This is really helpful. Good to see it named here. It’s hard for grief to ‘end’ when unspoken exiling is happening within work, friendships and also within family structures. Grief can become corrosive when there is only exclusion, and so little support.
So little support AND acknowledgment. Living this way quietly erodes us. It’s truly a heath (and economic of course) crisis that simply goes unaddressed. Hopefully at least naming it in some way helps us. Thanks for saying so because that helps me too ❤️
TBH, I’m so utterly worn down by the world, this robo-summarizing is what I’m able to offer rn. Our lives are a deep, rich tapestry. Yes, we’re being recognized more than, say, a decade ago but lawd, there’s SO much more. Autastic community members dive into every facet of life, from societies around the world, from their 20’s to 80’s (older folks may never get the chance to know the liberation that self-knowledge offers—along with the immense grief). It’s beautiful to be part of but also maddening that most of us start from a TikTok-level of knowledge which is basically a PSA.
This is really helpful. Good to see it named here. It’s hard for grief to ‘end’ when unspoken exiling is happening within work, friendships and also within family structures. Grief can become corrosive when there is only exclusion, and so little support.
So little support AND acknowledgment. Living this way quietly erodes us. It’s truly a heath (and economic of course) crisis that simply goes unaddressed. Hopefully at least naming it in some way helps us. Thanks for saying so because that helps me too ❤️
Nailed some very slippery dynamics here. Perspective is also the shifting sands of the reality frame. Very interested in how this develops.
TBH, I’m so utterly worn down by the world, this robo-summarizing is what I’m able to offer rn. Our lives are a deep, rich tapestry. Yes, we’re being recognized more than, say, a decade ago but lawd, there’s SO much more. Autastic community members dive into every facet of life, from societies around the world, from their 20’s to 80’s (older folks may never get the chance to know the liberation that self-knowledge offers—along with the immense grief). It’s beautiful to be part of but also maddening that most of us start from a TikTok-level of knowledge which is basically a PSA.
Indeed.