For most of my life I simply thought of dancing as something I enjoyed. It wasn’t until my autism diagnosis in my thirties that I realised it had been quietly helping regulate my mind for years. This article explores how rhythm, movement and community became one of the few places where my thoughts finally slow down.
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A late diagnosis and looking back at my childhood
For most of my life, I didn’t know I was autistic. I just thought things felt harder for me than they seemed to for everyone else. I didn’t quite understand why certain situations overwhelmed me, why I fixated on things the way I did, or why I constantly felt like I was working harder justContinue reading “A late diagnosis and looking back at my childhood”