I worked early today. This afternoon, I sent some LINE messages to an English learners group. It's about autism (especially the Devon Price's book "Unmasking Autism" which I've been enjoying, and also the life I have lived with this funny handicap). After my opinions, some users showed a keen interest in them. I won't say that autistic people must be completely genius/talented as some charismatic autistic pop stars keep saying. Even though that could be true, it would lead us autistic people to show how we are greater than neurotypical people in this competitive society. That has to press us so heavily.
About learning English, besides that LINE group, I belong to the English conversation class in this town, some servers for English learners on Discord and MeWe, and the English studying group. Oh, what an active guy I am! When I restarted learning English at 40, at the age I met the previous job coach, I couldn't expect that I would be able to keep learning English like this.
Regarding this issue, I want to think about the TED talk presentation a brilliant person, Steve Silberman, gave once (I learned his name from a very great work, "Neurotribes"). He told us that now, in this internet era, autistic people connect themselves together in cyberspace. He added that autistic people must be one of the largest minority groups in this world. Then, I really appreciated this character because, through this, I have been connecting myself to the very vast world.
After returning to my group home, I had dinner. I started reading the rest of "Unmasking Autism". The author explains to us that autistic people tend to wear each one's mask to adapt themselves to the large outside world. I remember that once I even tried to get into any communities or classmates' groups (yes, I tried very hard) by studying various music and TV programs, even though those trials ended in vain). Now, I can show the naked self of mine in this world, and that must be an essence of happiness I can taste right now.
