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this must be the best thing I've read in ages. (neuroclastic.com)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I‘ve not related to something this much in a long time. I‘ve been treated as a traitor for this so often all over my life. I can’t believe that someone actually has a theory about this that is not esoteric in some way.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Thank you so much for sharing! This is really relatable and interesting theory and provoked lots of thoughts, I read another article from the same author about grand emotions and it too was striking, super inspiring stuff and I feel more validated after reading these.

I actually began to doubt if the therapy I went to was "off" as the focus on emotional skills was on "non-autistic emotions" and that underlined the fact that I wasn't at all good with those, but there wasn't much recognition and support for emotions such as those mentioned in the grand emotions article.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Thank you. I can relate to your experience as well. I felt like sharing the article might help the greater autistic community and individuals. :)