Autism and not belonging

As an autistic person, I have always felt as though I were from another world and merely drift around the edges of humanity. There is a permanent sense of unbelonging.
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[@buttercxpdraws8101]

“barely touching the lives of others” - hey Nic, you touched a life today. I’m a late diagnosed autistic woman and I relate very much to the experiences you described in this video. I feel like I’ve been searching for my ‘home’ ever since I became cognisant of the concept. I feel safe and happy inside my home but struggle with people changing things around me like cutting down their trees, modifying the environment and existing so loudly and intrusively and constantly! I tell myself that when I find my isolated place in nature I will be able to exist in peace. Then the voice of my mother reminds me “you can change the skies but not the mind”. And I wonder if I will ever truly feel a sense of belonging 🤔✌️🌻💕

[@AuDHDinAus]

Thank you for your kind words and I truly hope you do find that sense of belonging.