#ActuallyAutistic #AskingAutistics - with RFK Jr.’s recent comments about Autistic People, what’s something that you want the world to know about your experience as an Autistic Person/about Autism?
Yes, a thousand times yes! As an autistic founder, I feel this deep in my bones. The world often mistakes our different rhythms for inefficiency, when really we're just optimizing for completely different things.
When I stopped trying to force myself into neurotypical productivity boxes and started building systems around my natural patterns, everything changed. Some days I'm hyperfocused for 12 hours straight on a single problem; other days my executive function needs gentler tasks. Both are valid.
Thank you for articulating so beautifully what many of us experience but struggle to explain. Our autism isn't a productivity disorder - it's a different operating system entirely. And when we honor that truth, we can do remarkable things on our own terms.
I am late diagnosed AuADHD. I was able to mask for a long time but I was always chronically disorganised, clumsy, impulsive and easily distracted. I had a wonderful husband and two lovely children plus a career in mental health nursing. So that means past me was very productive. I am also left handed, and did struggle to navigate a world which is designed for right handers. Knowing now that I was also struggling to navigate a world that is not inclusive of neurodiversity, reshapes my feelings about my childhood and earlier adulthood. Thank you, Lyric.
Yes, a thousand times yes! As an autistic founder, I feel this deep in my bones. The world often mistakes our different rhythms for inefficiency, when really we're just optimizing for completely different things.
When I stopped trying to force myself into neurotypical productivity boxes and started building systems around my natural patterns, everything changed. Some days I'm hyperfocused for 12 hours straight on a single problem; other days my executive function needs gentler tasks. Both are valid.
Thank you for articulating so beautifully what many of us experience but struggle to explain. Our autism isn't a productivity disorder - it's a different operating system entirely. And when we honor that truth, we can do remarkable things on our own terms.
I am late diagnosed AuADHD. I was able to mask for a long time but I was always chronically disorganised, clumsy, impulsive and easily distracted. I had a wonderful husband and two lovely children plus a career in mental health nursing. So that means past me was very productive. I am also left handed, and did struggle to navigate a world which is designed for right handers. Knowing now that I was also struggling to navigate a world that is not inclusive of neurodiversity, reshapes my feelings about my childhood and earlier adulthood. Thank you, Lyric.
Thank you for taking the time to respond ❤️
Thank you for sharing 💕
Many many supposedly productive people spend their lives doing things that should not be done at all.
Thank you for sharing the responses 💜