Day 3 - What is your favourite stim?
I love music, singing and also sitting on a swing.
When I was younger I used to sit on the swing in my parents garden every day.
When I am old I want to have a
rocking chair! 
I began to clap my hand when I'm happy as well as rocking on my heels as a part of #AutisticUnmasking after my diagnosis.
How about you?
#actuallyautistic
#AutismApril #actuallyautistic
#autismacceptancemonth
#AutismAcceptanceMonth
My new therapist is also autistic and they asked me to envision who I could be if if I shed 50+ years of masking and let myself be fully, authentically me. It’s so exciting…I simultaneously grin and tear up when I think about it. I think I’ve been waiting for permission without realizing it. I can’t wait to see who emerges from this. #AutisticJoy #Unmasking #AutisticUnmasking #UnmaskingAutism #ActuallyAutistic @actuallyautistic
@Richard_Littler @actuallyautistic I find the concept of (Autistic) 'unmasking' confusing, I am trying, but I'm not sure there's this whole identity just beneath the mask, waiting to be revealed.
I feel like I'm having to build myself anew.
After having concealed everything about myself for so long, in some ways, my true identity never had a chance to grow.
It's a very strange experience, discovering who you are, when everyone else seems to already know who they are.
@AlexHarpin I am so far away from recognising the ‘authentic me’, it must be such a good feeling to know who you are.
My mind feels like a constantly moving tangle that I am only just starting to pull apart.
