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<blockquote data-quote="ML" data-source="post: 309151"><p>THANK YOU all. Susie I appreciate you so much dear friend.</p><p></p><p>More of my thoughts on the journey. I woke up this morning with this on my mind and had to write it down:</p><p></p><p></p><p>And the road gets even bumpier because, as I'm learning, choices come with enlightenment. Once you understand, or begin to understand autism and all that goes with it, you then get to make a choice, or a series of choices. You can choose to hide it or educate about it. Being silent, unfortunately is a passive choice, a lie of omission is still a lie, if just a white one. It takes so much courage. I'm learning that the most courageous acts are born of necessity more than anything else; a tool for survival.</p><p> </p><p>I spoke with a young man at work who has recently discovered he is on the spectrum and I've sort of become his office mom because I get him. He is very lonely and isolated and feels like girls hate him. I encouraged him to join online groups because there is world of folks that really do "get it" out there. He said he didn't want to voice a label. I explained that we all have labels. I told him he's tall, male, young, etc. He said no, I don't want a "negative" one. Lighbulb time. If he perceives it as negative then it all begins with him. We have to change our views about ourselves before we can effect how others see us, which really shouldn't matter at all but sadly does. But if we can only learn to cherish our own inner light, then the rest doesn't matter. Education and enlightment begin at home.</p><p> </p><p>Today I choose to talk about the gifts that come with autism. To focus on the beauty. Let's face it, the cup is always either half full or half empty and you're right no matter how you see it. I'm grateful there's anything left in my cup at all <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p> </p><p>I hope you're all not getting too tired of my ramblings yet.</p><p>ML</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ML, post: 309151"] THANK YOU all. Susie I appreciate you so much dear friend. More of my thoughts on the journey. I woke up this morning with this on my mind and had to write it down: And the road gets even bumpier because, as I'm learning, choices come with enlightenment. Once you understand, or begin to understand autism and all that goes with it, you then get to make a choice, or a series of choices. You can choose to hide it or educate about it. Being silent, unfortunately is a passive choice, a lie of omission is still a lie, if just a white one. It takes so much courage. I'm learning that the most courageous acts are born of necessity more than anything else; a tool for survival. I spoke with a young man at work who has recently discovered he is on the spectrum and I've sort of become his office mom because I get him. He is very lonely and isolated and feels like girls hate him. I encouraged him to join online groups because there is world of folks that really do "get it" out there. He said he didn't want to voice a label. I explained that we all have labels. I told him he's tall, male, young, etc. He said no, I don't want a "negative" one. Lighbulb time. If he perceives it as negative then it all begins with him. We have to change our views about ourselves before we can effect how others see us, which really shouldn't matter at all but sadly does. But if we can only learn to cherish our own inner light, then the rest doesn't matter. Education and enlightment begin at home. Today I choose to talk about the gifts that come with autism. To focus on the beauty. Let's face it, the cup is always either half full or half empty and you're right no matter how you see it. I'm grateful there's anything left in my cup at all :) I hope you're all not getting too tired of my ramblings yet. ML [/QUOTE]
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