autism – Rory's Reckons

A Different Year – A Different Focus

New beginnings and focus for a new year. Recapping what I learned last year.

An outline of my book for those interested.

Wish we had never left the ocean, it’s a perfect regulation mechanism for me.

A weird thread that went in a weird direction.

The danger of behaviourism and a loss of autonomy for the pattern seeking brain.

Compassion is a logical, intuitive, or logically intuitive willingness to act with kindness toward someone else.

I have a black box brain a lot of the time, you throw random data in, it gives you a solution when doing something else. Passive problem solving.

Thankfully my life has been excruciating. It allowed me to discover this pattern. Pain allows us to truly love.

The most important thing is you love your kid and try your best – that is the best you can do.

Autonomy is the most vital thing for Autistic people’s safety. Respect it.