Ok so quick context here,
I really want to focus on the “explain like Im five part. ”
I’m already quite aware of what is autism.
But I have an autistic 9 yo son and I really struggle to explain the situation to him and other kids in simple understandable terms, suitable for their age, and ideally present him in a cool way that could preserve his self esteem.
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Pretend like you’re in a stage play. You know what the play is, you know what the plot is, and you know who your character is.
However, everyone else has a script, and you don’t. That’s autism.
Some people on the spectrum are good enough actors that they can make it work anyway, to the point where you might not suspect they’re on the spectrum until you’ve been around them a lot and see one of their quirks come to the surface.
Others, however, simply can’t act at all and need lots of prompting and assistance to make it through their part.
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