Navigating Emotions in an Autism Family 🤍

What is Autism?

I think it can be easy to focus on the more challenging aspects of the autistic experience because it seems like they are more prevalent and constant. But often, in between those moments, I also find moments of extreme joy, often described as autistic joy or sensory joy. From my understanding and experience, this is more than just feeling good. It’s like a full-body and mind massage…an ecstatic experience that is incomparable to anything else. These are some things that bring me immense sensory