"You're not weird", she said. "You're just autistic."

This is my experience of discovering that I am autistic. Since childhood, I have always felt different and faced difficulties because of it. Therefore, I distanced myself from my autistic traits and rejected them. However, today, I have embraced and accepted that I am autistic. But before reaching this point, I struggled and never understood why I experienced so much difficulty with sensory input and other challenges. In this video, I share my journey of unmasking my autism and hope to shed some light for others who may also be on the autistic spectrum. I also talk about surpressing my autistic traits and the pivotal moment when a friend gently suggested that I might be autistic. The revelation was a turning point, leading me to seek an autism diagnosis that changed my life. Are you also a very sensitive person (autistic or not)? I love hearing about your experiences in the comments! Lots of love to you my dears. ❤️🌙 🍁 🍄✨ Lots of love Jasmin 📌🎨 art prints available: https://faerysoul.teemill.com/ 📧 For collaboration proposals: https://www.faerysoul.com/contact/ or write me via [email protected] (note: just business, not personal, also no proposals for AI program collabs please, I'm not interested!) Where to find me: 🌻 MY WEBSITE: http://www.faerysoul.com/ 🌼 INSTAGRAM:   / faery.soul   Chapters: 00:00 - 00:54 Intro 00:55 - 04:28 Autistic traits I had in childhood 04:28 - 11:23 Research, unmasking and getting a diagnosis 11:23 - 13:44 About masking autistic traits 13:44 - 16:25 Draw with me + self acceptance #autism #highlysensitiveperson #artistlife #watercolour #slowliving #illustration #fairycore