Life has its funny twists and turns as usual. I was discovered on facebook by long lost cousins after the death of my aunt last year, and soon after I was accepted into a doctoral program that offered a reasonable stipend I was encouraged to purchase flights to visit them...something I'd never have been bold enough to do before recent events. Meeting them and finding that many of my family members are on the spectrum or have symptoms had made me feel more of a desire to advocate (for other autistic individuals, especially women). It's nice... I don't feel as isolated and incomplete. I'm just a bleeding heart by nature. It's always been my desire to project positive feelings and benefit the majority, in my somewhat misguided and probably ineffective way (abusively pursuing information). In this case though I may actually have an impact because I know I can reach my family, and a younger generation will have a chance to find validation where I am finding it earlier. Thank god for the internet I suppose!
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Meeting Autistic family
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