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x4740N@lemm.ee to Autism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago

What are your mental hacks and shortcuts for living with autism?

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What are your mental hacks and shortcuts for living with autism?

x4740N@lemm.ee to Autism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago
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    Seek internal validation over external validation. Once I learned how to value my opinion of myself over other peoples’, my life improved tremedeously.

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