Inner security of solitude

A singular being

surrounded with people

yet it doesn't consume the emotions

it doesn't create a sense of fear

when being alone

often translates to negative connotations

such as detached, hermit

yet for an aspie

these connotations

are the opposite

the beauty of benign neglect

creates a sense of confidence

an authenticity

that allows them to embrace their solitude

caregivers tend to mistaken a closeted aspie

as emotional instability

but it allows the aspie to have a full autonomy

of their presence

a blessing in disguise of benign neglect

Taking control of the social interactions

allows them to distance from internal resources

from being exhausted

Time spent alone

becomes a sponge

whereby the world around them

is being absorbed by their inner dialogue

where being an observer

from afar

creates an inner security

from within

where it is anchored by silence

of long hours in spaces

in between

it empowers them with

strength and certitude

in life.

From childhood's hour, I have not been

as others were;

ALONE. - Edgar Allan Poe

In a recent article at South China Morning Post, benign neglect is widely praised among the American culture in the early 1970s,

https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/families/article/1889720/benign-neglect-giving-kids-scope-learn-make-mistakes-and-grow

but yet benign neglect becomes a stigmatised approach

when it comes to parenting for neuro-diversity

that it blows up as bad parenting

for child neglect

when a child is non-verbal;

but the appreciation for solitude

for Asperger's remains a hidden gift

that parents do not understand and comprehend

so they forced interactions

for the child to fit in in the society.