Glimmers and Spins
One of my favourite things about my autism is the sheer joy I experience when I come across something that interests or excites me. It could be a song, a book, a tv show or something more simple and sensory, like the feeling of going barefoot on grass, or the smell of the earth just after it rains. Sometimes it can be a result of doing something I love, something that is an intense or special interest (SpIn). We call these little joys 'Glimmers'. For me, a great source of joy has recently been seeing my daughter discover a love for one of my Spins, Doctor Who (NuWho - 2005 onwards). It's been really fun watching her watching episodes for the first time that I have seen so many times before. Hearing her laughing at the jokes, quoting her favourite lines from the show, and having so many conversations with her about things she has found on various Wikis makes me so happy. It's interesting to see how even though we have an interest in common, the way that this expresses ...