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This talk reveals my very personal experience of Autism as a recently diagnosed 66-year-old.

Gratitude to Guy Shahar for this beautiful perspective on Autism.  Thank You !
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8Nb2FDmQo4

 Might I be on the spectrum?...  A good place to start...  Dr. Kim Sage -  late diagnosed adult Autism...
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quyTa_nTpls

 Ready for a bit of fun... Respect to "That Autistic Guy"... The episode that made me belly laugh until we got to 10 traits in... and suddenly went to "Uh oh".....   Yup, that was my moment...
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iynYweIsI1I

I consider myself fortunate to experience this diagnosis late in life, when retirement offers me the time to research and to reflect on why my life was so difficult… I get the time, absent from having to conform to the demands of the Allistic world, to find freedom by embracing the perspectives that make my entire life make sense. I get to embrace the beautiful world of Autism that extends far beyond the stereotypes and narrow experience of neurotypical reality.

I was a typical, undiagnosed Autistic person who employed hyper-vigilance and a number of mental coping “programs” to fit in to a world that seemed rigid, vague, linguistically violent and cruel.   My response was a lifetime of study the philosophy of language and spiritual practice to make sense of and to attempt to evolve in a world whose scenery never seemed to change.

Until I fully embraced being Autistic.  I disabled my mental, coping programs, becoming instantly overwhelmed sensorily and empathetically, and I found a way to dial down the sensory information to experience  my native, autistic brain and it’s connection to the field.

This talk may make some curious about Neurodiversity in themselves, a family member or friend.  

Please exercise caution, my experience should not be considered a diagnosis tool or a substitute for your own research.  This podcast site does not offer resources for next steps, especially in the early stages of identifying one’s patterns of behavior and experience.  

For those new to this, a good place to start is Dr. Kim Sage.  In the link below you will find her talking about the roughly 15% of the general population who are Highly Sensitive (HSP), the unknown number suffering from Trauma, or the 1-2% who are diagnosed on the Autistic Spectrum.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd9V61tXacY&t=630s

Please be respectful in not calling yourself or others out as HSP, Autistic, ADHD or any other form of neurodiversity without taking time for research and reflection.  Please give everyone the experience of personal discovery and identity for themselves.

In this podcast I use terms defined and explored in my supporting podcasts.  If you find yourself interested in a deeper dive, have a listen, starting with the A/A series.

That being said… Here is how I see things…  my recommendations for Allistic and Autistic connection…

For Allistic People (those without Autism)

If I were your Autistic friend, I would respectfully, carefully and patiently let you know just how loud you are beyond the words you speak.  

Even before words are spoken, I sense you are already in a public persona with a story running of a defined self..  a story of who you are and how the world “is”.  You are in an emotional body that you do not seem to be aware is broadcasting. You start talking, abruptly,  already in thinking mode, often attempting to enroll me in a dualist experience of reality in which yo