I thought he was just a man child. I didn't think of this possibility! Of course... If he has autism that's make sense! Now this is getting interesting... ヾ(❀╹◡╹)ﾉ~
Yeah, I always think of Autism as just a different way the brain works compared to mainstream society. In simple terms, it's like being naturally left-handed - there's nothing "wrong" or "abnormal" about it, but, unfortunately for left-handers, they live in a right-handed-dominant society and so scissors tend to be right-handed, doors handles and other things are designed for easy use by right-handers etc. and they have to learn to navigate this right-handed world.
Similarly (in simple terms), a fundamental facet of Autism is a deficit in the ability to read emotions and pick up on social cues that most people have. Society is set up on the premise that people will go into different places and situations and naturally figure out a society-deemed-appropriate way of behaving. However, people with Autism, to varying degrees, tend not to see these cue and instead, in order to navigate a world that is set up for people not like them, they need to learn a lot of behaviour as rules by rote. This is both cognitively exhausting and can lack the flexibility needed when situations change subtly. But, imagine if society was dominated by the ASD way of thinking and processing, then I'd probably struggle, since I rely so much on feelings and subtle behavioural cues to navigate the world.
I totally relate with the carrots issue, my boy is super sensitive and you can't hide anything from him XD
As someone who does community service for autistic people this was a really nice read! A lot of people tend to think that if someone’s autistic they are automatically illiterate and can’t be independent which totally isn’t the case! Autism can range in severity and there are a lot of people with autism that can live a normal, happy life just like the average human being.