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On Becoming

From what I've read here Autistic people, and include Asperger's, have a tremendous amount of cerebral activity, along with the hypersensitivity. I can sit with stories and wild thoughts running through my head all day long. It is unfortunate that this gets us nowhere. Yet it is something I knew instinctively all along that this is a potential powerhouse of ability. So often all this activity seems to be locked away and very unfocused. The activity needs to be harnessed so it can be put to use. I have the feeling that this requires some strength of character.

Clearly, Autism gives a problem in regard to character. The security of being in our own little world prevents development. Grasping the nettle, doing the hard thing, as a way to character development, coming out of the shell means often rejection, becoming the subject of a joke, and emotional pain due to hyper sensitivity.

Looking back on my life I became a Christian at the age of 25. That was a major landmark in my life. I didn't find any kind of instant healing, far from it. It was the beginning of a long journey, directed by vision. I mean strong desire plus a new power to help me through. All the old rejection and emotional pain was there to be faced as I began to pursue a dream, but the thought of greater things helped me to acquire that determination to move forward.

You will understand the problem is a very slow progression. I do not think there can be any kind of instant healing for Autism, not as a way to normality. I fact healing as in becoming normal, neuro typical and free from autistic traits may be a bad thing. Just imagine having a new NT mind with all the old memories. I am not sure many people could cope with it. I see healing not in becoming an NT, not in being free from that emotional pain, but being able to explore our full potential, to unlock that cerebral activity and produce wonderful things.

A major problem is the need to apply strong self discipline, without seeing quick results. I think that is the essence of faith: to believe in the vision, when all seems to be against it. In fact I think it is going through all of this which has led to my having tremendous determination. Maturity may be in being able to work for long term rewards. It is a path which leads to inner strength, not necessarily the ability to dominate.

Now come with me and imagine all that raw power in the mind which causes distress being harnessed and focussed on that one important thing. In fact we are not just looking at the mind, but the whole being. I believe that the mind is not separate from the body. That much is clear to me as I produce the brush stroke in a painting.

Thinking of ways to find that focus, and I know nothing about Zen, desire seems to have a lot to do with it. How much we want a thing can give the emotion to power a dream. This can enable us. Attaining that focus may be natural for an Autistic. The emotion and dream may enable us to use it properly. I am not sure it is for me to tell the way here. It may be prayer, Zen, meditation or whatever. I have my way and it works for me.

I want to leave you with a dream. Think of all that power within you that has the potential to do amazing, wonderful things. What is your dream, dare you even think it?

An inspiring post. Lately I've thought about doors, in the sense that Temple Grandin described. I haven't been through one in a long time.

Seems like I should read Temple Grandin.

The more you open up, the more I am impressed with you.
Watch Dr. Grandin on you tube you'll be impressed with her and you may see similarities between your life and hers.
I will read whatever you write with gr8 interest!

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Awesome post, thanks!

Thank you for sharing that with us.

Thank you.

A very wise man once said, "lt is the mind itself which builds the body". He was very ill for a great part of his life, so he had to find ways to make the best of the few time he had available. Something similar was uttered by Sojourner Truth, who was an American Evangelist and Abolitionist and social reformer: “It is the mind that makes the body.”

I always felt that mind and body are connected, not independent from one another.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Ideally, we should all make the best of our lives. All we need to find is the way to get there.

Thanks for looking and sharing guys.

I hope its ok that i'm asking a question but is wanting to cope with my life one day and be happy and satisfied with it, a dream :o?

Right, I often think it would be nice just to be a lorry driver. A happy simple life.