acknowledgingautism

  My first day of Uni Yesterday I had my first induction day at uni. I was quite nervous but nowhere near as bad as I thought I’d be on my first day. Despite feeling these nerves, I did also feel a sense of excitement for the day ahead. My first two inductions went really well. I got to meet and get to know people on the same course as me which was really good. I was able to chat, and both join in and start conversations with others. It was good. The third and final induction of the day though was with a lot more people. 397 to be exact. This made me very anxious and so I did have a bit of a moment. Not only did I have the anxiety of the next induction but there was also an hour break in between our second and third induction which most people used to eat their lunch. I found that this unstructured time added to my anxiety and the canteen area, where I went with some others from my course to eat their lunch, was very busy and loud and I found this very overwhelming. It did all work...

  You should know You should know that if it wasn’t for the time you gave me, I wouldn’t have the passion I do today in wanting to help others in the same way you’ve helped me. If it wasn’t for your strength and determination to not give up, I wouldn’t be where I am now living a life that I am able to enjoy. You should know that if it wasn’t for the care and kindness you shared, I wouldn’t be as strong as I am today. If it wasn’t for the trust you instilled in me, I wouldn’t have felt comfortable to be myself , I would still be pretending to be someone I wasn’t. You should know that if it wasn’t for the patience you had, I don’t think I’d be able to see the world through the lens I’m able to see through it now. If it wasn’t for your words of encouragement, I wouldn’t have the confidence to be brave, to take risks. I wouldn’t get the excitement I do know when I do something that pushes me out of my comfort zone. You should know that the smiles you gave me brightened up m...

  Not needing to have it all figured out You don’t need to have it all figured out today. In fact, you never have to have it all figured out. Life is a journey. Whilst some of us might know better than others which paths to take, most of us don’t know and are making it up as we go. It’s absolutely ok to not know the way. Not knowing the way, getting lost, is what makes life so interesting. It forces us to find the strength and perseverance within ourselves that perhaps before we didn’t know existed. You don’t have to do what everyone else is doing. You are on your own unique journey; you can choose your own paths. It’s easy to look around and think that everyone else has it all figured out, that’s not true though. We’re all just making it up as we go.