Autism, From Someone Who Is On The Spectrum

Autism and When Life Change (March 2020)

"The whole world is currently frustrated with last minute routine changes. No so fun, is it?-Autistic Everywhere"-Lauren Zdan

I saw this quote at the beginning of the week, it took me many days to figure out how to explain how that quote is so true with what is going on in the world in a way that make me seem stuck up because everyone is dealing with the stress that comes to changes in life, right now. But in America, everyone is anxious about the changes that government are ever changing or inconvenience those changes cause to people.  I know at least one person, who keeps getting mad about how to those changes affects them versus thinking about that maybe that this changes are going to prevent others of getting this virus and the long run it could save millions of people. 

To me, this is normal state for me because I have always been one, who needs routine to make me less anxious. It is very interesting to watch the "neurotypical" freak out because their schedule is different right now.  As child, I would literally have a meltdown if someone change my schedule on me. But many people right now are dealing with schedule change very much like I did as a child. Unlike most people, I am have change by focus on those things I can control as many people on here know I am avid mileage walker because it is first thing I ever figure out I can forget about what is going on in life at moment. In some ways, it is my way to "stim" in a way that most people, who do not know me think I am just being active. In the last month, I have been at about half the mileage I usually do because of injury so I have been more anxious before things started to get craziness here in the United States. Some movement of some sort is good for mental health and it might help prevent you going absolute wacky right now.  

But what I can suggest is focus on the things in life, you have control over right now. Even if it the tiny things because it is some control in the madness especially if you feel like the out of control, right now.