[HN Gopher] Hannah Gadsby on her autism diagnosis ___________________________________________________________________ Hannah Gadsby on her autism diagnosis Author : ColinWright Score : 15 points Date : 2022-03-30 12:43 UTC (2 days ago) (HTM) web link (www.theguardian.com) (TXT) w3m dump (www.theguardian.com) | vecplane wrote: | Her Nanette special - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aE29fiatQ0 | | Nanette 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWJhMnYv6Mg | | Can Nanette 3 be about autism? | thenerdhead wrote: | I have spent majority of my adult life operating under the idea | that I'm on the spectrum. I have no problem sharing that detail | of my life as I sit in front of a computer for more than 8 hours | most days and would identify as introverted and eccentric in my | own ways. | | What I found interesting is that as I experimented with lowering | my screen time and doing more analog activities, my symptoms that | had me believing I was on the spectrum started to disappear. | | I became more extroverted. I regained my attention towards a | single task. I no longer exploded with anger or frustration when | I was overwhelmed. I even started to accomplish things I never | thought I would and see side projects to completion. | | At a certain point, I said enough is enough with regards to | coping and dedicated each new day to working on these challenges. | I don't think I'm the same person I previously identified as. I | mean that in a good way. | | The article mentions this a bit later: | | > Most people who struggle to find stable employment also contend | with things like intergenerational poverty and/or trauma, cycles | of abuse, mental illness, systemic discrimination, disability or | neurological disorders. Not only are these all chronically | stressful and traumatic circumstances, they have all been linked | to a high incidence of impaired executive function. | | I would agree here. As I started to face my | childhood/generational trauma, mental illnesses, and other | regular things you question as you approach 30, I started to find | much more peace with everything. On-top of that, I started to | find what I'm passionate for and continue to work towards that | each day. | | I think everyone has their own journey to go through, but I do | believe it's possible to change drastically as an individual. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2022-04-01 23:00 UTC)