I found this comic really useful---the cartoonist shows the experience of autism spectrum as being like a color wheel, not a linear sliding scale!
(Brains are like a sphere I know, but yeah, nevertheless, I was indeed imagining along a line.)
"Understanding The Spectrum" by comic artist (and plushies-maker!) Theorah, posted on Tumblr April 5, 2016:
theoraah.tumblr.com/post/142300214156/understanding-the-spectrum
Theorah writes:
"I hear alot of people misinterpreting or misusing the term ‘autism spectrum’. So for Autism Acceptance week, I decided to make a comic to help explain the term and how it affects things.
"Loads of people have asked if they can have a print version of this comic so they can share around schools/family/friends, so here’s a high quality print version (pdf):
https://www.dropbox.com/s/aaz1h8b83qt46zz/thespectrum.pdf?dl=0 "
End "Understanding The Spectrum"
by Theorah
(Brains are like a sphere I know, but yeah, nevertheless, I was indeed imagining along a line.)
"Understanding The Spectrum" by comic artist (and plushies-maker!) Theorah, posted on Tumblr April 5, 2016:
theoraah.tumblr.com/post/142300214156/understanding-the-spectrum
Theorah writes:
"I hear alot of people misinterpreting or misusing the term ‘autism spectrum’. So for Autism Acceptance week, I decided to make a comic to help explain the term and how it affects things.
"Loads of people have asked if they can have a print version of this comic so they can share around schools/family/friends, so here’s a high quality print version (pdf):
https://www.dropbox.com/s/aaz1h8b83qt46zz/thespectrum.pdf?dl=0 "
End "Understanding The Spectrum"
by Theorah
Thank you so much, Fresca! I'm passing this on to my daughter. I think this will help us understand my grandson better, and might open a door to better conversations with him.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad this can be helpful to you & your family too, Crow!
ReplyDeleteIt really made me realize I was thinking about my friends with Asperger's wrong---yes, like a sliding scale.
This color wheel fits instantly made me go, "Oh, yeah: Now I get it!"
marvellous insight.
ReplyDeleteit still isn't easy to explain,but this willhelp
GZ: I will send a message on Tumblr to the cartoonist who made this and let her know people are finding it helpful, which was her hope.
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