Analisa Alphonso

𝕌ℕ𝔻𝔼ℝ𝕊𝕋𝔸ℕ𝔻 . 𝔸ℂℂ𝔼ℙ𝕋 . 𝕃𝕆𝕍𝔼

What does acceptance look like to you? Well, inclusion, education, support, community, help, respect, love and strength are a few ways you can show your acceptance.

Have a good Autism Acceptance Month!!

During a brutal study at Harvard in the 1950s, Dr. Curt Richter placed rats in a pool of water to test how long they could tread water.

On average they'd give up and sink after 15 minutes.

But right before they gave up due to exhaustion, the researchers would pluck them out, dry them off, let them rest for a few minutes - and put them back in for a second round.

In this second try - how long do you think they lasted? 🤔

Remember - they had just swam until failure only a few short minutes ago...

How long do you think?

Another 15 minutes?

10 minutes?

5 minutes?

No!

60 hours! 😳

That's not an error. 🤷🏼‍♀️

That's right! 60 hours of swimming.

The conclusion drawn was that since the rats BELIEVED that they would eventually be rescued, they could push their bodies way past what they previously thought impossible.

If hope can cause exhausted rats to swim for that long, what could a belief in yourself and your abilities, do for you?

𝓗𝓪𝓹𝓹𝔂 𝓦𝓸𝓶𝓮𝓷'𝓼 𝓓𝓪𝔂 𝓛𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵𝓲𝓮𝓼!

Tag the special women in your life

Just because everyone else is taking a certain path doesn't mean it's the best path for you.

Don't force yourself to fit in where you don't belong, but stick to your goals and stay focused on what matters most to you.

Turn your Monday blues 😓😓 into woohhoos 🥳🥳 with these tips.

Screenshot and mark the items you did or will do this Monday.
Don't forget to tag me in your Instagram story.

Thank you Sol Arcs for giving me the opportunity to speak and interact with your students from all over the country. I was more than honored to be part of the programme. It has given me immense joy in knowing that your students have benefited from this session.

𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲.

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ˡᶦᵏᵉ ᶜᵒᵐᵐᵉⁿᵗ ˢᵃᵛᵉ ˢʰᵃʳᵉ

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ˡᶦᵏᵉ ᶜᵒᵐᵐᵉⁿᵗ ˢᵃᵛᵉ ˢʰᵃʳᵉ
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Don't give up.
You're not failing, you're training.
It may be taking longer than you thought,
but that's because the results will be bigger than you thought.
Go you!

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ˡᶦᵏᵉ ᶜᵒᵐᵐᵉⁿᵗ ˢᵃᵛᵉ ˢʰᵃʳᵉ

Opening up only to be shut down can be incredibly painful and compound feelings of isolation.

Don’t be afraid to advocate for yourself and find one who will take your concerns seriously. If you’re struggling, you deserve to be supported and cared for.

And don’t forget you can always send me a DM.

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ˡᶦᵏᵉ ᶜᵒᵐᵐᵉⁿᵗ ˢᵃᵛᵉ ˢʰᵃʳᵉ