Autism Expressed 🗣️ Online
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Hello people 👋
Join and tell us a little bit about yourself with understanding peers.
This is an express format of the autism expressed event. Each speaker will be given 3 minutes to share on the selected topic.
This meetup will run for 40 minutes max.
I will start the structured sharing at 5 past the hour so we can get around to everyone.
While hosting, my ability to assist with tech will be minimal, but I will do my best to set things up beforehand.
Please mute your microphone if you are in a noisy place. No blank screens as they can be off-putting.
Please keep your device relatively stable, as screen movement can cause motion sickness for some.
The Zoom passcode is: 841095
Hope to see you there
🙂 Chris
-==Today’s Topic==-
What is happening for you right now?
What are your current challenges?
What is something that has improved in your life recently?
How manageable is life right now?
Would you rather not be autistic? Why, for and against?
What sensory issues or qualities do you deal with?
What does diagnosis mean to you?
Are you at peace with your limits? Or do you push against them?
What is something you are proud of?
What have you dealt with or overcome?
Do you feel optimistic about the future?
How is your anxiety? Is it better or worse than 5 years ago? How?
What would you like people to understand about you?
Do you feel socially confident?
Can you express yourself easily?
Are you one-dimensional?
Do you connect easily with others? Does it bother you?
Do you isolate too much, or is the balance right?
Do you battle with compulsions when you are stressed?
Have you experienced much depression? Or feeling of powerlessness and strain?
Do you advocate for yourself well?
Do you trust others to help you?
Do you have a lot of regrets?
Do you know how to forgive yourself?
Do you trust your judgment?
Is your judgement affected by anxiety and stress?
What do you like about autism?
Do you compartmentalise?
Do you find it easy to trust others?
Do you feel understood? Where? By whom?
Do you see yourself as being in control or messy?
Do you ever feel like an imposter?
When do you feel safe to be yourself?
Have you lived much of your life in survival mode?
Are you in survival mode now?
-== About SAGE ==-
SAGE is a social group for autistic people run by autistic people. You do not need a formal diagnosis to come to events, and support people are welcome.
Our core values are respect, acceptance, and community, and by holding to these values, we aim to create a friendly and safe place for members to relate to others and have some fun.
New members are always welcome, and we understand that it can take courage to attend events if you don’t get out often. Feel free to message event hosts for details or assurance; we want to meet you. We want all our events to be psychologically safe spaces and do not tolerate aggressive or inappropriate behaviour.
SAGE is entirely volunteer-operated and was established in February 2020. If you would like to support SAGE, donations are welcome at:
Autism Expressed 🗣️ Online