I had a friend decades ago that I've never forgotten. She moved away and I lost touch with her. We had so much in common. She was autistic but could function fairly well in the world. I was from an abusive home and could function okay in the world. To us, the world was crazy and we supposed we were crazy, too, so crazy was normal. It's just how things are. You wander through like Alice in Wonderland. We were both very artistic and creative. That helped us alot. I've thought about her over the years alot, have looked for her online to no avail. But not so long ago I came across this woman who works with autistic people and those with alzheimers. Since I'm an artist I was intrigued by her because the artwork for one thing was stunning that these people were doing and I'm like What????? When I really looked into it I was stunned. No Way is this happening? Anyways, it's pretty crazy. It kinda reminded me a bit of EMDR in regards to what the brain does. You never know when something is going to pop out of the woodwork that doesn't bite you. Instead it just licks you in the face. I was totally blown away by this whole thing. I wish I knew where my friend was now so I could tell her about it.