Graciela and her friend/caregiver, Tommi, started reading the book Stroke of Insight this past weekend. After a few pages, Graciela had her own “stroke of insight” and was eager to share her thoughts with everyone. At the link below you can find a timelapse video of Graciela’s process writing this blog post together with Tommi.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SEfu2HQDlFwTwe6HdRP4_p_dmhL4IxGF/view?usp=sharing
I can truly say that I’m mind blown! Tommi and I are reading the story of a true survivor – the neuroanatomist who suffered a severe stroke but in the process had her own “stroke” of insight!
Every amazing human is basically genetically identical. I share 99.99% of my genetic design with every individual I will ever meet. I trouble you all with a huge challenge:
I challenge the world to look through our external differences and to decide to trust in the love that we so have genetically coded in the depths of our DNA. Just an example – I totally communicate in an atypical, out of this world, most difficult way! To even express THIS sentiment I have to conquer the constant urges emotions can hurl at me!
Do you even imagine how HORRIBLE it can feel to realize that the world sees the autism I truthfully value as a tiny mutation that deems me as genetically inferior to the typical person?
Can I interest you a little bit further?
I, because of the wonderful autism, can truly see each time that
you obviously stare at me,
whisper to your friends about me,
decide that MY BODY is too disruptive,
send glares at me when my loud mouth doesn’t get quiet,
or you try so hard to pretend I’m INVISIBLE!
I trust that you, the so fascinated consumer, will try to take this sweet ol’ girl’s challenge seriously!!! I’m sincerely asking for you to make the too damn important shift in thinking!! I am almost your genetically identical twin sister! I just so happen to be autistic as well!
I think there’s so much to learn from the so crazy thing the world calls DNA, don’t you?
Yes!!! Its hard at times to see different as not worse or better, just different 🙂 And what a great insight..we are really mostly the same with just a tiny bit of different. Love your Stroke of Insight!
Would you consider connecting your blog to Twitter so the community could get alerts when you post?
Yes, social media can be a cesspool but it is also home to our *mostly* supportive community. I’d love to not only see your new stuff but be able to share it. (Yes, I realize I can subscribe by email but that just gets lost or spammed usually.)
You don’t need to engage there if you don’t choose to. You can simply publicize your work. How you use it is in your control so I hope you come find us. If you do, message me so I know you’re there @genxaspie. Anyway, just thought I’d ask.
What a great idea! Thank you for the suggestion. I’m not so familiar with Twitter yet, but will look into it and will let you know if I decide to take the leap. Thank you for your support.