Loved reading this so much Klara, I smiled when you shared about all the research and reading that you did, I'm also a line 1 so had the exact same experience with my ADHD and autism diagnosis. When you shared "an anchor that celebrates being a question and answer at the same time" it definitely captured beautifully how this experience is now for me, although a roller-coaster and deep introspective journey that took me into doing research on myself for months to understand how I operated and what best supported me, it's been a blessing that has also definitely helped me in my work. What was interesting for me was how it all surfaced again after coming completely off birth control and although part of me wishes that I had known when I was younger, I now see how it came to me at the exact right moment, the moment where I had the capacity to receive it and integrate the lessons into my being with ease. Thanks for sharing your story and keep sharing your experiences, I know I love to hear them. 💖
Thank you so much for sharing this, it's so beautiful to read and so soul-soothing! It's so interesting what you write about birth control – I have been on it for half of my teenage years, and looking back I really wonder how that has impacted my lived experience, how it has added another layer of complexity to what already felt so complex. And now I am touching upon this aspect of hormonal influence again, going through fertility treatment, and observing the changes that come with medication in this regard. Overall, I do feel like it's a circular motion of discovery – spiralling closer to a sense of knowing, and learning more with each cycle of experience. Thank you for being here, thank you for witnessing me!
Yes, I think our hormones play a huge role, I actually remember reading something about how ND's hormones actually play a bigger role, especially for women. If I find the article again, I'll share it with you, but it could be worth looking into! Wishing you the best with your fertility treatment journey, would love to hear an article about this if you ever feel called to share! Thanks for witnessing me too. 😊
That sounds like an interesting article indeed! And thank you so much! I'm sure I'll share more about it all one day – it's been such a long journey, and I am beginning to make more sense of it from the autistic perspective as well, I feel like it's such a big aspect of it.
I heard a term once that I really like... "Neuro-Spicy". It covers my TBI's, Sensory Integration Disorder, Migraines and anything else weird that pops up.
It's been a long journey that started in childhood. My kindergarten teacher told my mom I was retarded. Too many details to put here.
I will say that it totally pushed me into mysticism as a small child and I took refuge in the world's I created and nature. ❤️
Thank you for sharing! And yes, I love the term neuro-spicy, it feels so good! Not making our differences wrong, but rather making them exciting in a way, like a really good curry that's not suited for everyone's palate, but that is simply delicious for some. That's not to disregard the suffering that comes with being neuro-spicy, but rather adding a spin of potential to something that too often is just classified as "weird".
I am so sorry to hear that your kindergarten teacher told your mum that, that sounds like such an inappropriate thing to say, something coming from an uninformed and simply ignorant perspective! It is incredibly frustrating how many of us have been put into boxes like dumb, lazy, pathetic and the like, which to me feels like a reflection of how unwilling adults were to see and engage with anything deeper than what stood out as annoying to them when we were kids.
It's beautiful that mysticism was a safe place for you as a kid! And I so hear you and feel you. And I believe that these skills of world-building and nature connection are SO incredibly valuable for our society, even though many might not see their importance. Thank you for being you!
Loved reading this so much Klara, I smiled when you shared about all the research and reading that you did, I'm also a line 1 so had the exact same experience with my ADHD and autism diagnosis. When you shared "an anchor that celebrates being a question and answer at the same time" it definitely captured beautifully how this experience is now for me, although a roller-coaster and deep introspective journey that took me into doing research on myself for months to understand how I operated and what best supported me, it's been a blessing that has also definitely helped me in my work. What was interesting for me was how it all surfaced again after coming completely off birth control and although part of me wishes that I had known when I was younger, I now see how it came to me at the exact right moment, the moment where I had the capacity to receive it and integrate the lessons into my being with ease. Thanks for sharing your story and keep sharing your experiences, I know I love to hear them. 💖
Thank you so much for sharing this, it's so beautiful to read and so soul-soothing! It's so interesting what you write about birth control – I have been on it for half of my teenage years, and looking back I really wonder how that has impacted my lived experience, how it has added another layer of complexity to what already felt so complex. And now I am touching upon this aspect of hormonal influence again, going through fertility treatment, and observing the changes that come with medication in this regard. Overall, I do feel like it's a circular motion of discovery – spiralling closer to a sense of knowing, and learning more with each cycle of experience. Thank you for being here, thank you for witnessing me!
Yes, I think our hormones play a huge role, I actually remember reading something about how ND's hormones actually play a bigger role, especially for women. If I find the article again, I'll share it with you, but it could be worth looking into! Wishing you the best with your fertility treatment journey, would love to hear an article about this if you ever feel called to share! Thanks for witnessing me too. 😊
That sounds like an interesting article indeed! And thank you so much! I'm sure I'll share more about it all one day – it's been such a long journey, and I am beginning to make more sense of it from the autistic perspective as well, I feel like it's such a big aspect of it.
It definitely be interesting to hear about it from that perspective!
Thank you for such a beautiful reply. I will have to thank myself for being me too! What a wonderful idea 😊.
I heard a term once that I really like... "Neuro-Spicy". It covers my TBI's, Sensory Integration Disorder, Migraines and anything else weird that pops up.
It's been a long journey that started in childhood. My kindergarten teacher told my mom I was retarded. Too many details to put here.
I will say that it totally pushed me into mysticism as a small child and I took refuge in the world's I created and nature. ❤️
Thank you for sharing! And yes, I love the term neuro-spicy, it feels so good! Not making our differences wrong, but rather making them exciting in a way, like a really good curry that's not suited for everyone's palate, but that is simply delicious for some. That's not to disregard the suffering that comes with being neuro-spicy, but rather adding a spin of potential to something that too often is just classified as "weird".
I am so sorry to hear that your kindergarten teacher told your mum that, that sounds like such an inappropriate thing to say, something coming from an uninformed and simply ignorant perspective! It is incredibly frustrating how many of us have been put into boxes like dumb, lazy, pathetic and the like, which to me feels like a reflection of how unwilling adults were to see and engage with anything deeper than what stood out as annoying to them when we were kids.
It's beautiful that mysticism was a safe place for you as a kid! And I so hear you and feel you. And I believe that these skills of world-building and nature connection are SO incredibly valuable for our society, even though many might not see their importance. Thank you for being you!
Thank you so much for your words! It means a lot to hear this, so beautiful not to feel alone!