Feb 14, 2024
"How to see what others miss."
Step One: be autistic.
Step Two: be conscious.
Step Three: try to unsee it.
Sorry. I know this isn't about that, but I couldn't resist. 🤭
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Written by Sarah Bella
Life: stranger than fiction. Special interests, the stuff of neurodivergence: AuDHD/INTJ. Intersect. Feminism/Mental & Sexual Health/Poli-Psy/Pop Culture/More
Folks on the spectrum often see things we don’t, but then they also miss things neurotypicals see, so it’s a mixed bag. Being conscious alone doesn’t guarantee curiosity, simplification, pursuit of negative space, and consumption of old books. As for unseeing, it’s hard to forget what we’ve seen. 🙂
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