Tag: flow states

  • Zappa: A Monotropic Life

    Zappa: A Monotropic Life

    Entering flow states – or attention tunnels – is a necessary coping strategy for many of us. Fergus Murray I just watched the Frank Zappa documentary by Alex Winter. Zappa strikes me as intensely, relentlessly, and relatably monotropic. For me, the film shouts “monotropism” and “flow state” throughout. When focused like this an Autistic person…

  • Tendrils and Stacks: Assisting Flow States with a Clipboard Manager

    Tendrils and Stacks: Assisting Flow States with a Clipboard Manager

    In our highly monotropic family, we humorously but also seriously say, “Stop yanking my tendrils!” when someone crashes our stack during high memory state zone work. Interruptions are very dysregulating when they pull us out of an attention tunnel. “Tendrils” comes from “Tendril Theory”. When I’m focused on something My mind sends out a million…