Tag: very grand emotions

  • How I Made Autism Make Sense: The Autistic Triad of Distinction

    How I Made Autism Make Sense: The Autistic Triad of Distinction

    The “Triad of Distinction” from Autistimatic is a useful tool for understanding Autistic experience. The Autistic Triad of Distinction: Emotional Processing, Sensory Processing, Veracity (sense of)

  • Punk Is Autistic

    Punk Is Autistic

    The culture of punk is, at its core, authenticity without apology—and that’s exactly what autistic people desire: spaces and cultures where they can be their true selves without the need to mask or conform.

  • 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…