Sensory: Life on the Spectrum: An Autistic Comics Anthology

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At the time, my ideas about autism were entirely formed by the way autism has been portrayed by non-autistic people and none of that looked like me. By providing information about what might happen in a particular situation, and some guidelines for behaviour, you can increase structure in a person's life and thereby reduce anxiety. The processing speed, in conversations with others, is a very important aspect that you’ve highlighted. The bright note in this book, is that the autism community has used the modern communication tools at their disposal to organize and advocate--something that past generations didn't have access to. The National Autistic Society is also a company limited by guarantee, registered at Companies House (01205298).

Unsurprisingly many strips cover themes of loneliness, feelings of being othered, or of having to put up a mask to “fit in”. Jetpulse Comics has given my son a tremendous amount of self-confidence and his grades have improved considerably. If a spectrum is too wide (that embrace all people), it loses its boundaries; it is not a spectrum at all. If it is for a situation where a particular outcome is not guaranteed, use words like ‘sometimes’ and ‘usually’ in the story.

I am not sure if you are trying to argue that there is no such thing as being on the spectrum or if you are suggesting that even if one is on the spectrum , how is that any worse than having any other cultural or personality differences? I can’t help thinking that something is very very wrong, when someone often “pauses” the verbal and non-verbal interaction, and her/his expression is more or less blank, as this would be usually a bad sign when interacting with neurotypical people, signifying, that you’ve hurt their feelings, they are reluctant to talk to you, they don’t really like you at all or something along those lines. Really tall people, and really short people will have similar challenges in going through doors, reaching onto counters, finding cars they can drive etc. It's an anthology of more than 50 short strips, so it has ups and downs from page to page but remains pretty consistently engaging. it made me laugh and smile but also opened a window into the struggles faced by autistic people around the world.

A series about a fictitious autistic lawyer begs comparison to the written words and beautiful graphic illustrations expressed in this anthology. After finding a raft of negativity when Googling his condition, James Ward-Sinclair set out on a mission to redefine how autism is viewed online. A wide assortment of contributors talk about what their diagnosis means for them, as well as demystifying certain things in the public consciousness. I thought it was brilliant at getting the most important message across that we are all different and that our uniqueness should be embraced. She also told us what motivated her to keep creating these comics: "One of the biggest motivations for making the comic is to give other autistic people content to relate to and maybe even illustrations that might help explain and express their lived experiences (same for non-autistics: it can help them have another point of view on autism.It was almost April and I was kind of dreading the usual ableist posts that we always see around that time for Autism Awareness Month. Gather information about the person including their age, interests, attention span, level of ability and understanding. Many children with autism learn a lot from he videos they watch, and find them very easy to engage with and relax into. Sometimes a simple stick man can say more in a few lines than an entire two-page spread with a wealth of colour and detailing.

Once you’ve got over the eye-catching cover of this collection, turn the page to discover an accessible guide to the experience of autism in women by clinical psychologist Dr. They are so much stories, I appreciated how inclusive and diverse they were, how colourful and colourl Sensory: Life on the Spectrum edited by Rebecca (Bex) Ollerton is "a Comics Anthology featuring comics from autistic creators about their experiences of living in a world that doesn't always understand or accept them.

This is by far the best explanation/representation of the spectrum that I have yet encountered and I have already shared it far and wide. Sensory: Life on the Spectrum contains illustrated explorations of everything from life pre-diagnosis to tips on how to explain autism to someone who doesn't have it, to suggestions for how to soothe yourself when you're feeling overstimulated. The 40 contributors all stress that many autistic individuals can live happy, healthy lives when they learn what they need to thrive, and when people learn more about them. What’s more: because Dekko is full of facts and learning, children with autism will take real pleasure in absorbing the easily-absorbed facts that the comic offers — in a way that doesn’t feel like school.

I definitely recommend reading this if you either want to learn more or feel connected with other like-minded people. My son was diagnosed with autism this year, and life has been very different for all of us since his diagnosis. A colorful and eclectic comics anthology exploring a wide range of autistic experiences-from diagnosis journeys to finding community-from contributors with autism. I had not realised that what I had written would be interpreted as patronising, that was not my intention. As with any anthology I was bound to enjoy some more than others but I believe that overall it was a very good read.I can’t read the emotion on your face, but I can do math in my head at rather advanced levels… differential equations is just beyond my reach without pen and paper. It also serves, of course, as a source of first-hand experiences/information for neurotypical readers wanting to understand more about neurodiversity from direct testimony.