Nervous --- The Possibility of Being Autistic
Nothing is really going to change if you ARE diagnosed. It’s no secret that there’s a mountain of social stigma and fear-mongering...
“I have spent my whole life collecting the materials and skills to craft an inner world where I didn’t feel alien. The more I struggled to feel like I belonged, the greater my need became for that inner world to be as real as I could make it. I am never NOT honing my craft--dissecting every comic, movie, or story I read. Studying dialog with every person I meet, from their words to their mannerisms. Shifting my perspective whenever I can, to other cultures, other creatures. I cannot stop.”