Warm summertime greetings to you! I hope you are managing the summer alright thus far, maybe even enjoying something of the season's good offerings. I know I personally have less "spoons" for anything extra in the busyness of summer combined with the heat but I am wondering if anyone has the spoons to read this post/comment on it? Even a simple "like" here would give me some indication that others think I should go ahead with this...Regardless, I will likely proceed with draf

This is a beautiful article from Tiny Buddha by Lori Deschene. The full article is here . I think it ties in with our recent discussions around masking, unmasking, and setting boundaries. And it’s relevant to autistic people as we are often overly sensitive to our own and others’ emotions, even the feelings of animals. And unfortunately, since our reactions are often criticized or unwelcome, we learn to mask and hide or bury our true feelings, so others not only don’t get t