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“Sharing all my secrets with her left me feeling shaken and vulnerable, but wasn't that what connection was? Lowering your defenses. Being brave. Accepting the risks along with the benefits.”

Book:Wildwood Whispers

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“Trees endure the hot sun and rainstorms by sending their roots down deeper. The adversity they face is eventually the source of great stability. The harshness of the elements surrounding them causes them to seek another source of life. They will one day come to the place that even the greatest of windstorms cannot affect their ability to produce fruit.”

Faith Roots Adversity Persistence

Book:The Bait Of Satan: Living Free from the Deadly Trap of Offense

Source: The Bait Of Satan: Living Free from the Deadly Trap of Offense

“Ideally, I'd be paid money to sit in a dimly lit room, reading and talking to nobody. Apart from maybe on the rare occasion where I'm wheeled out to talk at someone about something I'm interested in, and everybody is forced to listen but not allowed to respond.”

Autism Autistic Infodumping

Book:Cassandra in Reverse

Source: Cassandra in Reverse

“There she goes. How strange she is: my winter child; my changeling. Wild as an armful of birds, she flies everywhere in an instant. There is no keeping her inside, no making her sit quietly. She has never been like other girls, never like other children. Rosette is a force of nature, like the jackdaws that sit on the steeple and laugh, like a fall of unseasonal snow, like the blossom on the wind.”

Autistic Wild Child Rosette Rocher

Book:The Strawberry Thief

Source: The Strawberry Thief

“If things were up to you, if you were the ruler of the world, languages would be unspoken. Instead of speaking, people would carefully consider the thoughts they want to express and then write them down. That way, there would be no misunderstandings based on unintended tonal shifts, unintended emphasis, unintended facial expressions.”

Language Autism Autistic Speaking

Book:Life Hacks for a Little Alien

Source: Life Hacks for a Little Alien

“It's new and uncharted territory. As a general rule, you don't mind new territory. But you tend to prefer when it's charted.”

Autism Autistic Uncharted Territory

Book:Life Hacks for a Little Alien

Source: Life Hacks for a Little Alien

“For years, I rejected the fact that I was autistic, fearing it made somehow less than others.”

Rejection Autistic Autistic Author

Book:The Neurospicy Guide for Beginners: The Tiny Introduction to Neurodiversity

Source: The Neurospicy Guide for Beginners: The Tiny Introduction to Neurodiversity

“Even as an adult, I sometimes find myself at a loss of words, as though my mind freezes. It can leave me feeling stuck and even a bit helpless - not ideal for someone who already grapples with imposter syndrome.”

Autistic Autistic Author Imposter Syndrome Social Communication

Book:The Neurospicy Guide for Beginners: The Tiny Introduction to Neurodiversity

Source: The Neurospicy Guide for Beginners: The Tiny Introduction to Neurodiversity

“Many trans and non-binary people are significantly more likely to experience invalidation of their experiences, both in their autistic and queer identities.”

Lgbtq Autistic Autistic Author

Author:Luke Campbell

“For all those who seem destined to stand on the outside looking in. Inside these pages, you're free to take your mask off.”

Autism Autistic Safe Space Masking Autistic Masking

Book:Hollow

Source: Hollow

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