Published on 12, July, 2020
This comes up a lot in the forums.
That our brains are 'wired differently'.
I'd like to learn what that actually means scientifically, and also perhaps some of us might like to share how we experience our brains.
I think mine ticks over very fast, and I see it as a canoe drifting down a river with waterfalls either side ie danger ahead.
Please share any links you know of that explain our minds.
Here's one I found:
https://www.psycom.net/autism-brain-differences
Hi Debbie
Thanks for starting this discussion and sharing the article. I know that our autistic brains have more connections between synapses which means that we process around 42% more information than non autistic people at resting rate. Here is a link to an article about our monotropic brain and our learning style:
https://autistic-village.com/2021/08/05/building-super-highways-why-monotropism-works-for-autistics/
It’s a brilliant article, I hope you find it interesting.
I don’t like the article you have linked to as it falsely describes us as disordered, we are neurodivergent not disordered!
I am very aware that my brain works very fast in comparison to non autistic people and makes deep connections and patterns between interests. I am also a very deep thinker and I analyse everything- thanks to being monotropic! As a child I always wondered why non autistic people did not think as deeply as I did.
Just remembered another resource by Neuroclastic that is brilliant:
Understanding the Autistic Mind:
https://neuroclastic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/UNDERSTANDING-THE-AUTISTIC-MIND-11.pdf
That is a remarkably comprehensive document and covers so much. It should be used as teaching material in schools, workplaces and everywhere really.
Thanks for posting!
You are very welcome! Yes I definitely agree with you, this fantastic resource is far better and much more meaningful than any outdated and harmful non autistic led ‘autism’ training that schools and workplaces receive!
Do you work? If so, would you consider giving your employer/manager this document as part of some autistic led training?