Writing the Day to Change Your Autistic Life

I’ve spent the better part of my life keeping a journal. It’s carried me through several chapters of my life, across notebooks and bullet journals, and has been adapted and changed so many times I’ve lost count. The wonderful thing about journaling is that it is a practice I can, and have, always returned back to.

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Long before my autism diagnosis I kept a journal. I felt a sort of pull to write my thoughts and ideas and plans down onto paper. It remains the only way I can express myself wholly and completely — and do so without judgment or censorship, from myself or others.

Journaling has given me a creative outlet. One that is basic in nature, but has the potential for growth and learning. It can be forever expanded upon, or simplified down to its most vital components.

So, without further ado, here are some of the benefits journaling has provided me, and will soon be of help to you as well.

Brain Dumps

Brain dumps are best for when your head is full. Full of thoughts and feelings, ideas, anxiety, and so on. Writing these thoughts down is how I declutter my mind.