Tag Archives: empathy

Between Shores: Navigating Life with Autism

In this blog I reflect on various life stages, sharing their struggle to let go of familiar patterns and adapt to change as someone living with autism. I write about societal expectations, perceiving the contrast between ‘normal’ and ‘abnormal’ behaviors. Despite challenges, I try to stay true to themselves and maintain empathy for others’ struggles.

‘How do I make other people happy if I am an autistic adult?’ … autism and happiness

There’s a lot of debate in the autistic community whether we should make other people happy or not, and whether they should first make us happy or not. However, some people are really desperate to make others happy, they mail to me and ask for advice. So I think it’s only fair that I answer that question, of course with the knowledge that every autistic is different and unique.