I am Charlie from flowers for Algernon (or why autistic people are treated like Spock)
Is a random phrase I thought of in the shower the other day and would like someone to steal for a Midwest emo track
Too niche a suggestion or can people see where I’m coming from?
ComradeSharkfucker - 2.4yr
That story fucked me up
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stigsbandit34z - 2.4yr
It tends to do that
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ForgetPrimacy @lemmygrad.ml - 2.4yr
No, that book is a perfect metaphor for a mind that experiences reality through a lense! It's not perfect to the specific "translations" of the autistic experience obviously but it does a fantastic job of showing what it's like to have to translate your reality to successfully interact with people.
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stigsbandit34z - 2.4yr
I wholeheartedly agree and have been seeking out a modern version of it for quite sometime
stigsbandit34z in neurodiverse
I am Charlie from flowers for Algernon (or why autistic people are treated like Spock)
Is a random phrase I thought of in the shower the other day and would like someone to steal for a Midwest emo track
Too niche a suggestion or can people see where I’m coming from?
That story fucked me up
It tends to do that
No, that book is a perfect metaphor for a mind that experiences reality through a lense! It's not perfect to the specific "translations" of the autistic experience obviously but it does a fantastic job of showing what it's like to have to translate your reality to successfully interact with people.
I wholeheartedly agree and have been seeking out a modern version of it for quite sometime