great essay by @whomademecrispy exploring the social phenomenology of an autistic child's growing pains
ht @natural_hazard for link
my own experiences were quite different, as I never thought much about others; even so, I arrived at v similar conclusions
https://crispychicken.cc/2020/06/26/my-struggle-with-literalism/
I never really struggled w/ the things he describes here, as I didn't feel bothered by others disagreements w/ me; I knew I was right and that was all that mattered. I did get in trouble often, but didn't understand why and didn't care, either
this became more of a problem in hs
as I grew older I took more of an interest in those around me, as I suddenly found myself wanting to do things which involved others
at which point, I found my path blocked by adults & peers
my solution was always to go around them, as they couldn't be reasoned with, in my view
I feel for the author here, as that sort of childhood sounds quite torturous. I wonder which difference between us caused them to suffer from things which didn't bother me; we clearly had similar neurodivegencies, manifesting in slightly different ways
some more thoughts on autism in the threads/article linked in this tweet
and as always, if this essay resonated with you, consider perhaps if you too might be on the spectrum
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RT @pee_zombie
great article, highly relatable; matches my own experience quite well, down to the smallest details. so many more of us are slightly autistic (aspie) than is commonly believed; autism is a spectrum everyone is somewhere on, rather than a discre…
https://twitter.com/pee_zombie/status/1453174125170671620