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Although autistic people do often have difficulties in certain areas, their way of thinking is also associated with many strengths, as outlined in  from the University of Leeds.

 

Laura James is a journalist who received her autism diagnosis in her 40s. She is also author of the book 揙dd Girl Out�. In her book she describes her autism saying:

揟here are things I love about my autism, such as my ability to hyper-focus, my intense special interests (which bring me much joy), and my ability to think quickly and differently. I am quite self-contained, love my own company and I genuinely don抰 understand how it feels to be bored.�

, is mother to an autistic son and author of 揂utism: How to raise a happy autistic child�. She explains how she feels one important way we can support autistic children抯 emotional wellbeing is by valuing their autistic traits, saying: 

揗y son doesn抰 lie. He is never sly or manipulative and it would not occur to him to put anyone down. These are some of the many reasons why people like him and I am proud to be his Mum. If he weren抰 Autistic, would these qualities be there? Impossible to know, but I suspect his Autism has helped to make him the funny, kind and clever boy he is.�

We explain more about the many strengths seen in autism in our next video. You can access the transcript of the video below .