My autistic brain

Give me the blossom of silence, and I shall outdare the darkest nights: Echoes in my brain during one episode of sensory overload.

I am a female high-functioning autistic. This means that the following may be relevant to you:

• Speech and its written rendition, in their literal sense, are my major channels of communication.

• I have severe difficulty reading others’ minds. Attempts to communicate via the non-verbal channel are very likely to falter.

• Sensory challenges are managed with ongoing medications, so ...

  • If I am at a conference, you may not notice my presence in social gatherings.

  • If you work closely with me,  you may receive my replies at unconventional times (e.g., 4 AM). My biological clock is poorly aligned with the social clock (non-stop sleep for more than 4 hours is a rare event recently). 

• There are minor motor deficits, especially in limb control, so the likelihood of me accidentally bumping into another person or cutting myself is slightly higher than average.