What is Autism to Me - One Autistic Person
Channel: Lyric Rivera - Neurodivergent Rebel
Date: 2022-03-02

Over the past five years, there have been many videos breaking down different questions and parts of my Autistic experience, sharing some of your experiences, and talking about what it's like to be an Autistic person, but every now and then I still get the question.... "Well, that's great Lyric, but what is autism, exactly?" 

 It's a question I dodge a lot of the times, if I'm honest, and that is because autism is something that's very hard to quantify because... it is a lot of different things to a lot of people, depending on the lens through what you are viewing. For example, autism, when you ask the medical community is very different than if you ask an Autistic Person what autism is... or a parent of a newly diagnosed Autistic child.

Depending on who you ask, you're going to get very different responses, and even asking and looking at Autistic Person to Autistic Person, what autism is within those contexts, and for each and every Autistic Individual, also, can be very different. 

I, today, can only share what my experience of what autism is and what autism is to m; and if this is peaked your interest, I invite you to stay tuned as I dive in.

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Thumbnail image is of Lyric, a pale skinned nonbinary human, with short green hair and shaved sides  (in need of a haircut). They are sitting in an RV with dark wood walls. In front of them the words What IS Autism (to me, one Autistic Person) and teal green text.

It's important that we all understand, that as Autistic People, there is not a unified autistic experience. We all have different opinions and very different experience, and I think it's great to share those things. 

If you're a NeuroTypical watching, remember that this is just my experience as a NeuroDivergent Person. 

Hopefully, this video will inspire other NeuroDivergent People to share their experiences as well, how they relate, and maybe even do not relate in the comments below. 

I encourage you to listen to, and read, as many Autistic experiences as possible to best understand Autistic People.

I would LOVE to see more Autism vlogs by #ActuallyAutistic People.

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