Tina J. Richardson

Quotes

• “I can't speak anymore, I open my mouth but nothing comes out. So many things to say. I wonder if you really want to hear...”
• “I sometimes shock the people around me with how I see things. I come up with very unique solutions to things. As I can p...”
• “When I was very young I thought I was just like everyone else. I think it took me longer than most to realize I was diff...”
• “She had not been herself for weeks, yet no one noticed. She knew this feeling, it creeps up like sliding slowly into the...”
• “I guess you were not my friend then, that's okay. I can see my true self, I can see yours, now. I guess that you did not...”
• “Sometimes there are not the right words for my thoughts. Speech feels like it's not a natural way to communicate. This i...”
• “I'm okay with who I am.You might not understand me. That's okay as I don't understand you.We can still be friends, we ju...”
• “I don't knowwhat I'm feeling. Existing like I'm on auto pilot.I've put my Armour on now. Limiting everything gettingin b...”
• “Before my diagnosis.I used to be a collection of other people.An Actress,Now I'm finding out who I actually am.It's been...”
• “Being autistic does not mean I don't have empathy. Stereotypes are harmful. If anything I hyper feel everything and have...”
• “Everyday feels the same and yet I crave sameness.Part of me wants to run away and be free.I feel trapped in my life I've...”
• “I'll always be there for you.I promise to protect and nurture you.Hopefully one day soon, true Autism acceptance will be...”
• “I find some things difficult to grasp. I need to be shown or taught a few different ways sometimes before I figure it ou...”
• “Conversations sometimes are so hard to follow.People are so confusing with the wrong facialexpressions for their words.”
• “I tried to write how I felt. The pen remained frozen. The paper stayed white and empty,while my brain was dark and full”
• “Stop assuming I don't have any emotions. My inner thoughts might not be easily seen on my face. I do think and feel.”
• “I am now a faded image of my former being,I let that persona go.I like myself for who I am and I choose to be, me.”
• “I take criticism to heart. The words hit me literally and it hurts. It can take me a long time to recover from it.”
• “Please don't obsess on the number of friends i have or don't have. I'll find my own way, it will be right for me.”
• “Sometimes I don't have enough energy to be social. I need time alone to recover from the last time I went out.”
• “I'm not a hero for living autistic. I'm a person just like you. Just living my life.”
• “She became an illusion of herself. It was easier to cope with people that way”
• “I don't have to look at your eyes to listen that's whatmy ears are for.”
• “My fear is if i lower my mask will people accept me?”