine but writing of course he is lazy. And all his friends are online playing games so of course he also wants to do the same. So trying to work out the balance with all that.
It is CNY
Family time ... enjoy 🥰
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A wonderful sentiment indeed! We are all beautiful in our differences, and the world would be a scary place if our minds all worked exactly the same. That is so lovely of you to be such an amazing friend. I know communication can be challenging, but taking the time to sit down with someone you care about to at least try to bridge the gap is something that is sorely lacking in the world these days. I hope you both continue to find joy in each other's company and learn from each other!
I know a few people on the spectrum, and I agree - it is a very challenging thing to deal with. However, that is an awesome picture of a wicked awesome poster!