Autism, beyond the clinical fence

Autism, beyond the clinical fence

1. Textured art

Autism, beyond the clinical fence.

Image Description: This is a textured art. There is a person in the center, facing backward, without any color, on the beach, holding an umbrella of red, orange, yellow, and green colors with the word neurodiversity written on it. On both sides of the person are fences made from wood, with "symptoms" of autism written on them in red. There is sand behind the fence, with some seashells and grass at the bottom. In front of the person is a wide blue sea with waves, made of white paper and blue woollen threads. On the waves, are written the following: "No one size fits all", "Masking", "Stimming as sensory stimulation", "Consider the intersecting gender, class, caste, race age and other identities," " diverse cognitive, sensory, emotional and intimacy needs," " accommodations at school, college and workplace," " the double empathy problem," "acknowledge systemic barriers,", "interdependence", "variation in cognitive abilities NOT deviation," "alternative communication," "problem behaviors as a means to communicate," and "many, many strengths".

2. Plain drawing