Need Help to Explain Autistic Sense of World

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People on the spectrum sense and think about the world differently.

It can be joyful and creative. When encountering disturbing unknowns that have not been explained in a way we understand, it can be frightening.

I have always been told my thinking is different, but I have difficulty in explaining how. Are there other adults and teens on the spectrum who can help to explain the good and sometimes scary aspects of the Autistic Sense of World in a NT culture.

I need help in explaining this to NT parents wanting to understand their children for Parent-Implemented Intervention support (this will be used on 4MyLearn.org).

The world is loud and bright. I remember getting in trouble on a school trip because I was looking down at the pavement as I was walking along and walked into a stranger. "look where you're going!" i was told. I felt like she didn't understand how I felt. I could hardly see it was so bright and sunny, I was just trying to cope. i didn't mean to walk into anyone. I'm in my 30s now and I still remember that.

I guess the problem is that you're assuming all people on the spectrum are the same - there's a wide range of ways to be. I think you are better off trying to find a few specific examples that show the possible variation.

I like the Interacting With Autism project as a vehicle for explaining what autism is like on the inside: http://www.interactingwithautism.com/

No each person is unique.

But there are patterns. This is what I would like to capture.

Thank you for the link.

If my experiences growing up serve me correctly, being autistic/on the spectrum is like being a cat in a dog pound. Every person around you seems to enjoy making you uncomfortable, with the proverbial barking and biting. Your every little move seems to trigger other people's anger and aggression. even when you'd like nothing more than to walk across the entire pound unharmed. Being the kindest, gentlest person you know (as I perceived myself to be) seems to only amplify people's hate toward you. (Much like dogs dislike all cats, even gentle ones.) Oftentimes, household objects join in on the "aggression", and you end up being afraid of things like a shower head, a chandelier, a central heating vent, etc. Basically, you learn very early in that "life's a _itch, and then you die".