The Autistic's Guide to Self-Discovery 2025-08-22

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The Autistic's Guide to Self-Discovery - Sol Smith/gain the skills to function and flourish as an autistic adult

Sol Smith combines current research, his personal experience as an autistic adult, and lessons learned as an educator to show how others living with the condition can transcend common mischaracterizations, embrace self-acceptance, overcome shame, and gain the skills to function and flourish.

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Grazie! I’ve been wondering about this for a while, since I felt we’re prone to internalize limitations based on our struggles and mischaracterization in medias. Glad to see, I’m not alone in that regard.

 

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P. 84

"Let's think about your own mask for a bit. Ask yourself:
What are times in your life when you felt the most alive and in
control? What were you doing, and was there something about
the activity that would later make it inaccessible or prevent you
from feeling 'allowed' to do it? Is there as aspect of your identity
that you were discouraged from expressing? When you hear
your own name, does it sound like you? "