{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Amber Bird | Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog","author_name":"amber","author_url":"https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog\/author\/admin\/","title":"But you used to... - Amber Bird | Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"qTv2ir0JBE\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/17\/but-you-used-to\/\">But you used to&#8230;<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/17\/but-you-used-to\/embed\/#?secret=qTv2ir0JBE\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;But you used to&#8230;&#8221; &#8212; Amber Bird | Blog\" data-secret=\"qTv2ir0JBE\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Christmas-dinner.jpg","thumbnail_width":615,"thumbnail_height":410,"description":"(I know some people would say an author should keep their blog all writing-related. If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re one of those, skip this post.) Three years ago today, one of the lovely medical professionals at the University of Washington Adult Autism Centre confirmed that I was on the spectrum. In three years, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve learned a lot, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve gotten to know myself better thanks to this new self-knowledge, and I think I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve changed my attitude and thoughts about Autism and disabilities for the better. Mostly, just like allistic people (aka people who aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Autistic), I find that my brain wiring presents me with good stuff and challenges. And, whilst I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t love the challenges (which come from my brain but also from society), I wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t want to stop being Autistic. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m glad I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m an Autistic person. As I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve thought what I might post to recognise today, and as I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve pondered maybe doing more regular, nakedly honest posts about how Autism plays out in my life (since every Autistic person is unique), there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s one topic that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s come to mind over and over, probably because it comes up in conversations over and over (I even occasionally post a shorter form of this on FB when [&hellip;]"}