Okay, so after much thought and consideration, lots of reading, lots of listening to autistic people,talking to autistic people, and a warning from several people in one of my queer communities that an official diagnosis could harm me I am ready to acknowledge that I am autistic.

I've spent a lot of time reading posts from autistic people and crying since I realized I might be. Knowing what's been going on my whole life is... good.
#AutisticAndProud #AutisticWoman

It surprises me how often, when a group decision needs to be made and I'm among allistics, their focus will be on "being fair to everyone", which usually means punishing one person somehow, but the second I point out what I think are obvious factors/reasons to choose the more compassionate option, the group immediately backs me and chooses that option.

It's a pattern I do not understand the reasoning for. #ActuallyAutistic #Autistic #fairness #compassion #AutisticWoman