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Looking for analogies

Late discovered mum

Morning all Blush

I’m a couple of years in to my autism diagnosis and finally getting some Counselling to help me try to figure it out. Like so many other here I have imposter syndrome (not just in my diagnosis!). 

I’m constantly questioning what autism is, as every human (and animal) is different and unique. Everyone can have any of the autistic traits. Psychologist wonders if I’m trying to get rid of my diagnosis, which I don’t think I am, but maybe… I don’t think so - I love weird people and I am definitely weird!

Anyway. I was thinking it might be useful to have an analogy I could refer to, to help understand that autism is not a weight over my shoulders, but a superpower, as so many people believe. I thought I’d feel liberated after diagnosis: but think I feel like a victim. 

Ive seen comparisons to Apple v PC, which I like, (and Apple has to be ND not NT!)  but do you have any more analogies? 

Wishing you all a good day. 

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  • After spending much of the last year searching for analogies, and thinking of ways to describe autism, I have reverted to the colour spectrum wheel of the style in this pdf. It represents how I feel better than any analogy I have come across. 

    https://the-art-of-autism.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/UnderstandtheSpectrum.pdf

    I have an image in my head of what autism is like for me. It involves the wheel becoming 3D, or made into a ball with a surface of multiple strands. It would look a bit like a wool pile carpeted ball except the strands would be made of plastic or some other hard material. Each strand could be pulled out or pushed in to vary its length, according to individual autistic traits.

    Before diagnosis, I felt a bit like an alien in this world. Now, not so much and my ‘Spectrum Sphere’ idea reflects this. 

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  • After spending much of the last year searching for analogies, and thinking of ways to describe autism, I have reverted to the colour spectrum wheel of the style in this pdf. It represents how I feel better than any analogy I have come across. 

    https://the-art-of-autism.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/UnderstandtheSpectrum.pdf

    I have an image in my head of what autism is like for me. It involves the wheel becoming 3D, or made into a ball with a surface of multiple strands. It would look a bit like a wool pile carpeted ball except the strands would be made of plastic or some other hard material. Each strand could be pulled out or pushed in to vary its length, according to individual autistic traits.

    Before diagnosis, I felt a bit like an alien in this world. Now, not so much and my ‘Spectrum Sphere’ idea reflects this. 

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