My lovely brain and it’s reflections ♾🥰 #actuallyautistic #autism #neurodivergent #neurodiversity #learningandgrowing #asd #autistic [ID: a colorful background with tweets from skye that say: “Unpacking my neurodiversity and how it effects me daily has been wild. Learning about my autism has been freeing and also overwhelming. Once I started talking about my brain in a neurodiverse way, things made sense. A 🧵 Who knew not everyone gets overwhelmed by sounds and light? When I realized the barrage of thoughts that never end is not a neurotypical experience, I felt relief. Relief I wasn’t alone with the barrage of my brain. Like you don’t need to script a whole convo before having it? I have the possibilities of convos based on past experience, film and books. My brain is ready but I thought everyone had that. Like I didn’t realize half of my exhaustion is from this and existing in neurotypical spaces. I didn’t realize my masking was draining me. This mask is something us autistic ppl put on and don’t even realize it. We are berated, scolded, abused and forced to mold ourselves to societal standards. I can think of so many moments where I was made fun of, put down or told there’s something wrong with me. It’s just me existing. Now, unmasking is hard. But it’s worth it. It’s worth it to fully exist as my autistic self. Therapy is helping. Being with other autistic ppl is helping. I don’t want to change me to fit. I’m perfectly #ActuallyAutistic and I’m loving all of me.]