RE: Musing 35
I was speaking more of an overall observation when it comes to dis-ease (in the literal sense). I do not know enough about the diagnoses of autism - but what caught me was that part where you mention "right behavior" which seems not connected to an inner world but found out as a strategy. To this specific matter, I thought of modern civilization as I assume a lot of people find a strategy without connecting themselves to themselves. ... Hard to explain.
Otherwise, I wouldn't call myself autistic from what I heard and read about it (which is not much).
Same with depression. As I take it literally (pressing emotions deep down) I sense that people tend to do that and, as a consequence, the suppressed emotions start to leak through and the effort to stop them from leaking takes all the energy out - the strength of depression varies but I think many people do have one.
I tend to behave "out of my heart" when I talk too much to people who are always "in their mind". I am happy that I can see and measure that by watching my anxieties rising and falling.
The examples I gave you are really precious to me as they are strong. I am sure there are a lot more but they are not so easy to find and to describe. Some of them happen just fluently and just pass by. Only the after-result or the outcome, so to speak gives those moments a certain satisfaction.
I like it: We mustn't run before we can walk! How often I have had the same insight.
Very grateful for your appreciation of my spiritual examples.