Undiagnosed and diagnosed individuals have autistic traits that they are struggling with. The feeling of being stuck in understanding and gaining hope and healing needs addressing.
Reading and listening to this educates and empowers individuals with or know someone with these traits. Unmasking struggles and unearthing hope, healing and a hand of help with positive affirmations. These traits are more than behavioural choices — they are often uncontrollable responses to situations. The person may feel compelled to act or express themselves in a certain way without fully understanding the other factors involved. This is different from simply reacting with worry or a negative mood. Instead, the behaviour becomes an automatic, overwhelming response that takes over, often without awareness of how it affects others or the surrounding environment.
At AFFIRMED HEART, we want you to know that you are seen and understood, there is hope for hidden struggles and it can be helped. With words of confession, the brain can be rewired over time, building better habits and behaviour.
Here are 5 Autistic Traits that can be addressed with affirmations
- Delayed cognitive or learning skills
- Hyperactive, impulsive, and/or inattentive behaviour
- Unusual mood or emotional reactions
- Anxiety, stress, or excessive worry
- Lack of fear or more fear than expected
AFFIRMRATIONS
1. Delayed Language Skills
- I have the words to speak
- I respond and speak on time
- I have good words to speak
- I speak with confidence
2. Hyperactive, Impulsive, or Inattentive Behaviour
- I am still and have self control
- I move around carefully with self control
- I have love, peace and joy
- I am gentle and kind
3. Unusual Mood or Emotional Reactions
- When I feel down, I will speak up
- I won’t let worry weigh me down
- I have loved ones who care for me
- I can share how I feel with others respectfully
4. Anxiety, Stress, or Excessive Worry
- I won’t be anxious for anything
- I will be thankful for something when I feel worried
- I will speak up and not be stressed
- I will choose comfort when I feel worried
5. Lack of Fear or More Fear Than Expected
- I have peace of mind
- I will not be afraid
- I wont give room to fear to control me
- I am in control not fear
References:
- American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition, Text Revision (DSM-5-TR), 2022.
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). “What is Autism Spectrum Disorder?”
→ https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/autism-spectrum-disorders - Lord, C. et al. (2020). “Autism spectrum disorder.” Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 6(1), 5. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41572-019-0138-4
- https://www.cdc.gov/autism/signs-symptoms/index.html